| Millions of people love to play golf around the | | | | and you can putt in your living room, if your wife |
| world, and only a handful of them actually make | | | | will let you. Driving ranges are great for practicing |
| money from playing. These are the professional | | | | tee shots and long drives, and you can chip |
| golfers we see on TV and at expensive pro | | | | whiffle golf balls around your back yard whenever |
| tournaments. Names like Tiger Woods, Vijay | | | | you get a chance. Every little bit of practice is |
| Singh, and Zach Johnson come to mind when we | | | | going to help you build the skills you will need to |
| think about golfers. However, when you stop to | | | | play your first round of golf. You can start at a |
| consider how few people actually make any | | | | little par-3 course and then build up to playing |
| money playing golf, it's easy to see that most | | | | 18-hole rounds on any golf course you choose. |
| golfers are amateurs, and the majority of | | | | Once you've mastered the skills to play an entire |
| tournaments that are held are for these | | | | round of golf, you can sign up to play in amateur |
| amateurs. An amateur golf tournament can be a | | | | golf tournaments. You will find that people with a |
| stage for many golfers who want to show off | | | | large range of skills will be playing, and it won't |
| their golfing prowess and compare their skills with | | | | matter if you don't do very well. The experience |
| those of others. | | | | will give you a foundation for playing an even |
| While learning the rules and the skills necessary to | | | | better game. Continue to read magazines and |
| play a good game of golf is a challenging | | | | watch videos showing you new and better |
| endeavor, anyone can become an amateur golfer. | | | | techniques for improving your game, and practice, |
| All you need is a few clubs, some balls, and space | | | | practice, practice. When you tackle your next |
| to play. No one said you'd be good at first after | | | | amateur golf tournament you'll find that you've |
| all. You can practice your putting almost | | | | come up a bit in the rankings. |
| anywhere. Get yourself a portable putting cup, | | | | |