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Author: Mark Willard

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Mark Willard

Mark Willard has been a radio & TV personality in Southern California for 15 years. He used to be a 9 handicap. Then he had kids. Now he’s a 14.But he says it’s totally worth it. He and his beautiful wife Jill have 3 children and live in Manhattan Beach.

  • Caddyshack
    Range TokensSpring 2016
    By Mark Willard
    April 1, 2016
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    Top 5 Golf Movies

    Ask for the top five basketball movies of all time, and I’ll give you “Hoosiers,” “White Men Can’t Jump,” “He Got Game,” “Hoop Dreams” and…and…I’m out. ...
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  • Fall 2015Range Tokens
    By Mark Willard
    October 1, 2015
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    No thank you, Sir…I won’t have another: Why do Golfers take Mulligans?

    Imagine: you’re watching football this weekend. A quarterback takes the snap, drops back to pass, releases it … right into the hands of the opposing safety. ...
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  • Range TokensSummer 2015
    By Mark Willard
    July 1, 2015
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    Work or Play? : Golf, we apologize…it’s not you, it’s us.

    Why are fewer rounds of golf being played each year? You’ll get a ton of different answers if you throw this question out at a local ...
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  • Range TokensSpring 2015
    By Mark Willard
    April 1, 2015
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    Drink or Drive: Booze equals lose for this writer

    Cart girls hate me. It’s not that I’m a bad tipper … quite the contrary. But I tend to not tip anything because I tend to ...
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  • Range Tokens
    By Mark Willard
    January 1, 2015
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    “If I Ran a Charity Tournament…”

    I consider myself lucky to participate in a number of charity golf tournaments. That said, never in all my appearances have I been a part of ...
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  • Winter Golf Fashion
    Equipment
    By Mark Willard
    January 1, 2014
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    The Great Fashion Takeover: For many golfers these days, looking good is an important as how you play the game.

    Over the holidays, my father-in-law and I took my son for a quick nine-hole round. We had to hurry to the course, to get out ahead ...
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FeaturedSpring 2023State of the Game

Big Is Beautiful: How Much More Distance Can We Expect in a Driver?

Four hundred: That’s how far I should be hitting my drives. Take my baseline 230-yarder from 15 or so years ago, add the gain promised annually with every best, better, ...
  • Word Play: “Playing Golf” VS “Golfing”

    By Tina Mickelson
    April 23, 2023
  • Club Spotlight: Los Compas GC

    By SCGA Staff
    April 23, 2023
  • Simple Twist of Fate: A Chance Encounter With An NFL Great Changed Michael Herrera’s Life

    By Tod Leonard
    April 23, 2023
  • Full Swing: Half Empty? A Contrarian View

    By David Weiss
    April 23, 2023
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