It always surprises me how a rare chance to give a few tips to a beginner can actually help them. Many weeks ago, a few blogger friends started to take up the game. Of course, knowing that I am not a qualified coach of any kind. I brought them to the range and see how much they could actually absorb from my tips that I learned from instructional DVDs and CDs. However, I can proudly say that they are all aces in my book. I believe that Han, Wingz and Kenny will all be ready for their first test of fire in two months. BUT I do also like to re-iterate that they would do much better under the guidance of a qualified professional; but the choice is up to them.

 Usual day of Sunday Golf

Joe, an elderly gentleman of seventy five was dejected over the fact that his failing eyesight no longer let him see where his ball was going. So Olaf said ” I’ll tell you what, Joe”. I’ll fix you up with Chuubs, a great chum of mine. He has great vision. Please be forewarned though that Chubbs is nearly 55 years old but he has an eye like an eagle for the ball. So we took of for an 18-hole on a Sunday morning. And straight off the tee, Joe cracks a drive about 180 yards but sails off to the right. ” Did you guys see it?” Joe ask excitedly. ” Yeah, I saw it!” said Chuubs. So we set off for the ball and upon reaching the rough on the right, Joe ask ” Well, where is it?”. Chubbs said ” Where’s what?. Joe responded quite annoyed ” The f******g ball”. Chubbs said shyly ” I don’t remember”…..

Aha! Just when you thought that Olaf is a mere passenger for a golf tournament! Olaf has proven the critics wrong or have they been proven right? After the previous post on tournament preparation, Golfnick decided to try his luck on joining a small tournament. Okay, so it wasn’t a big USGA tournament but a small step nevertheless. I used up all my skills during this tournament and actually got a 5th placing. Not bad for a 20-handicapper. But I shot a 41 and 49 for a nett score of 90. Did I deserve the win? Hard to say actually. I did everything wrong for instance.

It’s difficult to explain the phenomenon that Tiger is. Some people have complained about his appearance fees and others seem to be a bit green eyed at his wealth. After all isn’t he just a golfer? The answer is yes and he happens to be so good that he has brought so much attention for golf. But others are reaping the benefits as well. Who?

1. The first tee - this programme was the first of many initiated by Tiger and has help many youngsters find a way in life. Who says you can’t be rich and nice?

If every golfer on the planet has been watching the television screen for the past few days, how do you rate the 2007 US Open? The Oakmont course is playing so hard that the players have been silently crying foul. Some have been rather verbal over their treatment as they succumb to the difficulty of the course. The top golfers in the world are all there and it has been nothing short of humiliation over their play for the past couple of days. Scores posted were so poor by their normal standards that they were left contemplating whether they should have bothered teeing off on Thursday.

The annual major event is back! The Masters has always had the prestige and glamour. The British Open is a touch of class with a severe test of nature strikes back! and the PGA Championship, well how do you describe it. Just one of the four, I guess. BUT tomorrow, the test of the year is back. Rated as the one of the toughest test of the 4 majors is going to start, Oakmont is the big test this year and who will second guess the speed of the greens. The US of A always show-cases the best of courses every year. As in the words of Gary McCord, “The greens look like they were bikini waxed”. Although this was said during the 1990’s about the Masters. One can only guess how fast the greens are going to be in this tournament. But let’s talk about the serious contenders this year!

I never thought that I would say this. When Olaf started to golf about 5 years ago, I believe now that it really is a tell tale sign of your character when one golfs. When I started, my temper was terrible. Hence my swing! I threw more clubs in disgust at the slightest frustration. My swing was relatively the same; A long way over the top plus a very big lash at the ball. Comes back to the same question, is golf a way of life? It certainly dictates the way a golfer swings his club. Let’s see a few examples of golfers.