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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: 7 February 2010
Continuing on with KH'€™s golf lesson, it was now time to address his swing problem.‚  K was deep and laid off at the top of the backswing.‚  He had improved from his last lesson in that he... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 6 February 2010
Continuing with the lesson I had with my 12 year old left handed student KH, we'€™ll now look at his setup and the necessary adjustments he needed.‚  A short review of his ball striking... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 5 February 2010
The basic purpose of a golf lesson to anyone other than a new golfer has two elements.‚  The main one is to diagnose the setup and swing problems.‚  The second is often overlooked but is the... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 4 February 2010
The Surge asked me to do an article regarding shaft dynamics and how they relate to the golfer.‚  Unfortunately there is a lot of misinformation propagated by retail clerks, professionals, and... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 3 February 2010
Comments: 1
I turned on The Golf Channel the other day and caught a short piece of a '€œPlaying With the Pros'€ show featuring JB Holmes.‚  I had seen this show featuring JB a few times but had never... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 2 February 2010
While walking around the PGA Show I ran into a subscriber who asked me a question about the takeaway.‚  He said that he had a problem starting his takeaway with a slight sway off the ball. The... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 1 February 2010
Note from the Surge: Travel day today, so I'm using a “page” from my old tips booklet on Stance. These illustrations are only meant as a general reference. Soon we'll be using photos when we... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 31 January 2010
Note from The Surge: We've finally finished in Orlando. I always learn some new about our sport and make some new friends. Did a good interview, which I'll tell you about later — don't want to... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 30 January 2010
Comments: 1
Note from The Surge: We're still in Orlando and the PGA Golf Merchandise Show. If you're not familiar with it, there are about 1,000 exhibitors here, showing off the latest and greatest in... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 29 January 2010
Note from The Surge: We're down at the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando, FL. I'll be having a report soon on the treds we've seen. Pretty amazing stuff. This is the biggest golf show on earth.... Read More