Don DeLorenzo has
been the PGA General
Manager of Gilroy Golf
Course since 1985. He
is a former winner of the
Bill Stausbaugh award
given by the PGA of
America for excellence in
education. He was named
the 2014 Gilroy Chamber
of Commerce Man of the
Year, was born and raised
in Gilroy and still lives
here with Mia, his wife
of 33 years.
course coupled with the challenge of hitting the ball where
you want it you will be hooked. You get hooked because
when you hit your first ball up in the air and straight you
want to do it again and again. Then one day you can hit
five in a row, then ten and so on. When you start on the
golf course and you score a 15 on the first hole you want
to play it again to see if you can score a 14, then a 13…
etc. The game will hook you like no other game. Why? It’s
the inner struggle to improve and do better than the last
time. It’s the challenge to hit a drive further than you’ve
ever hit it before. The game is so easy to measure your
improvement it keeps you coming back time and time
again to lower your score. Just like other individual sports
like track or swimming, it’s all in the numbers as to how
well you are doing.
So how do I get started? Contact your local golf course,
college or recreation department and inquire about golf
lessons. Grab a friend who is interested in taking lessons
too so you have a “built in” partner to practice and play
with. Oh, and did I mention practice? To improve you
must do that a lot. I always told all my students, “just like
school, if you listen to the teacher in class you might pass
the class, but if you go home and do your homework you
will get an A.” Remember to be patient. The golfers you
see on TV have played this game for years so don’t expect
to be the next Jordan Speith or Lydia Ko overnight. Enjoy
learning this “Game of a Lifetime”.
GILROY • MORGAN HILL • SAN MARTIN
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2016
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