Golf Fore Gals

I was reading the latest edition of Golf Business Magazine this week and the Message from the CEO was, to say the least, disturbing. Although I am well aware of the state of the golf industry and the lack of women in the game, it still upsets me when I read that less than 20% of golfers in the US …

Earlier this year the (PGA) of America launched an industry-wide initiative to bring more women into the game. With less than 20% of US golfers being women, the PGA has lots of room for improvement. But things aren’t that much different in Canada. Here, only 30% of golfers are women and sadly women are leaving the game at a much …

For years I have been writing golf course reviews based on the criteria Golf For Women Magazine used to rate courses as “women-friendly”.   Golf has come a long way since GFW turned its last page in 2008, and so I was delighted when I saw a golf architect ask women what they wanted to see in golf course design …

For any golfgal who loves to have fun on the links and just happens to be in Vancouver September 22, 2012, you won’t want to miss The Best Darn Ladies Golf Tournament EVER where the theme is Golf Fashions Throughout the Ages. Come dressed from your favourite era from wool jackets and ties, to long skirts to polyester pants to …

For those of us who began playing golf with husbands or boyfriends, we all remember how naked we felt on the first tee in front of strangers, especially those golfers who never bothered to wait for us to tee off before heading down the fairway (or into the woods) to hit their next shot. I almost gave up the game …