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Must Have Accessories for Golfers This Holiday

Traditionally, golfers have scored some pretty cool gifts at holiday time, but with so many choices these days between autobiographical memoirs, How-to books, and tech gadgets that might never deliver the goods, what’s a great golf supporter to do? Well,

9 Habits of the World’s Best Golfers

1. Great Golfers Always Stay Motivated Great golfers combine mental toughness with physical abilities to succeed. But getting to the pinnacle of mental and physical clarity isn’t easy. So think back to what first motivated you to try golf. Does it still

Set These 4 Goals to Improve Your Golf Game

Most golfers find that their scores reach a plateau after they have played for a year or two. Muscle memory kicks in and meets their physical abilities, which can be both comforting and frustrating during your round of golf. Everyone

From Focus to Fitness: 5 Ways to Lower Your Handicap

Lowering one’s handicap is, for many golfers, an infinitely more challenging game than any competitive round of golf. It requires you, as a golfer, to explore the ways that your game can improve beyond your natural ability. You’ll also have to

How to Master Distance Control

Improving Your Placement for a More Satisfying Game of Golf If your short game is improving, you’re probably looking to master your distance control as well and chop your handicap at both ends. It can take some time to develop

Shooting Under Par

Pro Tips for Shooting Under Par

Many things go into a perfect round of golf like nice weather, the course, and your partners. If you were thinking about your golf score, well, that includes natural ability, your temperament, course knowledge, your clubs and equipment, instruction, mental acuity,

Avoid Lower Back Pain in Golf

2 Ways to Avoid Back Pain While You Play

You can tweak your back at any time, no matter how young you are. And for those of us who have a few years of fairways under our spikes, the chances of experiencing lower back pain while golfing increases with

How To Avoid Double Bogeys

5 Tips for Avoiding Double Bogeys

Nothing turns a golfer’s stomach faster than stumbling into a two-over-par double bogey golf hole during a good round. I can’t say it’s unavoidable, but a few practical golf tips might change your thinking enough to improve your scores. 1.

5 Good Habits For Golfers

5 Good Habits Every Golfer Should Develop

If you watch golfers play around you, you will realize they are playing a fantastic game. There are usually a few things that they apply and stand out to be the best players than the rest out there. Through continuous

August Is National Golf Month

6 Ways to Celebrate National Golf Month

Have you visited Central Oregon’s best golf course? At River’s Edge Golf Course in Bend, Oregon, you can play golf, dine, vacation and take lessons from the experts. River’s Edge is the best place to celebrate National Golf Month, too!

Improve Your Golf Game

10 Tips for Improving Your Golf Game

Winners never quit and that includes right here on the course. There are always things you can do to improve your performance and our River’s Bend Golf Course team has put together a list to get you started. Here are

4 Tips For Playing Golf

4 Tips for Playing Golf This Season

With the weather starting to heat up and much of the country reopening as COVID-19 cases begin to decline, this means a return to the golf course. We know that it might be your first round in a long time.

Improving Your Golf Swing

4 Tips For Improving Your Golf Swing

Golf is a great sport that can be played by people of all ages. While the goal of golf is to put the ball in the hole in as few strokes as possible every time, the only way this can

How to Choose the Perfect Golf Ball

If you are trying to elevate your golf game, it is important to think about which clubs work best for you; however, one of the most often overlooked factors is the ball itself. It can be hard to find the

Spring Conditioning Tips for Your Golf Game

With the temperature starting to warm up across the country, many golfers are already starting to head out to the golf course more often. At the same time, many people do not realize just how demanding a round of golf

Golf Safety Tips During Coronavirus

Due to the Coronavirus, everyone’s taking care to keep themselves and others safe and healthy. Things like frequent handwashing, wearing masks and practicing social distancing have become the new normal. The good news is that many golf courses are still

How to Practice Your Putt at Home

When bad weather or a global pandemic keeps you from playing at your favorite golf course, it doesn’t mean that you have to let your skills regress. You just have to stay more committed to practicing your putt at home.

How to Deal with Slow Play

If it has happened one time, it has happened a million: you start the course and see the first tee as open as the sky. After a few holes — just when you’re hitting your groove and everyone can tell

2020 Hottest Golf Fashion Trends

It’s the start of a new decade and if you aren’t hip to the newest fashion trends in golf outerwear then you seriously need to get your gear in shape. We’ll highlight some of the sport’s top fashion trendsetters and

2020 Trends in Golf

It’s getting warmer, and that itch to get out and play some golf is resonating with players. That’s because golf is fun, it’s good exercise, and because golf is the most popular traditional game in the world for new players.