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How to Play Golf From an Open Stance
A golf stance is square if your toes are on a line parallel to your target line -- forming what might look line railroad tracks. To open your stance, adjust your feet so the line points farther left...
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Did Neil Armstrong Play Golf on the Moon?
Many of NASA’s early astronauts had an affinity for golf. Twelve of those men eventually walked on the moon, which became the biggest sand trap in the solar system in 1971, when one of those astronauts...
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The First Black Golfer in the PGA
As with many other American sports, professional golf was segregated for much of the 20th century. The Professional Golfers' Association of America even went so far as to write a "Caucasian-only"...
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How Did Ken Venturi Practice?
Ken Venturi, one of the best golfers of the 1950s and 1960s, practiced voraciously and unrelentingly. After becoming a star, he went through a horrendous slump in the early 1960s. Venturi told "Sports...
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How Long Does it Take to Play Golf?
The only honest answer to how long it takes to play a round of golf is: "It takes as long as it takes." Golf isn't a timed game, like football or basketball, and there are many variables that can...
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LPGA Women Who Played on the PGA Tour
While there is no rule against women playing in PGA Tour events, only a few have attempted the feat and, as of 2012, no female golfer has succeeded in finishing a men’s tour event. Several women in the...
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How to Get a PGA Autograph
An autograph can be a nice souvenir of the moment -- however brief -- when you meet your favorite PGA Tour player. Some autograph seekers enjoy collecting as many pro autographs as they can get, while...
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Does Golf Help in the Business World?
Playing golf may not help you become the next Donald Trump, but it could help you in the business world. That's an opinion held by Drake University, which in 2012 offered a class, "Golf: For Business...
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Self-employed individuals are, in effect, running their own businesses, whether they work as consultants, freelance workers, or even touring golf professionals. From a tax perspective, self-employment...
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Managing the Workplace Vs. Playing Golf Similarities
In some industries the golf course is an extension of the workplace, where important contacts are made and deals negotiated. In other cases, golf may serve as a metaphor for a variety of workplace...
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Fun Golf Game Ideas
While golf is an enjoyable game in its own right, sometimes a group of players may wish to inject a little extra fun — and maybe a few wagers — into their round. Golfers never have been at a shortage...
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Games to Play During a Golf Tournament
Golf tournaments present an opportunity to explore the variety of ways to not only play, but score golf. For tournament organizers several key factors need to be taken in to consideration when...
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What Are Golf Fairway Markers?
Golf fairway markers are a series of disks placed on courses, usually on par 4s or par 5s, that signify the distance from that point in the fairway to the center of the green. The markers are color...
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Fun Ways to Play Golf
If you’ve been out to the golf course with the same group of friends multiple times, playing the same old stroke play can get old or boring. Luckily, there are a number of different formats you can use...
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List of Fun Golf Outings
Golf outings can be a lot of fun for experienced players and beginners. The key is to plan the outing so that players of all levels can participate and have a good time. Exciting contests, awards,...
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Ideas for a Fast and Fun Golf Game
Even high handicap golfers can have the opportunity to win a prize at a golf tournament planned with a format that accommodates golfers of all levels. These contests are designed to make the golfing...
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What Is a Four Ball Golf Match?
If you have ever watched any Ryder Cup, Seve Trophy, Presidents Cup or Solheim Cup competition, then you have seen a four-ball match. Along with alternate-shot and singles matches, four-ball is one of...
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History of Golf Tees
When you plant the golf tee into the ground, you don't think how they were made or where they originated from. But the reality is golf tees have been around since the middle ages. They've been made by...
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Golf Hole Dimensions
There's always been a desired final destination for the golf ball--the bottom of the hole. But the size of the hole, or cup, wasn't always the same on every course. There was no standardized size for...
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How to Grip Irons in Golf
Golfers have many choices when selecting their irons. They may choose blades or cavity-back heads, with forged or cast iron construction. The shafts may be steel or graphite. But even if you have the...
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