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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: 17 February 2010
DJ and I are putting the last finishing touches on the new putting video today. I can'€™t wait for you to see it! There'€™s stuff in there you'€™ve never heard before. More '€œSurge Secrets... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 16 February 2010
I asked Lynn to give you some answers to all the email and blogs he got with his article on MOI and shafts. Wow. Take it away, Lynn. The Surge! Thanks for your response to my first article.... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 15 February 2010
I caught around 10 minutes of the final round of the AT... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 14 February 2010
The battle for your dollars in purchasing new golf clubs, specifically drivers, has risen to another level: marketing the concept of speed.‚  Two club manufacturing companies who are caught up big... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 13 February 2010
I am sitting upstairs in my home office in sunny but snowy Upstate South Carolina, looking out the window over my back yard and woods. Everything is covered in 5 to 6 inches of snow that fell last... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 12 February 2010
I was reading Golfweek Magazine, February 5th edition and on page 34 came across an article outlining a major golf ball manufacturer'€™s new sales pitch to sell golf balls.‚  The article is titled... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 11 February 2010
I was beginning my lesson with Jim and was asking him my background and history questions about him and his golf swing and game.‚  How long has he played? What is his handicap, has he taken... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 10 February 2010
This is a travel day for me today, so this is going to be short and there won't be an audio. But when one condition bothers several dozen readers, it starts to look like an epidemic from where... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 9 February 2010
Comments: 12
I have been asked in person and in blogs to comment on Steve Stricker'€™s swing as to his being vertical and no wrist cocking at the top of his backswing.‚ Since he won the Northern Trust Open at... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 8 February 2010
I received this E-mail from Gaetan, who was one of the students in our first PPGS Golf School in November at The PGA Golf Center for Learning and Performance in Port St. Lucie, Florida.‚ ... Read More