Thwack! The club strikes the ball and it goes soaring through the air. It lands with precision on the green for an easy tap in birdie. This was easy for me cause I am a skilled athlete in my sport, Golf. Most people say that golf is more of a game than a sport. Golf is just as much of a sport because, it requires physical abilities, strong mental abilities, and it takes practice and skill just like any other sport. First of all, golf is sport because it requires physical abilities. Golf my not…
Bellaire Golf Club is an Executive's Gem. written by: SpiritedWriter The Bellaire Golf Club in Glendale, AZ is known locally as a great course for the executive golfer. It was built in 1973 and designed by the architectural firm of Lawrence, Hardin, and Nash. This 18-hole course has three sets of tees to accommodate different levels of year round play. Its par 59 championship course measures 3493 yards from the back links and sports a USGA rating of 56.2 with a slope of 90. This course will…
Jim Furyk net worth James Michael Furyk was born on the 12th May 1970 in West Chester, Pennsylvania USA. The world knows him as Jim Furyk, the professional American golfer, making his successful career the main source of net worth. His career as a pro golfer has begun in 1992, and ever since then he has been making new records and standards. Have you ever wondered how rich Jim Furyk is? According to sources it is estimated that Jim Furyk`s total net worth is $50 million, an amount earned…
The Pinnacle Point Golf Course is something truly unique for the discerning golfer. This 18 hole championship golf course was designed by well-known South African golf course architect Peter Matkovich who opened the course together with top Irish Tour Golf Professional Darren Clarke in November 2006. Darren Clarke, who was also involved with many aspects of the Pinnacle Point course design, has said that Pinnacle Point is “... the best golf course on the planet.” Pinnacle Point was selected as…
Fred Funk, an eight-time PGA Tour winner and nine-time PGA Champions Tour winner, has played and complimented Amelia National (Funk lives in the Jacksonville, Florida area). “It’s very playable,” McDonald says. “It’s set up to be a members’ golf course.” He Works With The Site And wow, is it lovely…
As an eighth grader on a sports team, I was one of the youngest players on the golf team and there were a lot of high hopes for me because I had been golfing ever since I was very young. The previous year, there were many seniors that graduated and I actually made the varsity team. There are a total of five players from each school that make it to the the State Tournament if they qualify as a team. All season, I was the number five golfer which meant that I could be replaced at any time if I…
A Golf GPS Unit Can Help You With Your Game A golfer's most challenging aspect of the game is judging the distances of various parts of the golf course. In addition to the importance of knowing how far you are from the hole, it is also important to know the distances of different parts of a fairway are as well as managing your game effectively. A golf GPS unit can give you an advantage in in this regard. Fοr inѕtance, іf you аre standing in tһe middle οf а fairway, you mаy seө а marĸer that…
Five years ago I can say that I was a different person on the golf course. I had a dream of playing college golf and it’s all I could think about. At my country club, there were around seven high school golfers who were all very good. I practiced more than all of them and went to a swing coach twice a month. I practiced everyday, but no matter how hard I practiced, or how much better I got at golf; my tournament scores were always terrible. I would play in scrambles with the older men and would…
When you’re playing your way through the 18-hole golf course at the Highland Creek Golf Club, it’s easy to feel like a champion. Although you don’t have to be an expert to enjoy the natural beauty of their manicured greens or the luxuries of the sprawling clubhouse, the golf gurus of the Highland Creek Golf Club are always there to help you improve your game. One of the more rare moves you can execute on the golf course is the “flop shot,” a short-range maneuver to be used when there’s not much…
The purpose of this study is to take a close look at female Division I golfers and determine what mental qualities enhance or determine their success as a student-athlete. There are currently 262 Division 1 Women’s Collegiate Golf Teams (Golfweek, 2015). With each team having a minimum of six members, there are over 1500 women golfers competing at the highest level of collegiate golf. To date there has been a lack of studies done on women’s golf, in particular Division I Women’s golf at the…