Putting on different greens
Ever go to a golf course and hit the ball great but maybe your putting was not so good. Most of the times, before play, golfers rush to the putting green and start working on their 4 to 5 foot putts. However, when playing a new course you must first get a feel for the speed of the greens. Next time instead of working on those short putts, make some putts on the practice green that will help you control your distance. Often times called the ladder drill, send one putt on its way about 40 feet. Then hit another putt and try to stop the ball 3 feet from the previous one. Continue this process with at least 10 golf balls, each time stopping the ball approximately 3 feet from the previous. You will be better able to gauge the speed of the greens, which will help you on the golf course!
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Junior Golfers
Congratulations to Hanrahan Golf School students Ryan Willmot of Rocky Mountain High School and Zach Firnett of Fort Collins High School for qualifying for the 2011 State Golf Tournament!
At the Hanrahan Golf School, we offer the best instruction and improvement when our students begin at the junior golf level of instruction. We strive to allow our juniors to grow through great instruction matched with the best learning environment in Northern Colorado. Our state of the art learning center, launch monitors, multi-angle camera systems, extensive supply of golf training aids and heated practice bays for the off season offers the BEST learning environment!
We believe that there is a successful golfer in everybody; and this is for all skill levels. Some kids desire to play competitively and others just want to have fun and get better. We help our junior golfers set goals and we encourage them to be the best at what they do, by being good people and students first, and we let the game of golf help them grow along the way.
Our list of golfers who have made a commitment to get better is growing, and we would like to spotlight a few of our outstanding junior golfers:
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Christine Luckasen
Age: 18
School: Fort Collins High School
College: Still deciding
Tournaments: competes in girls high school golf team events and the Northern Colorado Junior Tour
Best 18 Hole Score: 90
Goals: To have fun, get better and perhaps give college golf a shot!
Favorite Golf Memory: Playing golf with father; and my brother and sister
Adult Role Model: Mother and Father
Favorite Golf Course: Fort Collins Country Club
Favorite Touring Professional: Ricky Fowler
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Michael Hanrahan
Age: 18
School: Poudre High School
College: University of Nebraska at Kearney
Tournaments: Qualified for state in 2010, High School Varsity letter winner 2008, 2009 and 2010, Northern Colorado Junior Tour Tournaments, CJGA Tournaments, City of Fort Collins City Tournaments
Best Score: 74
Goals: Qualify for University of Nebraska at Kearney golf team and breaking par
Favorite Golf Memory: When I shot a 74 at a golf tournament at Vail Golf Club
Adult Role Model: Father
Favorite Golf Course: Vail Golf Club
Favorite Touring Professional: Phil Mickelson |
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John Luckasen
Age: 16
School: Fort Collins High School
College: Undecided
Tournaments: Fort Collins City Tournament and High School Tournaments
Best Score: 83
Goals: Break 75
Favorite Golf Memory: In the Fort Collins City Tournament; sank a 60 ft par put
Adult Role Model: Father
Favorite Golf Course: Fort Collins Country Club
Favorite Touring Professional: Tiger Woods |
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Ryan Willmot
Age: 16
School: Rocky Mountain High School: Sophomore
College: Undecided
Tournaments: High School tournaments, Colorado Junior Golf Association, Northern Colorado Junior Golf Tour
Best 18 Hole Score: 74 at Highland Meadows
Goals: Get better and play college golf while maintaining my 4.0 GPA
Favorite Golf Memory: Playing in Hawaii
Adult Role Model: Father
Favorite Golf Course: Augusta, hopefully I will play there someday!
Favorite Touring Professional: Tiger Woods |
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Austin Preiss
Age: 15
School: Fossil Ridge High School
College: N/A
Tournaments: High School golf tournaments, Rocky Mountain Junior Golf Tour, Colorado Junior Golf Association tournaments, Northern Colorado Junior Tour
Best Score: 78
Goals: Shoot in the mid 70's consistently and make the Fossil Ridge Varsity Golf Team
Favorite Golf Memory: First birdie when I was 6 years old in Florida
Adult Role Model: Parents
Favorite Golf Course: Troon
Favorite Touring Professional: Ricky Fowler |
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Zach Firnett
Age: 17
School: Fort Collins High School: Senior
College: Colorado
Tournaments: High School Tournaments, Colorado Junior Golf Association, Northern Colorado Junior Golf Tour, American Junior Golf Association
Best 18 Hole Score: 75 at South Ridge
Goals: Go to state in 2011. Shoot in the 70's consistently
Favorite Golf Memory: Golfing in California
Adult Role Model: Father
Favorite Golf Course: Torry Pines
Favorite Touring Professional: Ricky Fowler |
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Blake McClure
Age: 14
School: Poudre High School
College: N/A
Tournaments: NCJT Tournaments, CJGA Tournaments, Junior High School Tournaments
Best 18 Hole Score: 77
Goals: Play high school and college golf; break my best score
Favorite Golf Memory: Playing with my dad, I sank a shot from a greenside bunker
Adult Role Model: Lady Gaga
Favorite Golf Course: Fort Collins Country Club
Favorite Touring Professional: Bubba Watson |
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Hunter Paugh
Age: 13
School: Boltz Junior High
College: N/A
Tournaments: NCJT Tournaments, CJGA Tournaments, Junior High School Tournaments
Best 18 Hole Score: 75
Goals: Make high school golf team as a freshman and play college golf
Favorite Golf Memory: Winning district golf tournament for 7th and 8th graders in 2011
Adult Role Model: Mom and Dad
Favorite Golf Course: El Tigre in Mexico and Fort Collins Country Club
Favorite Touring Professional: Phil Mickelson |
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Noel Thomas
Age: 13
School: Kinard Junior High
College: N/A
Tournaments: Junior High competition and summer tournaments
Best 18 Hole Score: 98
Goals: Continue to improve and break 90
Favorite Golf Memory: Breaking 50 for nine holes and making the junior high golf team
Adult Role Model: Father
Favorite Golf Course: Doral
Favorite Touring Professional: Tiger Woods |
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