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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: 21 March 2009
Alignment – One of the Most Important, Yet Overlooked Fundamentals In the Golf Swing In the video below, my son DJ and I are going to show you how to eliminate one of the biggest mistakes... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 21 March 2009
Club Check'€¦Run the Set I know you'€™re all shaking your head about this title. What in the heck is he talking about? What I am talking about is a way to check your entire set of clubs to... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 21 March 2009
Hitting Long Irons... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 20 March 2009
Setup, From the Ground Up Below, you'll find a video you might have seen on the site here a few days ago. We had a few customers that suggested that I put it up on a page of it's own for... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 20 March 2009
Well, In my last Blog DJ had just had a really rough day out on the greens at Doral. The good news is his scoring got much better as the week progressed. After Thursdays round of 77 he... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 19 March 2009
Wet Soggy Fairways: how to play off of them I got a call from the father of my top 12-year-old junior student, Keenan.‚  He had just played in a junior tournament that was squeezed in... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 17 March 2009
PUTTING: Glove On or Glove Off I have been asked many times in lessons and when playing about wearing a glove to putt. It is a simple question with a simple yet somewhat evasive answer: yes and no... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 17 March 2009
30 in a Row or You Don't Go. This is a putting drill I have used for over 30 years. I start with a 3 foot putt, usually straight and level. I call this drill, '€œ30 in a row or you don'€™t go... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 16 March 2009
The Importance of Keeping “Stats.” NOTE: One of Don'€™s young students, who will be going to college on scholarship next year, was concerned about more birdies. He'€™s getting close to being... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 13 March 2009
Driver Shaft Length… Does Length = Length? For years now, the basic marketing pitch by club manufacturers about driver shaft length has been one of “longer shafts hit the ball farther.” This... Read More