Have you tried turning the sound off completely and just doing a voice over on the video to combat wind?

I had not thought of that.  Thanks.

This isn't meant to sound like a brag, so if it does, I apologize ... but here are some things I learned when making mine.  I thought mine turned out pretty decent (for a first timer), even though I certainly had my share of issues.  A couple of shots were poorly framed , a couple were poorly lit, and I also had at least one segment that was ruined by wind.  (Since it was only one segment, I just ended up adding the "audio" as text into my post.  In retrospect, I think I should have "closed captioned" it like I did for the one line you can't hear after my second shot on the par 5)

So, by no means was it even close to perfect, however, it turned out decent and most importantly, it turned out that it was incredibly easy.  Based on this one attempt, here would be my simple beginner tips:

• If you're alone, then obviously you need a tripod of some kind, whether it's a gorilla tripod that you can attach to your pull cart or a regular tripod that you setup at each shot.
• Using your iPhone is fine, but I found it really easy to use my Canon dslr.  One benefit here is it's possible to frame the shot while in it because you can flip the preview screen around.  (I didn't do that this time, but if I was going for quality and wasn't in any kind of rush, I think I would)
• Erik's suggestion about blocking the mic with a headcover if its windy is a great idea - I will try that next time too.
• If it's early or late in the day, unless you are good with manually adjusting the metering, I suggest always putting the camera between you and the sun.  It's a vlog, not a swing video, so you can afford to be more "artsy" and less technical, so it's ok (probably even better) if the camera is at lots of different angles for each shot.
• Use iMovie.  It's so incredibly easy to compile, edit, trim, add titles, audio, transitions, etc, to make your vlog look better.  Fiddle around with it a bit and you'll see what I mean.

Hopefully that helps some people.

59 minutes ago, iacas said:

For the Newport Cup, we're not looking for perfection. Just a way to see people a bit, get to know them a bit better.

Understood! Rarely is anything I produce tagged with the word perfect.  Still, I have plenty of time before a decision has to be made on my application (8.4 index moves me down the totem) and it is fun fooling around with this project. If you had not made the decision to require this, I never would have learned how to use "Movie Maker."  So I have already won.  Thanks!

And thanks for the suggestion about using a headcover as a shield.  Something more with to experiment. 

9 minutes ago, Golfingdad said:

• ...I suggest always putting the camera between you and the sun...

Yes!  I did that on every "shot" except one when I was sort of fooled into thinking the location of the sun did not matter because of a line of trees.  A single ray got through and pretty much "blinded" the camera.