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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: 19 April 2009
MAGIC DUST: IS THERE SUCH A THING IN GOLF? You bet there is.‚  In the golf world of club fitting and repair and tinkering, it'€™s known by the name '€œlead tape.'€‚ ‚ ‚  I like lead tape. I feel... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 18 April 2009
Comments: 1
(Staff Note: Don really enjoys your comments, but can'€™t possibly answer all of them personally. He'€™ll continue to share some of his answers on these pages. Virtually all topics are... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 17 April 2009
(Staff Note: Don really enjoys your comments, but can't possibly answer all of them personally. He'll continue to share some of his answers on these pages. Virtually all topics are covered in... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 16 April 2009
Wrist Cock on Not? I am standing behind the par 3 seventh tee at Harbour Town Golf Links watching D.J. hit his 6 iron tee shot to the green during Wednesday'€˜s Pro-AM. After he hit it and... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 15 April 2009
AIM THE NAME It probably doesn'€™t come as a surprise that I enjoy playing lessons with low handicap golfers. Because they want to knock that five down to a two or three, they can present more... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 15 April 2009
Flag Pin: In or out? This has been a question talked about and debated for centuries on the course, in the locker room, dining room, club bars, and in numerous magazine articles.‚  In or... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 14 April 2009
FRANK'S WALL I had a playing lesson with a student the other day — we'€™ll call him '€œFrank.'€ While Frank had taken a few lessons from me, we'€™d never teed it up before. He was a five and... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 13 April 2009
We've had several golfers in various countries where baseball isn'€™t played, ask the obvious question: Surge, I'€™ve never seen a baseball game. So where is the catcher'€™s mitt (as in €œin the... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 9 April 2009
Shoulder Injury: Recovery and Rehab I know I just wrote about Bob'€™s back , but I recently received an e-mail from Patty, who lives in Kansas City, Mo. She asked some questions that I felt... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 8 April 2009
FIXING BOB'S BACK My new student, Bob, was pretty typical. Pretty good player, big turn, sore back, gloomy outlook. He told me on the phone that he'€™d gone from a five to a 15 because of back... Read More