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Authored by: Brady
Posted on: 20 July 2024
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Don Trahan was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts. His father introduced him to the game of golf when he was ten years old. By the age of twelve, Don was a scratch golfer and a member of New Bedford Public Links, now called Whaling City Golf Club (known as The Whale).

Don graduated from Bishop Stang Catholic High School in 1967. He was the top player on the high school golf team all four years he attended. Trahan then attended Southeastern Massachusetts University (Now University of Massachusetts, North Dartmouth) where he was again the top player on the golf team all four years he attended. He is a member of Delta Kappa Phi fraternity. He graduated in 1971 with a double major in political science and history with plans to become a corporate attorney.

Trahan met his wife, Susan, while attending college. The two married in 1973 and moved to Port Orange, Florida where Don would begin his effort to obtain his PGA Tour Card. From there, Don took an... Read More

Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 18 April 2010
  Well, if you've watched it on TV and checked the scores you know that DJ didn't have a good day today. Started off with a great three wood, right off the first tee, but he hung a little... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 17 April 2010
Well, DJ has a pretty steady, solid round of golf today. He hit the ball really well and put up some good numbers in a number of departments, shooting 2 under par and comfortably made the... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 16 April 2010
Comments: 1
Don explains the benefits of allowing “gravity to be your friend” in the vertical, limited turn… Peak Performance Golf Swing.
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 15 April 2010
(From the Surge: I asked Lynn Griffin to pitch in for me today due to some scheduling conflicts. I'm now at the Verizon Heritage with DJ. You'll be hearing about all that tomorrow!) Nah, we... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 14 April 2010
Yesterday, I discussed how swinging up frees your arms up so they can swing up faster. It's all about clubhead speed, which is created by the arms swinging up faster. Today I want to discuss... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 13 April 2010
We know the power source for the Peak Performance Golf Swing has always been about limited turn, where the body moves less so we can swing the arms faster. It's the concept of centrifugal... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 12 April 2010
This final round of the 2010 Masters is no different than what we've seen, year after year, giving us drama and excitement right down to the last hole and even the last putt. I think we have... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 11 April 2010
(We'll also take a look at splashing a ball out of the water.) Well, the Spartanburg-Herald for today reads, “Brits Take Lead at Augusta.” It starts off with ,”Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 10 April 2010
The 2010 Master started out as a pretty good day. The wind was gusting a little bit, up to 20mph. The players dodged some pretty bad weather. There were some storm, including some tremendous... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 9 April 2010
The 2010 Masters started with the ceremonial tee shots by Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus. They're two former great champions and, since Gary Player has stopped playing, I'm really hopeful... Read More