College of Golf Class Conducts Season-Ending Charity Golf Tournament

by Dr. Eric Wilson Keiser University College of Golf Executive Director of Golf Operations Keiser University College of Golf (KUCOG), Professor Frank Longabucco’s Tournament Management class members, recently organized and conducted a course and season-ending tournament held at Park Ridge Golf Course in Lake Worth, Florida, to benefit Cystic Fibrosis. Twenty-four players (12 teams) competed…

Numerosity: How You Judge Distance

by Dr. T. J. Tomasi, Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research In our everyday lives, numbers play a big role – they are so important that there is an entire area of your brain devoted to answering this basic question – how many? Ben Harvey, a neuroscientist at Utrecht University…

5 Tips for Playing Golf in the Rain

by Bradley Turner, Keiser University College of Golf Director of Online Golf Instruction I have lived in Florida for 30 years, and I must admit, I do not want to leave the sunshine state. I have experienced too many cold winters growing up in Michigan and played on too many cold and rainy days in…

College of Golf Finishes Third in the NCCGA Regional Tournament

by Dr. Eric Wilson Keiser University College of Golf Executive Director of Golf Operations The Keiser University National Collegiate Club Golf Association (NCCGA) team recently competed in the Florida Regional Golf Tournament at Sandridge Golf Club in Vero Beach, Florida. The Seahawks finished in third place behind winner University of Tampa, and runner-up, the University…

Drills for Skills

by Dr. T. J. Tomasi, Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research        To promote quiet hands and arms in your swing, you must release your head during the swing. Freezing your head in place forces the hands to flip past the body. I also believe releasing the head reduces strain on…

College of Golf Crowns First Short Game League Match Play Champion

by Brian Hughes, Keiser University College of Golf Program Director – PGA, MA With chipping, pitching, and bunker play being such an important element of improving golf performance, we at Keiser University’s College of Golf started a weekly short game competitive league geared toward this area of the game. Each Wednesday during the spring semester,…

Consistent Chips Need Practice

by Dr. T. J. Tomasi, Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research If you are having difficulty controlling the distance of your chips, as in one time you cream it too far, and the next one you leave way too short, my diagnosis is that you are probably losing control of…

Legacy Coaching Series: Alex Morrison

by Bradley Turner, Keiser University College of Golf Director of Online Golf Instruction – MBA, PGA Whenever I see a new student’s golf swing, I can often tell that there was some education behind their swing. I am always curious who the golf coach was that helped produce their “educated golf swing.” The pedigree of…

College of Golf Starts Short Game League

by Brian Hughes, Keiser University College of Golf Program Director – PGA, MA With chipping, pitching, and bunker play being such an important element of improving golf performance, the College of Golf has started a weekly short game competitive league geared toward this area of the game. Each Wednesday during the spring semester, our short…

Practice Failure to be a Winner

by Dr. T. J. Tomasi, Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research If you are a golfer and you want to teach yourself to play better golf, you need to use a correct practice routine to guide your development, a routine in which failure is a harbinger of success. This involves…