Charlie Blanchard

As I write this column on this early June day, I notice that the daytime high temperatures here in Las Cruces are going to be over or hovering around 100 degrees for the next two weeks. Playing golf out in the dazzling, intense sun these days can certainly present health dangers. Those who are new to this area need to understand how hot the midday sun can be. Watch an egg fry on the hood of your car. A person or pet locked in a hot car can die in less than 20 minutes. It takes only 15 to 30 minutes for unprotected exposed skin to get painfully sunburned. You don't have to turn lobster red to suffer from sun poisoning. Overexposure to UV rays can result in pain and tingling, swelling of the skin, headache, dizziness, fever and chills, nausea and a painful rash.

The Southwest Center on Aging and Friends invite all golfers to play in and support their charity golf tournament at the New Mexico State University Golf Course on Friday, Sept. 30. All proceeds will …

Are you having difficulty finishing a round of golf with a score you're happy about? I'll just call it “closing round blues.” And it's an all-too-common lament. You play great golf on the first nine holes but you tend to lose it on the back nine – especially on the last four holes.

Within the last eight years, the USGA has updated its Rules of Golf, thereby creating several modernized rule adjustments. For example, there is no longer a penalty for accidentally moving your …

Charlie Blanchard Las Cruces Bulletin The explanation of “subconscious golf” is somewhat complicated.

The Economic Impact Study commissioned by the American Golf Industry Coalition and conducted by the National Golf Foundation in 2023 reveals that the direct impact of golf in the U.S. in 2022 was …

Golf is a challenging game to learn, especially for adults who have never done it before. I'm a proponent of learning by imitation. It's how children learn. Kids can learn to play musical instruments like crazy because they are sponges for training. They can reproduce what they see and hear in practice. Adults aren't so fortunate. We have outlived some of our natural sponginess.

Considering all the breakthroughs of mental toughness training, emotional regulation is one of the new frontiers in golf and all competitive sports.

Charlie Blanchard For the Bulletin QUESTION: Please explain to me what a “ press” is in a game of golf.

As a serious golfer, how you respond to adversity goes a long way to define how you play the game. Among the many stats amassed on the PGA Tour, there is one that stands out as unique: “Bounce Back.” A player gets points for a bounce back when he makes a birdie or better on the hole following a double bogey or worse. That stat recognizes a positive attitude, resiliency, and mental strength, among other things.