Qualifying for the Olympics Golf Team: Search for Inspiration, Not Just the Best Golfer of the Week By John Callahan, PGA, Golf Magazine Adjunct Top 100 Teacher, Keiser University College of Golf Instructor Golfers will qualify for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo at the Kasumigaseki Country Club the same way they did for the 2016 games…
Are All Golf Driving Ranges the Same? By John Callahan, PGA, Golf Magazine Adjunct Top 100 Teacher Golf Program Instructor Keiser University College of Golf All Driving Ranges are Not Created Equal! Pictured in photo #1 below is the back of the pro shop, a portion of the grass tee line, the first six holes…
Where Should the Golf Ball be Positioned in Relation to My Stance with Irons and Woods? By John Callahan, PGA Professional, Golf Magazine Top 100 Adjunct Instructor Keiser University College of Golf Where Should the Golf Ball be Positioned in Relation to My Stance with Irons and Woods? The answer to the question of where…
The Culture of Golf and Why It’s Important By John Callahan, PGA, Golf Magazine Adjunct Top 100 Teacher Golf Program Instructor Keiser University College of Golf The “Culture of Golf” has many laudable facets. For example, The First Tee, a youth sports organization with the mission of growing the game by transforming the experience of…
How Do You Motivate Students When They Get Frustrated and Discouraged? John Callahan, PGA, Golf Magazine Adjunct Top 100 Teacher Golf Program Instructor Keiser University College of Golf Winston Churchill once expressed his frustration with golf with the hyperbolic statement, “Golf is a game whose aim is to hit a very small ball into an…
Open Championship Prediction By John Callahan, KUKCOG PGA Golf Program Instructor Although he has not won a major championship since 2008, not won any tournament since 2015 and is playing this year after a long layoff following Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Surgery, I am picking Tiger Woods to win the 147th Open at Carnoustie Golf…
How Many Hours Does it Take to See a Significant Improvement in Your Golf Game? John Callahan, PGA Professional, Golf Magazine Adjunct Top 100 Teacher, College of Golf Instructor Note: There are many factors that comprise ones “golf game” — factors such as mental approach, course management, fitness, golf equipment and golf swing. So to see…
by John Callahan, PGA Professional, Golf Magazine Adjunct Top 100 Teacher, College of Golf Instructor In the 1940’s and 50’s, Ed “Porky” Oliver, also known as “Old Pork Chops” won eight times on the PGA Tour and was runner-up in three major championships. At 5’9” and 250 pounds, he is one of the golfers that people…
Why I Chose Golf as a Career John Callahan, PGA Professional, Golf Magazine Adjunct Top 100 Teacher, College of Golf Instructor In 1967 I had just graduated college and was undecided about what I would do next. At my graduation party my favorite uncle, Jim, put his arm around me and told me that the most…
Some years ago, a highly skilled young athlete came to me for a golf lesson after an unusually poor tournament round trying to qualify for the State Amateur Golf Championship. A Golf Story This student (I’ll call him “Bill”) was a school teacher and a member of the country club at which I was the…
