The access you get to top golf courses is unlike any other sport. For example, you won’t be able to play a backhand winner on Centre Court at Wimbledon like
Roger Federer. It’s also unlikely that you’ll get the chance to make a
buzzer-beater shot at the United Centre, in the style of Michael Jordan.
However, you can walk across the Swilcan Bridge at St Andrews on your way to
the 18th green. You can even attempt to emulate Constantino Rocca’s miraculous
65-foot putt from the Valley of Sin at the 1995 Open Championship. As a golfer you not
only get the chance to watch this amazing competition, but you can even play
the course and walk the same fairways as the legends of the game.
It’s easy to see why so many people fall in love with golf, for
this reason alone. However, the appeal of golf is not just to do with access,
it’s also the chance to spend a few hours walking among some of the most
beautiful surroundings in the world. Also, golf is truly a sport for all ages,
you may well have heard of a golfer in their nineties, who defies general
medical opinion by playing a round every week. (and probably shooting a decent
score). Then I have no doubt that when you’re scanning social media you’ve come
across a video posted by a proud parent of their young child hitting a hole in
one, or smashing a driver down the middle of the fairway.
So, for many reasons this is an amazing game. Yes, golf does have
the image of only being for the elite or wealthy, this can be true when you
look at golf equipment costs or some club membership fees. However, this image
is changing. The profile of today's top professional golfers is helping to
reinforce this change. Take PGA Professional Andrew ‘Beef’ Johnston, he grew up
in London in a working-class family, his dad was a bus driver and his mother a
dinner lady. Despite this he has been able to make it to the top of this
game.
Golf is a mentally challenging game, with no two rounds the same.
The game's object is to complete 18 holes by hitting the golf ball from the
teeing area towards the green in the fewest number of strokes. How one
golfer does this will vary from how another plays the same 18 holes, you can
have your own style, and be completely unique in how you play.
To get the most from this amazing sport though, you will need to
spend some time learning the fundamentals of the game from the beginning. Doing
this will prevent you from following the same path as golfers who struggle to
improve and enjoy the game. This will help you reap the rewards in the future.
My website www.fungolf.co.uk came about from my desire to help beginner golfers and
those who want to learn more about the game get the best start in golf. I
explore some of the key equipment required and I also offer you tips and advice
to improve your golf. Let's face it when you can play golf effectively, a trip
to the golf course is much more fun, and it's always great if you can beat your
playing partners.
You never know, if you follow these tips, practice effectively,and get the right equipment, it could be you shooting the course record on the Old Course at St Andrews
in the near future!
