Golf Course Reviews

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Hank Haney's book

Whilst there is a debate to be had over Haney going to press over his time as Tiger Woods' coach, it does lift the lid on some things as he is really the first of the inner circle to go public.As a golf fan the book was well worth it,given the wall Woods puts up between himself and the rest of the world.

I've now completed it and found at the end I was more impressed with Woods the golfer, but if true less impressed with Woods the person.Certainly the effort and talent behind all of those wins stands out, but ...

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Golf rules

I drive my ball towards a water hazard. I am not certain whether ball is in the water hazard or not. Am I allowed to hit a provisional

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playing partners

good evening all,

just wondered how may other people are finding themselves in my situation and how they 'get around' it.

i have been playing for about 20yrs now and probably play off about 12 on a good day.  i have never joined a club due to time constraints and whilst i have a plethera of chums, not many play and even less have the time.  i am a dad of 3, work all week long and have a wife that also has demands on my time.  when i do play i end up playing alone and to be ...

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Markings on your glove

Can anyne direct me (if there is one) to the rule stating you cannot wear marked gloves on the course.  I have one i marked up for practice and my shots are gooing straighter, longer and in the right direction.  When in comp, I wear my normal glove and I guess I get lazy and my hook/slice returns. 

However,  I saw a tip which said the wearing of this is legal, and as many grips have markings the glove shouldnt make much different.

I have not put this question out to get barrated on aids and the like. just want ...

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Smart Phone Applications

With many of us using smart phones nowadays and hundreds of Golf Apps out there I was hoping we cold all tell of our Good and Bad downloads.

I have just had to reset my phone so now only have a few but all are fairly good.  To start the ball rolling I will talk about mine: -

R&A Rules of golf - Very handy.  I managed to get my ball in a tree and after a search about in the hope i could call the centuries old oak "staked"  I had to carry on.  But my ...