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The article presents golf instruction and suggestions for improving golf techniques. Topics include tips for smoothing out a golfer's transition from his backswing to forward swing, tips for positioning the golf ball back in the golfer's stance when hitting a drive into the wind, and suggestions for focusing on the speed and alignment of putts during practice prior to a tournament.

The article presents golf advice from professional golfer Jordan Spieth. Topics include details on Spieth's performance in the 2014 Professional Golfers Association (PGA) tour, details on Spieth's grip when putting the ball, details on how Spieth positions his body when swinging the golf club, details on the effect of body and mind relaxation on one's putting, step-by-step instructions on how Spieth reads greens, details on when to use irons, details on Spieth's strategy for his wedge shot, and mention of the effect of pressure on one's swing.

The article presents assorted advice from assorted experts on how to improve assorted aspects of one's golf game. Professional poker play Mark Lefkowitz discusses gambling during a golf match. Golf coach Laird Small describes a technique for controlling the distance of one's drives. Meteorologist Evan Bentley advises on what to do when caught on the golf course during a thunder storm.

The article discusses six games golfers can play at the driving range or on the practice green to improve their games. Each involves a variety of shots that psychologists Richard Schmidt and Craig Wrisberg say is essential to preparing for the problem-solving and decision-making of competitive golf.

The article discusses involuntary spasms known as yips that can ruin a golfer's putts, and how to eliminate them. The author distinguishes between accelerating and rotational yips, and prescribes different remedies for both. He says poor technique, rather than psychological issues, cause the great majority of yips.

The article presents golf instruction on techniques including the short game, putting and the swing for golfers of varying ability levels including low handicap golfers, high handicap golfers and older golfers.

The author, a champion professional golfer, offers golf instruction on techniques including the drive shot, the wedge shot and putting.

The article focuses on American professional golfer Phil Mickelson with emphasis on the key moves for scoring in a game. Among these key moves include finding clubs to control, staying true to the natural motion to hit every club and trading yards of accuracy. The move of Mickelson to make sure a golfer smoothly shift his hips toward the target as he starts downswing is also tackled.

An interview with American golfer Brandt Snedeker is presented. Snedeker reflects his personal perseverance over his victory on three professional tournaments in golf. He share his personal interest in golf influence by his father and his older brother who always tease him. He also shares his previous disappointment with the management of U.S. Golf Association (USGA) for not considering him to play in golf tournaments.

The article discusses golfing techniques relating to chips and pitches, focusing on the short-game system developed by the golf instructor James Sieckmann. According to the article, Sieckmann noticed that top golfers such as Tom Pernice and Seve Ballesteros did not follow the "Kinetic Sequence" in short shots. Topics include Sieckmann's career and the performance of the golfer Nick Watney.

The article considers the golf club known as the belly putter, a putter with a longer shaft than conventional putters for which the golfer uses a putting stroke in which the head of the shaft rests against his abdomen. Golf teacher Todd Sones states that the advantage of this club is that it makes it easier for the golfer to execute the basic elements of the putting stroke. Golf teacher Marius Filmalter states his research indicates changing putters does not improve golfers' putting techniques.

The article considers the professional golfers who have been ranked as best in the world in the Official World Golf Ranking System initiated in 1986. It is noted that only 15 men have been rated the world's best from 1986-2011. Golf teachers discuss golfers including Greg Norman, Luke Donald and Fred Couples, all of whom have been or are ranked the world's best golfer, in terms of elements of their games which can be copied by professional golfers.

The article provides tips from American golfer and PGA Tour champion Brandt Snedeker and Michael Chwasky for amateur golfers on how to control the motion of golf club's putters in golf strokes.

The article presents golf instructions to different qualities of a golf player including senior players, extra long tee players and straight hitters. Advice is presented tailored for each of those qualities on topics including training methods, swing techniques and hitting techniques.

The article presents tips and guidelines on how golf players can prepare for matches. According to the authors, golf players preparing for matches should practice with the flat stick one hour each day in the week leading up to the match. The authors add that the sheer number of repetitions makes golf players less stroke-conscious and more focused on the line, speed, and visualization.

The article presents golf instruction on the grip, putting and the short game for golfers of varying ability levels including high-handicap golfers, low-handicap golfers and older golfers.

The article presents golf instruction for golfers of various ability levels including golfers who are talented and untalented golfers and for older golfers.

The article presents golf instruction on topics including the drive shot, swing and short game for golfers of varying ability levels including novice golfers, power hitters and older golfers.

An interview with South African-born English golfer Justin Rose is presented. Rose reveals that personal perseverance lead him to his first victory at his first major golf tournament the British Open tour in 1998. He shares how he managed to overcome his personal ups and down in playing golf and during golf tournaments. He also plans to live in the U.S. with his family to enhance his career as a golfer.

The author discusses the effects of measuring golfers' strokes gained. Topics include details on a comparison of strokes gained statistics versus traditional methods of measuring golfers' performances; a chart of statistics for golfers such as Tiger Woods, Brendon de Jonge, and Jordan Spieth; and details on the use of the ShotLink system to gather statistical data on golfers.

The author presents information on his golf game which aims to help golfers with their putting ability.

The author discusses the number of long range putts professional golfers make on average during PGA Tour golf tournaments. Topics include the influence of distance control on the ability of golfers to make long-range putts, the author's "Perfect 10" games which gauges distance control and measures progress on long putts, and tips and practice drills for improving long-range putts from putting coach David Orr. A chart is presented of top professional long putters in 2014, including Adam Scott.

The author discusses his golf putting drill with details on how to contact the ball squarely with the face of the putter.

The author discusses the importance of approach shots in golf. Topics include details on the effect of different types of swings such as drives and putts on one's golf score, details on the role of a chip shot in placing one's ball as close to the hole as possible, and tips and advice to improve one's approach shots.

The article offers information on a 12-ball contest that could help golf players pressure-proof their putting skills. Topics covered include the importance of practicing in a competitive atmosphere before joining tournaments as well as the need for players to develop a winning attitude to succeed. The author also stresses the need to practice under pressure and build skills that translate to the golf course.

In this article golfer Robert Garrigus discusses how he improved his chipping and putting technique with the aid of golf coach Jim Ahern. He describes an exercise he performed with a wet towel that benefited his chip shots, and a drill involving putting a ball between two golf tees that aided his putting game.

The author discusses the importance of planning for how much the golf ball will roll after it hits the ground following chip shots and pitch shots.

The author discusses the use of the AimPoint Express green-reading system for putting in golf. Topics include professional golfer Adam Scott's use of AimPoint Express and the effect on his strokes, the role of reading greens in making putts, the role of Mark Sweeney in developing the system, and mention of research into the effect of green reading on professional golfers' putts.

The author presents advice for swing techniques for one's short game in golf. Topics include details on the difference in mechanics behind one's swing with a driver versus wedges, mention of the use of "stroke" swings for putting, "finesse" swings for short game, and "power" swings for full shots, and mention of the use of driving ranges in practicing one's swings.

The article presents information on the author's experiences as a professional golfer and his advice for handling the pressure of golf. Topics include details on his experience at the 1975 Ryder Cup golf tournament in Pennsylvania, the role of chipping and putting when nerves affect one's golf game, and the role of practice swings and counting in the sport.

The article offers golf instruction on putting, offering a technique for locating the ball in the proper position in the golfer's stance.

The author offers opinions on golf. He cites a statistic he has created, strokes gained, to support the contention golfer Luke Donald excels in saving par scores when hitting the ball from sand traps. This is attributed to the high percentage of times Donald's sand shots land on the putting green. Average golfers are said to be able to lower their scores significantly by focusing on landing sand shots on the green.

The author offers opinions on golfer Jordan Spieth. Statistics from Spieth's 2013 season on the professional PGA Tour are cited in support of the contention that while Spieth does not excel in any one area of the sport, he is proficient in them all, lacking a weakness compared to his rivals. Amateur golfers are advised to develop this quality by practicing all elements of golf on a consistent basis.

The article offers step-by-step process on how a golfer aims with the putterface to get the ball rolling on line.

The article offers techniques on how a golfer feel unaffected of the ban set by U.S. Golf Association (USGA) on anchored strokes especially for golfers who reaped the benefits of the elongated putter design. It mentions pressing the top of the grip against the inside of left forearm while tucking the left elbow into the side of the torso. It also suggests the need to set the right hand on the grip so that both of the palms face each other.

The article offers tips for golfers on how to control the golf ball motion in long distance shoot technique.

The article offers tips for golfers on how to use fast or slow techniques in dying putts over high side of the golf hole.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of how he overcame his golf slump.

The author offers opinions on the Masters Golf Tournament. It is stated that the tournament is unique among the significant championships in golf due to factors including the rules which isolate golfers and their caddies on the course, its scheduling as the first major tournament meaning golfers have more time to anticipate it and because the Augusta National golf course allows various golfing styles to be successful.

The article presents research on belly putter golf clubs, clubs with longer shafts which rest against the stomach during putting. A group of golfers used belly putters and conventional putters to attempt putts of three, 10 and 30 feet in length. Conclusions reached by the golfers on their experience are considered including the type of golfers who would benefit from use of a belly putter, the difficulty of controlling speeds of longer putts with the club and the need for practice with the club.

The author offers opinions on the U.S. Open and Masters Golf tournaments, stating that the two events require almost exactly opposite strategies by golfers to be successful in each event.