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Authored by: Brady
Posted on: 20 July 2024
Comments: 47

 

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 September 2009
During DJ'€™s club fitting, we found that his shafts were close but there was something better. I have always had a Surgism for the term close. '€œClose only counts in horseshoes, hand... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 20 September 2009
DJ'€™s club fitting was with Chip Usher, of Usher Golf in his club fitting studio. Yes, this is an indoor fitting session, hitting into a net and using a launch monitor. I am not totally in... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 19 September 2009
DJ, as far as I know, has not had a complete personal club fitting since back in college. Even being on the Titleist Professional Staff, they have built his clubs based on what he showed up... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 18 September 2009
Ever since I did the article about tee high to hit low, you'€™ve been asking a bunch of questions about using a tee. Several have asked par 3'€™s. I wrote about this several months ago, but... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 17 September 2009
We'€™ve all done it. Missed a real short'€tap-in'€ putt in the range of a foot or less. We'€™ve all done it, missing one when it '€œdidn'€™t really matter.'€ Like in playing for fun and... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 16 September 2009
Since Sunday afternoon, just about every golfer I have come into contact with brings up and asks me about Snedeker'€™s 4 Putt on the 72nd hole of the BMW Championship. Heck, Monday I went to... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 15 September 2009
Bob F. from New Mexico, who was heavy left in his setup and was hitting a lot of chunky shots and in trying to avoid too much earth digging and removal, then pulled up and out of the swing and... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 14 September 2009
I had a two-day lesson session with Bob F. who flew in from New Mexico to get some instruction straight from the source. He had the DVD'€™s and swing manual but felt he needed a hands on... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 13 September 2009
I can pretty much tell when new golfers join our site. They've missed some of the fundamentals about the PPGS. So, to help them get up to speed and, if you've been with us all along, to you... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 12 September 2009
Comments: 1
Your reading it right! Tee it high to hit it low. Sounds counterintuitive, right? You tee it high to hit it high, but how can you tee it high and hit it low. Well, my good friends, I am... Read More