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The article provides an overview of the game of short golf designed to make the sport appealing to people who feel excluded by traditional long golf, including the history of long golf and short golf.

The article discusses miniature golf in Europe. Miniature courses tend to be more geometrical and with cleaner lines than in the U.S., although the U.S. style with its ostentatious obstacles such as windmills is catching on. Germans differ from Scandinavians in the course surfaces they prefer. Unlike in the U.S., European rules permit players to use different balls on different holes.

The article offers sports news briefs as of April 10, 2013, including comments by college basketball player Russ Smith on possibly meeting U.S. President Barack Obama and the opinion of golf player Tiger Woods on the young Chinese player Guan Tianlang.

This article discusses the advantages seen by college golf teams in the U.S., highlighting the Karsten Creek golf course at Oklahoma State University, the business career opportunities through alumni networks, and the potential to play in the Professional Golfers' Association of America (PGA) Tour.

This section offers news briefs on sports as of April 17, 2011, including one on the deal signed by the Bob Hope Desert Classic with the William J. Clinton Foundation and Humana, and another on the decision of the South African Open to move its date so as to not coincide with the Presidents Cup.

The article deals with two issues related to sports in the U.S. as of December 17, 2009. The sales of the golf video game Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 developed by Electronic Arts (EA) Inc. is said to appear unaffected by the scandal involving golfer Tiger Woods. The National Basketball Association (NBA) players will wear their new short-sleeved shirts beginning Christmas as part of an attempt of the NBA to make players dress like fans.

The article presents statistics on a variety of topics related to sports, including the performance of race horses at the Kentucky Derby, the number of years since golf was an official Olympic sport and scores of baseball games in the U.S.

The article highlights the handicapping system in golf. In mid-19th century England, the most popular strategy was calculating the best three scores of the player in the current season and comparing it to the ideal score for the course but modern handicapping system faces a challenge in agreeing on a uniform method for calculating the number and a more difficult challenge to figure out a way to rate course uniformly. Former U.S. Golf Association handicapping official Dean Knuth said that the odds of scoring better than your handicap are one in five.

The article focuses on golf, the legacy of which is considered as an indulgence for the wealthy. It relates the passion of former U.S. President William Howard Taft for the game and how this affected his presidency. The evolution of golf from an egalitarian pastime to a sport has also been highlighted. The author says that the cautionary tales of executive excess have affected the image of the game.

The article reports on a series of initiatives introduced by golf officials in Scotland in an effort to jump-start the game domestically. One of the initiatives is called Clubgolf, which introduces golf to 9-year-olds at their schools. Clubgolf was conceived in 2003 as part of the country's bid to be named host of the Ryder Cup.

Mentions how there are at least 764 patents on file at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for new and improved golf tees that claim to boost aim and distance. Description of options such as the Aero Tee by MasterTee Co. and the Brush-t tee made by Brush-t Innovations Pty Ltd; Success of the tees made by Pride Manufacturing Co. which develops more than 1.5 billion standard wooden tees annually; Introduction of progressively taller tees to urge golfers to pick the size of tee that best fits their club; Rules of the United States Golf Association which state that a tee should not be designed in such a way that it could influence the movement of the ball.

Focuses on "crossgolf," a new approach to golf that does not follow known rules of the sport. Description of the German group "Natural Born Golfers" and their history; How the group came up with the term "crossgolf," to describe their unrestrained approach to golfing; Possible reasons why this approach has become popular in Germany.

Focuses on revenues and prize money in professional golf in the U.S.

Offers tips on how to get started in golf.

Reports how a better golf swing might reduce back pain. Back pain due to inflexible hip muscles; Havoc wreaked on one's back by a bad swing; Urging of wider stretching and strengthening of the body by doctors; Study conducted by sports medicine researchers.

Presents an article on playing golf.

Focuses on the status of golf in the U.S. as of August 16, 2002.

Evaluates services available for golfers at various golf courses. Comparison on the basis of amenities available at courses such as Bear's Best, Turtle Point, or the Lost Canyons Golf Club; Costs of a round of golf.