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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: 12 July 2009
Comments: 1
I have been sitting quietly on the sidelines for a few years and for the four plus months since PPGS.com has launched. I have listened and heard TV commentators and Golf Channel show hosts... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 11 July 2009
I gave a lesson to my chiropractor Dr. Chris, and the main concern he wanted to work on was his problem of hitting short pitch shots chunky. With every pitch shot less than full, especially... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 10 July 2009
The '€œUnusual Lesson'€ was moving along pretty routinely. I was going full bore, making my presentation to the Doc on the causes and effects of physics and physiology on the golf swing.... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 9 July 2009
One of the most unusual lessons I ever gave started in a most unusual way. I got a call from a man on a Thursday afternoon at Harbour Town who told me he was coming in for a day long lesson... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 9 July 2009
Former Clemson player and PGA Tour player Johnathan Byrd's father James Byrd passed away on Tuesday.‚  Mr. Byrd was diagnosed with brain cancer‚  in November 2007.‚  After todays round at the... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 8 July 2009
When we discuss target we are talking about alignment, which is one of the four fundamentals of setup along with grip, stance and posture. Alignment is critical because even a perfect swing... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 7 July 2009
Yesterday was a good day on the lesson tee. Sunday afternoon I drove to Mt Pleasant, SC to D.J.'€™s house to be there a day early so we could get an early start on the lesson tee on Monday.... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 6 July 2009
I recently played a round of golf with one of my students and we were behind an extremely slow group that held us up the entire 18 holes. Many times when they left the green, we all hit our... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 5 July 2009
This position is perhaps the most critical in the PPGS posture and was the last part of the setup that I figured out. I discuss all the points and issues of Pre-Loaded Heavy Right (PLHR) in... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 4 July 2009
I was playing golf with Jack the other day and he mentioned that, when he was at the Masters he talked with Doug Sanders, one of the most flamboyant dressers in the history of the PGA Tour and... Read More