Interview With Keith Hickman Golf Professional/Manager Tennessee Golf Trail @ Paris Landing

A Light Hearted Golf Q & A Interview

By Brian Weis

Below is an interview with Keith Hickman, the Golf Professional/Manager at Tennessee Golf Trail @ Paris Landing. The following are a few traditional and non traditional golf centric questions that I love to ask influential people in the golf industry.

Can you provide our readers a brief biography?
I've been in the golf business for more than 5o years. I have a turf degree from the University of Tennessee/Knoxville & have been a PGA member for 26 years. I just started my 39th year as the head professional here at Paris Landing

When did you start golfing and who introduced you to the game?
I was introduced to golf when I started working at a golf facility at the age of 14.

What is your current home course?
The Tennessee Golf Trail @ Paris Landing

To date, what is your proudest golf accomplishment?
All the improvements we've made here at the course over the past 39 years. We've re-built 3 greens, re-grassed all the greens & added a few bunkers. Also being a PGA member for 25 years.

What is your biggest golf pet peeve on or off the course?
People not following the rules: cart paths only, slow play & just all-around poor golf etiquette

What is your favorite club in your bag and why?
8-Iron, I just have the most confidence with it.

What is your favorite golf destination?
St. Andrews. I was fortunate enough to get to play it one time. The small quaint town of St. Andrews on the sea is incredible

What course is on your bucket list that you have not played yet?
Augusta National but I would settle for Pebble Beach

If you woke up tomorrow and could play one course you played before, where would you play?
St. Andrews

If you could change one aspect, rule or thing about golf, what would it be and why?
Try to make the rules of golf easier for the average golfer to understand

Dream foursome (living)?
My Dad, Jordan Spieth, Tiger Woods & myself

Dream foursome (living or dead)?
Old Tom Morris, Ben Hogan, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus

Favorite 19th hole drink?
Water with Lemon

18 Rapid Fire, Off The Cuff Questions

1) Hitting Long Drive OR Sinking Long Putt?
Long Drive

2) Having Round of Life OR Hole in One?
Hole in One

3) Golfing at the crack of dawn OR twilight?
Dawn

4) Hit a power fade OR power draw?
Draw

5) Beverage cart OR halfway house?
Cart

6) Bathroom OR bushes?
Bushes, I'm a county boy

7) Hot dog OR wrap?
Hot Dog

8) Around the green, being in sand OR thick rough?
Around green

9) Walking OR riding?
Riding

10) Do you carry traditional 3 iron OR hybrid?
Hybrid

11) Do you prefer long par 3 OR long par 5?
long par 5

12) Pants OR Shorts?
Shorts

13) Palmer OR Nicklaus?
Toss up: I respect both of them for what they did for golf

14) Beatles OR Elvis?
Beatles

15) Play for fun OR play for money?
small amount of money

16) Bump and run OR flop shot?
whatever it takes

17) Lay up OR gamble?
gamble

18) 18 holes OR 36?
18

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About: Brian Weis

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