I hear people say all the time that they don’t believe in luck. If you think this, give me a break. I also know you don’t play golf. Once that ball leaves your club face the result is in the hands of the golfing gods and luck—good AND bad. You put the ball in the [...]
Revered by many, hated by some is the lot of heroes. Tiger Woods is a hero in the game of golf and will be forever. He literally has changed the face of golf. Back in the day, professional golf was the domain of a bunch of white guys. From Bobby Jones to Byron Nelson, Sam [...]
LUNCH WITH KEN VENTURI It was the spring of 1955 and I was stationed in Salzburg, Austria as part of my two-year army career (if two years makes a career). Salzburg was and is a beautiful old city. On this spring day I was going to have the opportunity meet and have lunch with Ken [...]
Several clients are in Tempe, Arizona this weekend for a big intercollegiate women’s golf tournament. They are the coaches and athletes from several teams. The majority of them are members of PAC 12 teams. Some are not. The teams and personalities on those teams shall remain nameless since the point of this is to address [...]
There is a cool breeze blowing into Tempe, AZ today as some of the best collegiate women’s golf teams blow into town today. (Hopefully the breeze doesn’t get any stronger). I have had the privilege, and continue to have, of working with several coaches and their teams over the years. It is especially great that [...]
Adventures at CAL Todd Team Coaching has done a lot of work at the University of California(UC), Berkeley. Women’s and Men’s Tennis, Men’s Basketball, Women’s Golf, Women’s Swimming, Softball, and Gymnastics teams have all participated in our Building A Championship Team process. In addition we have worked with all of those coaching staffs in our Coaching Excellence [...]
The LPGA landed in Phoenix, Arizona a few weeks ago and I was able to spend a day; with my first client, LPGA Hall of Famer, Carol Mann. Carol was the ninth player ever inducted into the LPGA Hall of Fame. The tournament was honoring the legend’s of women’s golf and she had accepted the invitation. [...]
This Spring, it has been very rewarding to see the work that Todd Team Coaching has done showing up in concentration. I'm referring to the work we've done with intercollegiate golf on the west coast. More specifically, women’s golf coaches and their teams. For example, the leader of the pack is Nancy McDaniel, Head Coach, [...]
In 1972, Michael Murphy wrote a book called, œGolf in the Kingdom. The book featured a legendary character named Shivas Irons. It has remained one of my all-time favorite books. On July 29th, a movie of the same name was released in New York and probably Los Angeles but I dont know that for sure. [...]
BLOG #91 APRIL 08, 2010 THE TIGER IS LOOSE Once again Tiger Woods is prowling the fairways at Augusta National. [...]