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August is National Golf Month! It’s the perfect time to get out to the golf course and introduce a new friend or two to the wonderful game.
History
National Golf Month was founded in 1993 by the Professional Golfers’ Association of America (PGA). It was created to promote golf as an inclusive sport that is accessible to all genders and ages no matter their skill level. It stemmed from the charity event the PGA does each year, National Golf Day. National Golf Day fell on May 10 this year but events were impacted due to COVID-19.
While many golfers enjoy to walk the course and feel that is the true spirit of the game, many of us prefer to ride a cart. For this week's blog post, we'll go over a few things to consider when driving a cart to make your round smoother and keep the golf course in the same condition as you found it. Long story short - Follow the course rules! Each course has their own set of rules for their cart paths and they have those rules for a reason. Follow them!
When you hit the links, it is always good to remember some simple golf course etiquette rules to help make your (and everyone else on the course) day run smoothly. The Central PA Golf Guide talked to several local golf professionals and we wanted to share their Top 10 etiquette rules they think you should remember the next time you come out to play.
Golf scrambles and tournaments are a popular way to make money for your favorite charity or group. While the complexity of the tournaments can vary based on the size and the amount of money involved, there are a lot of things that every tournament has in common. Here is the Central PA Golf Guide's step-by step guide to organize and execute the perfect golf outing.
When you think of golf, what do you think of? When I was a kid, I always thought of old men in plaid pants hitting old wooden clubs. I had this vision because that is what my grandfather used to look like and play with when he played. I never considered it to be a sport for me as a kid. It was always an "old man's game."
It wasn't until I grew up and really got into the game that I realized how wrong I was. Golf is a game for everyone and we should encourage the younger generations to start learning and playing the game at an early age.
In this article, I am going to present a simple philosophy – but one which might change your ability to score forever.
10 Foot Putts
Do you know how often a tour pro holes a 10ft putt?
When asked the question “how often should you hole a putt of this length”, most people will provide figures of around 70-90%.
They are regularly shocked when told that a TOUR pro is only holing around 40% of these putts. Don’t believe me? Check the stats below.
Golf movies... you either love them or you hate them. I'm a mix of both - some are really good (see below) and some are not as great. The following films are the top golf movies of all time. Even if you hate golf or don't play at all, you have likely seen at least one of these due to their awesomeness and general plots.
Welcome back to Part 2 of our conversation with Mark Barchony, former Sales Manager for the WGC Bridgestone Invitational and originally from DuBois. Last week we talked about what it was like selling sponsorships and things like that. Today, we wanted to go a little more light hearted and focus more on the perks of the job and mingling with some of the professional golfers. So, let’s get right into it.
What was the most fun about your position?
If you’ve ever helped plan a local golf tournament or scramble, you know that one of the biggest challenges is how to obtain sponsors or donors to reach your fundraising goal. Selling is just hard – especially to businesses who may not have anything to with your cause or charity or be a little reluctant to shell out cash for an indirect marketing gain.
Last week we shared some of the luckiest golf shots made by professional golfers. Today, we thought we'd change it up and go the other way. Let's talk about the unluckiest and just plain bad shots. We've all had these shots - some probably more than we are willing to admit - where the ball just does the most bizarre thing at the most unexpected time. The difference between you and me doing it and the professionals is that we don't have television cameras watching every single shot and the luxury (curse?) of having our shots posted on the internet and replayed in blogs like this.