Theodore is a majestic 110 years old gum ball tree in the middle of the fairway hole #3. Over the years, he’s gotten the nickname Treeadore by the members. It take a good shot and presicion to circumvent him and land your drive on the left side of…
Scraping the score and focusing on fun, hole by hole is mastery. It takes keen attention and intention to bring the power that lies in the NOW moment into awareness. The most creative sticks in the bag are your clubs, not the pencil. The wealth of imagination you can muster…
When I stood on the tee box of an 120 yard par 3 with the wind blowing steady into my face, I realized I needed to use more club and to keep the shot low. The angels overheard my request and manifested that precisely. They recommended I hit my hybrid…
Sometimes, my connection with the angels will wane when it rains and even under other situations like stress and strain. This happens mostly when I’m tuckered out, sleepy, grumpy or any of the other seven dwarfs. It certainly makes it difficult to concentrate. The angels want us to…
As I was practicing putting, I tossed down four balls. I was approximately twenty-five feet from the hole. I called Putting Angel Pete to give me the sink line and speed spot and then with my laser focus, I putted away. The first putt rolled in, the second, the…
Success during a game of golf most certainly starts—and ends—in the mind. It’s a series of focused steps involving calculated decision-making, measuring, correcting, and overcorrecting. But as with every other sport, the game should bring you joy. Too often, golfers’ furrowed eyebrows and perfect posture give…
As I was walking the course recently, I realized how expectations play a big part in golf. During a round, your expectations may be to par the hole. When expectations are not achieved it may cause disappointment. Expectations bound us with blinders in a belief—or illusion–of…
The never-ending joy ride of golf…twists and turns, hills and valleys, doglegs and aerated greens. Oh yes, today was the later, with sand galore ping-ponging the ball like an arcade machine, every which way but in. It took a few holes to make adjustments for the…
Today, during the last four holes, I was getting tuckered out, you know how it is, and I started to push for results, instead of being present and enjoying each shot. This brought in the dreaded three putts and numerous other not as planned outcomes. When struggle enters my awareness…
As I was walking the course, in a detached from the score mode, in the flow, zoned out kind of place, a fellow player asked what I shot on the front. It’s the sixteenth hole when she asked and all I could think was, “am I playing…