Mickelson Wins Third Waste Management Phoenix Open “Huffs Stuff” Arizona Golf Blog by Bill Huffman

Mickelson Wins Third Waste Management Phoenix Open “Huffs Stuff” Arizona Golf Blog by Bill Huffman

With his wire-to-wire win at the Waste Management Phoenix Open on Sunday, Phil Mickelson joined some famous names in the tournament’s history. But asked what it meant to move alongside legends like Arnold Palmer and Johnny Miller, Lefty took the more practical approach rather than the philosophical…

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Arizona Golf – Ready or Not, Big Changes for 2013 “Huff’s Stuff” Arizona Golf Blog by Bill Huffman

Arizona Golf – Ready or Not, Big Changes for 2013 “Huff’s Stuff” Arizona Golf Blog by Bill Huffman

All four of Arizona’s survivors from PGA Tour qualifying school – Matt Jones, Jin Park, Chez Reavie and Aaron Watkins — get to start their seasons at this week’s SONY Hawaiian Open, meaning perhaps the 2013 season won’t be quite as ominous as first predicted — despite last weekend’s wacky weather at Maui’s…

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Eight Countries – 32 Players to Compete for New LPGA International Crown

Eight Countries – 32 Players to Compete for New LPGA International Crown

The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) announces the International Crown, a first-of-its-kind, biennial, global match play competition commencing in 2014 that will feature teams from eight countries battling for the right to be “Crowned” the world’s best golf nation…

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Secret Grip – Boccieri Golf

Secret Grip – Boccieri Golf

Stephen Boccieri’s “ah-ha” moment occurred quite by accident it turns out. Stephen’s practice putting session was interrupted by a telephone call. He was leaning against his work bench at home, tolerating the delay and putting golf balls one-handed with a putter he’d covered with several layers of…

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Boccieri Golf Let’s You Get Fit… In More Ways Than One

Boccieri Golf Let’s You Get Fit… In More Ways Than One

Stephen and Sandra Boccieri are disciples of properly fit golf clubs; they know it improves your game. They also know it is really important to be physically fit to play the game long into the sunset years. That’s why they have teamed with Golf Channel Personality and celebrity yogi Katherine Roberts to host her 90-minute…

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Dickey was “first” First Tee of Phoenix – Bill Huffman’s Arizona Golf Blog

Dickey was “first” First Tee of Phoenix – Bill Huffman’s Arizona Golf Blog

They say you can learn a lot about a man by the confines of his office, and maybe that’s why I took the time to drive into Phoenix this week, to stir my memories of William “Bill’’ Dickey, one of golf’s great gentleman. Mr. Dickey, a leader among black golfers and a champion of minority youngsters everywhere, died early…

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TRUE Linkswear Has a Double Win

TRUE Linkswear Has a Double Win

October 7th, 2012 was a “double win” day for Scottsdale-based TRUE Linkswear. Co-founder Ryan Moore won his second PGA TOUR event at the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in Las Vegas, while another TRUE co-founder, Rob Rigg, completed the Portland Marathon. What makes this so special…

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3rd Annual West Valley Amateur Championship

3rd Annual West Valley Amateur Championship

The Valley of the Sun is home to a lot of great players and the ongoing debates about who’s the best are never settled for very long. But this December, the folks at Trilogy at Vistancia and the Raven Golf Club at Verrado will put the question to rest as they host the 3rd Annual West Valley Amateur Championship. The two-day…

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First Tee of Phoenix Receives $5,000 Donation From Local O.B. Sports Managed Courses

First Tee of Phoenix Receives $5,000 Donation From Local O.B. Sports Managed Courses

Thank you, ASU Karsten Golf Course, Eagle Mountain Golf Club, Longbow Golf Club, Raven Golf Club-Phoenix and the management firm for all four clubs, OB Sports Golf Management. This distinguished group recently donated $5,000 to The First Tee of Phoenix, the culmination of their custom-designed program…

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