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September 14, 2009
Reshmi Amarnath
We are pleased to report another great success story from one of our superb students; Reshmi Amarnath. Reshmi had played golf, off and on, for 6 years, without much improvement. Reshmi is a very successful business person, so having the time to play was one reason for that. Another was that until the first week […]
September 2, 2009
Sandy Cable: The Incredible Journey Continues
Sandy Cable: Beyond Boundaries, The Extraordinary Journey Unfolds After day one of the Club Championship at Genoa Lakes Golf & Country Club, Sandy Cable is in second place in the Championship Flight. For those of you not familiar with Sandy’s story, it is a remarkable one. To read about Sandy’s incredible journey click here. Thursday […]
August 23, 2009
A Sensational Solheim Cup
The Solheim Cup was a riveting spectacle of pure golf. The bi-annual competition between Europe and the USA produced some of the best competitive golf of the year, and the players put on a show for the ages. Perhaps the most poignant aspect of this event is that none of the players get paid to […]
August 16, 2009
The Ying and Yang
Y.E. Yang did more than just win The PGA Championship at Hazeltine National Golf Club today, he proved that the invincible Tiger Woods, is a mortal after all. Tiger Woods had up until today, never lost the lead of a Major Championship, after holding the over-night 3rd. round lead. He was a perfect 14 out […]
August 13, 2009
Courage
We have known Chris Bassett for 6 years. Chris is a passionate golfer, who is both a student of the game and who represents all that is grand in this maddening pursuit. Courage is an over-used word (like ‘great’). We often call a golfer courageous because they sink a 4 foot putt on the final […]
August 9, 2009
The 70th
Tiger Woods recorded his 70th PGA Tour win today at the Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone. It may be that we have come to expect the unimaginable to be the norm, for this incredible athlete, but make no mistake, what he is accomplishing is epic. There are sports records that defy reality. Ones that are so […]
July 21, 2009
Bird Golf Academy Partners with Seaview Resort & Spa and Seaview Golf Club
The Bird Golf Academy announced today a new partnership with the historic Seaview Resort & Spa and Seaview Golf Club located in Galloway, New Jersey. The hotel and conference center is under new management of Dolce Hotels and Resorts. Seaview features 297 beautifully appointed guestrooms and suites, and since its inception in 1914 has been a leading resort on the East Coast.
July 19, 2009
The Greatest Game
The Open Championship at Turnberry was so much more than just a golf tournament. It was magical. A quixotic blend of ecstasy and agony that were simultaneously addictive. Stewart Cink’s name will deservedly be engraved on the Claret Jug; but Tom Watson won our hearts and it is he who will be indelibly etched in […]
July 18, 2009
Turning Back Time at Turnberry
‘Father Time’ stands not still, but is rewound. Tom Watson is continuing to defy every conceivable reason why a 59 year old man “can’t” do something. After 54 holes of the ‘Open” Championship Watson leads golf’s oldest Major Championship. After a superlative opening round of 5-under par, 65, we thought to ourselves “Wow, isn’t that […]
July 12, 2009
Debbie McCray
Debbie McCrea recorded her 1st lifetime ace on Sunday while playing with Paul Buckingham, Sandy Shannon and Brian Otterbein in the annual Odd Couples Tournament at Blue Mountain Golf & Country Club. Debbie used a 5 hybrid club on the 126 yard, 14th hole. CONGRATULATIONS, Debbie! EDITORS NOTE: Debbie and her husband John have been […]
July 12, 2009
Dr. Mike Gelinas
Dr. Mike has hit the perfect golf shot (another one). Playing at the Minocqua Country Club, on the 5th hole, Dr. Mike aced the 166 yard, par 3, with a 6 iron, CONGRATULATIONS, Dr. Mike! EDITORS NOTE: When we first met Dr. Mike, 4 years ago he was a long-time golfer, having played the game […]
July 10, 2009
Waryan Tops Golf Digest List
Congratulations to Bird Golf’s, Craig Waryan, for being named as the #1 Teacher in Minnesota, by Golf Digest magazine. Craig has been a regular member of the Top Ten in Golf Digest’s annual ranking of teachers by state, but this is his first time as #1. Of course, all of the students who have had […]
