The Walking Golfer is a website dedicated to providing information and insight to golfers about the benefits of walking when you golf.
Check back often and scroll down the homepage, we are continually adding content and information to improve your experience on the site.
If you are a passionate walking golfer then please consider joining The Walking Golfers Society.
Twenty-five golfers have joined the Society in June - our best month yet.
Please keep spreading the word!
Content updates
Our logo is done!
The Walking Golfer would like to thank Joseph Chan and Ryan Broadbent at ARTiculation Group and Kevin Brady and Dave Laing at AndersonDDB Health and Lifestyle for their dedicated work in creating our awesome new logo.
Click on the links for more information about the capabilities of AndersonDDB and ARTiculation Group.
Keep your eyes out for The Walking Golfer merchandise in the next few months!
Special Features!
The Walking Golfer has returned from an epic trip to Bandon Dunes:
- Old Macdonald - Photo tour and course review now posted!
New and Updated Course Reviews:
- Kington Golf Club, England
- Juniper Golf Course, OR
- Tetherow Golf Club, OR
- Pumpkin Ridge - Witch Hollow, OR
- Royal Oaks Country Club, WA
- Chambers Bay, WA
The Walking Golfer conducts a Driver Shaft Comparison:
The Aldila VooDoo SVS7, VS Proto 65-S, NV 65-S and the Diamana White Board 83 S went toe to toe with each other for a spot in The Walking Golfer's bag.
Click above for the review.
A Hybrid Shaft Comparison between the Aldila VS Proto 80-S and NV 65-S has also been posted.
Q&A with the great Canadian golf course architect Doug Carrick:
Doug Carrick founded his golf course design business in 1985 and has produced over fifty courses since then, including some of the finest in Canada.
Doug was recently elected President of the American Society of Golf Course Architects, a major honor, especially for someone who lives and works north of the border.
Big thanks to Doug for taking the time for a Q&A with The Walking Golfer. Please click the link above for the interview.
Q&A with author Tom Coyne about "Paper Tiger" and "A Course Called Ireland":
Tom Coyne is a very successful young author who has managed to do what others only dream about.
In Paper Tiger, Tom writes about his year long endeavor to get his PGA Tour Card, and in A Course Called Ireland, Tom documents his four month walking trek around the coast of Ireland where he played every course along the way.
To put it mildly, for four months he was the ultimate walking golfer in the world!
We really appreciate Tom's willingness to answer a series of questions for the site, please click the link above to read the interview.
Q&A with renowned golf course architect Tom Doak about designing walking friendly courses:
Tom Doak has designed some of the best walking golf courses in the world, including Pacific Dunes, Barnbougle Dunes and Ballyneal.
Tom, along with Jim Urbina, are currently finishing up Old Macdonald, the fourth walking only golf course at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort.
We are very grateful that Tom was willing to answer some questions from The Walking Golfer, please click the link above to read the interview.
Product Related
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- Nike Xtreme Element Carry Bag - Updated Review
- TaylorMade Monza Featherweight Stand Bag - Full Review
- Ogio Grom Stand Bag - Review
- Clicgear 2.0 Golf Cart Review
- Nike ONE Tour Golf Ball - First Impressions
- Nike ONE Tour D Golf Ball - First Impressions
- Nike ONE Vapor Golf Ball Review
- adidas Tour 360 Sport Golf Shoes - Updated Review now posted
- adidas FITRx Golf Shoes - Updated Review now posted
- Nike Zoom Vapor Golf Shoes - Wear Test Update
Course Related
Castle Stuart: One of the best walking golf course in the world? Click for pics and info:
Mark Parsinen and Gil Hanse have created something very special on the Moray Firth near Inverness, Scotland.
The Walking Golfer is so impressed by the yet to be opened course that we have provide some photos of Castle Stuart and various links to sections of their website.
Castle Stuart is a thoughtfully conceived work of art that will become an instant modern classic when it opens on July 13th.
Partner Related
Ireland Green Golf Tours
The Walking Golfer would like to thank Ireland Green Golf Tours for becoming our newest corporate partner. Annmarie and the team at Cuilcagh Tours can put together your dream golf trip - whether it takes you to Ballybunion and Lahinch or Royal Portrush and Royal County Down, you know it will be an epic, and well planned, experience. Email Annmarie at info@cuilcaghtours.com or check out the website for more info.
GolfClubAtlas.com
The Walking Golfer is very excited to announce that Golf Club Atlas (GolfClubAtlas.com) have endorsed our site and will allow us to link The Walking Golfer Course Reviews section with the excellent architecturally focused course reviews that Ran Morrissett has written for GCA.com.
Golf Club Atlas is the premier golf course architecture site on the internet. Please check the TWG Course Reviews Section or GCA.com for more information.
The MacKenzie Golf Bag Company
The Walking Golfer would like to thank The MacKenzie Golf Bag Company for becoming our first corporate partner. MacKenzie produces beautifully handcrafted leather golf bags designed specifically for walking golfers. Please check out our product review on The Original Mackenzie Walker.
The future of golf in America?
What if everyone walked when they played?
What if there were no cart paths scarring the natural landscape of our golf courses?
What if golf courses rented electronic push carts instead of golf carts?
This may seem like an unrealistic vision, but the significant benefits of walking when you golf definitely support this future state.
What are the benefits of walking when you golf?
Physical - You burn almost twice as many calories as you would riding in a cart
Scoring - You shoot better scores than those who are riding in a cart
Social - You have a much better opportunity to interact with all of your playing partners
Experience - You can fully enjoy the natural beauty of the course from tee to green
Golf courses also benefit from a walking only policy due to:
1) Significant cost savings by eliminating cart path construction and maintenance
2) Supplemental revenue created by renting electronic push carts
3) Improvement of natural course aesthetics which will attract more golfers
4) Improvement in turf maintenance with few to no carts being driven on the grass
It is clear that being a Walking Golfer is better for your fitness, your game, your course and the environment.
Please consider walking when you play, so you get the MOST out of every round!
We are in the process of building a library of course reviews by state and province, along with product reviews on equipment that has been designed for walking golfers.
The Walking Golfers Society society has been founded to create a central hub where walking golfers from different parts of the continent can interact and share their knowledge and experiences. An online forum and various society events throughout the year will allow our members to easily network with each other.