Too Greedy For Golf?
A question for the ages. Can you be too greedy for golf? The game of golf, as many of us know, is an obsessive pastime. Some say it is a disease or infection, which compels…
Golf: Why Does My Performance Vary So Much?
You have a great round, score really well, and maybe win the chocolates. A few days later you come out full of confidence on the back of your recent fine display and play like a…
The Best Golf Instruction Videos: Porzak Golf
Over the last couple of weeks I have discovered the best golf instruction videos: Porzak Golf. Adam Porzak is the online golf coach I have been waiting for to get me excited about my golf…
I Tried The New PING G430 Driver
I just tried the brand new PING G430 driver and was mightily impressed. I had a one hour session with a visiting PING fitting specialist at my local club on the driving range. My strongest…
Pro Golfers Need To Stand Up For Human Rights
Cam Smith, Dustin Johnson, Phil Mickelson, and all the LIV Golf stars could take a leaf out of the stance taken by the World Cup Socceroos. Super rich LIV pro golfers need to stand up…
Saudi Arabia Cuts Oil Production & Backs Russia
LIV golfers need to ask themselves on which side of the fence they reside after Saudi Arabia cuts oil production and backs Russia in the Ukraine war. Next time it costs you big time to…
The Phantom Of The Open
Just finished watching the movie Phantom of The Open and if you haven’t yet seen it. Do. Maurice Flitcroft was named the world’s worst golfer back in the 1970s. He was infamous for playing in…
Do Australian Golfers Lack Competitive Steel?
Do our professional golfers have less of the right stuff than their American counterparts? Do Australian golfers lack competitive steel when it matters most? Watching the recent Presidents Cup and looking at past records in…
Foursome Failure: Format of Disaster in Golf
The foursome format in golf is a tough gig to master and a frequent recipe for disaster. Watching Adam Scott and Hideki Matsuyama on the first day of the President’s Cup brought that back in…
The Church of Golf
Here at the Church of Golf we take all comers. We take sinners of many colours. You might be a chilli dipper or a shanker. You may even be a hooker or a slicer. We…
Becoming Robby The Robot: A Golfer’s Journey
It seems, that I am transitioning from mere human to robotoid – an enhanced version of me. Becoming Robby the Robot: A golfer’s journey from fallible flesh to digital design. My golfing arsenal now contains…
How You Feel Affects Your Golf Swing
You hold the club and how you swing it determines the trajectory and pathway of your golf ball. Therefore, how you feel affects your golf swing and what kind of shape you are in massively…
Donald Trump Cheats At Golf
The fact that Donald Trump cheats at golf may come as no big surprise for those unfamiliar with the game. But for real golfers, those of us who bleed green and chew grass when we…
Say No To Slow Play
Join us in our campaign to minimise slow play in golf. This scourge of golf courses everywhere needs to be met head on. What can we all do about ending slow play and its miserable…
Saudi Arabia Sentences Young Girl To 38 Years For Tweeting
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has just incarcerated a young female student for 38 years for Tweeting. Yes, the backers of the LIV tour, Greg Norman’s baby, gaol people for using social media. Saudi Arabia…
Golf and That Winning Feeling
I had a solid 5 and 4 win this week in my pennants match against a fairly well matched opponent handicap-wise. I invariably come away feeling pretty good about it and thinking better of my…
What Stops Us From Playing Our Best Golf?
Why do we falter at golf? What stops us from playing our best golf? Why do we fail to execute shots we know we can hit? Now, I am not talking about those miracle shot…
Slow Play Is The Thing Killing Golf
Do you know what is the greatest threat to golf in the current era? LIV Golf? No. Rampant real estate prices in our cities? No. Slow play is the thing killing golf and threatening its…
Writing About Golf
A lot of golfers ask me why I bother writing about golf because it is essentially an experiential activity and not so much a theoretical study. Firstly, I write for a living and I love…
Cam Smith Wins The Open
Cam Smith wins The Open, the 150th Anniversary Open at St Andrew’s Old Course. If you ever needed proof that a brilliant short game will beat the best long game exponent here it is. Cameron…