Watching golf: copy the decisions, not the swing
Broadcast golf is edited for drama, which is the opposite of what an amateur needs. Watch the aim, the routine, the misses and the…
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Tournaments
The tournaments worth following and the ones worth attending: the Australian Open and the summer of golf, schedules, tickets, and what a spectator day involves.
The club championship, and why the grades include you
Most members never enter the club championship because they assume it is for scratch golfers. Check the flight structure: it almost certainly includes you,…
Pennant: the team golf Australian clubs care about
Team golf is the part of club membership people remember, and the cheapest improvement available: nobody abandons a hole when a partner is waiting…
Volunteering at a tournament: closer for less
A volunteer credential costs less than one competition-day ticket and puts you inside the ropes for a week. Walking scorers see every layup television…
Going to a tournament: where to stand, and the sun
Go on a practice day, pick one green complex and stay there. Watching a hundred players hit the same shot is the most instructive…
Your first club competition, start to signed card
Nothing that catches out a first-time competitor has anything to do with striking the ball. It is procedure, it takes ten minutes to learn,…
Stableford, par, Ambrose: which format to play
Medal stroke play is a test built for players whose worst hole is a bogey. Stableford, match play and foursomes fit how amateurs actually…
The Australian Open at Kingston Heath: the spectator’s guide
Kingston Heath in December is a lesson in how firm ground changes decisions: the field lands short, uses the run and misses on the…