Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the John O’Leary Golf Academy!  2011 should be a great year.  We are looking to get started by the middle of February weather depending.  Check out some of the programs we are working on in 2011 including Play with the Pro days and 1 Day Golf Schools. Please [...]

How many greens do you hit in regulation during a normal round. A tour player may hit thirteen. You probably hit far less than a tour player and you will be face with a chip shot much of the time, so I want to explain how basic this is. Club Selection Better players will use [...]

Following is a list of some productive thoughts for the course. Pick the two or three that you feel are the most relevant to your game and focus on these throughout your round. This will help you stay focused on the process of playing the game instead of worrying about the impending results. Have fun [...]

What is a punch shot? Punch shots can be referred to by different names. You may have heard things said by pros or TV commentators like, “I just punched a little 9 iron” or “It’s a little knockdown 6 iron” or “Look at how he shut off that follow-through.” The definition of a punch shot [...]

Today was another hot,sunny day to play golf. We started on the 10th hole with Joe Horowitz, (accompanied by his wife Julie) from Long Beach, Long Island rounding out our twosome. Yes, the infamous 10th did us in today also! We began the round by three putting from about 60 feet. Our  tournament record was 6 over par on [...]