Keiser University College of Golf Students Participate in Historic Hickory Open Championship

  Keiser University College of Golf (KUCOG) Professor Ken Martin’s History of Golf class had a unique opportunity when Martin, along with College of Golf Executive Director of Golf Operations, Dr. Eric Wilson, organized a putting competition using hickory-shafted putters and golf balls from different historical eras, beginning in the early 1800s and progressing through…

How to Lower Your Handicap: 13 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 handicap…

How to Become a Golf Instructor

When many people think of a golf pro, they picture famous golfers like Tiger Woods. However, most golf pros do not play on the PGA Tour. They are the managers of golf facilities and provide lessons to amateurs, conduct local tournaments, and focus on growing the business of golf. If you are interested in becoming…

How Are Golf Courses Ranked?

It doesn’t take a golf degree to appreciate a good course. Golf course rankings are published every year by popular golf magazines and websites. The oldest is Golf Digest’s biennial rankings of the greatest golf courses in America. Voted on by a group of golf experts, they have published this list since 1965. Golf Digest…

The First Golf Course in the United States

When we think of historic golf courses, we tend to gravitate more towards the ones with a lot of media pop. For example, if you were to think of classic links in the United States, you probably imagine Amen Corner in Augusta, or perhaps Pinehurst in North Carolina. These are established iconic American golf courses,…

When You Should Consider Custom Golf Clubs

  So you’ve been playing golf for quite a while now, using the clubs you purchased off of a rack in the expanse of a big box sporting goods store. Your set might be a decent brand or a cheaper knock-off, and you took them straight to the driving range to put a couple of…

4 Popular Golf Management Companies

Choosing from the long list of golf course management companies can be a confusing task. With so many companies that offer different or the same services, it can be difficult to choose the right management company for your golf course. Golf Management Companies Today we will look at four of the biggest and most popular…

How Is A Golf Course Designed?  

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…

What Is Golf Elbow?

Suffering from a sport-related injury is never fun. It’s not so much the pain but having to sit in the clubhouse rather than walking the course. The elbow injury affects golfers, tennis players, baseball pitchers, javelin throwers, and other athletes who hold a tight grip on something in their sport. What is Golf Elbow? This is a…

What Does A Career In Golf Course Management Entail?

Is a Career in Golf Course Management for You? Running a golf course is no easy task. It takes a lot of knowledge and time to get everything looking beautiful, as well as making sure all aspects are functional and timed just right. With any management position, you have to be on your toes and…