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In a competitive match in my early golf days, my opponent commented right before I hit my shot, “That sure is a narrow opening up there between those traps.” Fortunately, I put it on the green in spite of her jab. Not sure why it is so, but women players can be pretty wicked to beginners.

When I decided to take lessons and improve my golf game, I made a specific plan to get my game into shape. I loved to practice. Being at the chipping green at the end of the day and honing my shots was heaven… Continue

Over the years I have learned a lot from the guys I play with.

No, I don’t run off to pee in the trees, nor do I put as much on the line in the money games like they do. But I have had some great times out there being the only girl in the group.

When my now hubby and his best friend invited me out to play in the weekly game, there was only one requirement. They didn’t want it publicized because while one woman was ok, they didn’t want it to become “Couples Day”. I think that was because I take… Continue

I remember the first time I went to the golf course by myself to “pick up a game.”

It felt very weird to walk up to the desk and sign up as a single. I had seen lots of people do it, primarily men. Being paired up with random singles was part of my golf experience. But ME, going out alone without a golf buddy in tow was uncomfortable.

I started by going to the driving range alone. I came to LOVE my solo practice sessions. I love the feeling of a clean golf shot. Some say a shot on the sweet sp… Continue

Yeah Baby!!

One of the reasons I LOVE golf is because it stretches me like nothing else! Ever since the days when I used to whiff, (yikes, what a shock that is!) fear of failure in golf has haunted me. I am a pretty decent player these days (yay!) but deep inside the fear of embarassing myself is still there.

I played golf for 15 years before I actually started to play well. My scores ranged right around 100 for eighteen holes and I LOVED to play! Imagine how fun it was when my scores dropped… Continue

I was out practicing at the driving range the other day with my sweetie. Once again, I was in the minority. It is fun being the only girl around!When I was teaching golf, I had a hard time convincing many of my students to actually practice. They would tell me they always hit a few balls before their round and that was their idea of practice.

Funny, these players never saw much improvement. Serious players, wanting to improve their game are a great group of guys. Here are some of the reasons I… Continue