Posts by alockrem

Thank you both for your replies. TourSpoon - I am thinking about working at a golf course for fun. I will retire from my career before taking a job at a golf course. I am hoping to learn about the different job possibilities at a...

How can I get into Golf Course Management if I already have a full time job? If I wanted to become a nurse or hotel manager I could take online courses or night courses. I can't find anything similar for Golf Course Management. BTW...

How true are the handicaps? I have heard of tournaments (not Golf Channel tournaments) where a 26 handicapper somehow had the best weekend of his life and combined a 72,75 to win. I assume there is something in place to ensure this...

I just purchased the 2-ball SRT and I love it. I have never had a putter that I was comfortable with until now. It has easily taken 5-6 strokes off of my round of golf. Unluckily, my lessons have added 10-12 strokes to my round so I...

I appreciate it. I will revisit this thread once I make my final plans. Thanks again everyone for your help.

Thank you for the article. I will obviously take that into consideration when scheduling my trip. I just played golf with someone that has a vacation home on Pawley's Island (I think that's what it's called). He highly recommended...

That is great information. Thank you very much for your help. Do you know of any place that would offer golf packages for the courses you mentioned?

That is the exact reason I started thinking about it. If the rest of my game is playing as a 4-6 handicap then I know what I need to work on. I also don't record my sand saves, but I would guess my % is closer to 25%.

That is a great chart. Thanks for sharing that. I am on the edge but with a little work on my short game I should be an avid golfer. I putt like a bogey golfer.

I believe I hit my irons like a 4-5 handicap golfer, drive the ball like a 5-6 handicap golfer, and putt like an 18 handicap golfer. Somewhere in that ugly equation is a 10-11 handicap golfer. Summary - Driver / 3-Wood: 6...