Free Golf Lessons At The Reds Game This Saturday, 7/31
If you’re heading down to the Reds game this Saturday afternoon, 4:10 start time, try to stop by the Fan Zone (near the main entrance) for a Free 5-minute Golf Lesson with a Southern Ohio PGA Professional. I’ll be one of 6 PGA pro’s offering free lessons from approximately 2:15 to 6:45 (7 innings). The S.O.P.G.A. is setting up hitting stations with mats, nets, clubs, balls, etc. It should be a lot of fun. Hope to see you there!
Nationwide Round 1 Recap: 20 Back!
The first round of the Nationwide event was today and my round was rather interesting, to say the least. I hit just about every shot possible en route to an 82. When I finished, I was only 18 back of the lead. Not too far behind. But now, I’m 20 back! I’ll be honest with you, I don’t like my chances right now for the victory. Maybe if you take out these 5 holes I had today I’d have a chance: 3 doubles, 1 triple, and a quadruple bogey. Those tend to add up on the scorecard rather quickly. But I only had one bogey! How ’bout that? 82 with only one bogey. And only 25 putts. I also had everything from a 2 to an 8. Like I said, it was interesting. Here’s how it went down.
I got to the course and had another great breakfast. The TPC River’s Bend is really hosting a first-class event this week. The course, staff, volunteers, and everything else had been outstanding. I followed breakfast with a nice warm-up on the range. I felt pretty good. Then, I went to #10 to start my round. I was a little nervous on #10, but nothing too abnormal. I hit my first shot a little right, but it ended up in the fairway. I could tell, though, that my swing was not on and I would have to work hard today. I preceded to hit a nice shot on and made a 15-footer for birdie. Great start! I then parred #11 and chipped in on #12 for birdie. 2-under. Here we go, right? Not-so-much. The adventure was about to start.
#13 is a hole where I find the tee shot incredibly difficult. It really, really doesn’t fit my eye. I hit my first shot right into the junk with a 3-wood. Brian Unk hit the fairway and Ben Hensley followed me into the junk right. I preceded to hit my provisional ball right into the junk too. Ben then hit his provisional O.B. left. I then had to hit another provisional. I hit driver the 3rd time, but hit it right again, just for good measure. Ben followed with another right as well for his 3rd. 7 total tee shots from our group and only one is in play. After the round, my wife put it so eloquently that she felt like she was watching a fireworks show out there. She said it was like watching bottle rockets shoot out and just veer off-line all over the place. Looking back, she’s right. Balls were shooting all over the place on that hole.
Now down to the fescue feeling embarrassed, annoyed, and worried because I couldn’t release the club for some reason. We somehow found my first ball, but it was unplayable. I ended up making a 6 after taking about an hour to finish the hole. Ben made a 5 on the hole after finding his first. I mention that because he accomplished the rare feet of hitting more shots than his score for the hole. Impressive.
I came back and made a nice par on #15, but followed with another double on #15. I then parred #16, birdied #17, and then made a poor par on #18 right in front of the green in 2. I shot a 37 with 2 doubles and 3 birdies on the back nine. Not good, but I felt like I could shoot under the front and have a decent round. Boy was I wrong.
I pushed my tee shot on #1 into the big tree on the right. I hit another provisional. This time in the fairway. Go me! I did find my first ball in the fescue. I played up #6 for my second shot, hit it on from there, and made a crowd-roaring 45-footer for par as it hit the back of the cup, popped up into the air, and dropped in. Pretty lucky, but I’ll take it.
Sportscenter will be airing the putt at 11:00 tonight.
On to #2. I poofed my hybrid high and right, but it found the fairway. I hit it just over and ended up making a nice 6-footer for par. Still 1-over par. On to #3, another tee shot that just doesn’t fit my eye. It’s amazing how awkward I feel on that tee, and #13. Today, I pull-hooked it left and got lucky it stayed in-bounds. I was in the fescue and hacked it out across the fairway into some high rough. Then I hit it short left and my luck ran out. My ball stayed out of the bunker, but I had no stance. I had to flop it over the bunker and really had nothing. I hit it ok, but it didn’t fly far enough and plugged into the lip of the bunker. I got it out and 2-putted for a triple. Yuck. By the way, our group played that hole 8-over par. 2 triples and a double by pros. Hackers are smiling somewhere.
I kept fighting and came back with a nice birdie on #4, back to 3-over. I pulled my tee shot left on the par 3, #5, and made an all-Seve up and down from there. I was on a downslope with little green, but used my new 62 degree wedge to hit it to 6 feet and I made the putt from there. On to #6, a very easy downwind par 5. On cue, I over-cooked my tee shot left, got a bad bounce and ended up next to the fescue again with almost no shot. I hacked it out 25 yards, hit it short, pitched on and made a 20-foot par putt. Easy par.
#7 is a short downhill par 3 measuring 156 today. It was downwind today and I was in-between clubs. I had it playing 135. I chose PW and hit it really good. It landed 2 feet short of a ridge and it spun back to 30 feet short. I hit the first putt too hard, underread the second and walked off with an uncharacteristic 3-putt. So, now I’m 4 over with 2 left, one being #8, another pretty easy par 5. #8 was downwind and I was looking to release my bad swings with a huge drive. Well, that didn’t work. I topped it into the fescue. Another embarrassing shot. I ended up making another double-bogey after a some more squirly shots.
Finally, #9. I hit a weak low-cut into the fairway bunker right. I had 174 to the pin with a great lie in the bunker. I thought about laying up because the shot was really difficult and I knew I was close to 80, but I didn’t come here to layup. I hit a great shot, but it came up just a couple of feet short. It hit the rocks and went back into the water. The pin was only 9 feet on so my shot actually landed only 15 feet from the pin. After that, I took a drop about 75 yards out. I hit it ok, but I didn’t hit it hard enough so I found the water again. Is this really happening? I hit the next on and 2-putted for an 82. 7-over on my last 3 to turn a poor round into an awful round.
I am disappointed with my score, but I’m not at all upset with myself as I gave 100% on each shot. I’m just surprised I swung this poorly as I’ve been hitting the ball great recently, and the last couple of years. I knew going in I would struggle with a few tee shots that didn’t fit my eye out there, but I didn’t think it’d be this bad. I was holding on really bad today and couldn’t find a way to stop it. I wasn’t nervous, just uncomfortable. Usually, in my local tournaments, I’m able to find my swing, but not today. It’s just unfortunate it was on a larger stage. Oh well.
Walking off the green on #9 feeling down, my spirits quickly lifted as I saw my wife and 5-month old son sitting nearby. My son gave me a big smile when seeing me which put things in perspective. Heck, in his mind, I probably shot a 65 today.
Tomorrow, I’m going to go out and play as best as I can. I don’t feel like I have to prove anything to myself or others. I know I’m a good player and will have better days ahead. It’s still been a treat to play in such a great event. I’m looking forward to getting back out there tomorrow.
Thanks for reading and for all the support from everyone. It’s much appreciated!
Kyle
Nationwide Tour Practice Round Updates
Last night and this morning I went up to TPC River’s Bend to play some practice rounds. The course is in awesome condition. Just perfect. Yesterday, I was by myself with a golf car. I played and charted the course. Charting the course is where you walk off yardages, chart the greens, laser carries to/over bunkers, etc. It’s very helpful in getting to know a course better.
Today, I went to the course with my caddy, Tyler Foley. We teed off at 7:30 with Jeff Olson. It was a very nice practice round. No one ahead or behind us. I started off hitting is mediocre, but started hitting it pretty good mid-round. All in all, I’m feeling good about my game.
After the round, I ventured into the clubhouse for lunch. I had some pork loin, potatoes, green beans, and a half chicken salad wrap. Very good lunch. Then I went to the locker room and found 5 Cleveland hats, 3 dozen Srixon Z-Star X balls, and 3 gloves in my locker. How cool is that?!
Shortly thereafter, I went out to the range for some practice. But first, I had to get a new lob wedge from Cleveland Golf because my old one has non-conforming grooves. I went with a 62 degree CG15 with the black pearl finish. I also had it bent down to 61 degrees and 2 degrees flat. Sharp looking club. They also gave me a DST 1 hybrid with a graphite shaft to try. I want to see if I can hit it far enough to take my 3W out. I won’t put this club in this week, but it’ll be fun to try it later on.
After getting the new clubs, I hit the practice area for a little over an hour. On the range, there were brand new Bridgestone Tour balls. I hit a few bags worth with most of my clubs. I then went to the short game area to break in my 62 wedge. I hit plenty of chips, pitches, flops, and bunker shots to really break it in. The club feels and looks great. On a full shot, I can hit it up to 90 yards. It reacts very similar to the wedge I have to take out so I’m not worried about an adjustment period.
Tomorrow, I’m going to play another practice round at 8:00 am with Brad Adamonis, Sam Arnold, and Jeff Olson. I’m looking forward to playing with Brad. We played and roomed at Miami U. together. Wednesday, I’ll be taking the day off from playing as I’ll be working the HCPD Jr. Championship followed by a lesson and the Beginner Golf Class I teach.
I’m Playing In The Nationwide Event at TPC River’s Bend
Good news! I’m very pleased to announce that last week, at Walnut Grove CC in Dayton, I shot an 8-under 64 winning an SOPGA event and qualifying for this week’s Nationwide Tour event at TPC River’s Bend. We were competing for 2 spots and I was fortunate enough to get one of them. Jeff Olson, from Kinsale Golf Course in Columbus, fired a 69 to grab the other spot.
I’m looking forward to this event. I haven’t played in a big event like this in a long, long time. 9 years to be exact. It’s going to be a lot of fun. I’ll post some updates from the event when I get a chance. Thanks for everyone’s support!
Kyle
Update: Cleveland CG15 Tour-Conforming Wedges Review
Cleveland CG 15 Tour-Conforming Wedges Review
A few months back I gave a review on my then new Cleveland CG15 Tour-Conforming wedges. At that time, I had 3 of the wedges in my bag: 48, 54, and 58 lofts. In March, with the conditions soft and wet, I saw virtually no difference in the wedges compared to my previous wedges. After 3 and a half months of playing these wedges, I thought I’d give another review.
Currently, for a variety of reasons, I have 4 wedges in my bag compared to the usual 3. I’m now using the CG Tour set PW at 48 degrees (I hit this wedge a little better than the CG15 one I have), a 52 and 58 (bent to 57) lofted CG15 Tour-Conforming wedge, and an old 588 60-degree bent up to 61 degrees. First of all, I’d like to say I still love the new CG15 Tour-Conforming wedges. Personally, I still prefer them over the Zip Grooves as I don’t need or want a lot of backspin. That being said, now that I’ve played them in a variety of conditions, I have noticed a couple of differences. The new wedges react and spin well out of the fairway, but from dry rough they do spin less and release more once they land on the green. Another thing I’ve noticed is these wedges fly higher. It’s kind of odd because with less spin you’d think they’d fly lower, but with the V-grooves the ball actually slides up the club face more creating the higher launch angle.
A little over a month ago, I added the 4th wedge, 61, in the bag. I did this because I felt like I’d use the 4th wedge more than a long iron, and I hit my 58 degree wedge 100 yards. It’s nice to have a wedge that I can hit full at about 85 yards, especially from the rough. Additionally, the 61 degree gives me more loft around the green which is great when the conditions are firm and fast in the summer. In the near future, I will be putting the CG15 Tour-Conforming 62 degree (bent down to 61) to replace the current 588 in the bag.
To summarize, the new V-groove wedges definitely react differently than the U-grooves, but it’s not something you can’t get used to. I’m still a big fan of them.
Tip-of-the-Month June ’10: How to Play Bad Lies in Sand Traps
TIP-OF-THE-MONTH JUNE ’10: HOW TO PLAY BAD LIES IN SAND TRAPS
Watching your ball sail into a sand trap can be very disappointing. Arriving to that sand trap only to find your ball in a bad lie can not only be disappointing, but also very intimidating. Now how are you going to get the ball out? Just getting out of a sand trap is a challenge in itself for many, but getting out with a bad lie can be almost impossible.
Unfortunately for all of us, sometimes when you hit your ball into a sand trap you’ll find your ball plugged/buried, fried-egged, in a rake track, or even worse, a footprint (how dare they not rake the bunker after exiting it, right?). If your ball does end up in one of these predicaments you have to play it from there. I’m going to teach you how to play a shot from these lies so you can get your ball out of the sand trap successfully to continue your round without ruining it.
First, I’d like to emphasize the importance of coming down steeply into the sand for this shot. In order to get your ball out of the sand trap with a bad lie, you must enter the sand at a very steep angle. Thinking about entering the sand at a 60 degree angle will help you for this shot. This may sound easy, but it’s not. If you think you’re coming down at 60 degrees, try doubling it. Why is it important to come down steeper you may ask? With the ball sitting down lower than the surface you must get under the ball to get it out. If you enter the sand at your normal angle of attack, the wedge will bounce off the sand into the equator or top of the ball which will drive the ball into the lip of the bunker most of the time, if your lucky (you’d be unlucky if it missed the lip and flew about 50 yards over the green). Thinking about digging for this shot would be better than thinking about bouncing or sliding the club off the sand.
How to execute this shot
- Place approximately 70% of your weight on your lead leg – this will help you come down more abruptly into the sand.
- Close/hood the clubface* – this will help the club dig under the ball.
- Hinge the club up as quickly as possible with your wrists – try hinging the club up keeping your hands inside your back foot. Try creating a 90 degree angle as soon as you can with your lead arm and the club shaft.
- Swing the club down trying to pop the sand right behind the ball – normally you’ll hit the sand about 2-3 inches behind the ball in the sand. For this shot, you’d like to enter the sand much closer to the ball.
- Rebound the club back after hitting the sand – I actually want you to rebound the club away from the target for this shot after it enters the sand. If you can do this, it means you entered the sand at the proper angle. Most likely, you’ll struggle with this at first because you’re coming down too shallow, but eventually you’ll get it and it will dramatically improve your results for this shot. Some prefer to leave the club in the sand for this shot, which is fine too. I prefer rebounding the club to ensure I came down steep enough.
- Allow for roll – because the ball is sitting down lower it will exit the sand lower and roll more than a typical sand shot.
Hitting shots out these bad lies in sand traps can be challenging for sure. The key is to not try to help the ball out. If you do, you’ll come into the sand too shallow and leave the ball in the trap. You must trust that the club will do the work for you when you enter the sand on a steep angle. Try your hardest to not allow the club to pass the spot where the ball was. If your club passes that spot then you came into the ball too shallow.
Another note I’d like to make is most of the time you will need to swing with more effort for these shots compared to normal lies in the sand traps. Since the ball is sitting lower, you will be moving more sand so more effort is typically needed.
Good luck and thanks for reading!
*For more advanced players you can open your clubface for this shot to get the ball to come out a little softer. If you try this, you want to try to hit the sand right behind the ball with the hosel of the club. Sounds funny, I know, but it works. I hit these shots this way, but I have also practiced them quite a bit.
Tip-Of-The-Month May ’10: Shaping The Ball Around Trouble
TIP-OF-THE-MONTH: MAY ’10 – SHAPING THE BALL AROUND TROUBLE
Most golfers, including professionals, find themselves in different predicaments each round. How the golfer handles these situations will determine the level of success of the round. Golf is obviously a very challenging game. It can feel easy at certain times when you hit that perfect shot, or you have that great round, but a golfer’s overall success can be measured by how good their mishits are and how they recover from them.
More often than not, you won’t hit the ball as good as you can so it important to still be able to score well when you’re not playing your best. A few ways to score better when you’re not playing your best are to improve your short game, have better course management, and learn how to get the ball out of trouble more effectively. Today, I’m going to cover the latter by teaching you how to shape the ball around trouble.
Making the golf ball curve probably comes naturally to most. Especially making it curve left-to-right (slice for righties). Believe it or not, using that shot can get you out of trouble about half of the time. Curving the ball the other way, right-to-left, will cover the other half. Shaping the ball in one direction is pretty easy for most, but being able to curve it the opposite way can be more of a challenge.
When you’ve hit an errant shot into the trees or behind a tree, you will generally have two options: shape the ball around the tree or pitch out. Pitching out is safe and relatively easy, but it doesn’t advance the ball very far and limits your chance of a good score on that hole. Being able to curve the ball in either direction will improve your score. Here’s how to do it:
Shaping the ball left-to-right:
- Align the clubface to where you want the ball to land
- Align your feet left of the tree/obstacle where you want the ball to start (your stance should feel open)
- Take your normal grip with the clubface still open
- Ball position will be up in your stance
- Swing along your toe line
- Try to hold the clubface open through impact
Shaping the ball right-to-left:
- Align the clubface to where you want the ball to land
- Align your feet right of the tree/obstacle where you want the ball to start (your stance should feel closed)
- Take your normal grip with the clubface closed
- Ball position will be back in your stance
- Swing along your toe line
- Feel like your rotating the clubface over more than usual through impact
Keys:
- Use a lower lofted club when curving the ball left-to-right. Opening the clubface adds loft so the ball will go higher. It’s very difficult to curve a 9-iron or any wedge.
- When curving the ball right-to-left, use a higher lofted club as the club is being delofted by closing it at address. I would recommend using a 6-iron or higher when curving the ball in this direction. Trying to hook a 3 or 4-iron will most likely cause a shot that rolls on the ground.
- Most importantly, allow for deflection when aligning your feet. When opening and closing the clubface to curve the ball, the ball will deflect off the clubface in that direction. The more you open or close the face, the more the ball will start in that direction. Example: If a tree is 15 feet in front of you, and you need to curve the ball left-to-right 25 yards you will open the face. Don’t aim one foot left of the tree. Aim at least 5 feet left as the ball will deflect off the face to the right at impact. Remember, the #1 goal when you get into trouble is to get out of impact. Try not to compound the problem by staying in trouble.
Learning to shape the ball around trouble is challenging and takes practice, but it’s also a lot of fun. The biggest error I see when teaching this is golfer’s not opening or closing their clubfaces enough. It’s very odd looking down and seeing the clubface 10-15 degrees open or closed, but this is where it has to be to get the ball to curve enough around trouble. Practice this the next time you go to a driving range and you’ll be surprised how much you can curve the ball intentionally.
Thanks for reading and have fun!
How To Stop Hitting Pop-Ups With Your Driver
NO MORE POP-UPS!
Popping-up your tee shots can be very frustrating and perplexing. You’re standing on the tee of a Par 5, ready to hit your longest drive of the day. You rear back and unleash the fury onto the ball. You anticipate watching your ball soar down the middle of the fairway only to see head straight up towards the clouds. The ball then lands only 80 yards from the tee. Frustrating, right? Was the ball teed up too high? Did you swing up on the ball too much? Ball placed too far forward in your stance? Most likely, none of those caused that pop-up.
When you pop-up your driver, you’re getting too much underneath the ball, but it’s caused by coming down too steeply into the ball. Simply, your swing was more of a “V-shape” rather than a “U-shape”. To hit the driver properly, it’s imperative to come into the ball much more shallow than you would with your irons.
Potential causes of the pop-up:
- Standing too close to the ball
- Ball too far back in your stance
- Picking the club up too abruptly on your backswing – not turning your shoulders enough
- Coming out of your posture
- Swinging too hard
- Hands getting too far away from your body on the downswing (outside-to-in downswing)
Pop-up cures:
- At address, make sure the end of the grip is pointing to your belt buckle, AND is about 5 inches away from it
- Ball position should be about one inch off your left heel with your driver
- Start your backswing turning your shoulders level, not picking up the club with your hands
- Maintain your knee flex to remain in your posture
- Try to have a smooth transition into your downswing resisting the urge to hit it too hard
- Keep your hands closer to your body on your downswing
These are not all the causes and cures for pop-ups, but they are some of the most common.
A different way to think of a pop-up is thinking about skipping rocks off water. When you skip a rock, your right arm will drop low and you will release the rock low so it skips along the surface of the water. Popping-up a tee shot would be the same as taking that rock and just throwing it straight down into the water. It was too steep. Skipping a rock requires a shallow angle to the water when the rock is released.
Drill
Here’s a simple drill to shallow out your downswing when hitting your driver:
- Tee up your ball and take your normal stance
- Take your normal backswing
- On your downswing, swing the club one foot over the ball – don’t hit the ball!
- Continue swinging about one foot above the ball for a few swings
- Finally, go ahead and hit a few
This drill will shallow/round-out your shoulders making it much more difficult to hit pop-ups. It’s actually a great drill to hit your driver better even if you’re not popping it up.
Good luck and thanks for reading!
Srixon’s Yellow Ball
Tonight, I played a few holes at Sharon Woods using Srixon’s yellow ball. The visibility was not too good tonight as it was raining off and on. I have to say that the yellow ball is much more visible than the normal white golf ball. I’m not sure this would help my ball-striking or my scoring, but I do know I like seeing the ball better in flight and after it lands. It’s also a little easier to locate in the rough. It almost looks like the ball is glowing when it’s on the ground. The yellow ball is pretty cool and I would definitely consider playing this ball in the future.
Fundamentals of Driving
FUNDAMENTALS OF DRIVING
Definition: A shot hit off a tee to start a hole. Usually this shot is hit with a driver, although some may prefer to hit with a 3-Wood. This swing is more rounded sweeping the ball off the tee unlike an iron swing that strikes the ground.
Goal: To maximize distance without giving up accuracy.
Setup:
- Place feet a couple of inches outside your shoulders
- Have slightly more weight on your back leg, about 55%
- Ball position is about one inch off your left heel – this can vary as some prefer it slightly up or back from this spot
- With the wider stance, the end of the grip will point towards your belt buckle – allow your arms to hang naturally under your shoulders, not pressing them forward (pressing them forward delofts the driver = bad)
- Have square shoulders – with the wider stance and the ball up, it’s easy to have open shoulders so you may have to practice squaring up your shoulders
Execution:
- Make a full backswing feeling that your swing is wide and round
- With the wide setup, you only have to turn on your backswing – a shift of your weight is not necessary
- On your downswing, try to swing back to the ball from the inside – feel like you’re swinging in-to-out keeping your hands in close to your body
- Keep your head behind the ball until after impact to ensure you’re getting the proper launch on the ball
- Hold a balanced finish until the ball lands
Welcome UC Communiversity Beginner and Intermediate Students!
Welcome the 80+ students I taught this week in my UC group classes. This website will have all your class notes and more. If you scroll down, on the right side there is an Archived Categories section. One of the categories is UC Class Notes. There you’ll find articles written specifically for our classes. Feel free to read more articles as you advance through the class. See you soon!
Kyle
About
KYLE VOSKA, PGA PROFESSIONAL
I grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio and graduated from St. Michael’s, St. Xavier, and Miami University. After graduating from Miami with a Finance degree, I moved to Florida to pursue my professional golf dreams. After a few successful years and a couple of difficult years, I stopped playing full-time. After a year of caddying on the LPGA Tour for Young Jo, Kim Williams, and Angela Stanford, I moved back home to Cincinnati. Currently, I live near Sharonville with my lovely wife, Lindsay, my son, Maclin, and our dog, Nora.
Teaching golf for over a year in Florida and having taken and watched many lessons from PGA Certified Master Teaching Professional Carl Rabito, becoming a golf instructor was something I really wanted to do. Fortunately, I was able to find a home at Sharon Woods Golf Course in Cincinnati, my old home from the 90′s, to further this new career path. As I enter my 4th season as a golf professional, I’m excited how my role is taking shape. I assist in managing and supervising a staff of nearly 40 while teaching golf lessons to over a 100 students. Hopefully, someday I’ll have the opportunity to mentor some future golf professionals like myself.
Email: kvoska@hotmail.com
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
- PGA Member – June, 2009
- 2008 PGA National Assistants Champion
- 39 Professional Tournament Victories (10 in 2009)
- 2009 Cincinnati Chapter Match Play Champion
- 2009 SOPGA Assistant’s Champion
- 2001 SOPGA Open Champion
- 2000 PGA Buick Open Contestant
- 1998 Miami Athlete-of-the-Year
- 2-Time NCAA Division I All-American
- Mid-American Conference Sportsman and Player-of-the Year (1998)
- 2-Time Cincinnati Met Amateur Champion (1997, 1998)
- Cincinnati Met Amateur Medalist and Runner-Up (1996)
- NCAA low scoring average on Par 3′s (2.91) in 1998
- Low competitive round – 62 (3 times): Four Bridges CC (’01), Oasis CC (’09), and Juniper Hills GC (’02)
- Low non-competitive round – 61: Browns Run CC – White tees
- Won a 54-hole Developmental Players Tour event by 9 shots shooting 19 under par with no bogies (64,64,69)
- 4 career Holes-in-One and 3 career double eagles
MY PGA MENTORS:
Tom Bach – Head Professional at Sharon Woods Golf Course
George Long – Kenwood CC PGA Professional/Head Pro at The Mill Course (17 Years)
Carl Rabito – PGA Certified Master Teaching Professional (Top 100 Instructor)
Mike Bender – 2009 PGA National Teacher-of-the-Year (Top 100)
Craig Shankland – 2001 PGA National Teacher-of-the-Year (Top 100)
Jim Suttie, Ph.D - 2000 PGA National Teacher-of-the-Year (Top 100)
Bill Madonna – Bill Madonna Golf Academy (Top 100)
Andrew Park – The David Leadbetter Golf Academy
Chris Toulson – Jim McLean Golf School at Doral
As you can see, I’ve been very fortunate to have learned from some of the best PGA Professionals in the country. I feel privileged to pass on the wealth of knowledge I’ve gained from spending time with these great gentlemen.
