Greg Ray

A true Southerner, Greg Ray was born in Savannah, GA and has resided in the Lowcountry of South Carolina most of his life. An avid sports enthusiast, fisherman and hunter, Greg excelled in basketball and baseball throughout his school years, while reserving golf as a game to share with his father.

In 1992, Greg was accepted to the Medical University of South Carolina, but instead chose to pursue golf as his career. He completed his apprentice work at Legends Golf Course in Myrtle Beach and Patriots Point Golf Links in Mount Pleasant, SC, during which time he met Scott Rosenthal and began teaching the according to the “Scott’s World of Golf” philosophy, which emphasizes instruction based on balance and tempo.

In August, 1996, Greg was honored with the distinction of being elected to Class A PGA Membership. Throughout his twenty five years as a golf professional, he has served as the General Manager of Patriots Point Golf Links, Director of Golf at Charleston National Golf Club and most recently, as General Manager of Cobblestone Golf Course in Atlanta, GA.

In 2011, Greg, his beautiful wife Ingrid and their three children, Jax, Harrison, and Grace, moved home to Mount Pleasant, SC to bring his wealth of knowledge and experience to Charleston National.

Contact: gregoryaray@bellsouth.net (843) 817-1081

One of the biggest reasons we miss so many putts inside the crucial zone (five feet and in) is because the putter head is slowing down instead of accelerating as it comes into the ball. No matter how short the putt, the putter must be accelerating through impact in order to hit the putt solidly and stay square to the intended target.

Lastly, stay in that posture as long as you can. I see so many players, including myself, coming out of the posture early in the stroke. This opens the face of the putter head ever so slightly, just enough to miss way too many ‘make-able’ putts. So, keep that spine angle in the same position way past impact, and listen for the ball to go in.

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- Mary Ann Snyder

1.  Most high handicap players never get better because they simply don’t practice correctly.  When they do take lessons, they never stay with what the instructor is teaching long enough for it to take.  Look at Tiger Woods.  It takes him, arguably the greatest player who ever lived, at least a couple of years for his remade golf swings to work.  The solution is practice well with a plan.  Once you sign up for a lesson, stick with what the pro is teaching you, or it is a waste of time and money.
2. The player must learn to use the left side of  the body in the golf swing or they have no chance of ever being good.  This is not intellectual, but a feeling you must practice every time you practice.
3. The game is played from the ground up.  The reason most players fail at ever getting better at this game is that they simply never learn to play golf with their lower bodies.
4. The most important club in the bag is THE DRIVER.  Learn how to hit this club at all costs.
5. The only putting practice you ever need to do is from 3 ft., 5 ft., and 30 ft.
6. Lower expectations of your game to play better!  You are only going to play well maybe twice in ten  rounds.  Accept this and you will play better and enjoy the game more.Aim every shot to the center of the green no matter where the pin is.  This was the strategy of the great Jack Nicklaus.  It may not help you win a Major, but it will take pressure off of that swing and help you score lower.