To Be a Professional Golfer, How Good Must Your Average Round Be?

Congratulations, you have just finished your golf degree, so, what’s next? You’ve already played plenty of amateur tournaments and won a variety of prizes. Now, you want to step up to the professional ranks and make some serious cash to live on as you continue your journey to the PGA Tour. So, how good does…

Why Do Golf Courses Punch Greens?

  Golf course superintendents must take it upon themselves to keep the course and the greens in the best possible condition throughout the year. The downside to this is that at least once a year, the greens have to be punched. This is also called aeration. Few things are more frustrating to golfers than having…

How to Design a Golf Course: Golf Course Building

Seen by the amateur or non-lover of the sport, a golf course is merely a landscape filled with green grass, trees, and sandpits. However, to a golfer, golf enthusiast, or club member, a golf course is a work of art. Golf course design involves the challenging patterning and precise location of sand, grass, hills and…

How to Lower Your Handicap: 15 Tips

  Spring is almost here, and for golfers in colder climates, that means golf is almost back. But whether or not you live in the colder parts of the country, the new season also means a fresh start — another opportunity to bring down your scores. Here are valuable tips that can help you lower your…

Are You too Old to Pursue a Golf Career?

  Millions of people around the world dream of a golf career. What could be better than waking up every morning and spending your days on a beautiful golf course? Not much, really, but obtaining that golf career isn’t easy. It takes years of dedication to receive a PGA Tour card. Nearly all professional golfers…

What Golfers Have the Most Holes in One?

A hole-in-one, or an ace, is one of the most difficult things a golfer can accomplish. It isn’t easy to drive a ball 300 or 400 yards straight into the cup. Sinking an ace is a combination of skill and luck, and some PGA players have a little more of both than others. According to…

College of Golf October 2023 Events

Keiser University College of Golf Students Enjoy Hickory Golf Twenty students at Keiser University’s College of Golf recently played a round of Hickory Golf using Hickory shafted golf clubs as part of the students’ History of Golf class. Dr. Eric Wilson, Executive Director of Golf Operations and a PGA Legacy Master Professional, had the students…

College of Golf September 2023 Events

Keiser University’s Golf Club Team Participates in NCCGA’s Regional 1 Tournament Keiser University’s Golf Club Team participated in the National Collegiate Club Golf Association’s (NCCGA) Regional 1 Golf Tournament at Forrest Lake Golf Club in Ocoee, Florida on September 23-24, 2023. The 36-hole event was won by the University of Florida, with the Seahawks finishing…

College of Golf July 2023 Events

College of Golf Online Students Enjoy Residency Program The Keiser University College of Golf (KUCOG) Residency, held the third week of July, is an on-ground weeklong program for all Keiser University online students enrolled in the Golf Management programs. The Residency provided KUCOG online students an opportunity to meet face-to-face with faculty and other students,…

College of Golf June 2023 Events

College of Golf Students Enjoy A Game on The Breakers West Course Keiser University College of Golf students recently enjoyed a unique opportunity to play one of the best courses in the area, The Breakers West Course. One of two courses operated by the Breakers Resort, the West Course is a Rees Jones re-design that…