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Instruction, equipment advice, course guides and the rules of golf — practical reading for every handicap.
Slow play is one of the most common complaints in golf. Long rounds put people off the game, frustrate groups behind and take up time many golfers don't have. The good news is that playing faster…
Water hazards, white stakes and lost balls cause more confusion, and more penalty strokes, than almost any other part of golf. Knowing your options can save you shots: sometimes the obvious drop…
Every hole on the course is a puzzle, and par 3s, par 4s and par 5s each ask different questions. On a par 3, you get one swing to find the green. On a par 4, the tee shot sets up everything. On a…
Most golfers practise the same way: a bucket of balls, the same club, the same target, over and over. It feels productive, but it rarely transfers to the course, where every shot is different and…
Most rounds of golf follow a familiar pattern: tee off in the morning, 18 holes, a drink in the clubhouse. But golf is played in an extraordinary range of places and ways. Golfers tee it up under the…
A golf course in perfect condition looks effortless, but it is the result of skilled, year-round work by greenkeepers. Many golfers grumble when greens are hollow-tined, bunkers are being rebuilt or…
Golf attracts an audience that many businesses want to reach: often established professionals, business owners and decision-makers, with time to talk and a strong sense of community. Sponsorship can…
For couples who love golf, or who met on the course, a golf-themed wedding is a lovely way to celebrate something you share. Golf clubs make beautiful wedding venues, with manicured grounds, sweeping…
Europe's best-known golf destinations, such as the Algarve, the Costa del Sol and the famous links of Scotland and Ireland, are wonderful, but they can be busy and expensive in high season. Away from…
Canada is one of the world's most golf-mad countries, with thousands of courses and some of the most spectacular scenery anywhere: mountain courses beneath the peaks of the Rockies, clifftop holes…
When the southern USA becomes too hot for comfortable golf, the Great Lakes region comes into its own. Northern Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota offer long summer days, cool mornings, lakes, forests…
North and South Carolina are among the most golf-rich states in the USA. Between them they offer sandy pine-forest golf in the Sandhills, mountain courses in the Blue Ridge, hundreds of courses along…
