The ALL-STAR Team.

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Brian Manzella

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I have been teaching golf for 24 years.

One of the best things about this job is some of the people that I have taught and now count as freinds.

CEO's, Ryder Cuppers, etc.

But—without a doubt—the biggest KICK I have ever got from this job is teaching juniors who have grown up to be Golf Pros.

The ALL-STAR team, Mike Finney, Tom Bartlett, Chris Hamburger and Brent White, is a foursome of world-class knowledge and ability.

These guys are my best pals and proof that I can't be all bad as a teacher.

The five of us make up a group that would be hard to beat in a scramble, tough to debate on ANY golf topic, next-to-impossible to out-teach, but ABSOLUTELY unmatched in two catogories:

Telling Golf Stories and Golf Trivia.

Trust me, If you like to laugh, listening to this group wax on about Stan Stopa, Don Villavaso, each other—or even Brent's pal William Benjamin Hogan—would make for the all-time funniest Podcast or Hotel ballroom bull session.

As far as trivia goes: go get your four best pals and head to the bank.

As luck would have it, I was on the phone with Mike, Tom and Brent—FOUR-WAY—this evening before my $650 cellphone went dead.

As only our pal Stan Stopa could say—"Ahhhh Balls!":D
 
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Oh yeah Brian I am a huge Don Villavaso fan even though I have spoken to him on the phone twice I seem to know him so well from all of the Manzella 'fireside chat' stories at various dinners and summits. One guy that never met Don from Kentucky met him at Brian's wedding and Don was shocked at all of the stories he knew of him only meeting him first on that day.

Stan Stopa is another real character, wow can Brian tell you some funny stories about him : he wore golf shirts with a stop sign and the letter A next to it as his authentic Stan Stopa logo, at tournaments they would always announce his name as Stan Stoooopa, this really upset Stan a lot.

Brian tell us some more stories about these guys as it is these characters that really make g.o.l.f. such a great place to be around.
 
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Steve Khatib

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Hey Tom I noticed you changed your saying it is in the book to I am dying and you are asking me riddles. Nice to catch up at the summit- we had a lot of fun, say hi to Jen from me. Tell us some more Manzella All-Star stories please:D:D:D
 
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BIg Don's students even impressed Ben Doyle.

Siitin' on a milk crate in the "last stall under the overhang" at the City Park Driving Range, Don—using Golfing Machine concepts explained in Don-ese—could out teach mosty "troubleshooters" while telling stories at $35hr.
 
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quote:Originally posted by brianman

BIg Don's students even impressed Ben Doyle.

Siitin' on a milk crate in the "last stall under the overhang" at the City Park Driving Range, Don—using Golfing Machine concepts explained in Don-ese—could out teach mosty "troubleshooters" while telling stories at $35hr.
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Brian,

Sounds like we need an iPod interview with Don.
 
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Must admit to all on this forum. Brian is true to his comments on this thread. I sat in a hotel lobby in Birmingham during TGM annual meeting and was exposed to just a glimps of his histarical story telling. He tells true life funny stories better than anyone I have ever heard.

He is quick minded in his humor and has just as quick an eye on the lesson tee.

Wish I had more time to listen to his stories.
 
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Brian Manzella

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I intend to put some of the best stories in the Video section of the new web site (up in the next couple of weeks).

I have some great ideas.
 
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