Dear Golf Magazine, Thank you for the letter you sent me about induction onto your Top-100 Instructor list. Though please accept this letter as my refusal to be viewed as a Top-100 Instructor. To just about every Golf Professional in the world, it would be an honor to be on your list. For me – it’s not! I have a love-hate relationship with your magazine – meaning at times I love all the Golf Tips you produce and at other times I hate all the Golf Tips you produce. Now I don’t love your Golf Tips because they’re good tips, I love them ...

Here are some quotes that make me cringe on the golf course: I picked up my head - (It doesn’t happen). You need to swing slow to hit the ball far (OK, then why does Tiger Woods hit the ball farther than you - because he swings slower?). The follow-through makes the ball go up in the air (What happens after the ball is gone doesn’t affect how you hit the golf ball). I’m trying to lag this putt close within 3 feet of the hole (Why don’t you try to get it a foot past the hole so that it has a chance ...

What’s a Monkey? A Monkey is a frustrated golfer that continues to get more frustrated every time they step on the golf course. So in desperation they listen to the tips presented to them from their playing partners – “You’re lifting your head” – “You need to stay behind the ball” – “You’re swaying” – You need to set your wrists” – “You’re coming over the top” – etc., etc., etc. By the time the Monkey gets to the 18th hole they’re tired of golf because they’re so confused about their swing and so frustrated with their results – so ...