I love the poll questions because they really give me a chance to learn from all of you. Sure, it’s not exactly scientific, but I’ve learned something interesting from every one I’ve ever posted.
The latest poll asked about the ways you improve your golf game. If you haven’t voted yet, please feel free. The question is, “Which of the following have you done in the past 12 months to improve your golf game?“ I presented you with a bunch of [...]
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One of the things that draws me to golf so strongly is the tradition of integrity that is so integral to the game. What other sport would feature a player calling a penalty on himself?
That’s what J.P. Hayes did during the second stage of the 2008 PGA Tour Q-School last week in Texas.
Here’s a guy who is a former PGA Tour winner who finds himself at Q-School, fighting for his card after finishing 176th on the money list. On the [...]
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Photo: Leo Reynolds/Flickr
These days, it’s pretty likely that your golf course has one or more “environmentally sensitive areas” that are intended to preserve the natural landscape. Most often, they’re wetlands, but they can just as easily be fragile desert ecosystems. Normally, these areas are designated by government regulatory agencies and they seem to be prevalent on newer courses, where environmental concerns are considered during construction.
At my course, these areas are usually marked with hazard stakes with green tips. Most [...]
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I know I do.
The WGC Accenture Match Play Championship really reminds me of that fact. Of course, I enjoy playing and watching all forms of golf. But there’s something about that one-on-one competition that really gets me going.
Playing a stroke play tournament provides a definite set of mental and physical challenges, but in the end, you just need to go out there and put up the best score you can. The rest is out of your hands.
Playing [...]
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Long putters have been around for several years. You might have heard of them referred to as “belly putters”. That only really describes some of them.
For those unaware, I’m talking about putters that are significantly longer than what we’d think of as a standard putter.
The basic idea is that a player holds the end of the putter to their belly, chest, or chin. What that does is produce a more consistent pendulum stroke, removing some of the [...]
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