Golf Tips for Beginners

“The Muni” The first golf course that I am focusing on in the Las Vegas area is the Las Vegas Golf Club. It is affectionately referred to as "The Muni" because it is a municipal golf course, open to the public, and owned by the city of Las Vegas. What this means is it is a course that is kept in pretty good shape because it bears the name and the reputation of Las Vegas. It is the oldest golf course in the Valley, and it opened way back in 1938. It recently underwent a $5 million face lift and many have found it to be a great course to view and to play. It also hosts the Nevada State Amateur Tournament every year. Las Vegas Golf Club Description It is a flat desert course that has wide fairways which are lined with oak trees and pine trees. For a city owned golf course it has excellent greens, in fact, one golfer said, "I have never seen a municipal owned golf course take such good care of its greens." As you play golf, you are surrounded by the desert and mount...

Golf Course List in Las Vegas Area Here is my final list of golf courses that I have found listed for the Las Vegas Area. I'm sure there are a few more than what I have found. But that is all the ones I am going to include in my Las Vegas golf course directory. It took me a while to compile this list of Golf courses in the Las Vegas area, but it has been fun and I look forward to now analyzing each one of them to see which ones are open to the public, how much the rates are to play golf there, and if they have gotten nice reviews by golfers that have played on them. So here is my final list: Las Vegas Area Golf Course Directory Rhodes Ranch Golf Club Bear's Best Las Vegas Golf Club Palm Valley Golf Course Badlands Golf Club (Outlaw) Badlands Golf Club (Diablo) Badlands Golf Club (Desperado) Angel Park Golf Club (Cloud Nine) Angel Park Golf Club (Palm) Angel Park Golf Club (Mountain) Las Vegas Country Club Las Vegas National Golf Club Desert Pines Golf Club Las Ve...

Learn Golf on a 1-to-1 Basis Newbies should take this tip to heart: learn to play golf on a 1-to-1 basis. What do I mean by that? You can learn to play golf by taking lessons with a professional one on one. A few golf lessons with a PGA Pro can make a world of difference when it comes to your golf game. Many offer lessons at a reduced rate right now and you can get a pretty good deal learning how to putt, drive the ball, hit your irons, chip, pitch, hit out of bunkers, etc. Play the Game by Learning Different Parts of the Game Save your green fee money for a few weeks and invest that money into getting a lesson or two. Last summer I did this and took a 1 hour course on how to chip the golf ball. It was pretty basic information, but I was making a few mistakes and I learned where to place the ball in my stance when I face particular situations. The lesson was only $35 but I learned quite a bit. The Pro that I took lessons from moved though and I will have to find another one that I...

Las Vegas Area Golf Courses I have found a few more Las Vegas area golf courses. Like I said in my previous post, once I have listed out the most popular Las Vegas Golf Courses, I will then go through them and do an internet review of each one of them. I don't live in the Las Vegas area so I can't go to each golf course, but I can do an extensive search on the internet to see what people are saying about the courses. I will try to find unique features of each course and how much it costs to play them, as well as find out if they can be played by the public or not. Golf Course List I have found a few more golf courses and some of them sound familiar to me. It is a possibility that they are played by some of the Tours. Here are the other golf courses I came across: Southern Highlands Golf Course Highland Falls Golf Club Spanish Trail Golf & Country Club (Lakes Course) Spanish Trail Golf & Country Club (Canyon Course) Spanish Trail Golf & Country Club (Sunrise ...

Golf Courses in Vegas Not only is Las Vegas known for gambling, spectacular shows, and night life, they are also known for a lot of golf courses. And when I say golf courses, I mean golf courses. Over the next few posts I am going to be listing out a number of those golf courses that beginners, newbies, novices, intermediate, low handicappers, and professionals can play. I'm not sure which ones are the best or if they are in good shape, and I'm hoping that my readers, if they have played any of these courses, can tell us more about them. I am going to be making a trip sometime in the future and I want to play at least one of these golf courses and I want to play one that is in great shape and is fair in price. Las Vegas Golf Courses When it comes to having a good time and doing it for a pretty fair price, Vegas is the place to go. Even if you don't gamble, there is so many other things that you can do to fill your time. Golf is one of them. Here is a list of local Las Ve...

Putting Tip-Avoid This I came across a putting tip that I think beginners of golf should avoid. It's shown in this picture of Camilo Villegas (Click on the Image to Enlarge it). I had to take a second look because I couldn't believe my eyes. Take a look at what he is doing to the surface of the green with his putter head. Am I dreaming or is he putting a dent in the green? I'm assuming that this is a result of him balancing his body weight on his putter to be able to read the slope of the green, while not getting his outfit dirty. The green must be very soft because it looks like he is sinking down about a half inch. Camilo Villagas and Putting Please don't think that I am not a fan of Camilo. He is a tremendous golfer and he has made a big name for himself in golf since coming off the Nationwide Tour and joining the PGA Tour. His record is outstanding and the way he finished the 2008 season was remarkable. I have seen him play in person and I have seen his fan base. Th...

Play Golf with Composure If you have been playing golf for any length of time you no doubt can relate with what I am going to talk about. No matter what level we play at we have all had times when the game of golf has caused us to lose our composure. I know I have! One time I had 5 holes in a row where I ended up driving my golf ball straight right and every time it would end up deep in the woods and my score just went down the tubes. I felt like breaking my driver in half. Do you know what I'm talking about? Learn to Play with Composure I will admit that even though I am still learning how to play golf , I, at times, still get frustrated and upset when I have a few bad shots. One bad shot usually doesn't get my feathers in a ruffle, but when I end up having one shot after another my blood pressure begins to rise and so does my temper. I'm not violent or anything, but I become very frustrated at myself and I just want to walk off the golf course and never come back. But ...