Life Lessons

Aim Small. Win Big!

02.14.2009

“Aim small, miss small” is one of my favorite movie quotes from the film The Patriot. It is certainly a key principle for success on the golf course and in life. I’d take it one step further and propose “Aim Small. Win Big.”

[ Tuesday, a friend of mine, Justin, and I played a round at Tobacco Road near Sanford, NC. Few courses epitomize this lesson as well as Tobacco Road. The Mike Strantz design ..read more

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The Power of Two Strokes

01.01.2009

Many people underestimate the power of 2 strokes. It is now officially 2009. Many folks make new year’s resolutions. I don’t like new year’s resolutions, we need to make New Year’s Commitments!

I think a good goal would be for us to improve our scoring ave by .50 strokes per quarter. You say, “David, that is only 2 strokes improved over the whole year. That doesn’t sound like a much.”

au contraire!

Here ..read more

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Team Golf and the TYGF Pro-Am

10.28.2008
Last Friday I had fun playing in a pro-am with my college coach, Robert. He has been a mentor, boss, and now a friend over the years. He has served golfers for over two decades now as one of the best golf instructors in the country. The pro-am benefited the Triad Youth Golf Foundation. In its eighth year, TYGF, has helped spread the game of golf to youth in the area. [youtube=httv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v25swuKEnQU] Golf is one of the few sports that incorporates ..read more

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The Seafood Invitational Part 2: Bogies, Birdies, & Ducks

10.14.2008

The course was set up perfectly. The rough was about 2-2.5″ of thick Bermuda grass which is playable but penal. The fairways were plush and competitors played the ball down (as it lies) through the green. Now this brings us to the greens. Well, some would say they were quick. Others might even say slippery. I even heard one player call them fast.

I’d say quick… like how quick Michael Phelps takes a shower.

I’d say slippery… ..read more

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Achieving Goals starts with knowing what you want

09.24.2008

I ran across this post from The Armchair Golfer. I encourage you to read it.

It is a great piece on Kenny Perry and his road to making the now victorious 2008 USA Ryder Cup team. The best part of his post is communicating one of life’s greatest success principles for achieving goals, ”Know what you want.” Kenny poured all he had into achieving ONE goal this year.

What good is ambition without direction?

What good is persistence without ..read more

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How to have fun playing golf

08.07.2008

Yesterday was a good day.

I had a business appointment in Chapel Hill NC booked for early evening on Wednesday so I decided to head down early and accept an invitation to play 9 holes at Chapel Hill CC with a friend of mine from Morehead City.  His name is Ryan and he plays for the UNC golf team. Ryan, several years my junior, was the kid who tagged along with us, “big kids,” at Morehead CC back ..read more

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