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Golf Road Warriors Stretch Their Limits

Jeff Wallach — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 05:49:25 +0000

Former LPGA TOUR pro and current golf and yoga instructor Dodie Mazzuca joins us on the TPC Scottsdale Champions Course to offer a few yoga poses

Former LPGA TOUR pro and current golf and yoga instructor Dodie Mazzuca joins us on the TPC Scottsdale Champions Course to offer a few yoga poses that will help your game. Mazzucca teaches at the Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale . . . http://youtu.be/pv_56TYNr90 http://youtu.be/JN9ZXkfumcQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHeU4k9A2S8 ...

Troon North Pro Doug Hammer Helps Golfers Tame the Desert

Jeff Wallach — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 23:12:25 +0000

Players venturing south to the desert for a warm, dry fall or winter golf trip will face a unique challenge: how to hit shots that hang in the air

Players venturing south to the desert for a warm, dry fall or winter golf trip will face a unique challenge: how to hit shots that hang in the air longer than Superman showing off for Lois, and that land softer than the final notes of a Kenny G song. Desert courses such as the beloved layouts at Troon North, in Scottsdale, are often target-style, meaning that fairways and greens present lonely islands of grass in ...

Former European Senior Tour Player Arthur Spring Helps Me Get a Grip

Jeff Wallach — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 16:25:58 +0000

At the pro-am for the Irish Open, held at Killarney Golf & Fishing Club this morning, I was joined by journalist Steve Habel, European touring

At the pro-am for the Irish Open, held at Killarney Golf & Fishing Club this morning, I was joined by journalist Steve Habel, European touring pro John Parry, and Irish member of parliament Arthur Spring, Jr., who also brought along his dad as caddie and coach. Arthur Sr. recognized a student in need of a teacher right away with me and offered some help. Keep an eye out for a golf course he's designing that ...

Best Golf Advice I Ever Received

Jeff Wallach — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 20:35:14 +0000

My golfing buddy John and I were playing the short, perky Kahneeta Resort golf course in Central Oregon with the head professional on a day when we

My golfing buddy John and I were playing the short, perky Kahneeta Resort golf course in Central Oregon with the head professional on a day when we basically sprayed nearly all our shots into the sage and scrub. Though we were both decent players, we just couldn’t seem to not hit it sideways during that round. We topped drives, hooked and sliced approaches, and knocked short putts eight feet past the hole. We bladed and ...

Boulders Pro Donald Crawley Advocates ‘White on Green’

Jeff Wallach — Tue, 17 May 2011 00:27:59 +0000

You know this scenario: as soon as you’ve sliced your drive into no-man’s-land you shake your head, roll your eyes, and mutter:

You know this scenario: as soon as you've sliced your drive into no-man's-land you shake your head, roll your eyes, and mutter: "should've hit three-wood." And your playing partners give that annoying little nod of agreement because they were thinking the same thing when you walked up to the tee box with the big stick, which you haven't hit straight since before the Internet. Donald Crawley, Director of Instruction at The Boulders Golf Academy at The Boulders ...

Pronghorn PGA Tour Academy: Improvement Whether You Want it Or Not

Jeff Wallach — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 18:11:34 +0000

As a golf journalist I am frequently offered the opportunity of a free golf lesson by an instructor or academy that wishes to show off its great

As a golf journalist I am frequently offered the opportunity of a free golf lesson by an instructor or academy that wishes to show off its great teaching program. Anyone who's seen me golf is likely wondering why I wouldn't take every opportunity of this sort that comes my way. But I am of the firm belief that by a certain age-- unless you are willing to rebuild your swing and risk severe golf taunting ...

Raining Champion: A Q&A with Bandon Dunes’ Grant Rogers

Jeff Wallach — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:54:34 +0000

A cold, hard sideways rain rattles the windows at Bandon Dunes as Grant Rogers, the resort’s director of instruction, looks outside. He

A cold, hard sideways rain rattles the windows at Bandon Dunes as Grant Rogers, the resort’s director of instruction, looks outside. He doesn’t appear all that happy about playing in this weather—it isn’t nearly bad enough to suit him. “I like when you have to bring your North Face gear to play,” Rogers observes, scanning the windswept links. “There are other extreme sports. Why can’t there be extreme golf? There’s no bad weather for golf; there’s just ...

Great Escapes: Three Golf Shots that Will Get You Out of Trouble and Amaze Your Friends

Jeff Wallach — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:44:27 +0000

Not that you would ever watch golf on television, but if you did you’d likely see Tour players executing the occasional shot that might cause you

Not that you would ever watch golf on television, but if you did you’d likely see Tour players executing the occasional shot that might cause you to reflect: ‘I’d be as likely to grow antlers as make a shot like that.’ And I’m not just talking about 300-yard drives or high, perfect five-iron shots that plunge to the green and jump into the hole. I’m talking about shots that seem to defy physics and appear ...

Shanks for the Memories

Jeff Wallach — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 23:16:14 +0000

This is what the shanks are like: you are a healthy, fit, athletic fifty-year-old man who still plays many sports competitively. One morning you

[caption id="attachment_493" align="aligncenter" width="690" caption="Kapalua Golf Academy"] [/caption] This is what the shanks are like: you are a healthy, fit, athletic fifty-year-old man who still plays many sports competitively. One morning you wake up and go down to the kitchen for breakfast, and on your way back up to the bathroom you realize that you just cannot remember how to correctly climb the stairs. There’s nothing wrong with you—no cognitive meltdown, no physical infirmity. Your legs work ...

All-Terrain Golf: How to Hit the Shots the Territory Demands

Jeff Wallach — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:46:18 +0000

Like any intrepid adventure traveler, today’s golfer should consider local conditions before and during his 18-hole journey. In the same way

Like any intrepid adventure traveler, today’s golfer should consider local conditions before and during his 18-hole journey. In the same way that you’d think twice about picking up a rock in the desert (scorpions), or stowing that extra chocolate bar under your sleeping bag in the mountains (grizzlies), golfers also need to adjust to the specific dangers of their surroundings—and plan for those hazards before packing their clubs. For example, you probably won’t want the ...

Test Your Golf IQ

Jeff Wallach — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 16:56:23 +0000

Intelligence in this game is either a saving grace or causes death by over-thinking. Where you stand and what it means may surprise you. It’s a

Intelligence in this game is either a saving grace or causes death by over-thinking. Where you stand and what it means may surprise you. It’s a warm, sunny Sunday afternoon and you’re enjoying your usual Nassau with your best golf buddy/nemesis. He’s one up with two to play. No worries, though; you’ve been in this spot before and you’re confident that the match is far from over. Seventeen is a narrow, tricky par five that’s reachable with ...