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  WAVERLEY COUNTRY CLUB Portland, Oregon August 21-25, 2023 US Senior Women's Open OVERVIEW FACILITY TYPE: Private CLUB FOUNDED: 1896 ARCHITECTS: Jack Moffat (1898), H. Chandler Egan (1912), Gil Hanse (2012) PAR: 72 LENGTH:  5,301 - 6,668 USGA RATING:  66.1 - 72.8 USGA SLOPE:  124 - 134 TEE OPTIONS:  7 WEBSITE: waverley.cc PHONE:  (503) 654-6521   This review is a special one because while I have played the course in the past, this trip I didn’t hit a single shot yet I know nearly every square foot of the property. For a week I had the great fortune to caddie for Patricia Beliard in the 5th annual US Senior Women's Open at Waverley Country Club in my former home city of Portland, Oregon. It was less than two weeks earlier that I met Patricia when I caddied for her in the US Senior Women's Open Qualifier at Firewheel Golf Park in Garland, Texas. After draining a 27-foot birdie putt on the 3rd playoff hole to qualify for the Open, Patricia and I sat...

  THE GIMMIE & SNAKE ACRE Bradenton, Florida January 27, 2022 OVERVIEW FACILITY TYPE: Private YEAR OPENED: 2019/2020 ARCHITECT: Chris Cochran & Jack Nicklaus PAR (The Gimmie): 27 PAR (Snake Acre): 36 WEBSITE: https://theconcession.com/par-3/ PHONE: (941) 322-1922   The only thing I love more than an incredible championship golf course is a world-class short course. The Gimmie & Snake Acre at The Concession Club in Bradenton, Florida, live up to world-class standards and were nothing shy of an absolute treat to play. [Link to my review of The Concession Club, the 18-hole Championship course that hosted the 2021 WGC Workday Championship won by Collin Morikawa] There’s a trend right now at some of the best facilities in the world to build incredible short course experiences and I’m loving every minute of it. One of the courses I grew up playing was an executive course which is why I’m so fond of them. (And maybe why I love irons so much…) A typical championship...

WHAT I LEARNED WORKING THE KPMG WOMENS PGA CHAMPIONSHIP AT CONGRESSIONAL COUNTRY CLUB This past weekend I was fortunate to work the KPMG Womens PGA Championship at Congressional Country Club I got to watch the best in the world on the range, soaking it all up I also got to give free 20 minute lessons to patrons as part of the Lesson Zone presented by National Car Rental Whether I was watching the best in the world, or helping someone hit a ball for the first time ever, there was so much to learn Here are my top takeaways.... 1️⃣ The Best players in the world are never in a rush. They take everything one shot at a time. They focus on the shot in front of them and never get ahead of themselves 2️⃣ Most amateurs are always in a rush. They feel like quantity over quality is the answer. They rapid fire through an entire bucket of balls without purpose or intention 3️⃣ The Best players in the world are always in balance. They're in balance when they swing, they're in balance with wha...

THE KEY TO MATSUYAMA’S MASTER'S VICTORY  The 2021 Masters Tournament was a very special one  Not only was it great to see the tournament return to its rightful place in April, but we also saw a massive win for Asian golf.  April 11, 2021, Hideki Matsuyama became the first Japanese player to put on the green jacket.  This win will likely cause a massive influx of Japanese golfers and inspire an entire generation of Asian golfers to push for their dreams  GETTING TO THE MASTERS   What makes this win even that much more special was the fact that Matsuyama first appeared in the masters back in 2010 as a reward for winning the Asian Pacific Amateur  The great Bobby Jones, the founder of Augusta National and The Master's Tournament, was the greatest amateur to ever play the game  Despite being one of the most dominating players of the 20th century, he refused to turn professional and accept money for his victories  Instead, he played for the lov...

AUGUSTA FEVER IS HERE  With the Masters just around the corner, chances are good you’re starting to feel the effects of Augusta Fever; a condition contracted by golfers around the world every April in anticipation to the start of the season Augusta Fever hits us all Whether we’ve been playing for a lifetime or just picked up the game It shows up in the form of anxiety and anticipation For many of us, Augusta Fever is the start to the season The weather is getting warmer The days are getting longer And it’s been a while since we last played  CURING AUGUSTA FEVER  So how do you cure Augusta Fever? You play golf! Now here’s the catch… While playing golf may temporarily relieve the symptoms of Augusta Fever, playing great golf actually inverts the symptoms which can fuel you to reach new levels in your game So how does one play great golf if they haven’t touched a club in months or played since the fall? With a proper warm up of course!  MOVE YOUR BODY  ...