Learn the Game
Golf Grip, Stance and Posture: The Fundamentals
The setup fundamentals before you swing: overlap, interlock and ten-finger grips, grip pressure, ball position, stance width, posture and alignment.
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Equipment
Golf Ball Guide: Construction, Compression and Choosing the Right Ball
How golf balls are built, what compression and cover materials mean, the spin versus distance trade-off, and how to match a ball to your game.
Majors & Tours
The PGA Tour Explained: Season Structure, FedExCup and Playoffs
How the PGA Tour season works as of 2026: regular and signature events, the FedExCup points race, the three-event playoffs and how players keep their cards.
Rules & Formats
How the World Handicap System Works
The World Handicap System explained: Handicap Index, best 8 of 20, Course and Slope Rating, Course vs Playing Handicap, net double bogey and how to get one.
Rules & Formats
Stroke Play vs Match Play: How the Two Main Formats Differ
How stroke play and match play decide a winner, what "3 and 2", "all square" and "dormie" mean, how strategy changes, and which big events use each.
Rules & Formats
The Rules of Golf: Essentials Every Golfer Should Know
The core principles of the Rules of Golf and the rules you will use most: the teeing area, playing it as it lies, searching, dropping, 14 clubs and the scorecard.
Learn the Game
How a Round of Golf Works: A Beginner’s Guide
A step-by-step walk through your first round: booking a tee time, choosing tees, order of play, finishing each hole, keeping score and wrapping up on 18.
Equipment
Golf Clubs Explained: Woods, Hybrids, Irons, Wedges and the Putter
A plain-English guide to every club family, typical loft ranges, which shots each club is for, and how a set is built under the 14-club limit.
Majors & Tours
The Four Men’s Major Championships Explained
The Masters, PGA Championship, U.S. Open and The Open: when they are played, who runs them, how the venues work and how players get into the field.
Rules & Formats
Golf Scoring Explained: Par, Birdies, Bogeys and Beyond
How a golf score is counted: strokes, par for a hole and a course, birdies, eagles and bogeys, penalty strokes, and what -4 or E means on a leaderboard.