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August 17, 2015
Carpe Diem
Heading into Sunday’s final round of the 97th PGA Championship at Whistling Straits GC, the usual cast of characters had assembled on top of the leaderboard. The superstar ensemble was led by Jason Day, who had improved each day to shoot 68, 67 and 66 to be at 15-under par for the tournament. Day has […]
August 9, 2015
Golf Fitness: What to Do About Cardio?
Who are currently the ten best golfers in the world? 1. Rory McIlroy, 2. Jordan Spieth, 3. Bubba Watson, 4. Dustin Johnson, 5. Ricky Fowler, 6. Jim Furyk, 7. Henrik Stenson, 8. Justin Rose, 9. Jason Day, and 10. Sergio Garcia. What do they have in common? Strong physical condition. While none are regulars in […]
August 2, 2015
Choosing a Golf Instructor
Bobby Jones, designer and founder of the Augusta National Golf Club and the Masters Tournament, has been widely quoted for saying, “Golf is the closest game to the game we call life. You get bad breaks from good shots; you get good breaks from bad shots—but you have to play the ball where it lies.” […]
July 27, 2015
Pauline Lockard
Pauline Lockard has had a pretty amazing few weeks this summer. We first met Pauline 5 years ago and she had a handicap well in the 30’s and had never broken 100. Pauline, who is taught by our amazing East Coast Head Professional, Tim Peightal, has worked really hard on her game in the ensuing years. In […]
July 26, 2015
Front 9-Edition 12
1. In one of the classiest gestures you will ever see, Jordan Spieth waited for an hour to congratulate Zach Johnson for winning the Open Championship last Sunday. Spieth who had painfully missed the 3-man playoff by one shot, thereby losing his chance for a historic Grand Slam, was even greater in defeat than he […]
July 22, 2015
Sydni Rose
Sydni Rose has loved golf since she was 4 years old! Sydni’s parents brought her down to do a school at our Las Vegas, site PAIUTE Golf Resort in spring of 2014. Sydni spend three days working on her game with BGA’s Shirley Furlong and made giant strides as the year progressed with her average score go from […]
July 20, 2015
A Worthy Champion
The 2015 Open Championship began with a farewell. Living legend, 65 year old Tom Watson, was playing in his final Open Championship at the home of Golf, St. Andrews. A rain delay earlier in the day meant that Watson and his playing partners, Ernie Els and Brandt Snedeker, would finish their second round […]
July 12, 2015
True To His Word
Jordan Spieth has not played in a tournament since his thrilling victory in the U.S. Open at Chambers Bay three weeks ago. Spieth of course has won the first two Majors of the year, having captured the Masters in April and is looking to do what nobody else has ever done; to win all four […]
July 6, 2015
Front 9-Edition 11
1. There are less than 6 months left for players using the anchoring method to putt. Beginning on January 1, 2016, anchoring is officially banned on all professional Tours and R & A and USGA (amateur) events. Most players who have anchored for years have already made the transition to a shorter putter, most notable […]
June 28, 2015
The Health Benefits of Playing Golf Regularly
Do you want to live longer? Then you should play more golf. In recent years, scientists have begun to study the health benefits of playing golf regularly. A longer life expectancy is only one of many ways in which golf can improve one’s health, though it may be the most compelling. Other benefits include a […]
June 23, 2015
Jodie Shike Wright
Another one of BGA’s amazing students has hit “the perfect shot”! Jodie Shike Wright was playing at the Telluride Ski & Golf Club, Mountain Village, Colorado on June 22nd with her husband Bruce Wright and two friends. Jodie’s day began well with a birdie on the first hole but then became a day to remember when she […]
June 22, 2015
Halfway Home – U.S. Open at Chambers Bay
When first you see the stark greys and browns which carpet the land that is now Chambers Bay GC, you could be forgiven for thinking that time had transported you back to the Scottish Highlands 400 years ago. Which is precisely the mandate that course architect Robert Trent Jones II had been given when being […]
