Just received this great post from the Massachusetts Golf Association with some important information for correctly posting your score after playing a nine-hole round of golf. Playing a nine-hole round of golf is not only a fun way to stay connected to the game we all love, it is also very easy to post for…
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How To Quickly Use Your Golf Handicap To Determine Who Won The Golf Game
My friends and I all play golf. One of the four is a great golfer with a very low handicap. Another is a good golfer who consistently scores in the mid-80s, and the other two in the group — one holds a 31 handicap and the fourth is still struggling to break 100 in a…
How To Build An Honest GHIN Handicap
If you play golf on a regular basis you should be building towards your golf handicap each time you play. Recently I posted a question in a linkedin discussion forum and the resulting comments (to date over 45 comments and growing!) made it clear there is a lot of disagreement and misunderstanding about the golf…
Golf Handicap: Riding The GHIN Roller Coaster
I just got an update on my golf handicap from GHIN (Golf Handicap Information Network) and despite all my best intentions, practice, instruction and efforts, my numbers are UP! Sigh. They (the infamous “they” who shall never be named) say that it’s not unusual for a handicap to fluctuate a bit. Everyone can go through…
Unwritten Golf Rule #2385 – It’s All About Sticks and Shadows
Unwritten Golf Rules You Learn As You Play In golf as in all of life, there are rules—written and unwritten. Most of us can understand the written rules, i.e. the laws of the land, the laws of the road for driving. They are clear, they are precise and our parents and teachers make sure we…
Three Simple Steps to Lower Your Golf Handicap
Lower Your Golf Handicap By Setting A New Goal For Yourself It’s every golfers dream to lower their golf handicap (GHIN) and play better golf. At the beginning of a new season such dreams can become a reality by taking a few practical steps towards that goal. First: Find out where you stand by reviewing…