Golf Rules Made Simple

The rules of golf are often confusing to beginners. It seems the rules and regulations nitpick all aspect of the game, down to the finest detail. Even worse: those rules have their own exceptions which kick in under varying circumstances.

This lack of ‘absolutes’ makes it nearly impossible to provide a simple, all-encompassing list of ‘quickie’ guidelines for the beginning golfer.

However, you can greatly minimize the difficulty… Continue reading

A Brief History of Golf

Golf is an honored and ancient sport — so ancient, in fact, that its true origins are unclear. There is evidence for tracing golf’s lineage to the Scots, the Dutch and even the Chinese. However, it is commonly accepted today to say that golf, as we know it, originated in Scotland sometime in the eleven-hundreds.

In the ‘old days’, so to speak, golf wasn’t nearly as genteel as it… Continue reading