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PGA professional Rob Heslar is director of golf at Tijeras Creek Golf Club in Rancho Santa Margarita. He’s been teaching on and off for the past 12 years. His biggest challenge as a teacher? Getting his students to practice between lessons. “It’s important so that we can progress with the lessons and not regress into what we have already worked on,” he said. “I enjoy reviewing what has been taught and moving forward.” What’s the most common problem you see in your students and how do you fix it? Alignment to the target. Simply aligning the shoulders, feet and hips and making them parallel to the intended target has fixed most students. Who is your mentor and why? Joe DeBock, director of golf at Torrey Pines Golf Course. He taught me how to be professional, remain positive day after day and promote the game of golf. What’s the most satisfying thing about being a golf teacher? Hearing the success stories from my students and knowing I influenced their success. How old were you when you started playing golf? Three years old. What was the first thing that attracted you to the game? Having the opportunity to spend the day with my mom and dad, riding in the cart and spending time on the course. That is what we did in Michigan. Your favorite part of the game? Playing in the morning, first group off on No. 1, behind the mowers. What professional golfer would you most like to be reincarnated as? Payne Stewart, because of the way he lived his life, the way he achieved his greatness, the edge he lived with. What’s your greatest achievement in golf? My first hole in one when I was 12. What’s your motto on the course? “It doesn’t matter how, just how many!” Who are your golf heroes? Jack Nicklaus, Greg Norman and Payne Stewart. Whose swing on the PGA Tour do you most admire and why? Davis Love’s and the late Payne Stewart’s. Incredible swing planes with tremendous explosion at impact. SG |
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