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Dean Smith – The Coach You Want To Play For…By: Robin Shelton, PGA, CCM | SCPGA President…ESPN has recently produced and is showing a ten-part documentary, “The Last Dance,” about Michael Jordan and his career with the Chicago

Geddes On The Rise…By: Tyler Miller, SCPGA Communications Administrator | May 19th, 2021…PGA professional Mark Geddes has had a quick accession into becoming one of the top playing competitors within the Southern California PGA Section.

The World of Blogging…By: Tom Addis III, PGA | SCPGA Executive Director / CEO…We’re very excited here at the SCPGA as we’re now entering the world of blogging, which keeps our channeling into the new age of virtual meetings and

Best Practices for Teaching Professionals…By: Alan Ochiai…1-Know your craft   You have the responsibility to get results from your players. Observe other instructors, successful and otherwise, to see what you can learn and apply. Fluency

Knuckles, the Outdated Method of Managing Club Face and Grip…By: Tim MItchell, PGA | Pelican Hill Golf Club…How golfer’s use the tool is arguably one of the most important components that we share with our students.  Making sure that

Player Development and Beyond…By Karen Tucker, PGA | Pelican Hill Resort | Southern California Player Development Award Recipient…As a PGA Golf Professional with a Marketing degree, I have always asked myself “How can I maximize my

Coaches Corner: What’s Going On…By: Bob Madsen, PGA…What’s Going On An article by Bob Madsen, PGA   Here is some of what’s going on with students at the Singing Hills Golf Resort. We are continually getting tremendous benefit

Coaches Corner: Successful First Lesson Strategies…By: Tasha Bohlig, PGA…Successful First Lesson Strategies- Investigate and P-R-O Tasha Bohlig, PGA   First impressions matter. The initial encounter with a student is critically

Core Beliefs…By: Jim Petralia, PGA…After 50 plus years of trying to help people improve their golf, a few things have become clear.   Students are all different and they tend to learn in their own special way. We can impede their

Words of Wisdom – From The Teachers…“100% of accuracy comes from the hands and arms.  80% of distance comes from the arms.  Swing the left arm faster than the right while squaring the face”- Jim Flick   1.“Diagnose and fix the