This month we start a series of instruction with one of the golf world's top instructors and most respected gentlemen of the game. He can tell a pretty good story, too. Dr. Wiren spent 20 years in Japan establishing golf schools across the country and has been in demand as an insructor from non-other than Donald Trump and Bill Gates. One of his best qualities though is that he makes a 20 handicapper that makes $40,000 a year feel just as important as Donald Trump when giving instruction or just talking a little golf. We hope you will enjoy what Gary brings to us each month. We are fortunate to have him share with us, just a small portion of his warehouse of knowledge of the game of golf. We thought we would kick off the series with a look at the lighter side of golf. Enjoy.
"One of the regular duties for a golf professional is to give clinics, some of them free, like the ones before ladies day and men's day teeing off. Those clinics may include a couple of rules as reminders to the players on what to do when faced with certain situations. A professional friend of mine had been doing this for thirty years and compiled a list of questions that he has been asked during the course of his career. Here they are." -Dr. Gary Wiren
Excuse me Mr. Professional, but could you tell me...?
1. If the ball falls off the tee in the fairway, are you allowed to re-tee it?
2. If your mulligan is not used on the front nine, can you use it on the back?
3. Is the penalty for a whiff, stroke and distance?
4. Are you allowed to play a lost ball?
5. Are summer rules not in effect when the temperature goes below 40 degrees?
6. Can you ask a fellow competitor your score if you've lost count?
7. Does the 19th hole have to be played in sequence?
8. What happens if you swing at the ball, miss it, and then find out it is not yours?
*collected over a 35 year period.
-Dr. Gary Wiren is in the PGA Hall of Fame, World Golf Teachers Hall of Fame and is Director of Instruction for all Trump Golf Properties. For video tips, a history show, and to be able to connect with the largest learning aids company, Golf Around the World.
This month we start a series of instruction with one of the golf world's top instructors and most respected gentlemen of the game. He can tell a pretty good story, too. Dr. Wiren spent 20 years in Japan establishing golf schools across the country and has been in demand as an insructor from non-other than Donald Trump and Bill Gates. One of his best qualities though is that he makes a 20 handicapper that makes $40,000 a year feel just as important as Donald Trump when giving instruction or just talking a little golf. We hope you will enjoy what Gary brings to us each month. We are fortunate to have him share with us, just a small portion of his warehouse of knowledge of the game of golf. We thought we would kick off the series with a look at the lighter side of golf. Enjoy.
"One of the regular duties for a golf professional is to give clinics, some of them free, like the ones before ladies day and men's day teeing off. Those clinics may include a couple of rules as reminders to the players on what to do when faced with certain situations. A professional friend of mine had been doing this for thirty years and compiled a list of questions that he has been asked during the course of his career. Here they are." -Dr. Gary Wiren
