Golf is a game that is steeped in tradition and has a strict code of etiquette. If you have been golfing for years, these suggestions may seem obvious, but for someone new to the game it’s good to review them once in a while. Here are some general rules to follow while playing golf: (Author’s…
Has this happened to you? You get to the golf course on time, everyone in your group is ready and raring to go, the starter gives you the ok to go to the first tee, and you wait. And you wait. The group in front of yours, a foursome most likely, is half way up…
Advice from a professional. I recently sat down with PGA Professional, Merry Holway of Olde Barnstable Fairgrounds Golf Course and Hyannis Golf Course in Hyannis, Massachusetts to get her perspective on the game of golf, and advice for the amateur golfers who play the game. We covered a lot of topics. You can listen to…
When I was a kid growing up and my Dad would start venting his frustration with us kids going totally whacko – my mother would always say that his language was so bad it would turn the air “BLUE!” Well, yesterday while playing with a group of very frustrated golfers, the air certainly began to…
Golf is a game of tradition and rules that are in danger of being changed by the presence of denim on the greens! Once the sport of the elite, golf is now enjoyed by people across all social classes. But those traditions and rules, set by those who had time and determination to keep the…
