Overview: It was another great day to play at Papago! Pretty hot with the temperature about 112 and the greens were a little bumpy from being punched a couple weeks ago. Papago is a great golf course with wide fairways, big greens and lengthy par 3's.
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#1. Driver down the middle of the fairway. Then, I…
Overview: It was a hot, windy day at Starfire today. The course is in great shape and I hit some good shots today. The hole locations were in some tricky spots which is probably why the scores weren't very low.
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#1: Driver into the right rough. Then, from 260 yards, I hit 3-wood over the green…
Overview: Oak Creek Country Club is a great course in beautiful Sedona! The views of the red rocks around the course are great, and the bent grass greens are smooth and really nice. Even though my scores weren't great, I'm happy with how my game is progressing and when I was focused, I played well…
Overview: The weather was perfect today at Starfire! I had a lot of good looks at birdie and my work on the short game over the last couple months is really starting to pay off.
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#3. Driver down the middle of the fairway to 40 yards from the flag. The flag was located just above a…
Overview: It was another great day at Papago Golf Course. About 105 degrees and sunny with the greens rolling just a little slower than last week. I played solid and will get rid of the bogeys next time I play here.
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#2. Driver into right desert, and then gap wedge from 105 yards to 10 feet…
Overview: It was a great day for golf at Starfire today and I'm very glad that I had the opportunity to play! The course was in great shape and the weather was about 90 degrees and sunny. Starfire is a short but tricky course with narrow fairways and challenging par 3's.
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#9: Driver into the right…
Overview: It was great to get out and play golf today! The weather was about 80 degrees with about a 20 mph wind. Also, the greens were rolling true and the rest of the course was in great shape. I hadn't played in two weeks so it felt great to be out on the course…
Overview: Golf Club of Estrella is a Gary Nicklaus designed golf course with lots of bunkers and a challenging finish: The final four holes are near and on the side of a mountain, and you have to hit really good tee shots to keep the ball in play. Also, the course is tricky because the…
Overview: Legacy Golf Resort is a great course with really smooth greens and a fun layout. The weather was great with winds about 5 to 10 miles per hour all three days. The first two days, I had the pleasure of playing with one of my students, Matthew Kreider. He shot 71, 65, 72...way to…
Overview: I'm very glad for the tournament and traveling experience this week! I learned a lot from each round of this tournament that will help me in my future tournaments.
Skyline Country Club is a short, narrow course with small greens that have lots of slope. It's built on the side of a mountain and almost…
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It was perfect weather today at Papago Golf Course: About 90 degrees and 5 to 10 mph. wind. The golf course is in great shape with the greens running about an 11 on the stimp meter. This was my first round on a full-size course in over 3 weeks and I was a little rusty.…
Overview: I'm so thankful to be playing tournament golf. It's still such an amazing feeling to be out on the course competing. I definitely have a fresh perspective on tournament golf after so much time off and I am really enjoying playing.
Moon Valley CC in Phoenix is a great course. I hadn't played there before…