There are many golfers in America who think that 14 clubs are simply too many to carry, so they push a cart or ride in one.
The real question is – Why do you need 14 clubs?
Just because that is the maximum allowed by the USGA does not mean a golfer needs 14 of them to play to their potential.
I carry 9 clubs when I play and I know it makes me a better golfer because my handicap dropped by 10 strokes over the course of a season while doing so.
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Former USGA president Sandy Tatum is the man who coined the derisive term “cart-ball” to describe the modern game, particularly as it’s played in these United States. Where and when he came up with this epithet is lost to history, though it wouldn’t be surprising if he was visiting greater [...]
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TWG has been featured in the Chapeau Noir Golf Blog – the Chapeau clearly knows what he is talking about!
http://www.chapeaunoirgolf.com/chapeaunoirblog/2010/5/2/the-bag-for-the-stylish-walking-golfer.html
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Lorne Rubenstein is the voice of golf in Canada and I have enjoyed reading his books and articles for a long time.
Please check out his article if you get a sec – it’s a great read.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/golf/the-clubhouse/why-dont-more-golfers-walk/article1551795/
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April 21st was going to be my first shot at walking 60 holes this year (I’m currently 60). The weather forecast fell into the acceptable range, high in the upper 70’s and winds 15 mph or less, so I decided to go for it. The car was packed the night before with clubs, 2 pair [...]
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Those of us who frequent or occasionally contribute to this fine website have a real interest in walking the golf course. But walking to get to the golf course? Particularly to some of those much-anticipated, far-flung destinations that we all dream of playing? That’s not happening. We are all at the mercy [...]
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Contributed by Ron Colby
March 2010
Ron Colby is a veteran writer, director and producer of feature and documentary films and a passionate walking golfer. Here he shares the background behind his latest project, a labor of love called Scotland’s Caddies.
At the age of 12, I began caddying for my father and his friends at Brookville Country [...]
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I became an avid walking golfer a year ago. In preparation for a visit to Bandon Dunes and its walking only policy, I started walking as often as possible when I played. A year later, walking golf has helped me accomplish a feat I could never have imagined – running a half marathon.
I’m not a [...]
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I have always been a walker, since my youth when I would get dropped off at the golf course on summer mornings by my mother who would pick me up after she finished work in the afternoon. 27 to 36 holes a day was normal for my friends and me.
Fast forward to age 49. I [...]
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Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 will always be a historic day for The Walking Golfers Society, because that was when the inaugural presentation of “The Walking Golfer of the Year” occurred on the deck behind the 18th green at Bandon Trails.
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