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 [...]
Continue ReadingThe Walking Golfer has teamed up with The MacKenzie Golf Bag Company and The Children’s Course/The First Tee to offer 10 Limited Edition Custom Leather Argyle MacKenzie Golf Bags with The Walking Golfer logo to raise significant funding for The Children’s Course in Portland, OR.
Continue ReadingContributed 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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.
Continue Reading(January 14, 2010) – Award-winning Bandon Dunes Golf Resort has received recognition as “The 2009 Walking Golfer of the Year” for its passionate commitment to the walking game of golf. The Walking Golfers Society and The MacKenzie Golf Bag Company selected Bandon Dunes because
Continue ReadingMacArther Plumart is an avid golfer and Society member. Playing Golf the Right Way is an inspiring essay for walking golfers everywhere. Below is an excerpt.
I suppose it was right after my second hip replacement while I was still using my walker to get around my house when I made my mind up that one [...]
The Walkers Course will be a semi-private, public access golf club that we hope will become a benchmark for responsible and viable golf course construction in the future. The club will be golf-focused, environmentally-sound, economical and enjoyable to play for all golfers. In addition to support from Oregon and Southern Washington, The Walkers Course will maintain a National/Global membership of golfers who believe that walking is essential to the enjoyment of the game.
Continue ReadingSince The Walking Golfer was launched, I have been asked on occasion why I decided to create the site and why I am passionate about encouraging others to walk when they golf.
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