What’s in Your Golf Bag?

May 31, 2016May 31, 2016 / The Grateful Golfer / 18 Comments

I bet if you look in your golf bag, you will find a mix mash of clubs. Most amateur players are not loyal to one manufacturer and make no bones about it. Manufacturer loyalty is difficult given the plethora of choices facing anyone trying to purchase a new club.

Over the years, I have played Spalding, Ping, Cobra, Callaway, Titleist, and many knock off clubs. I have always searched for that right club to fix my game and sometimes I was lucky, but for the most part I searched for deals that I could afford.

The rate at which “new” technology is released is unbelievable. I find it impossible for manufacturers to produce all the innovative changes that are guaranteed to improve our golf game! It is just not possible. Not being independently wealthy, I also cannot afford a new driver every 4 months in the hopes that it will fix my game! Can you?

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Tips for Beating the Heat in Golf

May 30, 2016May 31, 2016 / The Grateful Golfer / 9 Comments

Golf is a great outdoor sport. It affords us the opportunity to enjoy beautiful scenery, fresh air and other wonderful things that nature provides. We all love to golf in the bright sun with a slight breeze to keep things cool. However, when the temperature starts to push into the 30s Celsius, things start to heat up on the course!

Yesterday, I was playing a mid-afternoon round at Roundel Glen Golf Course. It was 31 degrees Celsius for the entire round with little or no breeze for most of the round. I was walking and pushing my cart. As the round progressed, I found that many aspects of my game started to strain. We talk about golfing in colder weather often, however it is no less challenging hitting the links in the heat!
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2-Person Scramble at Roundel Glen Golf Course – Results

May 29, 2016May 31, 2016 / The Grateful Golfer / 4 Comments

Jim and Carm at Roundel Glen Golf Course

2-Person Scramble at Roundel Glen Golf Course; I wrote the foundation for this article yesterday. It was a fantastic day and fun was had by all the players. I was fortunate my friend Carmen Stoddart was able to play. We golf regularly, but this is the first time we played in a golf tournament together.

We were in the middle of the pack for tee times and were paired with two great players. Chester and Mike are both solid sticks and have a history of placing first or second in this fun 2-person scramble. Carm and I were lucky to be paired with these gentlemen because their light-hearted approach to the game made our round very enjoyable.
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2-Person Scramble at Roundel Glen Golf Course

May 28, 2016 / The Grateful Golfer / Leave a comment

Today, I played in a 2-person scramble. It was a fantastic day and I plan to recap all the highlights in tomorrow’s post. But for today, I will set the stage and go into all the details later. Continue reading →