In the Rules of Golf, etiquette talks about repairing ball-marks on the green. When you are out playing golf, do you repair your ball-marks?
Repairing a ball-mark is a simple process and should be done by all golfers, but unfortunately, this is not the case.
If you watch golf on TV, you will notice that professional golfers repair their ball-marks when they arrive on the green.
I took the time recently to make a video showing how to repair a ball-mark. It takes only a few seconds to repair your ball-mark and will do wonders for maintaining the golf course.
Next time you are out on the golf course; take a few seconds to do your part to maintain the integrity of the game and condition of the course by repairing your ball-mark. If you see other ball-marks that have not been repaired, take a moment to fix it too. Your fellow golfers will appreciate it.
I spent some time this weekend watching the Champions Tour, First Tee Open at Pebble Beach Golf Links. What a great place to play golf and especially great venue for this extraordinary tournament. Pebble Beach Golf Links has to be one of the most picturesque golf courses on the west coast.
The First Tee Open celebrated its 6th year and brought 78 Champions Tour professionals together with 78 Children ages 13 – 18 from the First Tee Program and 156 amateurs to play in this three day event.
Charities have always been a big part of Professional golf. The First Tee program showcases the commitment that Professional golf and its members have to helping the community. This great program was founded in 1997 and has worked with over millions of children worldwide. This program has broad support from the PGA, LPGA, PGA Tour, Champions Tour, USGA and the Masters Tournament.
To Impact the lives of young people by providing learning facilities and educational programs that promote character development and life-enhancing values through the game of golf.
Golf is different from other sports in that golfers are expected to penalize themselves when they commit a rules violation and keep their score accordingly. Golfers are expected to be responsible and conduct themselves accountable, even when no else is looking. As Golfer’s we are expected to be true sportsman and to show respect and be courteous to others. Read the rest of this entry
It can happen to the best professional golfers in the world. Jim Furyk and his caddie committed a costly Rules Violation on Saturday at The Barclays tournament. The mistake cost Jim 4 strokes off his score, and possibly a whole lot more.
The mistake he made was starting his round with 15 clubs in his bag.
Rule 4-4 – Maximum of 14 clubs, was the rule that was violated and ended up costing Furyk 4 strokes, $131,250 and 188 FedEx Cup points. But if you look at the bigger picture, this mistake may have cost him the chance to win the tournament.
Think about it, on Saturday he started the day at 3 under par and was clearly in contention. He ended the day at 1 under par due to the rule violation. Had the violation not occurred, Furyk would have ended the day 5 under par and well within striking distance of the leaders.
Did the Rule Violation have an adverse effect on his thoughts on Saturday?
Would his round have been different on Saturday and Sunday?
him the chance to win the tournament.
