Golf Homework: Required Reading for All Golfers
If you’re like me, you love the game of golf. Â But golf is more than just golf instruction.
We’ve written all sorts of articles about Golf that we think you’ll find interesting:
- The Complete History of Golf
- The Best Golf Books: Our 15 Favorite
- The Golfing Machine: Â Genius or Insanity?
- Should you join a Country Club?
- Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Divots
- The Golfer’s Guide to TopGolf
- The Blessing & Curse of Lefty Golf
- Golf Skin Protection
- The Best Golf Hats for Sun Protection
- How to Deal with Sweaty Hands
- Golf Blisters: Â How to Prevent & Heal
- Travel Tips for Golfers
- The Complete Golf Trip Packing List
- What is Links Golf?
- The Best Golf Trips you should Book
- How You Can Play Faster Golf
- Walking vs. Riding
- How Long it Should really Take to Play Nine Holes
- Golf for Seniors
- How to Get your Kids Interested in Golf
- Golf Lessons for Kids: Â Everything you Need to Know Beforehand
- Introducing Golf to Your Significant Other
- How to Mark your Golf Ball
- What is a Stimpmeter?
- A Primer on the Different Types of Golf Grass
- A Look at the Hole in One
- The Case for Choking Up on the Golf Club
- Golf Workouts: Â How to Get Golf Fit
- How Many Calories do you Burn Playing Golf?
- The Best Golf Movies of All Time
- 100+ Golf Jokes to Keep you Laughing All Round
- How to Become a Professional Golfer
- Greenkeeping 101: Â Inside the Life of a Greenskeeper
- The Complete Guide to Playing Golf at Night
- Golf Trick Shots: Â Our 10 Favorite & 5 You Should Try
- Golf Offseason: Â How to use the Time Wisely
- Long Drive Competitions: Â What you Need to Know
- Actual Helpful Advice: Â The Best Golf Tips for Kids
- Golf Stretches: Â Get Ready for Your Next Round
- Golf Injuries: Â Presentation and Treatment
- The One Plane Golf Swing
- The Stack and Tilt Golf Swing Revisited
- High Hands in the Back Swing: Â Is a Vertical Swing Better?
- Strokes Gained: Â How you can stop dropping Strokes
- What you can Learn from Watching the Pro’s
- Monday Qualifiers: Â A Path to a PGA Tourney
- Golf Course Design: Â The Art of Creating a Golf Course
- Golf’s Majors: Â The History and Facts You May Not Know
- How Far do you Hit it: Â The Average Distance per Golf Club
- What is an Executive Golf Course?
- When does Golf Season Really End?
- Why you should try Golfing Solo
- How do you Rank: Â What is the Average Golf Handicap Index
- How to Organize a Golf Bag
- 50+ Interesting Golf Facts
- What is a Mid Handicap in Golf?
- How long do Golf Ball Last?
- Why are Dimples on a Golf Ball?
- What is a Golf Pro Am?
- How do you Compare: Â How Much Does the Average Golfer Spend Per Year
- How to Deal with Aerated Greens
Required Reading for Beginners
If you are just starting to play golf, there are a few things you need to be aware of before you head to the course:
- Golf Terms for Beginners
- How to Read a Golf Scorecard
- Golf Scorecard Symbols: Â How to Decipher the Shapes
- The Beginner’s Guide: All the Different Types of Golf Shots
- What is Slope Rating?
- The Rules of Golf
- The Lost Golf Ball Rule
- Preferred Lies: Â AKA Lift, Clean and Place
- When should you hit a Provisional Ball?
- Can you ground your club in a hazard?
- Cart Path Relief: Â Take the Drop or Hit it?
- 10 Tips for Beginning Golfers
- Brand New to Golf: Â The Best Way to Learn How to Play Golf
- Playing Through in Golf: Â How to Manage the Stress
- How the Handicap System Works
- Gross vs Net Golf: Â Golf’s Great Equalizer
- Golf Etiquette for Dummies!
- What is Ready Golf?
- The Golfer’s Dress Code
- What do Women Wear to Play Golf
- How to Sell your Golf Clubs (so you can buy new ones!)
- What is MOI in Golf and Why it Matters
- How to use Lead Tape for Straighter Shots
- How to Work with a Golf Caddy
- What is a Fore Caddie?
- Set Aside your Ego: Â What Golf Tees should I Play From?
- How many Golf Balls Should you Carry?
- How to Fix a Ball Mark
- Golf Scoring Names for Beginners & Why all the Bird Names?
- Everything you Ever Wanted to Know about Mulligans in Golf
- Yelling Fore in Golf: Â When to Use it and the History Of
- The Frost Delay in Golf: Â Always Respect this Inconvenience
All the Different Formats of Golf
There are so many different ways to play golf than just old fashioned stroke play. Â Learn about each and how to play:
- The Different Types of Golf Games & Formats
- Golf Betting: Â How to Play all the Popular Golf Gambling Games
- What is Match Play in Golf?
- The Member Guest Golf Tournament: Â The Most Fun an Adult can Have
- What is a Calcutta in Golf?
- Your Guide to the Stableford Scoring System
- How to Survive Alternate Shot
- Chapman Golf Format 101
- The Golf Scramble Strategy
- Best Ball vs Scramble: There is a Big Difference
- The Texas Scramble: Â A Twist on the Classic Fomat
- What is a Shotgun Start in Golf?
- What is the Shamble Golf Format?
- How to Play Wolf
- The Complete Guide to Playing the Four Ball Format
- How to Dominate Match Play
- Golf Games for Five Players
- Greenskeeper’s Revenge
- The Horse Race in Golf
- Round Robin Format
- The Press in Golf: Â What you Need to Know
- Bingo Bango Bongo: How to Play
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