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A man raises his club to hit a golf ball. It is a sunny evening.

Welcome to Friday Fix! Follow along as Great Parks golf professionals share tips and tricks on how you can improve your game. This week, PGA Professional Matt teaches you a neat trick to get the perfect club face position.

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A man lines up his shot at The Mill Course on a sunny evening.

Welcome to Friday Fix! Follow along as Great Parks golf professionals share tips and tricks on how you can improve your game. This week, PGA Professional Matt is at Meadow Links & Golf Academy sharing how posture can affect your pitch shot.

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Welcome to the first edition of Friday Fix! Follow along as Great Parks golf professionals share tips and tricks on how you can improve your game. PGA Professional Matt is at Meadow Links & Golf Academy showing which club to use when you approach the green.

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Join us on our Facebook page every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 10 a.m. for a live video with Great Parks staff. When fractions of an inch make all the difference, mower blades have to be sharp! Watch a behind-the-scenes look at how we sharpen the blades of golf course mowers.

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A golf ball with the Great Park logo and the name Shawnee Lookout on it sits in the green.

A Final Farewell

All, On the Green

As we enter the final month of golf at Shawnee Lookout, we would like to thank everyone who has been part of the course’s history. First, a special thank-you to all of the golfers who have made Shawnee Lookout their home course for many years. Many of you grew up playing the course as a […]

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A landscape view of Shawnee Lookout Golf Course

June 16, 2019, marks 40 years since Shawnee Lookout Golf Course opened. Astronaut Neil Armstrong was among seven individuals to hit the first golf balls to open the course – 10 years after he was the first man to walk on the moon. Opening day had some challenges, like when the pump house shut down, […]

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Shawnee Lookout Golf Course

40 Years of Golf

All, On the Green

40 years may seem like an eternity to some or the blink of an eye for others. No matter if you feel it hasn’t been that long or you haven’t been around for that many decades just yet, this year marks a landmark in Great Parks’ history at Shawnee Lookout. April 1, 2019 marks the […]

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Great Parks is celebrating Women’s Golf all month long! Women’s Golf Month is supported by the PGA and celebrates golf as a year-long sport and recreation for women. More than 135,000 people nationwide have been introduced or re-introduced to the game of golf over the past five years during Women’s Golf Month, which premiered in […]

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