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Weekly Golf Update for June 17, 2006  - by Mike Colandro

Last Saturday, June 10, 2006, I performed at the Mikey’s Place Golf Outing at Goodwin Park Golf Club in Hartford, Connecticut.  The course was a little wet but the greens were in great shape.  Paul and Mary D. organized the event for the 5^th year and did a great job.  I did a chipping clinic prior to play, then I played the 15^th hole with each group.  After play, there was a great steak cookout, a super raffle, and prizes along with a few of my unique golf songs.  It was a great day for all and we captured my act on the course, as to what I can do during a charity outing; you can see it if you click here

On Sunday, we at CTGolfTips.com were part of the American Diabetes Association’s Tour de Care in Middletown.  We had a chipping contest to raise money for ADA.  Both Robert Tamiso (Marketing Director of CTGolfTips.com) and I were there and awarded prizes such as:  Titleist Golf Balls – Buick Championship Tickets – Golf DVD’s – Gift Baskets, etc.  We were joined by former Mrs. Connecticut, Agnes Pireh, who was very helpful during our chipping contest. 

It was great to be part of such a good cause, especially because I am a diabetic, so it hits home.  CTGolfTips.com is available to do any kind of charity promotion, so contact us and we will help.

Mr. Cigar of Cromwell is staging its Grand Opening on the 24^th of June (Saturday) in the K-mart shopping plaza in Cromwell.  A tent will be set up in the parking lot and CTGolfTips.com will be there conducting a putting contest for great prizes.  Come join the fun on the 24^th, 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. at Mr. Cigar’s Grand Opening.

Golf in the Business World  - by Mike Colandro, Golf Professional & Journalist

Part I

Mike has been writing for several years about Golf with Magazine Features, Golf Course Reviews, and in 2006, online at CTGolfTip.com.  He is a former PGA Tour Player and 16 year veteran of the Australasian PGA Tour.  He currently competes as a Senior Professional.  The two-time Connecticut Open Champ has been entertaining both on and off the course for businesses around the world.  In this article, Mike will share with you some experiences he has had through 30 years of golf in the business world.

The Golf Boom

The great thing about golf is it is unlike any other sport, because a Professional can compete with an amateur with a handicap.  Today there is a golf boom, especially in the business world, mostly because of many major companies sponsoring top professionals.  On the PGA Tour, Tiger Woods is not only considered the best athlete in the U.S.A., but being half Asian, he is marketable throughout the world.  The next sensation is Michelle Wie, and she just turned Pro.  She is a tall beautiful American born, Asian decent and speaks several languages.  She plays the LPGA Tour part-time while she is finishing high school and can hit a ball 300 yards.  She is already doing T.V. commercials in Japan and is the highest paid lady Golf Pro at age 16.  When she turned Pro in November of 2005, she signed with Nike and Sony to endorse their products.  This all makes it even more popular to be playing golf at any level.

Dealing on the Links

Through the last 100 years in golf, people have been doing business deals on the golf course, and today that trend is becoming more and more popular.  There are many reasons why.  As a verse in one of my golf songs “That Old Damn Golf Game” goes, “It’s the greatest leveler of human nature around.”  What this means is that when playing golf with clients, you can really see how they react to adversity while on the course.  From there, you can tell what your business associate or customer is like and judge him accordingly.  This has nothing to do with how someone plays but all to do about dealing with his or her good or bad shots.  Another reason to get out on the course with your customers, employees, or VIPs is to spend some face to face time with them.  In this new world of technology, sometimes you only contact business associates by e-mail, conference calls, cell phones, etc.  Golf gives you a reason to actually be with people for 4-6 hours (18 holes) and that can make a difference.

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