Archive for the Etiquette Category


Remember To Always Shout “Fore”! – Video Proof

During the filming for the latest episode of HomeofGolf.TV we were nearly hit by a golf ball from the second tee on the Old Course. Luckily a shout of “fore” meant we ducked and could continue filming on the 17th hole with no harm done! If you have a favourite Open Championship hole I would […]

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Solving The Slow Play Problem at Your Course

Like most golfer’s — I don’t like to play slowly. Of the best rounds from my past, almost all involve a very consistent pace. Almost like I was walking up to the ball, seeing my shot and then hitting it right away. Most of those rounds happened when there were very few people on the […]

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Strange Hazards on Colombo Course

A friend from Sri Lanka, where I was born, recently asked me to visit him if I was ever there and we could play a round at the Royal Colombo Golf Club. I shuddered at the thought. My last trip to Colombo was in 1999, when I saw the rules of etiquette casually being abused […]

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Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player — Class Personified

I’ve had the pleasure of meeting both Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player – and let me just say, God is not making golf professionals like them anymore. If you watched the recent Presidents Cup, I don’t need to argue the class of these two individuals – but I thought two anecdotes could share my personal […]

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Playing Golf With Your Hero

A couple weeks ago, Jin Young Pak, one of my students, had the good fortune of living a life-long dream — she played golf with her hero. After two solid rounds at the Jamie Farr Classic on the LPGA Tour, she was paired in Saturday’s last group with Se Ri Pak. Now, I don’t think […]

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Is the LPGA Tour Becoming Too Young?

There is a tremendous youth movement right now on the LPGA Tour, which depending on point of view, could be a good or bad thing for the game. On one hand, this influx of young talent is bringing the LPGA Tour to unprecedented heights. Never before, in the history of the women’s game, has it […]

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Technology To Help Boost Aussie Open

Aussie golf fans may want to take their Palm Pilots when they travel to the Australian Open in Sydney this December. Organisers of Australia’s premier event is trying to ramp up the entertainment and information factor for golf fans so that they can receive as much details about the tournament on the course as they […]

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