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Authored by: Brady
Posted on: 20 July 2024
Comments: 42

 

Don Trahan was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts. His father introduced him to the game of golf when he was ten years old. By the age of twelve, Don was a scratch golfer and a member of New Bedford Public Links, now called Whaling City Golf Club (known as The Whale).

Don graduated from Bishop Stang Catholic High School in 1967. He was the top player on the high school golf team all four years he attended. Trahan then attended Southeastern Massachusetts University (Now University of Massachusetts, North Dartmouth) where he was again the top player on the golf team all four years he attended. He is a member of Delta Kappa Phi fraternity. He graduated in 1971 with a double major in political science and history with plans to become a corporate attorney.

Trahan met his wife, Susan, while attending college. The two married in 1973 and moved to Port Orange, Florida where Don would begin his effort to obtain his PGA Tour Card. From there, Don took an... Read More

Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 1 September 2015
Comments: 2
I love sharing swing thoughts that are sent in from the Surge Nation. It's a great way to practice the fundamentals of the Peak Performance Golf Swing in a way that someone may not have ever thought... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 27 August 2015
Comments: 2
I shot this video after Jordan Spieth won the U.S. Open for his second major victory of the year. The golf world was abuzz with anticipation that Jordan could win all 4 major championships in the... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 22 August 2015
Comments: 4
Today, I'll finish up my lesson with Keenan by talking about the importance of taking notes and keeping stats. This is an area of the game that I think most amateurs don't even think about. They may... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 18 August 2015
Comments: 3
Well, Keenan decided to use all the tips we worked on to go out and win the 2015 South Carolina Amateur Championship before I was able to show our full lesson! I couldn't be happier and honestly, I'm... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 15 August 2015
Comments: 5
If you've followed along with our lesson, you'll know that Keenan was struggling with his alignment and was over rotating, which was causing his third slight issue of firing his back leg too soon... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 11 August 2015
Comments: 3
In today's segment, I'll discuss Keenan's tendency to over rotate in his backswing, a problem that can be hard to fight if you golf with rotational golfers on a regular basis. Keenan was turning too... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 9 August 2015
Comments: 1
Now a collegiate golfer, Keenan Huskey has been a student of mine since he was just a young, junior golfer with big aspirations. Like my son DJ, he has always excelled by using the Peak Performance... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 7 August 2015
Comments: 10
My son, DJ is playing at the PGA TOUR event in Reno, Nevada this week (you can track his scores here), while Doc and I are conducting a golf school and fitting sessions. It's great when my golf... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 2 August 2015
Comments: 3
Tiger Woods had a better showing this weekend at the Quicken Loans National, but he is still struggling to find any sort of consistency he can rely on. Last month after Tiger's questionable ... Read More
Authored by: Don Trahan
Posted on: 25 July 2015
Comments: 4
If you're a golfer that likes to milk the club before your takeaway, there's a chance your clubface could be opening or closing without you even knowing. This can create an interesting dilemma... Read More