THE School of Golf Exclusively for Women
Provided by our friends at Sycuan Golf Resort.
“To learn is a natural pleasure,” so said the philosopher Aristotle. Unfortunately for Aristotle, THE School of Golf Exclusively for Women (aka “THE School”) is a pleasure he’ll never know. Not only did he live in another era, he’s a guy and in this school, it’s “ladies only!”
For over a quarter-Century THE School at Sycuan Resort has provided top-flight instruction for women golfers of all ages and abilities. But a lot has changed in the game in that time. We’re not resting on our laurels.
NEW for 2006
Many new and exciting opportunities await women golfers wishing to improve their game this season. Most importantly, Sycuan welcomes our new lead instructor — Sheri Hayes.
Sheri is an LPGA and PGA Class A instructor and comes to us with 23 years of teaching experience. She was voted one of America’s “Top Teaching Professionals” by Golf Digest from 2001 through 2005 and “Top 50 Teachers” by Golf for Women Magazine in 2005. We are pleased to have her on our professional teaching staff.
Johnny Gonzales, Sycuan’s Director of Golf and the Director of The Golf Academy, is putting a new face on THE School by updating the teaching methods and using the latest in golf instruction techniques. Our instructors maintain the high standards set by our Sycuan Golf Academy.
Through the years and changes in the game, our Mission Statement remains the same since we started The School in 1979:
“To provide a non-threatening learning environment
just for women
taught by women.”
Longing to Learn? Ready for a refresher?
The School of Golf Exclusively for Women offers three- and five-day sessions which include: Lodging, meals, instruction, on-course golf time and a complimentary round of golf.
All that’s left is to come, relax and take your game to the next level!
Also, check out our new Sycuan Golf Academy, now offering weekend of golf instruction for couples.
Practice by Bob Madsen
Carve this in solid rock for future reference. Practice is succeeding repeatedly. It is NOT just hitting balls. It is not aimless or only hopeful. It is not chasing geese. Practice involves sturdy stubborn commitment over a period of time. Hours. Days. Months perhaps. Even years.
Do not fall prey to the quick fix which sounds like this, “Try this, try that”. Scatterbrainedness is your enemy. Quiet diligence your best friend - to the point of monotony. Practice is doing . It is repeated success. It is repetition after repetition. The same thing over and over and over again. Like a piano lesson or guitar. “Boring”, you say? You know what I say? “Good.” The skill you are after is on the OTHER side of the boredom.
Come. Take a lesson and learn what it is like to improve once and for through real practice.
Playing Out Of A Wet Lie Courtesy of Sycuan Resort
A recent article sent out by Sycuan Resort, one of our favorite partner golf courses in San Diego, offers some great advise on playing in the current wet conditions due to overseeding. The article is as follows:
When fairways are soggy due to heavy rainfall or even early morning dew, the ball usually settles down in the grass. As a result, you’ll tend to hit the ball fat or heavy (a little behind the ball). Your swing will feel sluggish, as if you were swinging through water or hitting out of light rough, and your divots will be thicker. It’s no fun.
You can help yourself by taking more club than usual, say a 6-iron instead of a 7-iron. And because the ball’s not going to roll as far–your distance will be mostly carry–you might want to change up your shots around the greens (a pitch or lob shot versus a bump-and-run, for example). In your setup, play the ball more toward the center of your stance, but no farther back than center (even with your short irons), so it’ll be easier to catch the ball first. With a fairway wood or middle iron, play it in the center rather than left of center.
Even after you make these adjustments, you may still hit the ball heavy. Don’t worry too much about that–nobody plays their best in wet conditions. You just have to accept your fate and be glad you’re playing golf.
Sycuan Resort, which has two 18-hole championship golf courses Oak Glen & Willow Glen, won’t be overseeding until the end of October 2005. Click here to book your tee time now!