I have a surprising amount of friends who don’t know A THING about golf, despite my repeated attempts to talk ceaselessly about it at dinner parties. These are educated, well-read people, but when it comes to golf they’re more Clueless than Alicia Silverstone – in Blast from the Past (he’s been underground since 1965, idiot!). […]
Author: The Sub Par Golfer
Maui Nui Golf Course Review
Maui Nui Golf Course Lucky enough to visit Maui? Then there’s a course you should know ’bout. Maui Nui is the poor man’s Kapalua Golf Course. Now, it’s nowhere near PGA level difficulty and it’s changed its name more times than Prince, but with sea views, wide fairways and an affordable price (especially after 2pm), it’s […]
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Learn When It’s Time to Take a Break From Golf
Ugh. Sometimes golf is a complete pain. I can hear some of you now, sarcastically whining “oh no, you have to play GOLF, you poor thing…” — well yeah, good point, but also, shaddup. Yes, it’s a privilege to play golf, yadda yadda yadda. But I can still complain. Why? It’s my blog. Sometimes, after […]
Golf Club de Chamonix Course Review
What can you say about a course that you know inside out? A course that, despite knowing it better than a fat kid knows the inside of a crisp packet, still manages to surprise you, sneak up and destroy your card in the span of a hole. When I’m playing a round at another course […]
Do You Really Know Your Distances?
Everyone thinks they know exactly how far they hit their clubs, but I guarantee you they’d be wrong. Knowing how far you hit each club is, well, as obviously important as it sounds. If you think you hit your 7-iron 150 yds but it’s really more like 140 yds, you’ll be hard-pressed to choose the right club when […]
How To Repair A Pitch Mark
It’s a simple procedure, but there are loads of people who do it wrong. Are you that guy? No? Really…? Well you might be. First off, if you don’t fix your pitch mark immediately, you’re a selfish so-and-so. Sorry but it’s true. It can take 3-4 weeks for a pitch mark to repair itself whereas […]
Chicks Should Be Able to Dress More Freely on the Course
It wasn’t that long ago that bare shoulders, exposed knees and “GASP!” a bit of thigh were banned at golf clubs everywhere. There are still plenty of strict dress code regulations to keep retired member’s heart rates down, but more and more clubs are slackening the rules to allow more self-expression and, in some cases more […]
How To Make a Poor Man’s Golf Bag Rain Cover
Wanna head out on the course knowing that you’re more prepared than a boyscout? Wanna push the boundaries of what’s socially acceptable on the golf course? Then this project is for you. You’re just 4 steps away from transforming a garbage bag into its second most useful purpose (its first being ‘filling it with refuse’). […]
How To Keep Motivated When You’ve Just F***ed Your Card
You’ve just rocked up to a great course, with a world of possibilities in front of you, and you get a goddamn triple on the first. Sometimes you start to think, “That’s it, I’m screwed.” Sometimes you think, “OK, bad first hole but I’ll try to recover.” Because remember that time you had an awful first hole, […]
Do We Need to Rewrite the Game of Golf to Keep It Alive?
If you can take your eyes off the fact that it looks as if this man’s glasses are photoshopped on his face long enough to read what he’s saying, you’d see that Keith Pelley believes “golf needs to embrace a younger audience or get left behind.” Now, I tend to agree with this, because every […]