Improve Your Golf Swing

Penalty strokes are counted when a player breaks a rule or when the ball is hit into an unplayable situation – such as across an expressway or through someone’s windshield!  If the ball is lost or hit out of bounds this too means a penalty stroke.
If a golfer makes a stroke at the wrong ball [...]

Yes, your game would be much more successful if there were no hazards for you to play around but it would also be much more boring, wouldn’t it?  Avoiding the hazards or learning how to get out of them is a good part of what makes the game challenging.
As with so many other parts of [...]

The rules of golf are composed by the United States Golf Association or USGA.  Some of their rules include:

Every player is entitled and obliged to play the ball from the position where it has come to rest after a stroke, unless a rule allows or demands otherwise (Rule 13-1).
A player must not accept assistance in [...]

“The number eighteen is symbolically meaningful because it is the numerical equivalent of the Hebrew word chai, which means life.”
~ From To the Linksland by Michael Bamberger
How many times have you watched a particular sport and thought to yourself that there was no rhyme or reason or logic to what was happening on the playing [...]

Golf is one of those few games where a lower score is a good thing.  This might seem easy to an outsider, but getting that score down can seem like an impossibility to even the most experienced of golfers.
This doesn’t mean you need to lose heart, however.  A better swing can be learned and your [...]

Why is golf so popular today?  It used to be that it was a game played only by the rather wealthy since of course green fees were very expensive.  It also requires a certain skill and patience, things that are somewhat lacking in professional sports today.
Notice what an anonymous writer had to say about why [...]

Obviously the first games of golf were not played with the type of equipment we have today.  The clubs and balls that players use on the field during tournaments are regulated by the PGA or other sponsor of such tournaments.  But how did some staffs and rods used by shepherds become the many various clubs [...]

Obviously it’s impossible to pinpoint the exact day and year when the game that would evolve into golf began to be played.  Most agree that it began in Scotland around the 12th century with sheep herders smacking rocks into holes with the rods and staffs they used to guide their sheep.  This quickly became a [...]

“Golf is very much like a love affair; if you don’t take it seriously, it’s no fun, if you do, it breaks your heart.  Don’t break your heart, but flirt with the possibility.”
~ Louise Suggs
Are you having a love affair with the game of golf?  If so, you’re definitely not alone!  Golf is a game [...]