Beginning Golfer

Want to encourage junior golfers to learn the game of golf? Looking for a great gift for that special kid in your life? Nicole Weller, LPGA, PGA, GBN just announced the release of a her new Junior Golf Sticker Book and video: Stick to Sports: Let’s Play Golf.  . . . . . Let’s Play [...]

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It’s the beginning of the golf season here in the northeast. Golfers are flocking to the first tee box, eager to get out there and swing. But before you hit the golf course, you might want to fine tune those swing skills that have been left to lie dormant during the cold winter months. Sue [...]

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If you are a woman golfer with an average swing, and an average swing speed, chances are almost every golf course built today is too long for you to play and get to the greens in regulation. And there is very little you can do about it, short of creating your own tees on every [...]

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Should A Beginning Golfer Get Fitted For Clubs?

by Pat Mullaly on February 13, 2011

Getting fitted for golf clubs can be expensive. Is it worth the investment? It’s an easy “yes” if you are a golf pro or a serious amateur… but is getting fitted for clubs something a beginning golfer should even consider? If you are new to the game, have played a couple rounds at the local [...]

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Attracting women to the game of golf and then providing the support and mentoring needed to keep them interested is one of the challenges behind the creation of Golf For Cause. Recently at the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando, I sat down with Debbie Waitkus, President and Founder of Golf For Cause and current President [...]

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Should New Golfers Play By The Rules?

by Pat Mullaly on January 9, 2011

I get a lot of emails from golfers who are sick and tired of playing a round of golf behind a group of new golfers who play as slow as “molasses running uphill in winter.” Should new golfers be banned from the golf course if they are slow? And why are new golfers slow? Is [...]

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