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Chuck Beazley: One Shot at a Time
"Does it really matter in the grand scheme of things if I have a bad day on the golf course?" asks Chuck Beazley, a 12-year PGA teaching professional out of Franklin, Indiana.

"No." Beazley answers his own question.

Beazley tells himself and his students to play one shot at a time. "It’s only a game," notes Beazley. No sense getting all worked up about it, according to Beazley, who’s helped countless students improve their games and achieve their goals, all with a positive attitude and a natural affinity for golf. Beazley’s students typically seek one thing from him: results. He is happy to oblige.

"I have enjoyed watching many of my younger students make the transition from junior golf programs to high school and college programs," says Beazley. "Watching them develop as players and as people is the greatest reward." Beazley himself started playing at the age of 13 and though he didn’t play golf in school, he still managed to develop his skills and play well enough to make golf his career. "I enjoy the challenge of controlling my own destiny and not having to rely on a team effort," says Beazley. Like so many players before him, Beazley is drawn the game because its outcome rests solely on the shoulders of the individual.

Beazley recommends players of all levels focus on their short games. With maximum effort placed there, the overall game and scoring will improve. Beazley practices his own game in a similar fashion, working mostly on shots inside 150 yards. He pays attention to putting, and when it comes to driving, he concentrates on accuracy.

Difficult shots for Beazley are 30-60 yard bunker shots. "They are by far the most difficult to pull off with any degree of confidence," says Beazley. On the other hand, he’s happy to attempt any wedge shot or putt, his favorite shots in golf. He recalls two of his best shots were on the same hole within one year of one another. He holed out a driver for double eagle on a 522 yard par 5, and then did the same thing the following year with a 4 wood.

Beazley has so many "favorite" courses, he hesitates to choose. He enjoys travelling to Hilton Head Island, South Carolina to get a few rounds in whenever he can. He participates in local PGA Section events whenever possible, and he likes to watch all professional golf. The best part about teaching golf for Beazley is watching his students improve.

Having just moved from Nashville, Tennessee to Franklin, Beazley now lives there with his wife of 9 years, Mary Alice. They are the proud parents of newborn Hogan Vincent, who has three watchful friends in Pudge, Jackson and Divot, Beazley’s Shih-Tzuhs. E-mail Beazley at clbeazley@aol.com for more information on setting up a lesson. Thanks, Chuck!