NWGA Golf Travel Blog

Avoid scorecard snafus

info@nwgolfadventures.com — Wed, 16 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT

A high school golfer in Oregon was ready to make history before failing to properly check her scorecard prior to signing it and turning it in. It's happened at every level of competitive golf, but it's a mistake that's easy to avoid.

Tags: golf,scorecard

New rule against listening to music

info@nwgolfadventures.com — Wed, 09 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Every year or two, the United States Golf Association (USGA) introduces new rules or amends old ones. One of this year's rules includes a ban on listening to music during a round of golf. What do you think about that?

Tags: usga,ipods,music

Glimpse at a colorful future?

info@nwgolfadventures.com — Mon, 07 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT

It's no secret that I've been a big Rickie Fowler fan. Since he turned pro, I've enjoyed watching him compete and add a splash of technicolor to a tour that had gotten a little bland.

Tags: golf,pga tour,rickie fowler

Female golfers in the spotlight

info@nwgolfadventures.com — Wed, 02 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT

There have been several stories lately dedicated to female golfers. For once, though, that's not necessarily a good thing.

Tags: golf,natalie gulbis,lexi thompson,golf digest

Bandon Preserve opens May 1

info@nwgolfadventures.com — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 08:00:00 GMT

It's another piece of golf gold at the Bandon Dunes Golf Resort. Are you looking forward to having a par-three course to play when you're down there?

Tags: Bandon Dunes,bandon preserver,wild rivers coast alliance

Looking for an early season event?

info@nwgolfadventures.com — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 08:00:00 GMT

As the weather gets better, it's a little easier to think about golf season in the Pacific Northwest. When golf season starts, that means charity tournament season will get underway, so now's the time to start finding events to play in.

Tags: golf tournaments,charity,prostate cancer

Slow play, the silent killer

info@nwgolfadventures.com — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Fewer people are playing golf these days and one of the reasons is that it takes so damn long to play a round of golf sometimes. It’s time to put an end to slow play, once and for all!

Tags: golf

It's National Golf Day

info@nwgolfadventures.com — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Did you know that today was National Golf Day? Whether you're playing a round or just hitting a bucket of balls at lunch, it's a great day to be thinking about golf!

Tags: national golf day,world golf foundation

Another fantastic finish

info@nwgolfadventures.com — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 08:00:00 GMT

As predicted, this year's Masters was full of storylines. What we got at the end of the weekend weren't the storylines we predicted, but they were still exciting!

Tags: the masters,bubba watson,louis oosthuizen

20 Years Later: A win for the Northwest

info@nwgolfadventures.com — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 08:00:00 GMT

It would be impossible to let this week go by without recognizing Freddie Couples' win at Augusta National 20 years ago. It was the only major the Pacific Northwest native won and it was something of a miracle the way it happened.

Tags: masters,fred couples