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Tag Archives: Scottsdale
Jack Nicklaus: Mastery Interview
As I said in yesterday’s post, Desert Mountain celebrated its 25th Anniversary with a big bash at the Cochise/Geronimo clubhouse. And it all got kicked off with comments from our original developer, Lyle Anderson, and Jack Nicklaus, the designer of … Continue reading
Posted in Awareness, Confidence, Consciousness, Expectations, Failure, Fear, Mastery, Self Realization, Trust
Tagged Arizona, Consciousness, Desert Mountain, Golf, Jack Nicklaus, Mastery, Scottsdale
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Desert Mountain: Jack Nicklaus Returns
2012 marks the 25th anniversary of the Desert Mountain Club, the one-of-a-kind golf community in Scottsdale, Arizona. Jack Nicklaus continues to say that, “there’s no other place like it in the world.” I know this personally because it lured me … Continue reading
Posted in Accomplishment, Awareness, Consciousness, Genius, Mastery
Tagged Arizona, Consciousness, Desert Mountain Club, Golf, Jack Nicklaus, Lyle Anderson, Mastery, Scottsdale
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RIP, Jim Flick
The inevitable finally arrived on Monday; the great golf coach, Jim Flick, finally lost his battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 82. I worked with Jim for the last year and a half of my nine-year effort to qualify to … Continue reading
Posted in Accomplishment, Coaching, Mastery
Tagged Charles Schwab Cup, Cochise, Consciousness, Desert Mountain Club, Golf, Jim Flick, Mastery, Renegade, Scottsdale, Tom Lehman
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Tom Lehman: Wisdom From the Champions Tour
Tom Lehman won the Charles Schwab Cup and Championship in a cakewalk. Played on the Cochise course at the Desert Mountain Club in Scottsdale, Arizona, Lehman cruised around in 5-under 65 which included just one bogey. In fact, as he … Continue reading
Posted in Confidence, Mastery, Putting
Tagged Charles Schwab Cup, Consciousness, Desert Mountain Club, Fred Couples, Golf, Jay Haas, Mastery, Scottsdale, Tom Lehman
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Mark Calcavecchia: Being Your Own Worst Critic
After the photo on the first tee with the honorary observers, Mark Calcavecchia, politely informed the lady in the pair, “Sometimes when I get a little upset, I might use some bad words, so if that happens I apologize in … Continue reading
Posted in Anger, Awareness, Consciousness, Mastery
Tagged Charles Schwab Cup, Cochise Course, Consciousness, Desert Mountain Club, Golf, Mark Calcavecchia, Mastery, Scottsdale
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Jay Hass: How to Shoot 60 Without Really Trying
Jay Haas had one of those “gifts from the golf gods” on Friday. In one of the easiest looking rounds of golf you would ever want to see, he managed to shoot a 60 in the second round of the … Continue reading
Posted in Accomplishment, Consciousness, Mastery
Tagged Arizona, Charles Schwab Cup, Cochise, Consciousness, Desert Mountain Club, Fred Couples, Golf, Jay Haas, Lanny Wadkins, Mastery, Scottsdale
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Desert Mountain: The Champions Tour Returns
After ten years away from the Valley of the Sun, the Champions Tour returns to Scottsdale, Arizona and the Desert Mountain Club for the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup. And, once again, as it was from 1989 through 2001, the tournament … Continue reading
Posted in Accomplishment, Mastery, Tournament Previews
Tagged Champions Tour, Charles Schwab Cup, Consciousness, Desert Mountain, Golf, Mastery, Scottsdale
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The Quality of the Present Moment
Deepak Chopra got Retweeted by someone I follow on Twitter: The quality of the present moment is all that matters so make it joyous. Yeah, sure, Deepak. But then I got to thinking about it and I remembered all those … Continue reading
Posted in Awareness, Consciousness, Mastery, The Zone
Tagged Cochise/Geronimo, Consciousness, Deepak Chopra, Desert Mountain, Golf, joy, Mastery, practice, satisfaction, Scottsdale
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The Charles Schwab Cup
I don’t spend a lot of time writing about the Champions Tour which is odd given that I spent nine years of my life trying to qualify to play on it. Maybe it’s all about immersing yourself in something, giving … Continue reading
Posted in Accomplishment, Champions Tour, Mastery, Tournament Previews
Tagged Champions Tour, Charles Schwab Cup, Cochise, Desert Mountain, Golf, John Cook, Mark Calcavecchia, Mastery, San Francisco, Scottsdale, Tom Lehman, TPC Harding Park
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