Posts Tagged ‘Golf’

Learning to Play Golf Professionally

January 2nd, 2010

The Characteristics of a Professional Golfer That is only one side of the story though. There are a number of ingredients that are required to produce a successful professional golfer.

Practice – Practice! Practice! Practice! Even practice can become mundane for common people, but for the professional golfer if is honing time. You must have some level of natural ability to work with.

Participating in an amateur event will forfeit all work experience credits earned before the event.

Satisfy the Playing Abilities Test, PAT, requirement.

Submit a signed apprentice registration form verifying employment and documenting your review of the Professional Readiness Orientation (PRO). » Read more: Learning to Play Golf Professionally

Golf Digest shelves Tiger Woods instructional articles

December 29th, 2009

Not trying to dump on Tiger Woods at this point. The New York Post reported that Golf Digest is “loosening its ties to Tiger Woods, suspending his monthly instructional golf articles while Woods is on leave from professional golf,” but the magazine “has not totally severed its connection with Tiger.” Writer Keith Kelly noted that Golf Digest has an “exclusive long-term contract with Woods valued at $3[M] per year,” and the publication “declined to say whether Tiger’s compensation would be suspended.” A spokesperson for Golf Digest publisher Conde Nast said that Woods “will remain on the magazine’s masthead as Playing Editor.”

Golf Digest’s admission that it is “benching Tiger was buried in an editor’s note,” Kelly said.

Golf Courses In and Around Austin Texas

December 24th, 2009

Austin has more than 20 golf courses in and around the area. From resort courses to public courses and driving ranges, the Austin golfer will be able to find something that is perfectly suited to his needs.

There are several public golf courses that are within minutes of downtown Austin. The Teravista Golf Course is a 7,200 yard championship golf course. The Avery Ranch Golf Course, the Lakeway Live Oak Golf Course Austin, the Roy Kizer Golf Course Austin are also considered premier municipal courses that give golfers the opportunity to play on courses that can be appreciated at any level. All are located in Austin, so accessing these public courses is convenient.

The ColoVista Golf course is the top semi-private course in the Austin area.

Austin golf courses, whether public or private, are interested in catering to the needs of guests.