I’ve seen it far too often, that person that rolls up to the first tee with a $500 driver, a few $250 fairway woods, a couple of $200 hybrids, that $2000 set of irons and a $500 custom putter. I step back to play the blue tee boxes and they walk back from the whites…

Normally I run the equipment deals on Mondays, but this one is too good not to post today. Golfsmith.com is running a special deal on their Nike drivers, fairway woods and hybrids. Although every single one of these deals is a substantial saver, the Vapor Flex 440 is the star of the show in my…

Over the past few weeks, I’ve been harping on the word “consistency” so much, it’s beginning to sounds like a broken record. I wanted to change it up a bit this week and offer up a new topic and delve into something a bit different, putting. When you have a single part of the game…

If you’ve been looking for a deal on a big stick, but aren’t sold on plunking down $500 on a new driver, check out some of the amazing deals that Golfsmith if offering. Starting with the Nike Limited Edition Vapor Speed TW driver for $199.97, a savings of $200 and moving on to the Cobra…

Welcome to my Journey To Scratch series. No, this isn’t an itchy thing, it’s all about lowering my handicap to a scratch level without spending more than $500 to do it. From purchasing used clubs and clearance bags, to losing weight and becoming healthier, my goal is to start golf season next year as a…

 The single biggest expense that you will encounter during your golfing adventures will be greens fees. From the cheapest twilight local round to the most expensive resort course, just playing two times a month could easily cost you $1000 a year or more. Of course, if  the place you play the most often offers a…

 You find yourself standing in the fairway, dead center, staring at the front right flag stick that is tucked right behind the bunker. You check your GPS watch and see that the front of the green is 118 yards away. You grab your laser rangefinder from your bag and focus it on the flag, 121….

While you may think you are in the know for the deals and steals at your local links, but do you really have all the scoops? Social media is becoming more and more popular as a way for local courses to reach their surrounding communities. For example, Blue Boy West in my home town of…

In honor of The Open Championship this week, I decided to throw my budget out the window and double what I normally would on a round of golf. Of course, I was also on vacation this week, travelling to Seaside, Oregon for my daughter’s dance team’s trip to the Spotlight Nationals, so budget-smudget, right? After…

It always seems that golfers want to know their numbers. Their club yardages, putts per hole, number of fairways hit and even their long drive distance. The strange thing about all of this is that the one stat that is the most important stat on the block is often the most overlooked, greens in regulation….