It’s with great sadness that our great friend and exceptional teacher Tony Manzoni passed away on 10/13/18. We’ll be forever grateful for his warmth, insights, and friendship.
To honor his memory, we'd like to help benefit The First Tee of Coachella Valley. You can make your tax deductible donation online. Please click here to confirm that your donation is credited to the memorial fund.
Tony’s book, “The Lost Fundamental: One Simple Move, Better Golf Forever” was out of print when Tony passed away, but through the efforts of Fred and co-author Paul Cervantes, we were able to get permission from his widow to make it available once again on Amazon, in both paperback and Kindle formats.
A year or so after the book, Tony completed production of the video of the same name. It can only be obtained through Golf Smarter as a private YouTube link. Please click here to request access to the video.
He may be gone, but his brilliant instruction continues!
There's no question that Tony was one of your favorite Golf Smarter instructors. To keep his teaching method alive, we kick off each new golf season by playing through our entire Tony Manzoni catalogue. Here are the original episode numbers and titles:
251 “The Single Pivot Swing – Ben Hogan’s Secret Revealed”
254 “The Single Pivot Swing – In Detail”
291 “One Simple Move. Better Golf Forever. The Lost Fundamental”
328 “Stop Topping The Ball Forever!”
408 “Take Ownership Of Your Swing! Now Repeat It.”
409 “A Good Golfer’s Arms Never Pass the Body”
438-39 “Ben Hogan’s Lost Letter Discovered”
456 “Tony Manzoni Discusses Head Position at Address”
457 “If Tiger Asked Tony for Help, What Would He Say”
512 “Make Sure Your Intention Matches Your Golf Performance” Click here to watch a great tip from this episode!
594 “Play Golf at the Next Level! One Club at a Time”
595 “Pt2 Taking Your Golf Game to a New Level – One Club at a Time”
613 “A Golf School Like No Other in Terms of Experience, Expertise, and Price”
Check out this short video of the time we met Tony in person and he gave my buddy a really helpful lesson!
"A Passion for Learning: Tony Manzoni"
Paul Cervantes who co-authored Tony’s book “The Lost Fundamental” wrote this wonderful piece about Tony.
Go to page 8 of this online magazine article by Judd Spicer. Here are two more pieces on Tony by Mr. Spicer.
https://www.ocregister.com
http://www.foremagazine.com/profiles/
And Golf Smarter listeners have also shared their thoughts and memories about Tony.
Hey Fred,
Before you started, really, right before you started this episode of the podcast I decided I was going to write you to see what was going on with Tony Manzoni. I hadn’t heard anything or any questions for him in quite some time, so I was wondering.
To my dismay, at the beginning of this episode, you told of Tony’s battle with cancer and eventual passing. I did not know Tony, but did receive his DVD. Since receiving the DVD, I have been working on his swing technique. It has been a bucket list item for me to go California for lessons with Tony. Alas, that is not going to happen.
He seemed like he would have been a great guy to meet in person and obviously very knowledgeable. I am sorry for his passing and want to pass along my condolences to his family if that is possible.
Thanks,
Don
Fred,Oh Boy what sad news! Our beloved Tony passed away!What a nice person, Golf Professional, Teacher, Father, Grandpa etc. etc. he in deed was!!!Even from far away in Germany it’s clear to feel that he will be missed by a lot of people and that shows what a influence he had on many people on and off the course!U did a very very nice Job to honor him! Boy what a storyteller and rich life he had! He will make the golf heaven a bit brighter and damn smarter!My deepest condolences!Bernd
Thank you Tony. We miss you.