The Easy Par

  There was a bloke at my club once, who one of my fellow professionals christened the magpie. Now the magpie was a lovely fella, the sort of chap you hope your future father in law will be like. He was kind and he was often quick witted with a joke or two. He was ... Read More

  Back when I was doing a fair bit of teaching on the lesson tee, muggins here would often have some poor bewildered soul turn up looking of for guidance after being to a number of other well know teachers locally. Not sure why they came to me last, but that’s a story for another ... Read More

  Let me tell you about Mick, Mick’s a bloke I used to know who was quite a reasonable club golfer. He played off a handicap of around 11, and more often than not, he would play to it. And play to it easily. He’d win a number of events at the club each and ... Read More

  Slow play, god you gotta hate it. It’s the cancer of the game. No matter where you play your golf you will have experienced it. From club golf, to resort golf, municipal and public courses, good old Mr Slowcoach is out there holding up the entire course. As for the tour, don’t even get ... Read More

Back when I was a yoof, Playing club golf and trying to get my handicap down as far as possible to one day be good enough to embark on a professional career, I used to enter as many club competitions as possible. Now one of my favourite tournaments that I played in all year was ... Read More

  One of the greatest ever books written on instruction and how to swing a golf club is Ben Hogan’s The Modern Fundamentals of Golf. The book written and released in the 50’s, was one of the greatest strikers of a golf ball the world has ever seen, direct account of how to swing a ... Read More

  Not long ago I was reading an email from a list I’m on that was making the point about the difference between principles and tactics in that particular industry. And that got me thinking about you and your golf game and all the confusion that exists out there in this industry. Namely because blokes ... Read More

  One of my favourite movies of all time is Tin Cup. Sad for a golf pro, I know. It’s a film about a washed up pro Roy (Tin Cup) McAvoy who tries to qualify for the U.S. Open and succeeds, as way of getting back at his arch nemesis and long-time rival David Simms. ... Read More

  “Dig it out of the dirt, that’s where the secret is”. – Ben Hogan Practice, it can be a luxury to many, a chore to others, but make no bones about it, you’re gonna struggle to get any better if you don’t do some. Now practice comes in all forms and guises. Just standing ... Read More

  Let’s talk about one of the greatest, if not the greatest player to ever play our game. I am of course referring to the great Jack Nicklaus. Jack turned professional in 1961 and went on to win 117 professional titles around the globe including 18 major championships. What’s also impressive, is that on top ... Read More