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Category Archives: golf etiquette
Preparing to play 100 holes for The First Tee of Oakland
It’s a night of rest, not so much because Bubba Watson’s exciting Masters victory proved exhausting. Tomorrow morning I am setting out to play 100 holes for the benefit of The First Tee of Oakland with my friend (and fellow … Continue reading
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It’s too quiet out here
Everyone, shhhhh! The game is all tied up, there are 3 seconds left on the clock, and the kicker is attempting a 51-yard field goal. Quiet now! Or, the game is all tied up, there are two outs in the … Continue reading
How changes in the Rules of Golf affect the rest of us
The USGA and the R&A came to a rather historic meeting of minds on a single, unified Rules of Golf, effective through 2015, and also on a new code of amateur status. The big news of all this: There’s no … Continue reading
Golf course snake killer needs to be charmed
This post first appeared in the August issue of GottaGoGolf Magazine. Q: “I play golf on a course in the south that has a fair amount of water, so snakes are part of the landscape. They generally hang out in … Continue reading
Tiptoeing the golf etiquette lines
A GottaGoGolf reader wonders how to straighten out a companion who whines when anyone steps on her putting line, yet walks all over everyone else’s lines and back again. Continue reading
Unsure about golf etiquette? Start with good manners
GottaGoGolf’s June issue on rules, etiquette and manners lists eight good golf manners that will guarantee a return invite — after, of course, you reciprocate. Here are a few of them: Meet your fellow players before teeing off. Some golf … Continue reading
When the pros set a bad example
The LPGA Tour has to plan for six-hour rounds of golf these days when the women go out in threesomes, or schedule pairs as it did in the Kraft Nabisco to ensure a round no longer than five hours. There’s … Continue reading
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Surprises from the LPGA Founders Cup
The LPGA’s first tournament of the year in the United States, the once controversial and now seemingly beloved Founders Cup, takes a few surprises into Sunday’s final round at Wildfire Golf Club in Phoenix. A dubious surprise: Angela Stanford put … Continue reading
Posted in Angela Stanford, LPGA, Slow play, Women's golf, Yani Tseng
Tagged Founders Cup, LPGA, slow play, women's golf
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Stop complaining and do something
A couple of weeks ago a friend and I were joined by a single who had played through the two men behind us, two men who had played with her before and waved her on by. My friend Pam and … Continue reading
What’s with you guys?
Fairfield, California, couldn’t have been more beautiful on Friday. The sun beamed, a breeze fluttered, the fairways beckoned. Temps in the 80s, no humidity, no office, just a nice day on the golf course. Except for those guys behind us. … Continue reading
