October 6, 2021

Golf Is More than a Simple Game
It’s a Great Experience and Adventure That May Change Your Life

  While some associate golf with retirement and others think of it as a hobby that’s quite expensive, one thing is for sure: this sport is very difficult to master, and learning it can be quite a challenge. Learning how to perfectly hit the ball requires a lot of physical coordination, as well as plenty Read more…
August 18, 2021

Golf Legend Nick Faldo’s Celebrity Chef Golf & Tennis Tournament

  FALDO & FRIENDS™ CELEBRITY GOLF AND TENNIS TOURNAMENT TO BENEFIT CITY HARVEST Monday, August 23, 2021 Alpine Country Club, Demarest, New Jersey Hosted by: Sir Nick Faldo Golf Chair, Geoffrey Zakarian Tennis Chairs, Kerry Heffernan & Simon Kim Culinary Chair, Alex Lee Executive Producer, Herb Karlitz The event will take place on Alpine Country Read more…
June 23, 2021

The History of the US Open in California

  California is a top vacation destination for golf enthusiasts being home to several top rated golf courses. With the 2021 US Open returning to California this June, at the Torrey Pines Golf Course in La Jolla, now is the perfect time to take a look at the championship’s history in the region and reminisce Read more…
January 7, 2020

Australia Fires Affect Golf, Too
Global Climate Change Threatens The Game
australia fires royal melbourne

The ongoing tragedy of the Australia fires – bushfires, rather – is the biggest worldwide story of the first days of 2020, at least on the environmental and humanitarian fronts. Even on the golf front. Think about where the blazes are most acutely savaging the continent: South Wales (home to Sydney, its largest city, and Read more…
July 31, 2019

Church And Golf Are A Divine Fit
A Little Prayer Can’t Hurt In The Pursuit Of Par
a game photo

Separation of church and state? Absolutely, Constitutionally guaranteed, thank God (and the Founders), at least so far. But what about separation of church and golf? Oh, heck no. I now have concrete (or stone) proof, by way of this little story about a thousand-year-old cathedral in southeast England that has installed a temporary mini-golf course Read more…
May 30, 2019

Forget The Golf Score And Just Play

As the tee shots sprayed, the putts lipped out and the double bogeys stacked up after three opening pars — a golf score train wreck — I texted my wife in a fit of pique and frustration.  “Either I need to play more golf or quit.” I knew the moment I hit send that I’d Read more…
May 20, 2019

PGA Championship Diary Day Seven
Top 25 Teacher Rob Labritz Reports From Bethpage Black

In honor of Golf Tips Top 25 Instructor Rob Labritz’s sixth trip to the PGA Championship this week, I’m proud to have shared my semi-regular blog with him during the tournament, in which he finished at +10 after four rounds to earn low PGA Club Professional honors over 19 fellow qualifiers. The New Yorker, who’s Read more…
May 19, 2019

PGA Championship Diary Day Six
Top 25 Teacher Rob Labritz Reports From Bethpage Black

In honor of Golf Tips Top 25 Instructor Rob Labritz’s sixth trip to the PGA Championship this week, I’m honored and proud to share my semi-regular blog with him during tournament week. The New Yorker, who’s the Director of Golf at Glenarbor Golf Club in Pound Ridge, is gearing up for a “home game” in Read more…
May 18, 2019

PGA Championship Diary Day Five
Top 25 Teacher Rob Labritz Reports From Bethpage Black

In honor of Golf Tips Top 25 Instructor Rob Labritz’s sixth trip to the PGA Championship this week, I’m honored and proud to share my semi-regular blog with him during tournament week. The New Yorker, who’s the Director of Golf at Glenarbor Golf Club in Pound Ridge, is gearing up for a “home game” in Read more…
April 19, 2019

Bandon’s Sheep Ranch Emerges From The Fog
Work Underway On Resort’s Fifth Course
the sheep ranch

It was bound to happen. The mile of Oregon coastline just north of Bandon Dunes Golf Resort — a 400-acre parcel comprising golf’s Area 51, otherwise known as the Sheep Ranch — was just too tasty to keep off the public golf grid forever. Bandon founder Mike Keiser and his partner from their Recycled Paper Read more…
GOLF TIPS MENU