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Ka’anapali Tees Up Next Gen Golfers
The Golf Courses at Ka’anapali, Maui, Hawaii are teeing up the next generation of junior golfers with a “Juniors Play Free” on the Ka’anapali Kai Course With Their Own Tees! Bring the Ohana Helping to bring up the next generation of golfers, Ka’anapali Golf Courses announces the continuation of... Read more
Watch out Tiger Woods, The Swinging Skirts Are Here
USGA Announces 2019 U.S. Women’s Open Sectional Qualifying Sites The United States Golf Association (USGA) announced sectional qualifying sites for the 74th U.S. Women’s Open Championship. Playing 36 holes, sectional qualifying will be held at 25 courses, including four international sites, between April 22 and May 8. The Open will... Read more
3 Exercises Add Distance to Your Golf Swing
Want to add distance to your golf swing? Here’s how: Add Stability! Every golfer who plays the game wants to hit the golf ball farther and add distance to his golf swing. This game is tough enough as it is, so adding 10-15 yards would definitely help. There are... Read more
5 Exercises Every Golfer Needs in Their Bag
5 Exercises Every Golfer Needs in Their Bag High draw, no problem. Stinger, got it. Low fade, easy. You may have all of those shots in the bag. But do you know how you move your body to produce that power stinger? You might think the golf club is... Read more
Fall Golf Fitness Routine Preps for Winter Play
Summer is about to end…What a Bummer! You’ve played a lot of golf over the last few months and plan to play as much more as you can until the winter comes. Fall is a great time to play. It’s not too hot or too cold. But when you... Read more
Hawaii’s Top Jr. Golfers Take on Ka’anapali HSJGA Match Play
39 of Hawaii’s top Jr. golfers competed Saturday in the annual Ka’anapali HSJGA Match Play Championship on the Ka’anapali Kai Course.  Maui’s hot and humid weather took a toll on several players during the second round of play, but there were no real surprises in the leaderboard heading into... Read more
Former Carondelet Yealimi Noh • SportStar of the Week X2
YEALIMI NOH • Golf – Concord  For the second time in her high school golf career, Yealimi Noh, now 17, takes home SportStar of the Week honors. The 17-year-old Noh, and former Carondelet High student turned home-schooler, is making a very recent case to be the best junior girls golf... Read more
How to Build a Powerful Golf Swing
Power: A golfers Holy Grail. You want more distance? Increase your power output. Bottom line, that’s how to build a powerful golf swing. The last few articles have talked about stability and strength. It was stated that real power couldn’t be achieved without building a solid base of these... Read more
First Tee Golfers Awarded “Power For Good” Scholarship
Varsha Nekkanti has a lot to smile about these days. Pictured above, she has just holed out on a par 3. A hole-in-one. A rising senior at Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, Nekkanti has been a participant at The First Tee of Silicon Valley for 10 years. She... Read more
5 Best Steps to Golf Conditioning – Part 4 of 5: Strength
You’ve read this a couple times before, “Who wants to hit the golf ball shorter? None of us, right? This 5 part series will explain what golf conditioning is and how warm-up and cool down, stability, mobility, strength, and power can enable you to be happier and more successful... Read more
U.S. Girls Junior Golf Championship – Preview
Poppy Hills Golf Course Hosts Preview Day For 2018 U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship LPGA great and former champion Pat Hurst got reacquainted with the U.S. Girls Junior Golf Championship trophy during Preview Day festivities held June 19 at Northern California Golf Association (NCGA) headquarters in Pebble Beach. Hurst, winner... Read more
5 Best Steps to Golf Conditioning – Part 3 of 5: Mobility
I tend to start my blog posts with a question, “Who wants to hit the golf ball shorter?” None of us, right? We are always looking for ways to lower our handicap and hit longer drives! In today’s post, 5 Best Steps to Golf Conditioning, lets address step 3: Mobility.... Read more