Posts Tagged ‘Carolina Colours Golf Club’
Rules of Golf Quiz #8
Answer to Rules Quiz #7 The Rules of Golf treat being hit by a moving ball and deliberately deflecting a ball in motiondifferently. Being hit by your ball in motion incurs no penalty, but intentionally influencing amoving ball is a different story. Rule 11.2b states “A player gets the general penalty (2-strokes)if they deliberately deflect…
Read MoreGetting the Most Out of Your GHIN Membership
Most of you reading this have a USGA GHIN membership that you maintain each year. I understand that most of you probably have it just because it is a requirement to play in MGA, LGA, and Member Tournaments, but you are still paying a small fee each year to have access to GHIN. Therefore, I…
Read MoreTerri’s Tips !
It’s Easy To Get Started With Golf!! Do you find yourself wanting to take up the game of golf but don’t know how to goabout it? Are you talking with some of your friends in or outside of our community whoalso want to play golf? Maybe your husband or your wife plays golf and they…
Read MoreFair Weather Golf
Hopefully this topic is a mood point soon as we get closer to warm weather, but in thisblog I am going to cover golfing through all 4 seasons in North Carolina. Some are braver thanothers, but we can all agree that playing in chilly temperatures is less than ideal. The ball doesn’tgo as far, your…
Read MoreRules of Golf Quiz #7
Answer to Rules Quiz #6 Burt’s ball bounced and struck him in the knee after hitting the bank, but Burt incurs nopenalty. Rule 11.1a states, “If a player’s ball in motion accidentally hits any person (includingthe player) or outside influence… there is no penalty to any player. This is true even if the ballhits the…
Read MoreHOW TO GET OUT OF A GREENSIDE BUNKER
This shot seems to bring on more anxiety and fear for my students than any other shot in their game. It shouldn’t have to be like this. If you have knowledge on how to execute this shot, a clear picture and a good feel for it, you can get out of a greenside bunker every…
Read MoreRules of Golf Quiz #6
Answer to Rules Quiz #5 During Sam and Bill’s Match, Bill teed off from the wrong set of tees and hit his ball into thetrees. Because Sam thought Bill was in trouble, he didn’t say anything until they got to their teeshots and discovered Bill’s ball had bounced back out into play. Sam claimed that…
Read MoreAre your clubs…yours?
Something that flies under the radar is the importance of a proper clubfitting. At retail stores, the “stock” clubs that you see on the rack are only going tofit a small percentage of consumers, if they are lucky. That means that you coulddrive to a golf shop right now, spend $600 on a brand new…
Read MoreHOW WILL YOU LOWER YOUR SCORES IN 2024?
Have you set your Golf Goals for 2024? What would you like to improve? Would you like to hit your drive longer? Would you like to improve the consistency of your ball striking? Would you like to hit more greens in regulation? Would you like to improve your bunker skills? Or would you like to…
Read MoreRules of Golf Quiz #5
Answer to Rules Quiz #4 In the singles match between Sam and Bill Sam concedes a short putt of Bill’s to concede the hole butBill tells Sam “That’s ok, I’ll putt it”. When Bill’s putt misses, Sam claims to have won the hole.Under the Rule of Golf, (under the Math-Play format) a player can concede…
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