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Putting Like A Pro

Putting is one of the most crucial aspects of the game of golf.  It's often said that we 'drive for show, and putt for dough', and this is certainly the case on the professional circuit.  Given that greenside play can account for up to 50% of all strokes on the scorecard, it is essential that you minimize wasted strokes, and improve the quality of the strokes you do make to reduce your score and your handicap. 

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Basic Rules Of Golf

There is no organization in this world that works without a set of rules. Even nature has rules that it follows and you can clearly identify the reason of why the whole universe is running so systematically. There has to be a confined set of objectives and rules for correct functioning. That is why whether it is any sport or it is some kind of business there are rules for everything.

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Jack Nicklaus

Before Tiger Woods came along to re-define what golf dominance is all about, the man who used to stand head and shoulders over everybody else in the world of golf was Jack Nicklaus. They called him "The Golden Bear" and his shadow loomed large over professional golf, specifically on the PGA Toiur for over two decades, from the sixties to the late-eighties. After retiring from the Tour, he then lorded it over the Champions Tour for retired golf pros, from the late-eighties to the nineties. Woods may be closing the gap fast but, for now, the Golden Bear is still widely regarded as the greatest golfer of all time.

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Golf Accessories

Golf is one of those games that have particular and special attire and has the largest amount of accessories connected to it. Golf is no ordinary game. It has a distinguished and venerable origin. As it developed with time it gained more and more fame. The golf clubs alone were not enough. Today the market of sports goods has a bigger percentage of golf goods than any other sport goods.

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Pavin Snaps 10-Year Golf Drought

After a 10-year drought, golfer Corey Pavin finally barged into the winner's circle again on the Professional Golfers Association (PGA) by winning the 2005 U.S. Bank Championship in July 2006. The victory snapped a losing strea of 242 consecutive tournaments wihout a win.

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Golf Betting

Gambling and betting in sports dates back to the age of Roman Empires and it has been blatantly and relentlessly used as a source of enjoyment in the sports . Betting in sports refreshes the spectator, puts a little life back in the game. And betters who win the bet have nothing but triumph that calls for celebration. Its luck that works but clever people side the winners and somehow they always end up rich. If one desires to experience golf betting by betting on golf during any tournament here are a few things that would enlighten you with how it goes about.

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Golf Etiquette

The game of golf is no ordinary game. It is the only sport that has special attire that involves so many different clubs and the game that comes with accessories that outrun any other sport accessories. Golf asks for elegance and dignity. It makes you want to have a solid and bold character and personality that makes you stand out in the sports world. All sports have rules and these rules are necessary. But not all games have etiquettes but golf does. Golf etiquettes are no rules, they are mere manners or behavior of golfers that they need to be careful about when they enter the golf course, make their way through the game and finally step out of the golf course. These etiquettes, if followed can help a golfer play a perfect game.

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Golf Equipment

Every game of golf is based on playing a number of holes in a given order. More particularly, golf is a sport where individuals or teams hit a ball into a hole using various clubs. Golf is one of the few games where no fixed standard playing area is necessary, but it is defined by a certain number of rules and it does need some particular equipment to be properly played if one dreams to going low, shooting that perfect score.

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Golf Clubs

Golf is an exciting game. People who have never tried golf can never judge what joy and excitement lies beneath a swing of the club. A perfect game of golf highly depends on the choice of a golf club.

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