“They say” that when you take lessons, your game will initially get a little worse. That’s been true for me — despite having a few great holes, I’ve been watching my already-high-handicap creep up the last few weeks, instead of going the other way.
But I may have turned a corner within the last few days [...]

When I went to the Rochester LPGA in June, they were offering free 10 minute lessons. Fortunately they were booked solid that day, so instead I got option B: take a lesson with golf pro Darlene Sommer at Play Better Golf.
So a few weeks later I set up an appointment and went in.
It blew [...]

I’d just hit a nice iron onto the green.
Then the garbage truck roared on the street out front. Woke me up.
And I’m so sure I was going to par that hole . . .

When I started playing golf last year, I didn’t have anyone to play with here in Rochester — my parents play but they live a couple hours’ drive away.
Not having local golfing buddies hasn’t really bothered me too much. When I feel like playing I just drive out to a local muni, where, more [...]

On number 11 on the Afton Golf Club — my parents took my daughter and me there to shoot 18.
It’s a par 5 hole.
I’m ecstatic.

Because I’m A. on a budget, and B. too much of a newbie to right about investing country club dollars into my game just yet, I’ve mostly stuck to the municipal clubs. Today I played Durand Eastman.
It was my first time on that course.
Only nine holes — I played over lunch — and I [...]

As a warm-up to the US Open.

Top prize is a trip for two to the Safeway Classic LPGA tourny in Portland Oregon.
Here’s the link. Deadline is coming up!
Enter for a chance to win a LizClaiborne.com Sweepstakes!

Posted this on the forum over at The Golf Space, my new favorite online hangout
1. Get a handicap. Time to grow up, LOL. I mean, it won’t be THAT embarrassing, will it???
2. Learn to do a better job getting my head out of the way so my body can just PLAY.
3. Cure my [...]

Via zoobat, here’s a youtube clip of an amazing shot by Natalie Gulbis. Enjoy!