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The “Tiger Woods Effect’s” Main Victim: Tiger Woods

Amidst all of Tiger Woods’ unbelievable successes, perhaps his most significant and important achievement may also seem like his most trivial: he made golf cool.  For an entire generation of kids, Woods was a hero and viewed in the same light as the best athletes in the other top sports in America. Read more

Recent College Golfers Dominating in 2014

This past Sunday at the Honda Classic in Palm Beach Gardens Florida ended in dramatic fashion with a rare 4-man Sudden Death Playoff. What’s harder to believe is how young the competitors were; Rory McIlroy and winner Russell Henley are both just 24 years old and Russell Knox is also under the age of 30....
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Club Golf Team of Boston College Wins at Stow Acres

The second event of the Spring 2013 NCCGA New England regional season was held April 13-14 at Stow Acres CC in Stow, MA. Saturday’s round was contested on the South course, while Sunday was played on the storied North course, home to a Monday qualifier for the PGA Tour Playoffs Read more

Does McIlroy Really Respect the Game?

There has been a lot of talk about Rory McIlroy’s recent decision to withdrawal from the Honda Classic last Friday. Everyone that has struggled during a round knows the feeling of wanting to quit and just giving up; however, what separates the good players from the great is the perseverance and mental toughness to...
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Back to College Golf with Donald, Scott, and Woods

With every PGA tour player’s success comes an extensive competitive tournament history. College golf in particular has helped sharpen the games of the world's best players to get them Tour ready. Let's take a look back and where three of the PGA Tour’s best were in their college years: (Rankings from GolfWeek) Read more

Does College Golf Play Slowly?

It’s a tournament round and you’re off to a rough start after lipping out a four-footer for par. Only compounding the frustration, there is a multi-group back up on the next par three, the hole that always seems to slow us golfers down, and you are forced to ponder how that par putt didn’t hold...
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