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Cincinnati Family Golf Tour - Sharon Woods Family Scramble - Results

The second event in Cincinnati's Hamilton County Park District 'Family Golf Tour' enjoyed a beautiful spring evening at one of Cincinnati's best locations, Sharon Woods Golf Course.

I enjoyed helping the Family Golfers 'See Their Swing' next to a PGA/LPGA Tour Player on the porch next to the 9th Green.  This is an example of how much you can improve very quickly.

 

 
Notice how his: head got more into the circle, weight shifted better, arms were more extended and hands turned over better - all this happened after seeing just one swing on the porch there at Sharon Woods Golf Course.  You can 'See Your Swing' at the next Family Golf Tour event at Miami Whitewater Forest Golf Course on June 16th during the 2-Junior Scramble.  Register for it today, the deadline is fast approaching

Family Golf Tour Results - Sharon Woods Family Scramble

May 30, 2010

 

GROSS DIVISION

30 - Team Uehlin-Wilmers

31 - Team Morris

33 - Team Shafer-Crissman

34 - Team Brownrigg

35 - Team Uehlin

35 - Team Meyer

36 - Team Benkner

36 - Team Huff

38 - Team Shafer-Spurlock

 
NET DIVISION

29 - Team Benkner

30 - Team Morris

31 - Team Uehlin

31 - Team Shafer-Spurlock

32 - Team Shafer-Crissman

32 - Team Huff

34 - Team Meyer

35 - Team Uehlin-Wilmers

36 - Team Brownrigg

 
PRO DIVISION

30 - Team Suggs

38 - Team Davis

Family Golf Tour   Season-Long Family Point Totals

Team Brownrigg - 880

Team McKee - 340

PRO DIVISION

Team Suggs - 780

Team Flick/Hart - 440

Team Davis - 340

Congrats to all who participated in the Family Fun of the Family Golf Tour!

Call 513 367-4627 to sign-up for the next event - the 2-Junior Scramble at Miami Whitewater Forest Golf Course on June 16th, tee-times beginning around 11am.

To see other results of GOLF...SUCCESS Players see the GOLF...SUCCESS 'Page Of Fame' .

Cincinnati Family Golf Tour - Results, Family Scramble at Meadow Links & Golf Academy

Cincinnati Golfers participating in the 2010 Golf Season's first Family Golf Tour event, the Family Scramble at Meadow Links & Golf Academy were treated to a pleasant Spring morning of Golf and Fun.

These Cincinnati Golfers also got to 'See Their Golf Swing' on the Golf Industry's Best Golf Swing Analysis Equipment....hope you can join us at Sharon Woods...I'll be playing with my Family Team again...and allowing you to 'See Your Golf Swing' as these Players did after your round.

 
The next Family Golf Tour event happens Sunday evening May 30th at Sharon Woods Golf Course with Tee-Times beginning around 4pm.  The Format is another 9-Hole Family Scramble.  This is the perfect Golf Format for you to invite non-golfing Family Members or very young Family Members who have not played golf at all or very little  - to enjoy some time on the Golf Course with you - at a very low-cost. 

Here are the results form the first event.  Congratulations to the Winners and all who participated!!!

GROSS DIVISION

Team Brackenridge - 27

Team Kolde - 29

Team Mustard - 29

Team Ripberger - 30

Team Haggard - 30

Team Brownrigg - 31

Team Currie - 32

Team McKee - 33

NET DIVISION

Team McKee - 28

Team Ripberger - 30

Team Haggard - 30

PRO DIVISION

Team Flick/Hart - 26

Team Suggs - 33

Family Golf Teams who have Future Champions Club Members on their Family Team are now eligible to win the Family Golf Trophy to be presented at Season's End to the Famly Golf Team amassing the most Points over the course of the Family Golf Tour Season. 

Here are the current Family Golf Tour 2010 Season Point Standings:

Team Brownrigg - 440

Team McKee - 340

PRO DIVISION

Team Flick/Hart - 440

Team Suggs - 340

Cincinnati Family Golf Tour, Family Scramble - Sunday May 16 at Meadow Links & Golf Academy - Register Today

The Family Scramble at Meadow Links & Golf Academy (9-holes) happens Sunday morning and noon-time on Sunday May 16th.  This is the first of 6 events in the newly-formed Hamilton County Park District Family Golf Tour .

This is Cincinnati's (and, as far as we know, the nation's) first Golf Tour to allow Families to play and compete TOGETHER! 

Most of these events are on Sunday (Family Day) and are just 9-holes to fit into your busy schedule.  The entry fees are ridiculously low and are all held at Award-Winning Hamilton County Park District Golf Courses.

Included in your low-priced entry fee ($40 for the WHOLE FAMILY TEAM for this event) is a no-charge Video Golf Swing Analysis for each of your Family Team Members utilizing the Golf Industry's Best Video Equipment, and supplied by myself, Southern Ohio's Only PGA Master Teaching Professional and a 'Top 50 US Kids Instructor'...and you get the Video Golf Swing Analysis sent to your e-mail to keep permanently...a great keepsake for you and your children/grandchildren.

Get all the details and register now at Cincinnati Family Golf Tour - Meadow Links Family Scramble .  Deadline happens very soon...Tuesday May 12th.

I'll be playing with my 'Suggs Family Team'...and I look forward to helping you - and yours -  'See Your Golf Swing' on the Video.

Cincinnati Golf - Wednesday On-Line Workshop, W.O.W. - 'How To Play Golf With A Pro'

This Wednesday's On-Line Workshop will answer your questions about how to take advantage of playing golf with a Golf Professional.

I will explore this intriguing subject with you - on your Home Computer in a Conversational/Interactive way - at 9:30pm EST.

I first played with a Professional Golfer - a Hall-Of Famer no less - when I was 18-years-old - and my game totally changed for the better as a result.  My  mind was opened up to a whole new way of thinking about the game.

After using the button below to Register/Pay for the event - $19 for your whole family - you will receive the Log-In Details via E-Mail before 8pm EST Wednesday.

Space is limited...Register now, so I can 'see' you on Wednesday.

Cincinnati Golf - 'Play With The Pro' in Winton Woods

Tomorrow is the first 'Play With the Pro' of the Spring....and your first great chance to see Simple GOLF...SUCCESS in action .

You play 9 holes with me at Meadow Links & Golf Academy in Winton Woods - on our Mike Hurdzan-designed Mid-Length Golf Course.  You see me hit golf shots and we discuss your shots and mine.  We then spend 20 to 40 minutes going over the round - in an eye-opening session that will

Golf Lesson - Let Your Golf Game 'Speak' And 'Stink' For Itself

Y’know how you will hear golfers talk about how bad they played - and then describe a bunch of excuses (reasons) for their bad round?

Also, you've probably heard golfers describe how bad they are, after they have played a good round, as if they are apologizing for their good play.

I've been guilty of this.  You probably have, too.

It's like politics or something.  There are the 'facts' - then the 'spin'.

When I first became a PGA Apprentice Golf Pro in 1987 at the old Winton Woods Golf Course in Cincinnati, we did not have a Driving Range.  Therefore, to practice, I'd play 9 or 18 at the crack of dawn really fast, before my work shift started.

Invariably, as I was working that day in the Pro Shop, golfers who had seen me on the course would ask, "How'd Ya' Play, Pro?"

As the months passed, I noticed something very telling about my answers.  When I

Cincinnati Golf Enthusiasts - TaylorMade Wants You To Have A 6-Iron!

I have used TaylorMade Golf Clubs for 5 years, since 2005, as have many of you - who take Golf Lessons from me here in Cincinnati.  I have been very pleased with their feel and quality and innovation.

TaylorMade says you can have one of their Burner 6-irons.  Click here http://budurl.com/Burner6IronForYou to learn the details of how to get one at no charge.

I have used the Burner Irons since they came out last year and have been very pleased.  They have a very 'fast' clubface.   There are no COR (trampoline effect) limits on golf irons...and TaylorMade has made the best use of that in their irons, especially these Burners.

Please let me know how that new Burner 6-iron works for you.  If you want me to Evaluate how it fits you, come on out to Meadow Links & Golf Academy on Sundays starting April 18th from 2-4pm and I'll do that for you as well - at no charge. 

...A happy TaylorMade Golfer...

21 Golf ?s Of Christmas - SAQ - 'What Can I Do Indoors To Improve My Golf Game?'

I remember reading Jack Nicklaus' autobiography, Golf My Way.

I read it over and over again.  I read it in the Billings, Montana Public Library, in the dead of Winter during my Junior and Senior years of High School.  Of course, I had plenty of time to dream about warm Summer days, cooped up in that Library cubicle, with snow swirling outside the window.

My dad said they only had 3 seasons out there: July, August and Winter.  He was not far off.

Today's SAQ, Should've Asked Question, is a rarely asked question.  But when you understand its answer you will really enjoy seeing lower scores.  Your depth of knowledge about Golf in general, and your Golf Game in particular, will be greatly expanded.

In addition to reading golf instructional books, golf biographies seem to fit especially well into a Winter golf schedule. It's like you 'get to know' the person over the Winter, when you can't really try the things the instructional books prescribe.

Bobby Jones and Byron Nelson each have very good first-person accounts of their playing days, that help you get 'inside the head' of a golf master.  Both of the books go into great detail.  They describe the author's line of reasoning and decision-making as they matured into better and better players - and persons...fantasically valuable stuff for you as you seek to continually improve.

As I mentioned a few days ago, another thing you can do indoors...

21 Golf ?s Of Christmas - SAQ - How Can I Become A Golf Pro Expert, About My Own Game?

 

'How Can I Become A Golf Pro, About My Own Game?'

Now that is a 'Right Question'...indeed a real SAQ!

I'll do my best now, to give you my 'Right Answer'.

Yesterday I went into great detail about discovering how I deceived myself in an everyday-type occurence.

By training yourself to habitually/consistently 'Open Your Eyes' in your Golf Game, you will develop HONESTY that will help your whole Golf Game become much more consistent.

If you don't really know how often you can successfully pull-off a certain Golf Shot, I suggest you

Ohio Golf's Top Instructors - Joel Suggs

   I'm honored to be listed here...

   http://www.ohio-golf.com/golfinstruction.asp

 

My 11-Yr.-Old Son 'Beat' Me - From Same Tee Markers

   Welll, it finally happened.  Taylor 'beat' me, when playing from the same Tee-Markers.

   It happened last Tuesday.  I had a 'Play With the Pro' set-up with one of the St. Xavier boys I help.  Taylor asked if he could join us - and if the student could bring his little brother, who is a friend of Taylor.  I said 'ok'.

   Everything went fine, as normal.  We played the White/Middle Tee-Markers at Meadow Links & Golf Academy.

   One of the GolfPsych tenets is to really seek to 'not know what you're shooting', during the actual playing of your round.  It really does help ensure that you 'take one shot at a time'.

   I've grown to follow that concept better and better with each passing year.

   BUT, when Taylor eagled the 8th hole by knocking in his Gap Wedge from 'bout 80 yards...

   I confess, I was tempted to 'add up his score, in my mind'.

   I was real happy for him.  It was not until we sat down a few minutes later - in the Grill Area - that I realized (with his assistance) that he had shot even-par 31(E).  He had done that before...he has even shot 29(-2), from our Gold/Forward Tee-Markers.

   What he quickly pointed out to me, though, was that I had shot 33(+2).

   AND that it was the first time he had ever shot a lower score than me, while we played the same Tee-Markers.

   He actually first 'beat' me, about 5 years ago when he was around 6-yrs.-old.  But that was when he played from his "US KIDS TEES".  We played The Mill Course that day...he shot 36(E) and I shot 41 (+5).

   SO, you get the idea!!!

   I've always encouraged all of my Players to keep in mind, that in Golf...no one guards you!!!   AND you don't guard anyone else!!!

   It's not like a fellow-competitor can 'block your shot' or 'tackle' you, right?

   This is where the age-old adage comes from...."In golf, you only compete against the course and yourself".  Yourself and the course are your only two real competitors.

   I am just not saying a word about that to Taylor, for a while...let him have his fun, eh?

   Here's to geat 'Family Time' in our beloved Game!!!

(P.S. You can see Taylor more fully 'ply his trade' on My YouTube Channel  He's  the 'Young Student' in the 'Consistency' Videos.) 

(P.P.S.  I'll e-mail you the 'detailed, shot-by-shot' scorecard, if you want...just place a comment to that effect in the 'Comment' box here...I'll get it to you quickly, so you can see how this can happen.)

TPI Golf Fitness Test - FREE This Sunday

   I sure enjoyed helping so many of you SEE YOUR SWING this past Sunday...NOW...

   Learn EXACTLY how Flexible you are - this Sunday from 1-4 PM at Meadow Links & Golf Academy. 

   I will give you a couple TPI Golf Fitness tests, like the one in this Video, given to Tour Players at the TPI Golf  Performance Center in Carlsbad, California.  You will see yourself on  the Golf Industry's best, wireless 2D and 3D Video Equipment.

   FREE. First-Come, First-Served!  See you Sunday.

Tiger or Annika: Who Enjoys It More?

   Had avery nice chat about some of these things with Mike Mathias, one of my Players...a West Point Grad and an Iraq I Veteran.

   It definitely, seems to me, Annika.

   Now, I want to make real clear...don't we all pretty much agree that Tiger is the best-ever?...if that's possible to even define?  (Though, believe it or not, Annika's stats say she might very well be 'better'.)  We, definitely, know who wins - on the 'flashy personality' scale.

   From my very distant perspective...I've never met Tiger...much less even know him.  I very briefly met Annika, though I've had a few very nice, quick chats with her Teacher, Pia Nilsson (a wonderful lady).

   Again, from very far away, to me, it simply seems Annika enjoys it more.  She repeatedly talks about competing against noone, only herself.  This, I think, has created an enormous amount of SELF-SATISFACTION - for her.

   Tiger, though, just has to beat Jack.  His satisfaction - though I'm sure he has an enormous amount of Self-Satisfaction - is largely dependent on his comparison to OTHERS, mainly Jack.

   I will definitely STOP right here, talking about them.  I find it very sad that total strangers say anything they want about public/famous figures - often very demeaning and personal words - when they have never even met the individual, much less have a friendship with them.  That's why I want to make sure that you don't see my words as critical toward these two very upstanding, hard-working people, Tiger and Annika, in any way shape or form.

   Now I want to talk about all the rest of us.  I love the fact that most of you are very happy golfers - due in large part - to your "Self-Satisfaction" aspirations.

   Trying to play good golf is hard enough - but made harder if we're doing it to please someone else beside our self.  

   Think about your 'Golf Happiness' level in '09...mainly in regards to this criteria...who are you trying to please.

   Might be the best thing you do for your Scores in 2009.

Woodland Golf Course: Vintage Golf...Dad

   My son, Taylor, and I played Woodland Golf Course today for the first time.

   ...An absolute treat.

   The kind, pleasant, understated lady, Pat, behind the counter - and - the very helpful and magnanimous Starter, Mr. Thomas...made it obvious to me why the parking lot was full.

   Sue Woodruff, an earnest student of mine, plays there frequently.  In the 1930's her family built - and owned - that course...subsequently, for many years.  I'm pretty sure Sue lived right there on the property. 

   My family (grandfather) was also building courses in the 30's (in Atlanta), just like Sue's family - here in Cincinnati. 

   For each of us, all of us - to walk the beautiful fairways that we have known for so many years - is simply an absolutely sublime joy.

   It got me to reflect and reminisce about my Dad...got kind of misty.  He died in '93; actually worked for a summer or two at Woodland.

   He played East Lake C.C. in Atlanta, some.  When I was a member at East Lake C.C. in 1978-79 - walking the same fairways Bobby Jones, my Dad and my Aunt had so often walked - it just made me content - to know that "I ain't the only one around here".  Many (golfers and otherwise) have "gone before" us. 

   Made me wonder if I'll see Dad in heaven - and get to tell him all the wonderful things about my wife and children - I have so missed, not getting to tell him about - here in this life.

   Here's to golf - and the serene, heartfelt emotions/thoughts/memories that even a, what some would call, very rudimentary course, can elicit...in us mortals - who only stay here for a very short while.

   I sincerely hope you have a great day.

   This dad sure did.

    

3 Hole-In-Ones This Year!

   Nooooo!...I've not made 3 hole-in-ones this year.

   But, I have seen 3 hole-in-ones this year (live and in-person).

   The most enjoyable one was today.  My 11-year-old son, Taylor, whom many of you know, aced the 3rd hole at Dunham Golf Course (83 yards).

   He hit his Sand Wedge a little heavy - but it got a good bounce - and toppled in beautifully.

   One of my students, John Garrity, aced the 2nd hole at Meadow Links & Golf Academy (186 yards) during a "Play With The Pro" a few weeks ago. Glorious!

   I also saw Alex Elger ace the 18th at Clear Creek during the Jr. Met as he played with my son.

   I've now, I think, seen four in my life - none of them coming off my clubface.

   My Aunt is one of the best-ever players in LPGA history - she did not record one until she was in her seventies - age - not score.

   While I will admit to a little jealousy - I'm serious, only a little - it is so fun and glorious to have seen these, especially by the people I help, that my joy totally covers any tiny jealousy I have.

   Here's to Hole-In-Ones...the one piece of the golf world - that even all non-golfers understand.