What Golf Games Do You Play? Do you Play Team Golf Games? This past week, my Senior Golf Group played a very interesting match. We were broken up into foursomes and average team handicaps were mostly equalized. Each team had an A, B, C and D player. The A player is the low handicapper and the D player the high handicapper. This team play is normal however, this week we added a twist. We all played from the forward tees and could…
There are many ways to play golf. Perhaps I should say there are many different games you can play when playing golf. All of these games require at least 1 partner but in fact you don’t even have to be playing together. You can play separately and compare score cards later. Most people play stroke play and compare total score after the round. Again, there are 2 scores: a gross score and a net score, after adjusting your score based upon your…
Red Hawk Resort, located in the hills above Sparks, Nevada, is a beautiful setting with two 18 hole golf courses. The lower course is called the Lakes and the upper course is the Hills. In mid September I was fortunate enough to play both on consecutive days in a basically couples golf tournament. My wife is not a golfer but fortunately the group has its share of widows so myself and other single golfers were able to be paired with a golf partner. …
Our friends, Bud and Lorraine, visited us from Pennsylvania. We had a great time visiting, eating and drinking. I knew Bud was a golfer so I had proposed that we play a round while he was with us. Bud and Lorraine attended our wedding in Lake Tahoe and a group of us, including Bud, played golf the next morning at Edgewood. I had told him that he didn’t need to bring clubs as I have extra sets. Fitting in golf could have been…
Have you ever played a simple round of golf where you or your partners played with demo equipment, shared equipment and just experimented? In reality these events happened in more than a single round, but for simplicity I’ve combined the story. It has no bearing on outcome or anything else. A couple of weeks ago, on one of my normal golf days with my friends Brian and George, we played one of those rounds. Both Brian and George are better golfers…
It’s great when someone comes up with a fun idea for a Golf Tournament. On Labor Day I played in a Golf Tournament that has become a tradition at my club. It’s called the Sadie Hawkins Day Tournament. I don’t know how many of you remember the Al Capp comic strip Li’l Abner. He created Sadie Hawkins Day, the one day a year when the women ask the men to marry them. In this case, a woman asks a man…
I hope I don’t offend the Golf God’s with this post. I truly believe it’s the Indian not the arrow that controls what happens. However, there is a certain amount of luck needed on the golf course. I think it was Gary Player who said “The more I practice, the luckier I get.” A very true statement, because the more you practice, the better you get. The more you play, the better you get. The more consistent you get. …
I thought I would write something a little different that you would hopefully find interesting. I love to play golf and watch golf but that is not my only enjoyment in life and it shouldn’t be yours. Yesterday my wife had a dental appointment which, for most people, is never fun. However, for my wife it’s down right frightening. Our dentist is a good personal friend and fully aware that my wife is the worst patient she will face. The office is…
One of my goals is to help golfers learn how to enjoy the game. Golf can be the most frustrating game ever played and you must learn how to curb your frustrations. I plan to use myself as the main example of how to control your emotions. As I have previously mentioned, I play golf 3 times a week. Two days a week I have steady foursomes. On Wednesday mornings at my club we play Senior Golf. The Senior Men’s…
Hi, I’m starting this blog because I want to help all amateurs really enjoy the game. Golf should be and can be fun, even if it is hard. I have a good friend who says golf is the hardest game he has ever played. He doesn’t play much. I however, am now a Senior Golfer and playing the best golf of my life. I love the game of golf and have a lot of opinions and ideas about playing which…