Mickey Smith

Change the Future of Golf: teach a kid

Everyone already knows who the next Arnold, Jack or Tiger is. It’s some young person being introduced to the game by an adult family member, coach or volunteer. Let’s face …
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Mickey Smith

The Flagstick: In or Out?

The rules of golf have changed and now allow players to leave the flagstick in the hole when putting with no penalty.  Additionally, many golf courses required golfers to keep …
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Mickey Smith

Looking Back on 33 Years, 27 Holes

When I think of words that accurately describe Bent Brook Golf Course, two words immediately come to mind:  quality and innovation. Back on the late 1980’s our owner, James C. …
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Mickey Smith

The “Redan” Hole, Windmill

In a previous post I introduced you to Charles Blair MacDonald the “father of American golf course architecture” and the concept of template holes.  Today we will go into more …
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Mickey Smith

PGA Tour Debut

This week we have one of our students from the Hank Johnson School of Golf at Bent Brook making his PGA TOUR debut at the Sanderson Farms Championship in Jackson, …
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Mickey Smith

Bryson’s U.S. Open Victory

I did not get to see very much of the 2020 U.S. Open Championship, but based on the media recaps and the portion of the telecasts I did see, Bryson …
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