Course Review – Tangle Ridge Golf Course
Tangle Ridge Golf Club in Grand Prairie has long been one of our favorite daily fee courses in the area. Ranking No. 5 on the east in this year’s AG Best of Public rankings, Tangle Ridge is a course as unique as the terrain on which it sits. If you have lived in the DFW […]
Travel – Firestone Country Club
Invited Clubs, formerly ClubCorp, is one of the premiere club management companies in the United States, with properties all across the country. One of their most recognizable clubs is familiar to those who have followed the PGA TOUR, Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. Getting to Firestone is pretty painless from Dallas. There are plenty […]
Cover Story – Ryan Palmer
Ryan Palmer is as Texan as they come. The Amarillo native grew up worshipping Texas A&M football and wanting to be an Aggie. He got that chance and after a solid career in College Station, the now 46-year-old is one of the wily veterans on the PGA TOUR. In his career, he has finished in […]
After the Round – 97 West Kitchen & Bar
Hotel Drover is the newest shining star in the Fort Worth Stockyards. Open for less than two years, this luxury property comes with all the bells and whistles you would expect from a high-end hotel development. The warm and inviting lobby immediately sends you into Fort Worth overdrive, with warm woods and the ambiance of […]
Instruction – Winter is for Putting
One thing all great putters have in common is they have a firm lead wrist at impact and a putting stroke driven by rocking the arms, shoulders and not flicking the wrists. Flicking the wrist at impact can cause a lot of inconsistency in the ball starting on the proper line, controlling the speed of […]
Golf Science – Professional Club Fitting for Dummies
It all began when the LPGA Professionals (the teaching and coaching arm of the LPGA) arranged a webinar on club fitting for its members. The speaker gave one of the most clear and meaningful presentations I have ever heard – in golf and in academia. He explained that since he was a kid watching fitters […]
Tech Talk – The Perfect High Tech Home
Remember when “The Jetsons” seemed like the future? Or when the worlds created by our favorite Fantasy and Science Fiction authors seemed decades, or even centuries, away? Well … we’re there. Every day it seems there is breaking news of some new mind-bending technology that promises to make our lives better and easier. Think about […]
Ask the Superintendent – ‘Tis the Season!
It is finally December in DFW, and that means it’s time to decorate for the holidays. Some people and clubs go small … and some go BIG! No matter the extent of your decorating, there are life-long memories to be made this time of year, and the holiday decorations – whether at the club or […]
Fitness – Use the Force
Power is a hot topic across all sports. How can we gain more power to become a better athlete? Unlike most sports, golf is unique, as the ball we are contacting is static prior to contact. Although this may seem like an advantage, this causes power generation to be solely produced by the athlete. So, […]