NEVER LET IT BE SAID this game is simple. John Cassidy, the teacher in this little drama, says often: “Golf is hard.” He makes it look so easy. Cassidy, of course, is not just Dr. John, teacher to the stars (and lowlife bloggers). He’s a player, in fact champion week before last against a … [Read more...]
This damn game 5: Clarity
I work, in my day job, in collaboration with other team members and/or cohorts, in pursuit of a concept and/or notion identified, if not defined, as “strategic clarity,” which will be a synthesis, when achieved (notwithstanding that it's a journey not a destination), of the aggregated vision of all … [Read more...]
Teacher’s Corner: Cassidy talks the talk
Lesson No. 1 with John Cassidy, a 32-year-old teaching professional at Alderbrook Golf Club in Union, Wash. First impression: He makes sense. And he’s kind, fully realizing it’s not just my golf swing he holds in his teacher hands. Golf is important, and I’m fragile … he could crush me like … [Read more...]
Teacher’s Corner: Charlie Thurston
Today we introduce a new recurring feature in this space: Teacher's Corner. Our first subject is Charlie Thurston, a 45-year-old Colbert, Wash., golf pro profiled yesterday about his company, Pacific Northwest Golf and Wine Tours. CHARLIE THURSTON IS A TEACHER of golf, and when he … [Read more...]
Swanson the teacher believes he can play a little, too
by Steve Valandra For Kris Swanson, the return to competitive golf as a professional is very much about the future – one where he lives life without regrets. “I read a little excerpt one time that a lot of people before they die don't ever regret the things they have done but rather regret the … [Read more...]
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