4-4-2001
Strategies for winning business golf
By Cheri Brennan
Used correctly, “there is no better, cost-effective method of sales and marketing” than golf, according to one of the pioneers in the fast-growing business of “business golf.” What’s more, few venues offer such a pleasant environment for making a six-hour sales call, says Bill Storer, founder of a company that teaches businesses how to maximize their investments on corporate golf outings...   (Full Article)
4-4-2001
Golf: A vehicle for personal development
By Joanne Foreman
Golf. What is it about this game that is so alluring and at the same time so frustrating? More people than ever are expressing interest in the game and many of those who already play say they would like to play more. It is also true that for every person that takes up golf another person leaves the game...   (Full Article)
4-4-2001
Homebuilders golf tournament July 20
Friday July 20, is the date the Homebuilders Association of Kitsap County (HBA) has set for its annual golf tournament...   (Full Article)
4-4-2001
B.I. Chamber sets golf scramble
The Bainbridge Island Chamber of Commerce Golf Scramble will offer more than $20,000 in cash prizes, trophies, and raffles to 144 players in the annual summer event...   (Full Article)
4-4-2001
Golf travel tips – Have Clubs, Will Travel
By Susan Bluhm
Golf equipment is expensive. Clubs, bags, shoes and accessories can easily total more than $1,500-$2,000 per golfer! A few precautions can minimize the possibility of having a golf getaway spoiled because of damaged gear...   (Full Article)
4-4-2001
So you want to start golfing?
The short version of “Golf for Dummies”
By Marie E. Buckner
For whatever reason, you have arrived at the idea that it is time for golf to enter your life’s journey. You have seen it on television and it looks pretty easy. Or, you hear your friends talk about how relaxing it is. You know that much “business networking” occurs in this sport. So... how do you begin...   (Full Article)
4-4-2001
Golf as a joke
As funny as we see the world, nothing is as humorous as golf
By Coach Rufus
There are a few humorous axioms about almost any subject or activity you can name. What they all have in common is the ring of truth. And no matter how much we hate to admit it, no where are they truer than about golf — no matter how good or bad we play...   (Full Article)
4-4-2001
A brief history of the game of golf
By Steve Littfin
Paganica, a game enjoyed by Roman emperors and their ilk, was played by driving a soft, feather-stuffed ball with a bent stick. Over the next thousand years the game surfaced in various forms throughout Europe and the British Isles, taking the name jeu de mail in France, het kolven in the Netherlands, cambuca in England, and, in late-1400s Scotland, golfe...   (Full Article)
4-4-2001
The Sweet Spot... (and dreaming of par)
By Marjorie Marcellus
“Golf does strange things to people. It makes liars out of honest men, cheats out of altruists, cowards out of brave men, and fools out of everybody.” - Milton Gross
Someone says, “golf,” and I instantly think of Chevy Chase, perpetually pissed off poor-performing putzes with putters, masochists looking for a reason to drink and fat guys in bad shorts with serious intestinal disorders...   (Full Article)
4-4-2001
Jokes and humor make golf futility easier to bear
By Kevin Dwyer
Golf, or “Goof,” as someone I know likes to call it, is a four-letter word. Makes sense when you think about it, because golf elicits more four-letter expletives and derisive turns of phrase than any game known to man...   (Full Article)
4-4-2001
Where to play golf on the Kitsap Peninsula
By Steve Littfin
Here is an alphabetical list of Kitsap golf courses and driving ranges. Green fees and other charges vary with the season. The costs listed below apply during the peak season which usually begins April 1...   (Full Article)
4-4-2001
A entire world of golf products
By Marie E. Buckner
It is time for you to purchase some golf items or equipment — be it clubs, golf balls, or clothing. There are so many choices available. But which are the best? Most popular? Where do you start...   (Full Article)
4-4-2001
Northwest Golf debuts new putting course
Planners for the new 18 hole putting course in East Bremerton chose a Northwest theme rather than the traditional goofy cartoon characters most often associated with putting courses...   (Full Article)
4-4-2001
Golf online
Everything else is online, why not golf? Type “golf” into any internet search engine and thousands of listings will pop up. How do you decide where to go?
   Try www.worldgolf.com. It features links to golf courses from around the world plus course reviews, articles and reference pages, as well as humor, information on tours, and major tournaments, travel, golfing tips, equipment, shopping, women's golf, classifieds, awards and much more.