Help for Caddies! The true motivation for me to start this blog is to help caddies out there. Caddying for a child golfer can be challenging for a lot of parents. In my experience, kids need Continue reading
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Golf Club Primer
We have met many parents, my wife included, who see golf in their child’s life, who don’t know anything about golf. Well here is a basic primer Continue reading
Getting Started — Child Golfers 4 Years Old and Up
The first step in getting your 4 years and older child started with golf is identifying their interest. Golf is one of those things that you either have it in your DNA or not. You talk to some folks and it’s the same for kids. Some will be interested Continue reading
Keep the Perspective about the Rules for Child Golf
An important note to here about the rules and scoring … try hard not to get caught up in the rules, or the score for that matter. In other words, Continue reading
Golf Scoring — Match Play
Match play scoring is different than stroke play. In match play, the player who holes out with fewest strokes wins the hole. It doesn’t really matter how many strokes, as long as it was fewer than their opponent, they won the hole. By way of example, Continue reading
Golf Score — Stroke Play
Let’s go over how to score. There are a lot of rules in golf, so how to score could be a very large topic. I’ll break scoring down as simply as possible. You will have a nice introduction on how to score here so that at a minimum, Continue reading
Intro to Being a Daddy Caddy for Your Child Golfer
Golf is different from most other sports. For most kids, their parents stay on the sidelines and there is a coach-to-kid ratio of perhaps one or two to twenty. In golf, in most cases, there is Continue reading
Signing Up for a Kids Junior Golf Tournament
Most tours use a web site for providing tournament information, dates, registration, tee times and results. Once you find a tour for your child, Continue reading
Finding a Junior Golf Tournament for Kids
Junior golf is on the rise in many parts of the country. I’ve observed an increase in the number of participants at events over the years. The increase in popularity means that more and more pros and courses are offering junior events and lessons.
You’ll likely find an event near you by Continue reading
What is a Golf Tournament?
A tournament is an organized event where golfers are organized into groups, or flights. Flights are usually by age, for example Under 6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12, etc. However, Continue reading