At the golf course, I all too frequently meet the monoculture rendition of what it means to be Australian. The One Nation version of it, now gaining in renewed popularity, according to some in the…
Here are 5 reasons why golf is the thinking person’s pastime. Moving about on a large grassed maze and plotting the strategic pathways of a small white sphere, as it seeks to visit eighteen holes…
Golf is an endurance sport. Yes, I know that may be a bit of a stretch in the view of some of us. However, anything that last nearly 5 hours is an endurance activity. Plus,…
Golf, as many of us know, is a sport, or pastime, prone to injury. Why? The truth is a lot of unfit folk play the game. Here are eight golf injuries to watch out for…
American singles powered home on the final day of the 45th Ryder Cup. It was not enough to get them over the line but a big effort, just the same. The US golfers always do…
You know there are guys that hang around golf clubs who are not what I would call real golfers but pissheads. These guys are not really in it for the golf but just use it…
Played golf, yesterday, with two guys I dearly love. One is my older brother and the other his son. These fine gentlemen were doing me a favour by heading out for nine holes while I…
On a recent trip to the West Coast, I visited a southern Perth golf track. Rolling your rock at Rockingham Golf Course is a real pleasure. The patchwork quilt colouring of the greens may be…
I remember when I was starting out with golf and some old pro would bang on about the importance of getting to grips with the golf club. Man that struck me, at the time, as…
Just had a golf lesson from a teaching pro at my club. It had been a while since my last series of instructional sessions. Of course, he filmed me on his phone and showed it…
Everybody know that Donald Trump is a compulsive liar, even his supporters know that. That Republicans are nominating Trump to be their presidential candidate once again is an indictment on America. It tells the world…
To see Tiger stalking the fairways once more, this time dressed in white, was like a return to former years in golf. Tiger Woods returns to PGA Tour at Riviera Country Club in LA. Perhaps…
Hands up who has had embarrassing moments out on the course during a round of golf. Thank you, as expected everyone has raised their hand. Golf the game can be demeaning to the player. It…
In another of my roles I get to write about the joys of dentistry. Thinking about it there are parallels between cleaning our teeth and cleaning the grooves on the face of your golf clubs.…
One of the clearest challenges in golf I personally find in relation to the mental game is what is going through my mind during the round at key moments. By this I mean we play…
The weather sucks big time folks. Playing golf in extreme humidity is no walk in the park. It saps your energy like listening to your angry spouse. You get to the golf course at your…
When I first thought about the Church of Golf it was done with a sense of humour. However, in all seriousness I really think it could be a thing. Ask yourself how many times have…
I suspect that there is, in reality, no such thing as the average golfer. For we are all unique and special in our own ways. Deep down, even the most inconsistent beginner, feels on occasion…
Every now and then, seemingly from out of nowhere I experience socket rocket shanking shame. For those in the dark about this golfing condition par horrendous, it is when the golf ball goes hard right…
Probably the greatest challenge faced by the golf industry in the 2020’s is the need for generational change. New blood is urgently required, especially in club land. Golf clubs around the world want to attract…