Jim Colton has received the “2011 Walking Golfer of the Year” award for his passionate commitment to the walking game of golf. Members of The Walking Golfers Society chose Jim Colton unanimously after he walked 155 holes at Ballyneal Golf & Hunt Club on June 22nd in order to raise over $110,000 for injured caddie Ben Cox and his family.
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The Walking Golfers Society are very grateful to Ballyneal Golf & Hunt Club for allowing us to visit and spend a couple great days enjoying the walk on their epic Doak design in Holyoke, CO.
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The Evans Scholars Foundation, sponsored by the Western Golf Association, has received the “2010 Walking Golfer of the Year” award for its passionate commitment to the walking game of golf. Members of The Walking Golfers Society chose The Evans Scholars from a list of worthy candidates.
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In May, 2010, a friend and I decided to experience golf in Wales. We had traveled to the courses of Scotland and Ireland in prior years, and having a love for links golf we wanted to play the courses throughout Wales. 215,000 steps later and we had played many of the great Welsh tracks along [...]
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I received an email recently from one of The Walking Golfers Society members about a really cool idea – Solstice Golf.
Ironically, I had been talking about this concept with Mike Keiser at the start of June at the Old Macdonald opening. He thought it would be really neat if a group of people played 18 [...]
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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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