The first step to hitting the ball in the air is the proper grip. There are many ways to grip the club, but I find when you are first learning this is the best way to grip the club as it gives you more control of the clubhead to allow you to hit the ball in the air more consistently.

Step 1: Grip

Start by allowing the grip to rest diagonally across the base of your fingers, not in the palm. From here, point your left thumb straight down the grip, pointing to the clubhead with your index finger pointing to the ground. Your thumb should point down the shaft, creating a “V” shape between your thumb and forefinger. The sharp end of the “V” should point toward your right shoulder. From here, interlock your right pinkie with your left index finger and finish by wrapping the remaining fingers of your right hand around the grip.

Step 2: Gate Drill

Place a golf ball on a tee. From here, place your clubhead next to the tee and place a tee outside of the end of your clubhead (toe of the clubhead) and outside the inside of the clubhead (heel of the clubhead). This makes a gate for you to swing through now. The goal is to hit the middle tee out of the ground underneath the ball.

For this drill, get tees with lines on them. Start with the bottom line on the tee even with the ground where you can see all the lines on the tee when you set up to the ball. Once you hit three out of five golf balls in the air, lower the tee to the next line and hit three out of five balls in the air. Then lower the tee again to the next line and so on until you get to where you don’t see any more lines on the tee when you set up.

Step 3: The Swing to Get the Ball Airborne

Place your clubhead next to the middle tee and hinge your hips back, bending forward and bending your knees slightly. Now that you are in the correct setup position, go to the top of your backswing and have your right hand resting slightly above your right shoulder as if you are holding a pizza box above your right shoulder. The biggest key when you do this is to make sure you stay in your posture and do not stand up out of your posture. From here, swing down and focus on hitting the tee from under the ball. Once you do this, finish with your right hand over your left shoulder on your follow-through mirroring your backswing. The biggest key on your follow-through is that your right shoe is showing, right knee is facing your target and eyes are facing your target. If you’ve ever heard someone say keep your head down, this is one of the biggest myths in golf. You do not want to keep your head down; it will make you hit on top of the ball or hit the ball thin. If you ever watch the 72-time LPGA Tour-winning Annika Sorenstam, she is already looking at her target before she makes impact with the ball. This is proof that you do not need to keep your head down. Your head can rotate right and left but cannot move up and down or front and back. You want to try and keep your head as still as possible when swinging, but when you hit, follow the ball with your eyes. You will see the ball go in the air much more often following the ball with your eyes after hitting than keeping your head down. Following the ball with your eyes and allowing your head to turn gives you a lot more flexibility for your arms to extend to hit the ground to send the ball in the air.

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For starters, Sherrill Park features a true muni-style clubhouse. There is some gear inside if you forget anything essential, and don’t forget to check out their GOAT-themed apparel with “The Ronny” Golf Park featured prominently to celebrate Ronny Glanton, who is the longtime pro at Sherril and one of the most important figures in Metroplex municipal golf.

The clubhouse grill offers your standard municipal track staples like burgers and dogs, but also has other items like chicken tenders or a delicious patty melt. It’s not super fancy, but the food is solid, and the dining area really offers that great city-owned course vibe that you remember from playing with your old man as a kiddo. 

There is a driving range, chipping area and massive putting green, each of which you can use to dial in your game or get loosened up pre-round. 

No. 2 opens with a tough little par 4 that requires a tee shot that carries Spring Creek, which meanders through the property. On a day where the wind is blowing from the south, this tee shot will play much longer, so be sure to choose appropriate tee boxes. Carry the creek and find the fairway, and players will be faced with nothing more than a short iron to a green that is very deep front to back. Pin placements set at the back of this putting surface can add a full club. It can be a tough opening hole, especially if the wind is blowing. 

The second hole offers one of the major design changes from the old layout. A pond was removed to make the hole more user-friendly, and a waterfall was added to provide some visual appeal. The hole isn’t very long, playing around 350 yards from the tips, so longer hitters can be aggressive and look to put a scoring club in-hand, or choose to lay back and play for position. 

No. 3 is a great elevated tee shot which offers a great look at the fairway below. Longer hitters can reach a small creek that crosses the fairway, so a three metal or hybrid might be the play off the tee. The green has some character, making even shots that find the center tough to two-putt. 

The first par 3 of your round on No. 2 comes at the fourth. Playing at close to 190 from the tips, this hole offers a chance to chase the ball up to the green with something that lands short. Missing long here is a no-no, as the green falls off to an abyss of grass and awkward stances, making for a tough up-and-down.

The lone par 5 on the outward nine of this par-70 layout comes at No. 5. This tee shot trundles downhill and should favor the left side of the fairway for the best angle. Should you choose to go for the green, you will need to cover a creek that crosses about a hundred yards short of the green. It’s a gettable par 5 with a good tee shot and a great opportunity to gain a stroke before back-to-back par 4s that feature water. 

The first of those par 4s is the sixth. This isn’t a long par 4, but water all down the left can be a deterrent from banging driver. Sure, you can hit the big dog, but depending on wind conditions and pin placement, a conservative approach with a long iron or hybrid might make more sense. A large bunker also guards the green on the front left, and over the back of the green is no cupcake either, so being precise with your approach is paramount. 

No. 7 is another short par 4 flanked by water. Players can be aggressive, but the closer you get to the green, the more the fairway narrows. Hitting an iron or position would make the most sense here, as finding the fairway is very tough. More water must be carried short and right of the green, and over the back leaves a nasty chip, so be mindful of distance control on your approach. 

After the short par-3 eighth hole, you come to the final par 4 of the opening nine. There isn’t much trouble off the tee to speak of, so those who want to grip and rip can swing away and try to make the hole as short as possible. Just be sure to favor the left side of the fairway for the best angle of approach. 

No. 10 plays back downhill away from the clubhouse, and water on the right is in play for the longer players. A three metal or even hybrid is a smart play for position, and be sure to double-check the approach number as this massive green can leave players with a very long putt from front to back if irons aren’t precise.  

The short par-4 11th hole is another look at Spring Creek, as it runs through the fairway. Big hitters can challenge carrying the creek, but the risk vs. reward is probably not worth it, so another conservative play is the best option. The elevated green is guarded by the creek on the left, so choosing a more conservative shot to the center of the putting surface is the best play, especially when there is a sucker pin on the left portion of the green. 

The first par 3 on the back nine crosses back over the creek in the opposite direction. The narrow green can be hard to hold, so a high cut that lands softly is the best play should you have that shot in your bag. There is a bunker in front of the green that isn’t a bad miss if you feel you won’t be able to hold the green with a longer iron. 

After a pair of short par 4s, players reach the longest hole on the course and the lone par 5 on then inward nine. This par 5 weaves back uphill and plays are a muscular 573 yards from the tips. Although it usually plays downwind, the gentle climb up the hill to the property line makes this feel like it plays longer than it does. A drive up the right center of the fairway is the best play, and even with a good tee shot and an extended flagstick, it can be tough to see the flag. There isn’t much trouble on the hole to speak of, it’s just long and requires brute strength to get there in two. It’s one of my personal favorites of the No. 2 layout. 

A beautiful downhill par 3 comes next with a green flanked by a trio of bunkers. Pins on the left should be avoided, as two of those sand traps can collect balls short or long in that direction. If you want to go flag hunting, hope that the hole is cut in the middle of the green. 

After another short par 4, the final hole at Sherrill Park No. 2 is a par 4 that plays back over the same creek you saw on No. 1. Use the bunker on the right as a good target line, and the grade of the fairway will work tee shots back to the middle. It’s a great view that climbs the hill back to the footprint of the clubhouse. It’s not horribly tough, so No. 18 offers one final chance at a birdie as you finish up your loop. 

Sherrill Park is a great facility to loop 36. Have some breakfast, hit up one of their two courses, then lunch and play the other course in the afternoon. Now that No. 2 has reopened, I would suggest checking it out to see the new greens and some of the other sprucing up of this fun layout. 

Sherrill Park has it all, including some of the nicest staff members anywhere in DFW. Glanton is one of our most beloved pros in the area, and he’s almost always there to greet players with a smile. There is a reason he was awarded the 2020 PGA of America Golf Professional of the Year. 

Overall, if you live in the area or nearby, Sherrill Park is a no-brainer. Both courses are fun and enjoyable. If you aren’t near Richardson, be mindful of your tee time, as traffic can be a real bear getting in and out of the area depending on when you play. Given the pair of courses and overall value, Sherrill can get crowded, so be sure to have a plan when preparing to book your time. 

Two courses and a great municipal vibe. Sherrill Park should be right in your wheelhouse. 

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The perfect opportunity to test that hypothesis came during the PGA TOUR Champions’ West Coast swing, which began with the Hoag Classic at the Newport Beach Country Club in Orange County, California. It was followed by the Galleri Classic presented by Spotlight Casino 29 at the Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage/Palm Springs, Southern California.

It all began with a question posed to Jack Nicklaus, who was the guest speaker at the Hoag Classic Community Breakfast sponsored by Hoag Orthopedic Institute. What thoughts did the G.O.A.T have in his heyday when he was making his best shots? “I never worried about the mechanics. Mechanics is you take it from here, put it here, take it here. I never did any of that. I swung the golf club and put it in a path that I felt like I needed to, for the shot I wanted to play. And I had the shot in my head, and I made my body do what I wanted it to do.”

Fast forward to the Tour players of today. Which of our hypothesized issues could they possibly have? The TOUR Champions’ players are all legends of yesteryear, with decades of experience in managing their way around a golf course, handling their short game and putting extremely well. Now have the added bonus of modern equipment – clubs and balls – that gives them an edge compared to their days on the regular Tour. The question posed to all those interviewed was, “What do you still struggle with in your swing, and what ball flight does it result in?”

Padraig Harrington, a great seeker of golf swing information, and a keen teacher of golf to average golfers on social media, had a very prompt reply. “I think most guys, when we get to this age, we fear the left-hand side of the golf course. Drawing the ball is for young guys, and I think when you get a little older, you’ve hit one too many shots left. Anything going left is very upsetting for me. If I’m hitting hooks, (I’m) not playing good golf, and I would have a fear of that.” 

What causes his hook?  “I tend to stop and back up a little bit and lean back, and I’ve not released the club. And then I have a very unfortunate reactionary late release. So the cure for it is to be brave and release the club from the top of the swing, which most amateurs don’t want to do. If you don’t want to hit it left, release the club as hard as you can from the top of the backswing, and that’s going to be a constant release. Whereas most hooks are somebody trying not to release the club, and then it gets too late, they’re stuck and it flips.”

Another golfer who in keenly analytical about all aspects of golf is Kirk Triplett. He has struggled with a lack of consistency and, “I just end up in a groove where I just kind of play my miss (short right) all day.”

Can he guarantee the short-right miss? “Yeah. But if I hit a good one—I’m afraid of hitting a good one. I can’t really plan for that. I’m putting more effort in and getting less energy to the ball.” For Triplett, it’s mainly a need to hit a solid enough strike to control the ball flight characteristics.

“As a competitive golfer you play in so many different conditions, you have to have a strong ball flight, or you have to be able to control the parameters of your ball flight – trajectory and spin – and you can only do that by hitting the ball in the middle of the face. If you don’t hit the ball in the middle of the face, you’re going to get what the face gives you. You’re not going to be able to choose how to play a shot. If you have a left or right wind and all you can do is hit the ball low off the heel, you’re going to have to aim way too far left to be able to control the ball. So those are the things that have been frustrating for me in the last few years.”

One of the greatest-ever European golfers, Colin Montgomery, stated that his main woes all revolved around trying to get onto his toes at impact. “I struggle with my feet and my heels, which means a struggle with the hook. If you’re too far away from the ball, you tend to struggle with a hook because you hit the ball off the toe, and that causes a hook. I’m trying to get on top of the ball on my toes, and that encourages a better ball flight—I’m higher, I’m taller – and (have) better ball flight because I’m on my toes and not on my heels.”

Notah Begay III claimed, “I struggle with getting out of sequence between my upper body and my lower body. My lower body gets a little too fast, and then what happens as a result is that the club – what a lot of golfers can relate to – gets behind me, and then I usually just miss it right … a blocked shot.”

One golfer, Cameron Percy, had a simple solution to his problem. “I struggle hitting fades – I hit a draw – bad! Lots of pulls.” What should you do to hit more fades? “Hit more balls with a visual thing in front of me – I aim too far right.” 

José Maria Olazabál and Corey Pavin both suffer from a lack of distance. While the former smiled and said about his struggles, “Everything, nowadays,” he added that he tries to hit a high draw with his driver to make up for the length he has lost. The latter said, “The biggest thing I work on is to make a good shoulder turn going back. That’s probably the one thing that it’s the hardest thing for me to do, so I work on that most of the time. The bigger your shoulder turn, the further you’re going to hit it and usually the more solidly you’ll hit. It’s just something I’ve always struggled with. I tend to take it a little outside when I take it back, and that limits shoulder turn, so I try to take it inside a little more.”

Finally, Mario Tiziani said that the thing he works most on is tempo, as it tends to get too fast sometimes, especially during his takeaway. He feels the need to prevent a quick takeaway and let it sequence correctly. At the same time, David Duval cited a similar issue and spoke about rhythm, especially during transition, being his biggest issue.

It can be seen that even the best golfers have swing issues that they are constantly trying to fix. Unfortunately, while these seniors may have picked up bits and pieces of older golf swing concepts, and some of them keep abreast with the latest trends in the golf swing, too, there is minimal understanding of “cause and effect.” That will be discussed for all of these pro golfers, in anatomical terms, and using a unique phone-based app to demonstrate, next month.

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It’s a different story at the TGR Learning Labs in Anaheim, California, however. Here, many of the fifth to 12th graders who avail of the variety of learning opportunities available, often “Don’t fully understand who Tiger Woods is, although they see his name etched on the side of the building” (fastcompany.com). 

This amazing institution is run by the TGR Foundation that was set up by Tiger and his father, Earl Woods, in 1996. The TGR Foundation was established to expand the Woods’ family legacy of sharing and caring. It started with golf and later expanded to focus on education after 9/11, when Tiger said to his dad, “It doesn’t feel right, after what just happened, to have golf be a priority,” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQ0LPuweBgA  ). Tiger’s vision for the Learning Lab was to create safe, inspiring spaces for kids to “learn, grow and chase after their dreams.”

As TGR Foundation and its Learning Labs is the main beneficiary of the annual Genesis Invitational, a signature event of the PGA TOUR, it seemed appropriate to make a deep dive into everything about this unique institution, soon after the event took place. To learn more about what has been offered to the over 200,000 mostly underserved children who have enrolled in its many programs over the past 19 years of its existence.  

The President of TGR Learning Labs and National Programs is Hrag Hamalian, an experienced educator whose life’s work has been to facilitate the growth and education of underserved children. He founded his first school at age 23, specifically to improve the opportunities for under-resourced kids, which is why the TGR Foundation’s work of moving students from passion to education to career really spoke to him. “My goal is to show how TGR Foundation has such a phenomenal impact on lots of kids,” he avers. 

While The Genesis Invitational raises funds for TGR Foundation activities, the core of it, for Hamalian, is that it provides exposure for their students during the event – whether it be in public speaking or as tee starters, or for media interviews, behind-the-scenes tours, or job shadowing with professionals. Moreover, it “Exposes the world to our work,” thus helping grow the TGR Foundation community and harness funding through local communities, corporate partners, foundations and individual philanthropists.

What does the flagship TGR Learning Lab in Anaheim have to offer? STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) education, health and well-being, and career and college readiness. Some of the courses offered (which grow and expand all the time, often based on students’ suggestions) include drone technology, multimedia production, computer science, forensic science, chemistry, podcasting, anatomy and epidemiology, biodiversity and entomology, biotechnology, website and app coding!

The STEAM courses are offered as after school programs, School Day programs, Saturday workshops, field trips and summer programs. So that every child interested can participate according to their own schedule and interest level. There are also career explorer/college access programs. While the School Day programs and field trips begin in fifth grade and have a career-connected learning component, the career explorer and college access programs are open to middle and high school students.

Moreover, adds Hamalian, the “Earl Woods scholar Program – which is a very high-touch program – includes mentorship, financial support and long-term support over the course of four years for students to get through college.”

It does not end there. The Learning Lab also provides educator professional development, including the prestigious STEM Studio. Where else on this planet can students – and their teachers – be exposed to all that … at absolutely no cost. 

Every year, 8,000 to 9,000 school-aged kids participate in Learning Lab activities, and now, the Learning Labs is expanding nationally – to West Philadelphia in April 2025 and Los Angeles in 2026. Each program in the new locations will blend education, career-preparation and a sport – golf in Philadelphia and tennis in Los Angeles. Which is why Hrag Hamalian is excited about his job, entailing building new centers in new cities, bringing the staff there, authentically engaging the community, and adapting the existing programming model to serve the kids in the new locations.

Naturally, as TGR Foundation was founded by GOAT golfer Tiger Woods, every student who goes through the TGR Learning Lab Anaheim, through the field trips, usually gets a golf club in their hand and gets to participate in some form of golf activity. For students who want to take that a step further, the Learning Lab offers Saturday workshops and clinics and after-school classes. They actually also have an after-school class called the “science of golf.”

The TGR Learning Lab, thus, is in excellent hands, with people such as Hamalian and Gyla Bell, the Senior Executive Director of the Anaheim Learning Lab, and many other highly qualified and enthusiastic individuals continually promoting the growth and development of this unique learning facility. In fact, the word “teacher” or “instructor” has been replaced here with “learning facilitator” – a sure indication of the kind of impact these dedicated people hope to have.

What does Tiger Woods himself feel about how his entire plan has unfolded and how it continues to grow?  He was asked, two years ago, by Damon Hack of the Golf Channel, “When you think of the impact it will have going forward for students, what are you most excited about?” Tiger explained how amazing it was to see students return after joining the workforce or going to college, eager to share and, in turn, having new students intern for them. “That’s what’s crazy, and that’s the cycle that I want to see,” he said. 

Which is why, despite everything that he has achieved and will continue to achieve, TGR Foundation and its Learning Labs will live on as perhaps Tiger’s greatest legacy. 

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Which brings me to this month’s Ask the Superintendent question: what is aeration and why do we need to do it? So, sit back and let me give you the ABCs of aeration so you can understand the methods behind the madness and help teach others the impact a quality aeration program has on highly maintained turf grass, both on the course and on our home lawns.

Aeration Basics

Aeration, by the most basic of definitions, is the process of puncturing the soil’s surface with small holes or slices to reduce compaction and help air, water and nutrients better penetrate the soil. This helps improve overall turf/plant health and reduces the need for pesticides and other inputs. Depending on the type of grass, aerations are scheduled to improve growing conditions during the peak season for the turf. Warm-season grasses are usually aerated during the middle of the summer, allowing for the most positive impact to the soil and plant, especially roots, while cool-season grasses are aerated when temperatures are cooler, allowing the turf to respond to the process with optimum results. 

When it comes to putting greens, I am sure you have asked your favorite golf club and superintendent why we are aerating the greens when they are just really getting good. The answer is complex, but we are highly maintaining putting green turf and often mowing it at or below .125 or one-eighth of an inch. It is critical that we manage the root zone for optimal health and part of that requires us to manage the amount of organic matter in the root zone upper four inches. Organic matter is essential for a smooth surface, but if the percentage of organic matter becomes too high it can seriously damage the grass. 

We use aeration to control organic matter, often we target 18 percent removal of organic matter annually, which is verified by advanced soil testing. We often incorporate topdressing with clean and properly sized sand to help us manage organic matter, reduce healing time and smooth the surface (which helps increase ball roll or green speed). Aeration is a critical cultural practice that produces healthy turf and sustainable playing conditions for golf courses. Superintendents schedule aerations well in advance but can shift these dates if weather conditions warrant a shift to protect the turf. Ask your superintendent or golf professional for the current schedule and plan your expectations accordingly. 

What is an Aerifier and Aeration Tines?

The machine that actually performs the aeration is called an aerifier, and there are many quality makers and models available for greens or fairways. They come in many colors and sizes. Most golfers are familiar with the term aerifier, but there is a lot of confusion around the aeration tine. Let’s take a quick look at the basics. The aeration tine is the replaceable part of the aerifier that actually penetrates the soil. A coring or hollow tine is hollow in the center and actually removes a section of soil and roots when used, thus creating a core that can be removed from the area and replaced with sand or other amendments. Hollow tines can be specially tipped with harder metals to last longer and take a cleaner, less stressful core, and they may also be side-eject or top-eject. The side-eject tine is better for small-sized tines, preventing soil and roots from clogging the tine. These tines are available in various sizes; the most popular are ¼,” ½”and 5/8”.  A pro tip is to know if these sizes are OD or ID, short for Outside Diameter or Inside Diameter; a half-inch OD tine is smaller than a half-inch ID tine. 

This matters when you are recovering from aeration and trying to reach a specific percentage of organic removal in a certain number of aerations. The size and spacing of aeration tines determine how much material is actually removed. Conversely, solid aeration tines do not remove a core, but rather are a single metal piece that opens a channel for air and water exchange by forcing materials outward and downward. This allows recovery much sooner but does not actually remove organic matter from the soil. Often superintendents use both types of tines, especially on putting greens or tees at different times during the year to balance playability and cultivation requirements. We also use spooning tines on larger aerifiers to cultivate lesser maintained turf areas such as roughs, as well as commercial and home lawns. Spooning tines are usually attached to a roller or drum that is lifted and lowered and is ground-driven. This type of aeration is aggressive and does create a core. You can rent smaller walk-behind models from most garden centers or hire a local lawn care contractor.

Honorable Mention

There are several other types of cultivation/aeration that are tools that superintendents use to manage turf that should be mentioned, as they are commonly partners to the larger aeration processes. Slicing or spiking is using a metal blade to make a slit or slice in the upper part of the soil and root zone to relieve surface tension and improve water absorption and increase root health. 

Vertical mowing or verticutting when the blades are set below the soil line to remove small amounts of compacted soil. Vertical mowing to remove leaf tissue only helps with leaf and light management but does not have the same impact as mowing below the soil line. Deep drill aerations or verti-drain aerations are very helpful with managing secondary organic matter layering and managing the health of the entire rootzone. These can often go up to 8” deep and can also be paired with other traditional core aerations in extreme circumstances. 

DryJect aerations are another option where we blast sand into the root zone usually with other amendments to quickly change the composition of the root zone soil. We will cover these in greater detail in future articles, but for now know that these are specialty processes that are designed to address specific conditions that impact soil health and turf quality. If you have questions, by all means, ask your superintendent. 

Conclusions

Aeration is a cultural practice that helps create healthy soils, plants and excellent playing conditions. The processes around aeration can include multiple types of tines (sizes and spacing) as well as sand topdressing and the addition of fertility and soil amendments. Turf type and maintenance history dictate when and how often aeration occurs. It is best to aerate turf when it’s at its healthiest. Soil samples and testing can accurately determine organic content of soils and help establish goals to remove a percentage of the organic matter annually; 18 percent is a common amount. 

Aeration is a normal part of the maintenance of high-quality turf, and you should ask your superintendent any questions regarding aeration scheduling and processes. Aeration is an inconvenience today that protects the future of the turf assets, but it is the “ounce of prevention being worth a pound of cure” adage. Be patient, stay informed and work with club management to make things optimum for everyone. 

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If you want the ball to go left or draw more, rotate your hands to the right on the club at setup, having both thumbs to the right of the logo on the grip. When you do this, you will see more knuckles on your left hand, allowing the ball to go more left. The more knuckles you see on your left hand and the more of your right palm you see, the more left the ball will go. 

If you want the ball to go right or fade more, turn your hands to the left on the club. The more your thumbs are left of the logo on the grip, the more right the ball will go. The less knuckles you see on your left hand and less of the palm of your right hand you see, the more right the ball will go. 

For more solid contact, address the ball with the grip slightly ahead of the golf ball at setup. Have the grip point to the inseam of your left pants leg. This will promote your hands to be ahead of the ball at impact, helping you compress the ball and have more solid contact when hitting. 

Here is an important drill to help with more solid contact when hitting. Place an alignment stick six inches behind the golf ball and start with small swings, swinging in length from hip high to hip high without a golf ball, practicing brushing the grass in front of the alignment stick. After doing this, focus on hitting the ball in front of the alignment stick. If you hit the alignment stick, this means your weight was on your trail foot at impact, which will cause you to either top the ball or hit it thin. Your weight needs to be on your lead side at impact. 

For more tips or questions, e-mail kpikegolf@gmail.com

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The 21st century PGA TOUR caddie is a far cry from the pot-bellied, beer-chugging, hot-dog eating person of the past. They’re younger, fitter, and typically former players who, at one time, had their own ambitions to compete, and thus have an insider view of the game at the highest level.

During the PGA TOUR’s 2025 Farmers’ Insurance event hosted at Torrey Pines in San Diego, several caddies were amused and pleasantly surprised to be asked whether they would be willing to be interviewed for an article, rather than their famous golf bosses. Geno Bonnalie is one of the most experienced caddies of those interviewed, as he has been with Joel Dahmen for almost 11 years. Naturally, the first question for him was, “What’s with all the ups and downs – are the issues physical, mental, or perhaps something to do with injury?” Bonnalie responded, “It’s just golf. Golf is a very hard sport to play consistently. I think it’s very cyclical … always up and down. When you’re playing good, it’s great, when you’re playing bad, it feels like you’re never gonna play good again.” 

Bonnalie and Dahmen grew up together and have been friends for a long time. Did he ever have any ambitions to be a pro himself? “Yeah,” Bonnalie said, “but I just wasn’t good enough.” How do so many caddies know this, one wondered? In his case, it was that “Joel always beat me very badly even as kids, so I knew that he had it and I did not, even though I was an OK player.”

Given their long-time relationship, what does he do for Dahmen? Most especially, he helps him have a “Positive mental attitude. He trusts me. I feel like I make smart decisions,” Bonnalie said. “Obviously, there’s times where I make mistakes and make a wrong decision, but I think my golf IQ is pretty high. And we have a great relationship to where I can be truthful and tell him what I think. Sometimes I’m wrong and I get in trouble, but I always have a reason for what I do.” 

Mainly he believes that strategizing around the golf course – when it’s time to take a risk versus be smart – realizing that pars and sometimes even bogeys are a great score. Trying to minimize doubles is what’s important.

Does Bonnalie have any aches and pains from lugging around a golf bag he estimates to weigh 45 lbs. for over a decade? He does have feet and some back issues, but right now feels healthy, and stretches sometimes.  And for his hard work, a caddie such as him can expect a base weekly salary plus anywhere from five to 10 percent of his player’s earnings, depending on the relationship with the player.  

David Flynn is Trey Mullinax’s caddie. If he is even half as efficient a caddie as he is at responding to questions for this interview via text, he must be a great support system for his player. This 32-year-old has been caddying professionally since he was 22, but also grew up caddying at country clubs since he was 15. As with most modern caddies, he got into caddying because, “I played in college and was no way near good enough to play professionally,” Flynn said. “A friend and teammate asked me to caddie for him a little bit, and I liked the job and … well, 10 years later, I’m still doing it.” 

Flynn and Mullinax worked together for almost five years from 2016-2020, then spent a few years apart, and reunited last year. He’s also worked for Kevin Tway and Robby Shelton, as well as a few others.

What does he do for his players? “Every job is different out here … and to be perfectly honest, even day-to-day, week-to-week, the job can change with a player,” Flynn said. “There’s certainly a factor of helping with strategy on the course. But ultimately, I think this job is about being good company, as a player has to be around his caddie a lot and in a lot of different circumstances. Some more intense than others. A good caddie is someone a player wants to be around, trusts in a pressure situation, and can rely on for anything from showing up on time to telling the hard truth.”

Sadly, Flynn does have a few aches and pains to show for his many years of caddying for professional golfers. “This is the only body I’ve got and I’m afraid I haven’t treated it kindly by lugging around that darn bag for 10 years!” he said. 

Another caddie who lugs around a famous bag is Will Wilcox, who caddies for Sungjae Im. Will actually played the Korn Ferry and PGA Tours for four years. He’s 38-years-old now and does have some aches and pains but says “It’s not too bad.” In fact, perhaps it is to be expected given that he caddied for Im for 27 of 52 weeks last year, carrying around a 30 lb. bag, which is “Not too heavy, but is a little awkward,” he said. 

The remuneration for the job probably made it all worthwhile, with a base weekly salary of $2000 and seven percent of his player’s earnings – given that Im made $10 million in 2024. Wilcox helps his player a lot and is able to offer advice on, “Picking the number, determining how long it’s going to be playing, what club to use, how the lie is going to impact the shots, and I also read most of the putts.”

The person who caddies for in-form Justin Lower is Chad Gonzales. “This is my third year with him,” says Gonzales. He did try to play competitively himself early in his career, but it was a financial struggle and it “Just wasn’t working out.” What he does do best for his player is to “Keep my player calm, comfortable and confident,” as well as help in the prep work along with the coach, by ‘walking the course’ and knowing everything his player might require of him. 

He also looks at a lot of PGA TOUR data – from the last few events as well as from previous years. This helps him offer suggestions on the best way to play the course. For instance, where did most of the field make birdie where his player did not? He also looks at “feet of putts made” (the sum of all actually holed putts on every green totaled over all 18 holes). For Lower, a good number is about 80 to 85. Gonzales is an enthusiastic 36-year-old caddie who works with his player’s trainer once or twice a week to stay fit and avoid any pain.

Another golfer whose game is improving in recent months is Rico Hoey. His caddie, 38-year-old Brian Martin, has been with him for two years, prior to which he caddied for Kurt Kitayama. “I used to play and then I had to figure out a way to make some money.” Martin said. He found it easy to caddie for pros because of his playing background, as players prefer caddies who have played with them in the past and can rely on what they’re saying more.  Martin has been “on the road” since he finished school and mainly helps his players have a positive mindset. When someone is hitting the shots, they might see something negative like a water hazard, while he only sees good shots and where the golfer should go. 

“Everyone gets mad and upset or angry or whatever it is – you just gotta try to pull them back to know that they’re good enough to start a good stretch,” he said. Martin goes to the gym “all the time,” even though his golf bag currently weighs only 25 lbs, compared, as he says, to the typical 40 lb. ones. 

A more recent addition to caddie ranks is 28-year-old Dan Woodbury, who has been caddying for Trevor Cone for three years. “Trevor and I were college teammates – we played golf together at Virginia Tech (where Woodbury earned a finance degree). We were college teammates and just good buddies, and he asked me to start caddying for him,” Woodbury said. 

Did Woodbury ever have playing ambitions of his own? “I did, so I was doing that before he asked me, and I was ready to give it up and look into the finance world and do something else … and just got lucky with the timing of it,” he said. Which helped him to remain in the golf world, something he loves, especially as he’s in good shape and his average-for-Tour 40 lb. bag does not seem to be a bother for him.

What he uniquely brings to the table for Cone is a mixed bag. A lot of it for him happens from Monday through Wednesday before a tournament starts. Observing how Cone practices and getting ready for the tournament each week. Then, course management-wise what to hit off tee boxes, targets, reading greens – he says he wears a lot of different hats. His best skills are green reading and building a practice schedule. “For each of us, we all do different jobs – depending on what our players want,” Woodbury said. 

Raphael Campos has a relatively young 23-year-old caddie, Cameron Smith. “I grew up playing golf. I played in college, and I really wanted to go down the golf route,” Smith said. “I was playing a lot and I felt like I got as good as I could, and I couldn’t beat the best guys around me. It’s a very fine line in golf between being good and great. I’m still an amateur, so I can play tournaments whenever I want to.” 

Smith has already been caddying for four to five years. This young caddie does not find the 40 lb. bag he carries around to be a big deal and said, “It’s not too bad – you kind of get used to how much it weighs.”   

The caddie of the 21st century is a younger, fitter, more enthusiastic version of those of bygone years and probably quite eager to partake of a piece of the ever-increasing pie that is the PGA TOUR purse. Even the 18-hole walk over ever-lengthening, hilly courses and the unnecessarily heavy, balance-diminishing golf bags do not seem to deter these brave men or be a cause for complaint. No one seemed to be dissatisfied with the job and, in fact, said that “Caddying is a great way to stay in the game competing” or “It’s fun” or “I wanna keep doing this for the rest of my life.” 

Thus, the PGA TOUR is not only profitable for the players themselves and the many charities it serves, but also for another group of happy campers – the caddies.

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Shortly after the completion of the clubhouse, the City of Arlington announced Rangers would be the host site of the Korn Ferry Tour’s Veritex Bank Championship, an event that brought another professional tournament to DFW. The event has been met with plenty of success, boasting winners like Tyson Alexander, who won back-to-back in 2021 and 2022, journeyman Spencer Levin, who took home the hardware in 2023, and Tim Widing, who is the defending champ. The tournament has been so well received, the city, Vertiex and the Korn Ferry Tour recently announced a six-year extension to their partnership, which will keep the event rolling into the near future. 

Speaking of that beautiful 34,000-square-foot clubhouse, one of the first things you notice when you enter is the large display case to your left, with plenty of Texas Rangers baseball memorabilia to check out. It’s a great first impression and a quick toe-dip into the baseball-themed adventure upon which you are about to embark. 

If you are looking for a bite to eat, then check out the “Home Plate” restaurant and patio. Home Plate continues the baseball theme, with Rangers jerseys from every era of the franchise framed and displayed on the walls. There is even a large mural of Hall of Fame third baseman Adrian Beltre on one of the walls. There are plenty of TVs, including one wall that features eight screens that can display different programs, or be synced to form one large screen. It’s a great feature, making Home Plate not only a great place to chill out pre- or post-round, but also a killer spot to just pop in for a burger, beer and catch your favorite team on the tube. 

If you are interested in some of the food served at Home Plate, I recommend the Rangers burger, which is a brisket-infused Nolan Ryan beef patty, topped with bourbon bacon jam, white cheddar and crispy onion straws. If you are looking for something a little lighter, then try the crispy tofu power bowl, which is mixed greens, tofu, quinoa, bell pepper, pickled red onion, avocado, egg, cucumber and carrots. It’s a sure-fire way to fuel your body for your afternoon on the course. Wash any of the dishes down with an ice-cold beer, cocktail or iced tea. 

If you are looking for a venue for your next tournament or corporate outing, the new clubhouse features a large banquet hall that is perfect for functions or to settle up scores after a charity scramble. It will also serve as the player hospitality area and check-in for this month’s Korn Ferry event. They are also experts in wedding planning, making it a perfect place to get hitched. There is also a great patio, which is another great place to sit down for lunch or to host a post-tournament lunch and awards ceremony. 

Texas Rangers also boasts one of the best overall practice facilities in the area. They offer a massive driving range, with multiple targets to refine your game or get loose before your round. There is also a great putting green near the clubhouse, and a secondary, smaller place to roll a few just to the west of the driving range. Three chipping and short-game greens are available; each one offers a bunker, so this is a primo place to dial in those wedge shots and shave some strokes. The practice facility is so versatile, that you will often see the University of Texas at Arlington golf team working on their games there. 

To really appreciate this property, we must take a look at the 18-hole, par-72 John Colligan-designed golf course. If you have yet to play the course, but have attended the Korn Ferry event, then you should be aware that the nines are flipped for the Veritex Bank Championship. This means that the par 5 that usually plays as No. 9 for the daily fee player, actually plays as the final hole when the professionals spin through town. 

No. 1 is a great and fun appetizer for the rest of the round. A par 5, called “Lead Off,” is a dogleg left with a large bunker in the middle of a vast landing area. Longer hitters can cut off the dogleg, leading to a great opportunity at an opening birdie. If you can’t cut off the corner, pick a side to miss the bunker on and commit. The right side almost certainly makes this a three-shot hole, but the left can find a speed slot, offering some additional roll and an outside chance at getting home in two. 

After a par 4 at No. 2, comes the first par 3 of the round, called “Ballpark.” Playing at 185 from the tips, this hole must carry a small pond to a green with a severe back-to-front pitch. Anything too long can find a bunker, leaving a nasty downhill effort right back toward the water. 

After the third comes one of my favorite stretches in DFW municipal golf. This trio of holes opens with an uphill par 4 playing at just 375 yards. Sure, it’s short, but water on the left (which is barely visible from the tee) can swallow balls pulled left. There is a little more room on the right off the tee than it appears, so be sure to find the right half of the short grass for the best angle. Should you want to be hyper-aggressive, there is a “lower” fairway just over the bunker on the left that is completely blind to the players from the tee. This lower landing area will leave a closer, but far more awkward, approach shot. 

Arguably the most scenic hole on the property is No. 5. This one, nicknamed “Double Play,” plays downhill across the irrigation lake in the middle of the course. The elevation change is about 40 feet from the tee box to the split fairway. There are a trio of wire grass-lined bunkers in the middle, making this a visually intimidating, but stunning, look from the tee. Taking the left fairway is much tighter, but offers a shorter approach. Taking the right fairway is far more forgiving, but can leave a much longer second shot. This does happen to be one of the flattest greens on this Colligan design, so there is some opportunity to make a long one here should you find the green in regulation. 

The final hole of this whimsical trio is the shortest hole on the course. This par 3 can play as much as 135 yards when the pin is tucked in the back right. But should the pin be all the way up front on this serpentine green, it can routinely play just 80 yards or so. If you are one of those longtime players who have never captured the elusive ace, the front pin placement on No. 6 at Rangers offers as good a chance to dunk one as any par 3 in the Metroplex. 

After a couple of par 4s at No. 7 and No. 8, comes the long finishing hole to the outward nine. “Around the Horn” gets its nickname due to its long and winding design that culminates back up a steep hill to the back of the clubhouse. Playing at 605 from the tips, this hole is anything but short, and coupled with a tee shot that is hit into the usually southerly prevailing winds, it can play very long. The fairway is wide off the tee but begins to narrow a bit around the 275-yard mark. From there, longer players can have a go at the green, but water left eliminates that side as a bailout. The water left of the green streams downhill and cascades across the fairway, adding some challenge to those who choose to lay up. Overall, it’s a tough hole, especially on days where the winds are ripping out of the south. 

After a short par 4 at No. 10, players face the par-3 11th. This hole doesn’t look to be terribly challenging from the tee, and playing at just 173 yards from the back tees, it’s not exactly a monster length-wise. But this hole can be a bit of a Rubik’s Cube for those who haven’t seen the course more than a handful of times. For starters, this hole almost always plays directly into the south wind. There are trees behind the green, so often when you are standing on the tee, you don’t see much movement from the pin flag or feel that wind as you get prepared to tee off. Secondly, there is a subtle uphill climb to the putting surface, so that almost always adds a half club to the yardage. Combine the two, and you see player after player come up short in the massive front bunker. Should you choose the right stick and hit the green, the fun doesn’t stop there, as the almost 7,000 square-foot putting surface is split by a large hump in the middle. So if you don’t hit the proper side of the green, a two-putt could be a tall order. 

No. 12 is one of the few holes on the property that really requires a precision tee ball, but it does appear to be tighter simply because it is one of the few holes where trees frame the hole on both sides. Finding the fairway is paramount here but will still leave a mid-iron for most players. 

If there is a hole at Texas Rangers that presents a little bit of controversy, it would be No. 13. This hole is a 512-yard par 5. Well, it plays as a par 5 for the daily fee player. For those teeing it up in the Veritex Bank Championship, it is played as a par 4 (also, it is played as No. 4) in the tournament. The tee shot here is straightforward; players just need to avoid the water left and some bunkers and native vegetation right. The controversy, if you can call it that, lies with the second shot. The green sits about 10 feet lower than the layup area, but the hole plays short enough to entice almost every player to go for the green in two. The way the green sits and the pitch of the surface don’t receive shots as well as they probably should for a par 5. Long irons that carry into the green will rocket off the back and usually never be seen again. Laying up is an option, but even wedge shots tend to release, making it tough to get the ball close to the hole. It’s quirky, and the fact it plays as a par 5 for amateurs helps. But it is a hole that should be a scoring opportunity that can turn into much worse with the way the green is carved out. 

The final stretch at Texas Rangers Golf Club offers some chances to score. No. 16 is a short par 4 that plays just 327 from the back tees. It does creep a little bit back uphill. So even though it may seem like you can get to the green from the tee, you may fall a bit short. Laying up is a wise option, but the great equalizer here is the funhouse putting surface. Pins up in the front can be hard to get close, as everything wants to run away toward the back, and carry it too far into the green and a severe ridge will send shots careening some 35-40 feet away. A chip or putt from back-to-front is no cupcake either, as this effort can be very tough to judge. On this approach shot, pick a number and commit to it for the best chance at a birdie. 

No. 17 is one of the few holes that uses a similar routing as the old Chester W. Ditto Golf Course. This hole runs parallel to North Collins St. and plays as a 405-yard par 4. The tee shot requires players to shape something from right to left and also avoid a bunker in the middle of the fairway. Those players who can execute a high draw with the driver will have a distinct advantage over players who play a fade. Favoring the right side of the fairway is the best option, but will leave around 170 yards remaining into another fascinating green complex with a runoff on the left and a bunker on the right. 

The final hole of the day is a very gettable par 5. It’s a great finishing hole for those groups that might have some money on the line. Anything from eagle to triple bogey is in play on this hole called “Walk Off.” This hole trundles downhill about 25 feet from the tee to the landing area and then climbs 25 feet back up to the green. Carry the cross bunker that is visible from the tee, and a speed slot will send balls deep into the fairway, offering a great look at getting home in two. Four water ponds ascend the hill on the right, featuring meandering brooks that spill from pond to pond on the way down the hill, offering a stunning final view, and one more obstacle to avoid. The green is heavily contoured, so don’t assume hitting the green in two or in regulation will lead to a simple birdie or par. It’s a great finishing hole to a course that has become one of our favorites in the area. 

Texas Rangers is rightfully a great place to host a Korn Ferry event. The professionals make birdies in bunches on this layout, but amateurs can choose an appropriate set of tees and have those same opportunities. For the most part, Rangers is very generous off the tee, which offers even the mid- to high-handicapper plenty of chances to score. They also overseed in the winter, which keeps the course green and lush when most courses in the area are dormant. 

Overall, Texas Rangers Golf Club is a little higher priced than a lot of the other municipal options in the Metroplex, but the stately, baseball-themed clubhouse, the great food and bar and a Korn Ferry Tour stop golf course are worth the price of admission. Now, we just need a replica World Series trophy in the memorabilia case when you walk in the door. 

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1. Grip and Stance

Use your putting grip

Stance: Set up with your feet close together, about hip-width apart. Lean slightly toward the ball with your weight shifted to your front foot (about 60-70 percent of your weight). Keep your knees slightly flexed and your posture relaxed.

Ball Position: Slightly back in your stance, closer to your trail foot. This helps create a clean strike with more control over the shot.

2. Club Selection

The choice of club will depend on the distance to the hole, the type of lie you have, and the surface you’re chipping from (e.g., rough, fairway or fringe). Common clubs for chipping include:

Pitching Wedge (PW): For short chips and higher trajectories.

Gap Wedge (GW): A versatile option for medium-range chips.

Sand Wedge (SW): Used for a bit more loft and softer landings.

9-Iron or 8-Iron: For lower, more controlled chips when you need less loft and a bump-and-run type of shot.

3. The Chipping Swing

Hands Ahead: Set up with your grip slightly in front of the ball toward your lead hip. From here, make your putting stroke back and through 

Keep It Simple: Focus on a simple rocking of the shoulders rather than using your hands. The hands should be quiet, with the body doing most of the movement.

Flamingo Drill

For this drill, place your trail foot straight back in a line even with your lead foot, ensuring all your weight is on your lead side. This drill ensures your upper body stays connected and all of your weight stays on your lead side through impact. 

Railroad Drill

Place two alignment sticks parallel to your target aimed at your target. From here, keep your clubhead inside the alignment sticks as you hit shots. 

Towel Under Armpits Drill

Place a long towel under your armpits and hit chip shots. The towel ensures your chest and arms stay connected and you rotate your upper body through the shot. 

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He is none other than , who is, according to his website (functionalsportsmedicine.com), a “Sports physician with a diverse and comprehensive background in allopathic medicine, functional medicine, nutrition, biomechanics, strength and conditioning, genetics, acupuncture and sports science.”

It all began when Dr. Ara was disappointed to have to tell a tennis-player patient that he did not definitively know when that athlete could return to his sport. That incident fueled his interest in sports medicine through a functional perspective. Now, as Founder of Functional Sports Medicine, he is able to not merely take a patient’s history, do some physical exams, order imaging and bloodwork, but also ask and interpret three important questions that he has devised: why this athlete (what is unique about him/her), why this injury (e.g. ankle but not hip or knee) and why now (what predisposed or provoked the injury)?

The basic tests can quickly reveal the specifics, but when it comes to return-to-play, Dr. Ara likes to better understand why the injury happened in the first place. There is a lot of technology to help with that answer.  Today he is able to use Dari markerless motion capture to see where a dysfunctional joint is with relation to all the other joints, and variable data about sleep and sleep duration, recovery, resting heart rate and heart-rate variability to better assess the overall situation. An injury might recover quickly but the entire body may not be fully recovered, or the original cause of an injury (say glutes for a knee injury) may not have recovered. The cause of the injury must be addressed before a return-to-play can be determined.

So what exactly is functional medicine and how did a British-trained allopathic doctor become a functional medicine expert in the first place? Functional medicine looks at the root cause of a disease or ailment. 

“My training was based on understanding disease and how to treat it with pharmaceuticals,” Suppiah said. “I never studied, or was taught, health. I never looked into why a person got an illness. It is more important to look at what person has an illness than what illness a person has. Athletes have issues that allopathic medicine cannot explain, because the absence of disease does not equal health or performance (an athlete might get out of breath climbing stairs) and the presence of disease need not indicate a lack of health or performance (many great Olympians suffer from asthma or diabetes).”

Does this mean he only uses functional medicine methodologies on his golf athletes? No, he practices allopathic medicine when needed. “I do not paint with only one color – I use multiple colors to paint in, and multiple shades of each color including black and white,” he said. 

For instance, if an athlete has full-blown flu or bronchitis, there will be a need for medication plus nutrition, supplements and other treatments – a multi-pronged approach. 

“I still work as an ER physician five days a month in a hospital; I’m not a true functional med practitioner,” he said. “I use a combination of treatments that include Chinese medicine, acupuncture, even neuro linguistic programming (NLP).” 

An additional area of focus that Dr. Ara has developed is that he requires bloodwork to be within a specific narrower range, as general laboratory results are not good enough for performance. “Your blood tells a story of where you came from, where you are now (regarding training phase, menstrual cycle, nutrition etc.), and where you are heading.” 

Things like blood sugar, or thyroid for males and females. Of the approximately 200 biomarkers collected, from a performance and recovery perspective, this doctor would most closely monitor white blood cell count, anti-oxidant capacity, inflammatory markers and hormone profile for recovery. And vitamin D. This amazing vitamin controls 5000 human genes, and it should not get too high or too low but be within an ideal, tightly controlled range of between 45-55 ng/mL (typical is 30-100 ng/mL).

What would be some instances when a Tour player used Dr. Ara’s functional approach to perform well in a tournament? One male golfer had been playing and traveling a lot and barely made the cut on Friday. He went to Dr. Ara complaining of extreme exhaustion, and knowing his genetics, the doctor said he needed more carbohydrates to avoid getting tired. “Eat ⅓ of a tub of good-quality ice cream every night” the athlete was told. “Ice cream has carbohydrates, fats, proteins, tastes yummy, and eaten at night will put you to sleep.” The athlete went from just making the cut to finishing third on Sunday. 

Another time a golfer playing in Saudi Arabia was very fatigued. How could he be dehydrated despite drinking sufficient water with electrolytes? As the golfer had a wearable sensor on, Dr. Ara could tell that from the time of starting his warmup to the time he finished golf for the day, his heart rate had been 25 beats per minute higher than normal for an entire six hours. The issue, Dr. Ara explained, was not the fluid intake but the calories. The golfer did not feel like eating, but was told he must increase caloric intake by 1000 calories per day, between breakfast, on-course snacks and dinner. Within two days, the golfer went from being sick and nearly withdrawing, to finishing in the top 20.

So why did this doctor, able to offer multiple performance and injury solutions to some of the best golfers in the world, go from PGA TOUR to LIV Golf? He was an independent practitioner acting as support staff for specific golfers on the PGA TOUR, but being the head of the medical team at LIV Golf has given him tremendous satisfaction and massive personal growth from the unique opportunities it has offered. He was able to set up a great medical service from the ground up. Not only did he develop anti-doping policies from scratch, he also hired expert physios, required cold plunges at all events, and even ensured the provision of pasta stations and smoothie bars at all venues, given the international nature of both players and venues. 

“I love all my patients and will do anything for them,” he stated. 

No wonder then, that Dr. Ara Suppiah, with his personable manner and extensive repertoire of medical solutions (that you can check out on his social media platform @draraoncall), is in ever-increasing demand and now works with more golfers than he ever has before. Perhaps this Orlando, Florida-based doctor can help you, too.

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