Rinker’s Golf Tips May 11 Top 100 Teacher Mitchell Spearman. Mitchell was introduced to the game by his Aunt Marley Spearman, a two-time British Amateur Champion. Marley lived in London and fist started hitting balls indoors into a net in her garage. She learned a repetitive swing and one day went to the driving range to hits some balls. In …
Rinker’s Golf Tips May 4th Top 100 Teacher Brian Mogg
Rinker’s Golf Tips May 4th Top 100 Teacher Brian Mogg. Brian Mogg’s father purchased five lessons from the local pro in Tacoma, Washington for his 13th birthday. That got him hooked on the game and fairly soon his was playing some pretty good golf. Brian played at the Ohio State University and when he was a freshman, they were the …
Rinker’s Golf Tips 4-27 Top 100 Teacher James Sieckmann
Rinker’s Golf Tips 4-27 Top 100 Teacher James Sieckmann. James is a short game expert and works with approximately 20 professionals playing on all the major tours. I asked him what was the best tip that he ever received and he said, “Be kind to yourself because getting better is hard.” James’s short game methodology is based on spending a …
Rinker’s Golf Tips April 20th Dr. Morris Pickens
Rinker’s Golf Tips April 20th Dr. Morris Pickens. “Dr. Mo,” as his friends call him, is a graduate of Clemson University and studied under Dr. Bob Rotella at the University of Virginia where he got his Masters and PhD. He is currently at the Sea Island Golf Learning Center and works with Zach Johnson, Davis Love III, Nick Watney, Stewart …
Rinkers Golf Tips Top 100 Teacher Bill Harmon Chuck Cook
Rinkers Golf Tips Top 100 Teacher Bill Harmon Chuck Cook. Billy Harmon was my first guest on Masters Championship Sunday. Billy is the youngest son of Claude Harmon who won the 1948 Masters while being the Head Pro at Winged Foot Country Club. Billy said that he is very lucky to be a Harmon. Billy, Butch, Craig, and Butch’s son, …
Rinker’s Golf Tips April 6th Top 100 Teacher Randy Smith
Rinker’s Golf Tips April 6th Top 100 Teacher Randy Smith. PGA Hall of Fame Member, Randy Smith, was my guest and we talked about his early years in golf, along with his teaching career and working with juniors who went on to play golf at the highest level. Randy grew up in Odessa, Texas which is known for it’s football …
Rinker’s Golf Tips March 30 Top 100 Teacher Don Sargent
Rinker’s Golf Tips March 30 Top 100 Teacher Don Sargent. I asked Don what was one of the most common mistakes that he comes across and he said that he “sees bad grips almost every lesson.” The club is in the palm of the left hand and not in the fingers. If the club’s not in the fingers, they are …
Rinker’s Golf Tips Nathaniel Crosby Peter Jacobsen
Rinker’s Golf Tips Nathaniel Crosby Peter Jacobsen. My sister Laurie was on first and gave a great tip about how, “weight supports motion” and how important it is to hit off of your front foot when swinging a golf club. Nathaniel came on in the second segment and talked about becoming the tournament host at 16, at the Bing Crosby …
Rinker’s Golf Tips Top 100 Teacher Brian Manzella
Rinker’s Golf Tips Top 100 Teacher Brian Manzella. Brian Manzella grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana and got started playing golf with his dad (like a lot of us) when he was around 10 years old. His dad was a weekend golfer who had a five handicap. Brian played a little bit of college golf and at the age of 20, took an assistant pro …
Rinker’s Golf Tips Top 100 Teacher Tom Stickney
Rinker’s Golf Tips Top 100 Teacher Tom Stickney. Tom grew up in Memphis, Tennessee and lived on the 15th hole at Colonial Country Club where we used to play the Danny Thomas Memphis Classic. The first one that I played in was in 1981 where Jerry Pate won and then did a swan dive into the lake on number 18. …