The golf season unofficially begins each year in gorgeous Augusta, Georgia at The Masters. With the birds chirping and azaleas in full bloom, the sights, smells and sounds of spring mean it’s a new season for golf fans across the United States. The competition isn’t half bad, either. [Read more…]
4 Tips To Help You Play Better In The Rain
Are you a golf addict? Then you’ve probably played in the rain before. What’s a little moisture in the face of a great game, right? Golf is famous for being a sport that prompts some obsessive behavior in its aficionados. So unless there’s a hurricane brewing and they’ve been kicked off the course in order to prevent damage to the grass, it’s not uncommon to see golfers galore tough it out in the wind and rain. [Read more…]
7 Ways To Avoid Skin Cancer On The Course
Did you know that the majority of people diagnosed with skin cancer melanoma are white men over the age of 50? Think skin cancer and skin damage are a necessary occupational hazard of the pro or avid golfer? You’re half-right, in that exposure to the sun is compulsory if you want to get out on the golf course and compete — or even if you just want to play the occasional weekend game. [Read more…]
5 Ways To Golf On A Budget
Increasing golf’s popularity has been a key goal of the entire industry for much of the past decade. Surveys and studies show that the main deterrents in golf are that it takes too long to play and that it is too expensive. The USGA and the R&A have pledged to do something about pace-of-play and explore ways to speed up the game. But, what about the costs? [Read more…]
Should You Always Keep Score When You Play?
Whether or not to keep score is one of the game’s longest-running debates and one that seems to never have a right or wrong answer. [Read more…]
3 Reasons Why You Should Be Hitting from The Ladies’ Tees
The only time most male golfers think about the ladies’ tee is when they’ve hit an exceptionally poor tee shot and they’re worried that it might not make it past them. Although some courses still have ladies’ tees, many are changing to various sets based on ability instead. On these tees, the higher your handicap, the further forward you start — whatever your gender. [Read more…]
8 Ways To Fix Your Slice
You know the routine… the fear, the heart-thumping and dry throat. Despite your poor attempts to block the thought from creeping into your mind, you step up to the first tee and see the hazard to the right. You hold your breath and hope that your regular slice will miraculously give you a break and give you a shot on the short grass. Lo and behold, as soon as it leaves the driver head, you know where it’s bound. You knew as soon as you hit the ball that it was going to banana-bend out of sight to the right (or left, as the case may be). [Read more…]
Spend 30 Minutes A Week Doing This
You have probably heard the saying, “Drive for show, putt for dough.” The adage always holds true. [Read more…]
How Many Strokes Is Too Many On A Hole?
We’ve all been there before. Maybe conditions were poor, there was someone staring at you and making you nervous, or it just wasn’t your day on the green. We’ve all had that “blow-up” experience, where we slice, hook and duff our way to a triple bogey. Even though meltdowns like this happen to everyone, that doesn’t make the experience any easier. Golf is certainly known as a fun and addictive sport — but an easy sport? A welcoming sport? Not always. [Read more…]
Should You Play 9 Holes Or 18?
When it comes to golf in the modern age, a lot of people feel like they don’t have the time to dedicate to going out on the golf course for hours at a time. [Read more…]