| Taking out the phonebook and picking a course | | | | other sport requires a tremendous amount of |
| for its name is not a good idea for beginning | | | | practice, and patience. If you play less |
| golfers. Choosing a course is one of the most | | | | costly courses you will have more opportunity |
| important decisions a golfer can make when | | | | to play the same course often, because its |
| they are first starting out. Golfers need to | | | | not going to put a dent in your bank account. |
| have confidence to continue to excel at their | | | | So choosing a cost effective course for |
| game, if they choose a course too hard this | | | | beginners is a great first step. Look for |
| could ruin ones passion for the game. | | | | public courses, or find out where the local |
| Conversely golfers wont want to play a course | | | | college tees off. Typically the college will |
| too easy because they must be challenged to | | | | have its team play on a course that isnt |
| play their best each time they step on the | | | | going to cost the school too much money. |
| course. | | | | |
| | | | Rules on the course are another important |
| The actual build or DNA of a course can be | | | | aspect in selecting a course. Find out what |
| defined by its slopes, water, traps, rough, | | | | the dress code is, who is allowed to play, if |
| trees, and greens. Some courses are | | | | they have golf carts, if they require a |
| consistently hillier than other courses. Some | | | | caddy, and if they have additional rules for |
| courses are surrounded by water; others are | | | | guests. Many times golf clubs will have |
| dry as a desert. Many courses utilize trees | | | | additional rules for guests that can be |
| as a natural barrier against the public, thus | | | | prohibitive towards your game. If you are |
| many courses are plentiful with trees. The | | | | playing on a course that requires you to do a |
| physical landscape of a course can make a lot | | | | bunch of tasks that will distract your game, |
| of difference in selecting a course for | | | | dont play on such a course. |
| beginners. Typically you wan to choose a | | | | |
| course that is less hilly, and doesnt have | | | | Tee time in golf is also important in |
| too much water attached to it. This will | | | | choosing a course. Call the local clubs and |
| allow beginning golfers to hone their swings, | | | | ask about the tee times available for the day |
| and skills before trying to master a PGA | | | | you want to play. If there is a large amount |
| level course. Also beginner courses should | | | | of players teeing up on certain day, it may |
| have limited brush, this makes finding your | | | | be a good idea to wait for another day to |
| balls much easier assuming you hit a few into | | | | play. Typically if there are many tee times |
| the rough. | | | | booked the course will be full of players |
| | | | that might want to play through your hole |
| Cost should be another factor in choosing a | | | | because you are new and still learning, thus |
| course for beginners. Courses that are too | | | | taking more time to get your shot off. Be |
| costly can be unrealistic to play on because | | | | sure to go to a course that doesnt have too |
| of their cost. Unless the golfing budget is | | | | many tee times scheduled for the day you |
| as big as a 6 figure salary, you want to be | | | | select, if there is a bunch of times already |
| able to play on courses that will allow for | | | | booked simply ask for a less busy day. |
| an easy return at little cost. Golf, like any | | | | |