Golf in General

Golf - from a junior perspective, as my 12 year old plays. My son has been playing golf since the age of 5 when he entered, and won his first competition. At that time we struggled to get golf clothing to fit and even had to ask his golf club for special permission as we were unable to buy golf shoes for him. Even they with their contacts could not find a stockist!! He had to use a cut down clubs and a bag that was too big so had sponge pushed down it ensuring that he didn't lose his clubs in the bag. We also struggled finding a golf club that was prepared to give him membership. These days everything has changed, not only is there a ...

Bo Jackson knew baseball, Bo knew basketball, but Bo, you don't know Weekley. Boo Weekley, that is. Maybe Bo does know Boo, or can speak to the shared experience of growing up in the rural south. We've been refreshed by other professional athletes from rural backgrounds who tend to speak their minds and shun the memorized sound bite, people like Charles Barkley and another golfer, John Daly. Never did I see Barkley or Daly plying his trade with dip spittle on his lower lip, though, which is what I'm pretty sure I saw on Weekley during last Sunday's final round of the Honda Classic. Daly and Barkley have their own peccadilloes, to be sure, and I'm not ...

Golf is a game which used to be an elitist sport - this isn't the case any longer. Most golf clubs will nowadays welcome players from all social backgrounds and ethnicities. Yes, there are places which are still snobbish, upper class establishments, but the game in the current climate is as open and accessible it's ever been - so now is a good time to start playing. I began playing golf around ten years ago - and had little knowledge of the game. I was able to pick up the rules, and start striking the ball cleanly fairly quickly. I did have some lessons with the pro, and was told I had a fairy natural swing. In all honesty, I haven't really improved that much ...