LEARN TO PLAY SIMPLY GREAT GOLF! Chapter 6: The Pre-Swing Routine for Great Golf Shots
May 18th
By PGA Professional, Mike Passmore
Simply Great Golf Academy, Possum Trot Golf Club, N. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
This chapter of Learn to Play Simply Great Golf teaches you to play your best golf by following the Routine Pre-Swing Steps used by the best golfers. Watch the best golfers on television and you will More >
Making Golf Fun!
May 17th
Like life, some people take golf too seriously. We’ve all heard stories about players who throw their clubs into the lake following a bad shot, or golfers who storm off the course following a less than record-breaking round.
Let’s face it. This is not a matter of life or More >
From Wins to Winces – (Tiger Woods)
May 16th
By Lane Osborne
For years Tiger Woods made a habit out of winning, but for the last year and a half, his new routine seems to be wincing.
Tiger’s most recent “wince” came recently at the TPC at Sawgrass in this year’s Players Championship in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida when More >
LEARN TO PLAY SIMPLY GREAT GOLF! Chapter 5: Bad Swing Thoughts and The Most Common Swing Flaws
May 15th
By PGA Professional, Mike Passmore
Simply Great Golf Academy, Possum Trot Golf Club, N. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
The most common bad swing thought passed on from golfer to golfer is “keep your head down”. Many golfers seem to think that bringing their head up early is responsible for not only their “topped More >
A New Challenge Awaits You:The Trails at Chickasaw Point Public Golf Course
May 14th
The Trails Golf Course is an 18-hole, par-72 public course unlike anything else in the area. Located in southern Oconee County, just off Highway 11 between Westminster and Fair Play on Lake Hartwell, The Trails features numerous elevation changes, tree-lined fairways and several beautiful ponds. The course offers a More >
Bentgrass vs. Bermuda
May 14th
By: Tim Gavrich Tweet
River Club—A-1 Bentgrass greens; only public course on the South Strand with them (Reserve is the other). Others include Grande Dunes, Dunes Club, Barefoot courses, Sandpiper Bay, Thistle
PROS:
- Smooth! When in good shape, the ball seems glued to the ground as it rolls; very few bumps and More >
Golfer’s Paradise in Seneca, SC
May 14th
Thinking about sharpening your golf skills through the winter but don’t want to play in the cold? Want to play golf but it’s too hot or raining? The golf simulator at Golfers Paradise offers a nostalgic golfing experience with the comforts of playing inside no matter the weather outside. The More >
Furman University: An education in how to redo a golf course
May 14th
By: Larry Gavrich
The Furman University Golf Course is just a couple of miles from one of the prettiest college campuses in America (go when the rose garden is in bloom, early in May). The course (I played in June from 6,500 yards, rating 71.2, slope 124), originally built in 1955, is More >
Games on the Course
May 14th
Clubs have been deposited at the bag drop. Greens fees have been paid. Golfers saunter to the first tee and the haggling begins. Who gets strokes? Where do they fall? What game is being played? Who has honors? Then the match begins.
By far, the most popular game that More >
LEARN TO PLAY SIMPLY GREAT GOLF! Chapter 4: The Simplest, Most Effective Pitching and Full Swings
May 14th
By PGA Professional, Mike Passmore
Simply Great Golf Academy, Possum Trot Golf Club, N. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
This chapter of Learn to Play Simply Great Golf will give you a description of the best pitching and full swing techniques used by the best golfers and how you can adopt these techniques. Chapter 1: More >
