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While making my daily rounds I came across a post at beginner golfing that mentioned a 20 questions article on PGA.com. In this article, four golf professionals are asked 20 questions, one being “What is the best golf book you have ever read?” Tiger Woods and Michael Campbell both chose “Five Lessons: The Modern Fundamentals [...]

The USGA announced today that they have awarded over $700,000 in their latest cycle of grants for programs that bring golf to kids and those with special needs. These programs introduce people to golf who likely have never and will never set foot on one of the exclusive country clubs of golf lore, but who [...]

According to this article on NWA News, a town in Benton County has a law prohibiting the use of golf carts on public roads. In the past, there have been complaints of golfers using public roads as shortcuts during their rounds of golf. Now what kind of law is this? Tractors can drive on the [...]

The Golf Channel’s Adam Barr has written a very informative article on the subject of lightweight driver shafts. Rather than summarizing his article, I’m going to take a few of the quotes featured in it, and share my own comments and thoughts. “The key benefit in using lighter weight shafts is that they provide more [...]

While for some, the word “caddy” conjures images of a large chrome grille, leather seats, and a geriatric Floridian behind the wheel, for golfers, the image of Steve Williams, “Fluff” Cowan, or Jim “Bones” Mackay are far more prevalent. In the realm of professional golf, caddies are in most cases more important than any piece [...]

There have been many attempts to create new gaming experiences through the implementation of innovative input devices (controllers). Some of the different controllers to come out within the past few years include: dance mats, microphones, skateboards, maracas, and Donkey Kong bongos. Real World Golf adds a new controller into the mix with their golf club [...]

November has come. If you’re unlucky enough to live in an area where winter is fast approaching, be sure that you take the time to prepare your clubs for the winter of storage. Even if you’re certain that you’re going to be able to make the trip to Scottsdale in January and will be taking [...]

Starting December 16th and continuing (with a short break in-between) until February 16th, Braintree Golf Course will open select holes up to hunters. Anyone that has a hunting license will be welcomed onto the course to hunt the overly large population of geese. With the well kept grass and multiple ponds, golf courses are an [...]

Hasselhoff references aside, is there anything more disturbing than hitting a crushing drive only to see it veer into a fairway bunker, or whacking an 8-iron on a par three, only to watch your ball plug in the soft sand of a greenside trap? As you approach your ball, you cannot help but hope that [...]

While the top professional golfers are in the spotlight and taking home the big paychecks, there are many mini-tours that most do not hear about. These tours are defined as minor-league golf and are the life of many former collegiate golfers who dream of playing on the PGA Tour. The dream of playing on the [...]