AROMATHERAPY FOR YOUR GAME

It’s called “Swing Trust Oil” and the company hopes it will do just that for your game – it’s a proprietary blend of essential oils that they say can enhance concentration and increase relaxation.

Click here to listen to an interview with the President of Play With Trust LLC, Chad Van Den Top, who used to be a young golf pro. SWINGTRUSTOIL

Based in Sioux Falls, SD, Play with Trust LLC has launched Swing Trust Oil which costs $29.95. It’s an aromatherapy product targeted at avid golfers looking to enhance their game.

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Kay McMahon

TOP TEACHER TO BE INDUCTED INTO HALL OF FAME NOV. 14

Kay McMahon will become one of four members inducted into the LPGA Teaching and Club Professional (T&CP) Hall of Fame.

The LPGA T&CP will honor its newest inductees next Monday, November 14, at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress in Orlando, FL. The four T&CP inductees will be honored as “individuals who have contributed to the LPGA and to the golf industry.”

McMahon served as the LPGA T&CP National President from 1999-2000. With 35 years of service as a club professional and 33 years as a Class A LPGA T&CP member (starting in 1978), McMahon also became the first woman in the Southern California PGA Section to become a PGA member. She became a Class-A member of the PGA of America in 1986.

Click here to listen to a recent appearance by Kay McMahon on Capitalareagolf.com radio.

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LIFT, CLEAN AND PLACE
By Fred Decasperis

I’ve always found fall golf to be fun. Courses are less crowded and rate specials abound during the fleeting days of the golf season. However, those of us who have continued through the fall this year have had to deal with some very difficult course conditions.

“Wet” and “soggy” were the operative words and nearly all of our shots were impacted by “casual water” and “winter rules.”

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ROTELLA, KEEGAN BRADLEY AND THE ATLANTA ATHLETIC CLUB
By Dave Mahoney

Editor’s note: Dave Mahoney is a Professional Golf Instuctor who teaches at Route 4 Golf Center in North Greenbush and at Murphy’s Driving Range on Route 9 in Saratoga Springs. Mahoney graduated from Columbia High School in East Greenbush and was captain of the golf team at RPI, earning All-ECAC First Team while getting a degree in entrepreneurial management and marketing. You can find him at www.davemahoneygolf.com.

The 2011 PGA Championship was an extra special tournament for me to watch for a couple of reasons. First of all, I had a chance to go back and watch the tournament live on the same course that just three years ago I had the great fortune to tee it up and play on.

Secondly, it was a lot of fun watching rookie Keegan Bradley win his first major championship employing the same principles that Doctor Bob Rotella taught me when I stayed at his house in Charlottesville, Virginia.

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DROPPING OFF THE GREEN
by Fred DeCasperis

Wayne and Nick are about to have a discussion over a ball resting on the wrong green as they compete in their golf league. Both were safely in the fairway when Wayne hit a huge slice over some distant trees.

When he arrived at his ball he found it on the green of an adjacent hole. Wayne called to Nick and said, “Even though I have a clear shot back to our flag, I don’t believe I can hit the ball from this green. What do I do now?”

How should Wayne play it?

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David Leadbetter working with a student in Vermont at Stratton Mountain in 2010.

TOP TEACHER SIGNS REPRESENTATION WITH ICON SPORTS MANAGEMENT

Stow, OH — The world’s #1 golf instructor, David Leadbetter, has signed a management and marketing representation agreement with Icon Sports Management, where he will be represented by R.J. Nemer.

Icon will manage and facilitate all worldwide endorsements and appearances.

“I am excited about our relationship with Icon Sports Management,” said David Leadbetter. “Their innovative approach to golf marketing is a perfect fit for our brand and business initiatives. I look forward to working with R.J. Nemer and his team.”

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MORE ADVENTURES WITH NICK & WAYNE
by Fred DeCasperis

Nick and Wayne are playing a match in their golf league and encounter a somewhat unusual situation. Wayne hit his shot a bit off-line. It landed on the cart path and proceeded to roll into a depressed area on the other side of the path, but still inbounds.

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RELIEF OR ARE YOU ALL WET?
by Fred DeCasperis

Nick and Wayne are playing a match in their golf league and both hit their drives on the first hole. When Nick arrived at his ball he noticed that it had landed about six inches from a sprinkler head. Nick took his practice swing and had a clear path to the green.

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STAKE YOUR CLAIM
by Fred DeCasperis

Wayne and Nick are about to have a discussion over a hazard stake as they compete in their Thursday league.  The format is match play and Wayne is one-up as they begin the 15th hole – a long par-3 with a pond fronting the green.

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