So often we start out the new year with resolutions —perhaps to lose weight, save money, or learn a new language. If you’re a golfer you may have had a resolution to lower your handicap. I had a very specific goal this year to spend my summer working on achieving a more athletic swing. My husband and […]
5 Golf Rules You Should Know
Golf Warm-up Tips for Women
Golf Warm-Up Tips for Women I recently attended a golf fitness class with with Ashley Wood, Head Golf Professional at The Mountain Course at Incline Village, in Lake Tahoe. She has been kind enough to share some of her best golf warm-up tips for women. Read on to learn Ashley’s tips for bringing an exercise regimen […]
The Ultimate Girls Getaway
Teeing Area Rules
When You Get The Call To Play In The Women’s Open
Brigitte Dunn graduated from SMU last weekend. Then last night her phone rang. The Qualifier Brigitte played a 36-hole qualifier at Canyon Creek Country Club in Richardson, Texas just three weeks ago. With four birdies in the last five regulation holes, she ended up in a sudden-death playoff as night began to fall. She remembers […]
You Don’t Need To Be a Golf Pro To Learn The Rules
I’m not a golf professional, but simply a golf enthusiast who knows a bit more than the average bear about the rules. But I’m living proof that you don’t need to be a golf pro to learn the rules of golf.
Continue readingUnplayable Lie In A Bunker
If you’ve heard that you can now take the ball out of the bunker if you feel your lie is unplayable, then you heard correctly. But there’s a bit more to it than that.
Continue readingGirlfriends Golf Getaway: Palm Springs
Many of us have felt the need to seek warmth, and one spot that can be relied upon to offer sunshine for our shoulders is the Palm Desert area, locally referred to as “the desert”. This is exactly why I’m offering a quick Girlfriends Golf Getaway Palm Springs edition.
Continue readingDefined Areas of the Course
It may seem silly to describe the areas of the course in a video, especially if you have already been playing for a while. However, in 2019 the new rules of golf contain quite a few new terms. Knowing the Defined Areas of The Course will help you understand which rules apply (or don’t apply) in certain areas of the course.
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