We all keep score during our golf games. Or maybe I should say most of us do. Even we do, after the game we will just drop the cards in the boxes in your home club. How many golfers actually keep their golf scorecard to help improve their game ?
Never play […]

Being successful at putting the ball means having total confidence in your ability to make the shot, each and every time.
You must be eager, sure yourself, and perhaps a bit on the cocky side. However, there is a fine line between going after what you want in the competitive mode, and putting the ball […]

Ball positioning in a golf shot can produce different kind of shots. More advanced golf players have the advantage of doing some creative things with the position of the ball when setting up for a bunker shot.
For the rest of us weekend warriors, it’s best to stick with the basics and play the […]

A draw is a useful shot to be included in your swing “arsenal”. I would not recommend this to a beginner at this point. However, if you are into the game, try this draw and it can come in handy in your golf game.
A draw can be used in a windy situation, […]

As most golfers realise that not all green have only a single break point.  Some greens have double breaks and these are typically the “killers” for beginner golfers.  When we started golf, we learn to read for a break.  Typically from right to left or left to right.
If you watch the pro events, sometimes […]

The challenge of doing well on the golf green is minimise the number of putts for each hole. The key to this is successfully reading the green, knowing how the ball will roll towards the hole. Is the green sloping from left to right ? or is it uphill from where the […]

Tiger Woods has just acquired his 13th Major Championship today at the 2007 PGA Championship.  Tiger, who has been “majorless” this year, won his major to continue his “at least one major a year” streak for the last 3 years.  Also, his first major win since becoming a father.
Tiger is now 5 majors away […]

The first round of the PGA Championship held at the Southern Hills Country Club in Oklahoma, was as exciting as any of the majors.  Similar, to the last few majors, the leaderboard after the first rounds shows many names who are not usually on the leaderboard.  Leading the pack is Graeme Storm with a […]

If your golf shot landed in the bunker, the next shot depends on the lie that you have in that bunker. If the lie is bad or rather, the ball is buried, then you will need a higher lofted club such as the 7-iron to the sand wedge to get the ball out. […]

The game of golf is a game of skill and endurance, but there is also a mental component to the game that can separate a successful round of golf from a nightmare.  The ability to clearly think through each and every shot, without becoming distracted or frustrated, is critical throughout the course of a […]