Nick Bradley – Unlike wine, Golf does travel well!
The beauty of golf can be found in the way the game transcends the border control and immigration of almost every country in the World. Whilst the game itself is rubber stamped by the rules that the R&A and USGA govern it by, the individuals and the cultures that adopt them are incredibly varied and colourful! In my twenty years consulting with various golfing bodies, tour players and individual amateurs I have been fortunate enough to visit some great countries and witness how golfers themselves can vastly differ as the continents that equally separate them can do. Read more
Your Golf Pro – Nick Bradley introduction
Hi everybody, I am delighted to be contributing for Your Golf Travel. My intention during the blogs and indeed the videos you will have access to is in answering some of the ‘travelling’ golf questions you may have, give you insights from the PGA Tour and be here to assist whenever you have a question; You can mail me anytime @ nrbradleygolf@gmail.com
This first blog deals with the mystery of why it can be difficult to take your current or standard golf game with you every time you board a plane or even tee it up in the next county. Read more
Golf Etiquette Rules!
Golf is a sport different to all others. It has certain rules and basic golf etiquette to which all players and spectators are expected to adhere and a style of play that requires such behaviour. Spectators and, indeed, players go to major tournaments with the expectation that some world class golf is going to be played, but if there is constant disregard for golf rules and etiquette then concentration is likely to diminish and the quality of play will subsequently take a nosedive.
Spectators obviously have to pay for access to such major events and they’re not exactly cheap, so it makes you wonder why some do insist on disrupting play. The majority of spectators are, of course, eager to see great golf, so they are respectful to the situation and to the players to have the best chance at seeing just that. Hollering and whooping does not go down well with the event organisers, the players and other golf-mad spectators, so it simply tarnishes the collective experience.
The very nature of golf is that the sport that people have paid to watch hinges on one single shot at any one time, which means that complete concentration and, therefore, complete silence are required. Shouting and screaming during celebration is allowed, of course, when a great shot has been witnessed, but anything but complete silence from the crowd until the club strikes the ball is unacceptable.
This is exactly what makes the sport of golf so unique. If you compare it to football, for instance, you see a stark contrast in the appropriateness of crowd noise such as chanting, booing, cheering and jeering. It is openly encouraged in sports like football to enhance the atmosphere of a game; in fact, it is completely acceptable to try to put a player off while the game is in progress. In golf, however, such behaviour is frowned upon, which means that everybody is competing on the same level and under the same conditions. This essentially means that concentration and the quality of golf are, we all hope, at a maximum at all times. The fact that excessive crowd noise at golf tournaments is forbidden means that we all give ourselves the best chance at getting a sizeable chunk of good golf for the money we paid for the tickets.
How to play Augusta National by Your Golf Travel
Augusta sits atop every golfers list of ‘courses to play before I die’. Unfortunately that is truly the stuff of dreams as Augusta is arguably the most exclusive golf club in the world…even past champions like Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods are required to play with a member if they return to exercise their lifetime honorary membership! Nothing is impossible though, and there are a few tricks of the trade that may get you a round on the most famous course in the world. These tips and tricks won’t guarantee success in your quest to play on the hallowed turf of Augusta but you can’t win the raffle unless you buy a ticket! Read more
Hank Haney says goodbye to Tiger Woods
Golf coach Hank Haney has taken a bold step in resigning as coach to world number 1 Tiger Woods. Ever since 2004 Hank Haney has been Tiger’s swing man rebuilding and sculpting the golfing masterpiece which is Tiger Woods. During this time Tiger has experienced unprecedented success claiming 6 Major Championships as well as numerous PGA Tour titles Read more