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This week, “A Lesson Learned” focuses on how Gary Woodland<\/a> made a series of small changes that created great progress and led to his first PGA victory. It’s a great story of patience and persistance and a strong desire to improve – one that will work for your game as well as the best players in the world. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Over the last year and a half, Gary and his Dallas based coach, top PGA Instructor Randy Smith, continually took inventory of his game. \u00a0Gary and Randy used data driven instruction to identify weak areas and focus practice time. \u00a0They used his tour statistics to identify areas of need and then aggressively seeked to remedy those parts of his game. \u00a0This year has already shown the results of their efforts. With a lot of hard work on his wedge and short game, 2011 was a great success thus far, even before this week, as evidenced by one second place and two other top ten finishes. \u00a0The last addition to his reportoire was strategy work with Justin Leonard<\/a> and tutelage from all time putting great, Brad Faxon<\/a>. \u00a0In his own words, “One thing that helped me was putting, and today it saved me.” \u00a0Woodland took only ten putts on the back nine and 23 for the final round. “Luckily, it won me a golf tournament.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

Winning his first PGA tournament didn’t come easily for the Kansas native, Gary Woodland. Out of high school, Gary chose to play Division Two college basketball, rather than golf. \u00a0After a year, he transferred to Kansas, not to play for the powerhouse J-Hawk basketball team, but to rediscover golf. \u00a0 And that is where he landed and won four college tournaments. \u00a0Early on he was known for the power of his 400 yard drives. \u00a0Through data driven instruction he has achieved the balance of a well rounded game. \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n

As a player, you can collect your own data to drive your practice time. \u00a0Take a look at your own game. \u00a0Instead of just guessing, take some of your own stats. \u00a0You can be as detailed as you like. \u00a0You can use the internet, get software, or do it on your own. \u00a0I suggest that you track greens in regulation, fairways hit, putts, sand saves, and shots inside 100 yards. \u00a0Once you have your data collected, analyze it, with the help of a PGA Professional, to decide where to spend your practice time. \u00a0Add discipline to your game and commit to driving your practice where the data bears it out. \u00a0You may not get your first Tour win like Gary Woodland, but you will see the benefit of better scores quickly.<\/p>\n

Chad Gibbs is a PGA, Class A Professional, and is a member of the Carolinas Section. \u00a0He is very pleased to be teaching at the Head Quarters of the new Greg Norman<\/a> Champions Golf Academy in Myrtle Beach , South Carolina. \u00a0From teaching junior golfers the basics to training seniors with disabilities, he delivers quality individualized instruction. \u00a0Chad relishes the opportunity to work with competitive juniors, college players, and tour players. \u00a0Chad is a student of the game and continues to educate himself through cutting edge seminars and observing other top players and teachers. \u00a0He lives in Myrtle Beach , South Carolina with his wife and two daughters.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n

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