Vickers Boys Florida Parent – Child Champs AGAIN !! Tom, you will be glad to know that Gus and I have made it five out of six years winning the FSGA Parent Child. No doubt your instruction has played a big role for us. We were 3 down going into the last day but finished eagle-birdie-par…
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Hi Tom, Greetings from northeast Ohio! Hope your summer is going well. Just wanted to thank you for your help. Had my first hole-in-one Monday at my home club(Tippecanoe Country Club) at a charity outing! Knocked it in with a 6 iron from 170 and, get this, I won a Chevy Cruize! Not a lease, but the…
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TP Picked stuff up quickly. You have some eye. You best teacher in the game —Jon Doppelt, Former Richardson Memorial Champion
Tom, I can’t thank you enough for your seeing Dennis yesterday. All he did on the way home was talk about the experience and sense of accomplishment he felt. Thanks again. —D.
Dear Tom, During the month of June, the club I belong to, North Fork Country Club, held it’s first President’s Cup Tournament for women. I participated and won my flight. After winning my flight, I played the winner of the A flight for the President’s Cup. My opponent has a 14 handicap and I have…
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Hi Tom, Shot 69/73/74 to finish 10th at the Swiss International Amateur. It was supposed to be 2 rounds today but they cancelled one due to heavy rain. Played good the first day, second round I was in the trees like all the time with the Driver and today not really good but even after…
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Seems simple now but habits can go unrecognized without seasoned, professional eyes. Shot 81 today. Several good darts, including 65yd lob wedge to 18 for a 1 putt par and 2 145yd 8 irons for 1 putt birdies on 2 and 9. —Thanks again, Kurt
Sergio Garcia is fast becoming as good a shotmaker as his mentor, Seve Ballesteros. By controlling the trajectory of his ball at 16 on Sunday, he made a critical birdie ANALYSIS THE WINNER of this week’s U.S. Open at windswept Shinnecock Hills will be the player who controls his ball flight as brilliantly as Garcia…
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You’ll hit it closer by keeping the ball closer to the ground . THIS STORY IS FOR YOU IF… YOU HAVE TROUBLE WITH IN-BETWEEN SHOTS AROUND THE GREEN. YOU’RE NOT A CONFIDENT CHIPPER. THE PROBLEM You find yourself missing a fair number of greens, sometimes by a fairly wide margin. You’re not sure if you…
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. WHO: Phil Mickelson WHAT: 48-yard wedge to four feet for a birdie WHERE: 535-yard, par-5 lith hole at TPC Sawgrass WHEN: Final round of the Players . . WHY Shortening the driver swing should be easier for Mickelson because of his wedge game. Mickelson has unrivaled feel and distance control with his wedges because…
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(From “1997 and 1998 Special Award Winners” by Gale Worthington, Membership Director, Metropolitan PGA) Tom Patri, Westchester Country Club 1998 Winner Tom not only elevated teaching at Westchester Country Club, he truly established the position of Director of Instruction. His schedule includes over 1,000 individual lessons each year and he is responsible for the entire…
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Rising LPGA star Francella tries to keep the momentum after her stunning first victory (Part 7, Conclusion) Continued from blog entry – “Sustaining success (Part 6)” . Cut out the cut Patri describes most of his sessions with Francella as “maintenance-related.” Among the tendencies he immediately looks for is a cut-across putting stroke. To counteract the…
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A high, soft lob shot over a bunker used to be one of the most difficult shots to hit for the average golfer. The reason the lob caused so much difficulty in the past was because it forced you to make dramatic adjustments in your setup, clubface position and swing. Not anymore. By using a…
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Rising LPGA star Francella tries to keep the momentum after her stunning first victory (Part 6) Continued from blog entry – “Sustaining success (Part 5)” . Lagging effort Not long ago, Patri came across a study by Golf Research Associates indicating that three-putting becomes an issue for pros starting at 30 feet. (For amateurs, he says,…
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by Tom Patri . Photo: SkySports.com I actually was fooled into believing that going into Sunday at Akron that Sergio was ready to give the young Irishman a bit of his own medicine. WRONG…. Rory jumps out with 3 quick birdies in a row and Sergio for all intents and purposes rolls over and plays…
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Chad Johansen has been the PGA Head Golf Professional at Blackberry Oaks Golf Course in Bristol, Illinois since 2003 and a PGA Member since 2006. He founded the Chad Johansen Golf Academy in 2008 and has given numerous golf lessons to all levels of golfers. Chad is known as one of the best putting instructors…
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You may notice that tour pros don’t look like they take full swings with their short irons, and they don’t. In most cases a pro will choke up between one half-inch and two inches on his 7-iron through the wedges. He does this to increase his level of control on these shots. By shortening the…
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Rising LPGA star Francella tries to keep the momentum after her stunning first victory (Part 5) Continued from blog entry – “Sustaining success (Part 4)” . Intermediate wedges, advanced division Golfweek Photos/Jules Alexander “My wedge play has improved a lot in the past two years,” Francella says. “That’s been the main difference in my scores –…
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Golfers of all levels often overlook the most basic yet effective tee- shot strategy available to them. It works like this: …If you draw or hook the ball, tee your ball up as far left as you can between the tee markers and aim down the right hand side of the driving area. This creates…
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Rising LPGA star Francella tries to keep the momentum after her stunning first victory (Part 4) Continued from blog entry – “Sustaining success (Part 3)” . Smart practice “I’m more about quality than quantity,” says Francella, whose routine begins on the practice green and continues to the short-game area, then concludes with 60 to 90 minutes…
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