PAR TEE TIME: My Golf Story

In 8th grade, a basketball injury changed everything. No more contact sports. At the time, devastating. Now, a blessing. It pushed Kyle towards golf, and he was grateful. In high school, his passion for golf deepened. By senior year, he clinched the D1 Individual State Championship and earned "Mr. Golf" honors for the state in 2013. Eastern Michigan University offered him a golf scholars...

Dr. Robert K. Winters is an internationally renowned Sports Psychologist, Author, and Professional Speaker. He holds Bachelor (B.S) and Master’s (M.A.) degrees from Ball State University and earned his Ph. D. doctorate in Sport Psychology from the University of Virginia.  Dr. Winters has spent the past 35 years investigating how one’s thoughts and attitudes affect one’s ability to perform to their...

Joal is a former LPGA Tour player and mother of 3, Division 1 collegiate golfers.  She has been teaching for over 30 years, most recently at IMG Academy in Bradenton.  Joal has a passion for the growth and enjoyment of the game. She uses her skills to empower the student to understand their own swing and tendencies, giving them the tools needed to make adjustments for the betterment of a lifetime...

Brendan Walsh grew up in Philadelphia. He was the twelfth of fifteen kids born by Barbara and William Walsh. I guess when your dad is a legend in the Philly golf scene and known by everyone as “Sarge,” golf isn’t as much of a choice as it is a way of life. One thing is for sure, with seventeen in the family, there was always someone to tee it up with! He has been the Head Golf Professional at The...

The title – director of golf operations – suggests the job is more than running the pro shop and giving lessons. And so it is for J.P. Connelly, who is officially the director of golf operations at the Cohasset Golf Club and oversees a staff of 20 people at the prestigious Donald Ross-designed golf course. But cut a little bit deeper into the mind and soul of the 41-year old Connelly, who arrived...

Nick Newman is a graduate from the University of Louisville where he was the manager of the Women's Basketball team and was a member of the Club Golf Team. After graduation, he has been working his way to becoming a professional tour caddie while also caddying at the renowned Concession Golf Club in Bradenton, Florida.  He's also a really great golfer in his own right. In this episode, K...

Tara Connelly is an independent sales representative from Vero Beach, Florida. She was Massachusetts Women’s Player of the Year 9 times and Massachusetts Player of the Decade from 2000-2009 before moving to Florida. Tara was awarded Florida Player of the Year in 2015 after winning both the Florida Women’s State Stroke Play Championship as well as the Florida Women’s State Mid-Amateur Championship...

Dr. Robert K. Winters is an internationally renowned Sports Psychologist, Author, and Professional Speaker. He holds Bachelor (B.S) and Master’s (M.A.) degrees from Ball State University and earned his Ph. D. doctorate in Sport Psychology from the University of Virginia.  Dr. Winters has spent the past 35 years investigating how one’s thoughts and attitudes affect one’s ability to perform to their...

Rick Stauffer hails from the Greater St. Louis area and is a graduate of the University of Missouri. His love of the game of golf started at an early age as he caddied and worked in the bag room at Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis.   He has worked in the insurance business for many years but has also continued his caddying and golf play along the way. He has caddied for players in the PGA and L...

The Ouimet Fund’s 19th annual Investing in Lifetimes Reception was held at Wellesley Country Club on Wednesday, August 4th. It was wonderful to bring the Ouimet community together and promote our endowed scholarship program to a room full of faces that hadn’t been able to gather in well over a year! With a full group of Scholars, Alumni, and donors in attendance, this event enabled Scholars to mee...

The Northern Irishman, who hails from Whitehead Golf Club in County Antrim, says he is “loving life” in the hot seat of the Head Coach role and has set his sights on leading the team to the National Finals, just as he did as a player during each of his final three seasons. Winsby and his then Warrior team-mates advanced to the NAIA Men’s Golf National Championship in three consecutive years from 2...

Jack Connelly was the 32nd President of the Professional Golfers Association of America who began his golf career as a caddy in South Jersey. A US Army veteran, upon returning from Vietnam Jack obtained his PGA membership and joined the PGA tour. He joined Huntingdon Valley C.C. in 1973 and became Head Professional in 1975 until retiring in 2010. Jack has distinguished himself as a player, winning...

Sophia graduated from Florida Gulf Coast University in 2022 as a Psychology major with a Minor in Marketing. She was a member of the Women's Golf Team. She also attended Seminole State College of Florida, where she helped the team win the NJCAA National Championships during her freshmen year!  Her passion lies in making golf fun and exciting for all, whether that be through enjoyable lessons...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Nothing encapsulates the excitement of the postseason more than the furry-faced Phillie Phanatic. He's one of the greatest mascots in sports, and it's all thanks to Dave Raymond, who started as a Phillies intern. "They said, 'You want to come back?' 'I said, Yeah, what do you want me to do?' 'Go to New York and get fitted for a costume...

The Big Mike Story - May 12th 2023 Big Mike made Big Mike famous, and now he's at Clovernook, with our Mike. The Clovernook Open provides a first class tournament for rising professional golfers.  This year we welcome professional participant, "Big Mike" Visacki, who recently found stardom in the golf world.  Mike's journey is similar to many of our tournament players, but his...

Mike was raised in Huntingdon Valley, then lived and worked in Pittsburgh for 9 years, including three years spent as an Assistant Professional at the Pittsburgh Field Club and six years as the Director of Golf at Edgewood Country Club. Before his move to Pittsburgh, Mike also spent three years as an Assistant Professional at Whitemarsh Valley Country Club. Mike is a graduate of Villanova Universi...

In Dave Frantz's own words...My name is Dave Frantz, and I am a full-time Teaching Professional at Heritage Harbour Golf Club in Bradenton. I am a current High School Golf Coach and a member of the Florida Athletic Coaches Association Hall of Fame, and was voted "Coach of the Year" three times. I have four decades of golf teaching and coaching experience and I guarantee I can help y...

In this episode, Kevin Walsh and Kevin Roy discuss Kevin's journey to regaining his PGA Professional Tour card. The journey hasn't been easy but Kevin tells us how it all works. He regales us with some great stories that golfers and non-golfers alike would love. Golf is like life and if you play golf, you are my friend!  This episode is well worth watching and we hope you enjoy the show!...

Mike is a native of Sarasota, Florida and has been a PGA Member for 30 years . He worked eight years as a Head Golf Professional at multiple facilities on Alabama’s Robert Trent Jones Trail. He returned home in 2000 and spent twelve years as the Director of Golf at The Meadows Country Club.  Before coming to Lakewood National, Mike was a Golf Coach at the IMG Golf Academy learning from the world’s...

Danny Cahill started at Hobson Associates right out of college. He became its Rookie of the Year, top producer and general manager by the age of 26. At 27 he bought the company and has since built it into one of the country's largest search firms specializing in Software Sales, Bio Tech Sales and Industrial Sales talent. He is the only industry "guru" that runs a search firm every d...

Howdy Giles stands and smiles in front of the green at the prestigious Caves Valley Golf Club outside Baltimore, waiting for his picture to be taken. To his right, legendary golfer and now close friend, Arnold Palmer. To his left, former President George H.W. Bush. Taking the picture is the president’s personal photographer. Giles thinks to himself, “What an incredible day for a little ol’ guy fro...

John Riley retired in 2016 after leading government relations for two global corporations. In 2017 he joined former Philadelphia Eagle Kevin Reilly as co-author of his book, Tackling Life and followed that success with his award winning book: Delaware Eyewitness: Behind the Scenes in the First State.  Active in golf for many years, Riley turned his attention to the story of one of the game's...

Howdy Giles stands and smiles in front of the green at the prestigious Caves Valley Golf Club outside Baltimore, waiting for his picture to be taken. To his right, legendary golfer and now close friend, Arnold Palmer. To his left, former President George H.W. Bush. Taking the picture is the president’s personal photographer. Giles thinks to himself, “What an incredible day for a little ol’ guy fro...

ROBBIE DAVIS Florida Southern Women’s Golf Coach, 1997-present Robbie Davis took little time in joining the ranks of national championship coaches at FSC, guiding the Mocs to an NCAA title in 2000, just his third year at the helm. For good measure the Mocs ran off a total of three straight NCAA crowns under Davis, also winning in 2001 and 2002. He has also coached the Mocs to four NCAA national ru...

With generations of international golf experience and knowledge, Grant Price, inspired by his uncle Nick Price’s success in golf, has personally worked with legendary coaches David Leadbetter and David Whelan. Has coached elite players and now focuses on simplifying the golf game for a global clientele, spanning from everyday golfers to professional athletes. He has coached elite players such as t...