Golf - A Monkies Game

And here is your proof:


You have to acknowledge the humour here. He he.

Top 100 Golf courses

As of yet, no posts on this blog. So if you're reading, let yourself be heard! Here's an interesting list of Golf Magazine's top 100 golf courses. The links provided will take you to course information.

Rank
Course
Opened

1
Pine Valley Golf Club
1922

2
Cypress Point Club
1928

3
Pebble Beach Golf Links
1919

4
Augusta National Golf Club
1933

5
St. Andrews - Old
1400

6
Shinnecock Hills Golf Club
1931

7
Pinehurst Country Club - #2
1935

8
Muirfield
1744

9
Royal Melbourne - Composite
1926

10
Royal County Down
1898

11
Ballybunion - Old
1893

12
Royal Portrush
1888

13
Merion Golf Club - East
1912

14
Sand Hills Golf Club
1995

15
Oakmont Country Club
1903

16
Royal Dornoch
1877

17
Seminole Golf Club
1929

18
Crystal Downs Country Club
1931

19
Turnberry - Ailsa
1897

20
Winged Foot Golf Club - West
1923

21
National Golf Links of America
1911

22
Carnoustie - Championship
1842

23
San Francisco Golf Club
1918

24
Prairie Dunes Country Club
1937

25
Oakland Hills Country Club - South
1918

26
Royal St. George's
1887
27
Kingston Heath
1887

28
Casa de Campo
1971

29
The Olympic Club - Lake Course
1924

30
Royal Birkdale
1889

31
Muirfield Village Golf Club
1974

32
The Country Club - Open Course
1895

33
Woodall Spa
1926

34
Royal Troon
1878

35
Chicago Golf Club
1894

36
Oak Hill Country Club - East Course
1925

37
Baltusrol Golf Club - Lower Course
1922

38
Portmarnock Golf Club
1894

39
Fishers Island Club
1927

40
Sunningdale Golf Club - Old
1985

41
Southern Hills Country Club
1935

42
Hirono
1932

43
New South Wales
1928

44
Loch Lomond
1995

45
Morfontaine Golf Club
1927

46
Camargo Club
1921

47
Riviera Country Club
1926

48
The Golf Club
1967

49
Bethpage State Park - Black
1936

50
Royal Lytham and St. Annes
1886

51
Garden City Golf Club
1899

52
Cruden Bay
1899

53
Medinah Country Club - #3
1928

54
Kawana Hotel
1936

55
Shadow Creek Golf Club
1989

56
Maidstone Club
1891

57
Highlands Links
1996

58
TPC at Sawgrass - Stadium
1981

59
Quaker Ridge Golf Club
1916

60
El Saler
1967

61
Ganton
1891

62
Los Angeles Country Club - North
1897

63
Winged Foot Golf Club - East
1921

64
San Lorenzo
1987

65
Whistling Straits
1998

66
Wentworth - West
1924

67
Naruo
1904

68
World Woods - Pine Barrens
1993

69
Royal Liverpool
1869

70
Lahinch
1892

71
Inverness Club
1903

72
The Honors Course
1983

73
Valderrama
1975

74
Harbour Town Golf Links
1969

75
The Homestead - Cascades
1925

76
Walton Heath
1904

77
Scioto Country Club
1916

78
Cabo del Sol
1993

79
Paraparaumu Beach
1949

80
Bandon Dunes
1999

81
Ocean Forest
1995

82
Shoreacres
1918

83
Cherry Hills Country Club
1922

84
Wade Hampton Golf Club
1987

85
Royal Adelaide
1892

86
Spyglass Hill Golf Course
1966

87
Peachtree Golf Club
1947

88
St. George's
1929

89
Durban Country Club
1922

90
Somerset Hills Country Club
1918

91
Colonial Country Club
1936

92
Kasumigaseki - East
1929

93
Congressional Country Club - Blue Course
1924

94
East Lake
1904

95
Valley Club of Montecito
1929

96
Old Head
1997

97
Shoal Creek
1977

98
The Nantucket Golf Club
1998

99
Canterbury Golf Club
1921

100
Double Eagle Club
1992

Not a bad list, I hope you will agree.

Practise Putting

The complete beginner might not put putting at the top of the priority list. This is understandable, for it is less technical than driving and iron shots.

However, it would be a mistake to completely overlook it. Just do the maths, you will be required to make at least one putt on each hole (unless you hole in one). Usually, you will probably need to make 2. On a par 4, this would contitute 50% of the number of strokes if you made it to the green in two shots. On a par 3 two putts would be 66% of strokes if you made par.

For this reason, half your time should be spent on getting a feel for putting. A good drill I do for short putts is to measure out a club length (approach 3 feet) away from the hole and then proceed to putt 10 in a row from this distance, but rotating to different angles (usually 90 degrees) from the hole after each putt. The same putt should never be attempted twice in a row.

This is a challenging drill and will help to ensure that you become consistent at short putting. Thus eliminating any chance of missing from short range.

(When this close, you can't afford to miss)

Expect to make mistakes

In golf, for the amateur starting out, the one thing you should expect on your first attempts at the golf course is to make mistakes. And indeed, generally.

There's no two ways about it. Even if you attempt the course only after having some introductory lessons (as you should) and a good practise on the driving range - you will still make mistakes. It's a part of the game.

Even the best players make mistakes, albeit far fewer. On the professional circuit, the tee to fairway average is still only around the 70-80% mark. Once you recognise this, you should find your first few rounds somewhat better. If you can't accept that, then maybe Golf is not so much the game for you. Good luck!

Welcome to Amateur Golfer

Greetings, and welcome to Amateur Golfer. A golf blog written by an amateur golfer for amateur golfers.

This blog will cover all aspects of the game and should, I hope, make a good read. As stated, I am not a professional but play for the mere fun. Like yourself I should guess. This will not so much provide coverage of the professional game, but will relate more to amateur players.

The golf season is beginning so now is a good time to tee off, so to speak.