If you are new to the game of golf, there are several basic essentials you will need to obtain and/or sharpen prior to hitting the links for the first time. Aside from proper clothing and shoes, the obvious first step in this process is obtaining the right golf club....
As made evident in previous series entries, golf courses are broadening their technological horizons in bold new ways. Certain features of the sport–some dating back to the its origin–have undergone a technological makeover, from advanced club designs to...
It is not by accident that the grass in a golf course looks almost too perfect to step on. It impacts everything about the game, and can be considered the “foundation” of a course. The grasses used vary greatly, but tend towards types that are tough, can...
Bunkers have a long history in the game of golf. Also known casually as a “trap” (but don’t say that to a Rules official!), bunkers are one of two types of hazard on the green (the other being water hazards). The origin of both the sand bunker and the water hazard...
Golf is a very old sport. In fact, while the modern sport refined by the Scottish is more than 500 years old, there are references in Dutch literature that seem to be talking about golf as early as the year 1261. More known for tradition than for cutting-edge...
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