Oh no! Could it be that Danielle Amiee, winner of Big Break III and most notably known for abusing Pam Crikelair on that show, is golfing buddies with Natalie Gulbis? C’mon, give me a break! On this Tuesday’s episode it sure looked as if Gulbis was being pal-sy with the bleached-blonde. Could this have just a marketing ploy to pair the two for advertising dollars and increased ratings? Gulbis is increasing in popularity with her new 2006 calendar while Amiee’s popularity has been slipping since her m/c at Kingsmill in the Michelob Ultra Open. I wonder if that eye roll was real ...

Golf for beginners 11-27-05 episode six relates how Tiger Woods easily won at the sports spectacular Grand Slam of Golf against the grand talents of number-two rated Vijay Singh, the third best on the PGA tour Phil Mickelson and Michael Campbell who won the US Open. Michelle Wie missed the cut (again) at the Casio World Open in Japan (at least she’s improving her Japanese!) and we discuss driving range tips for the off-season as well as mental game strategies. Contact us at golfforbeginners@aol.com

She’s only sixteen! Being a relatively new golfer I can identify with Michelle Wie’s recent bid to try and make the cut at the Casio Open in Japan this weekend. You’ve got to give her credit…she keeps on trying. After six attempts in men’s events Wie still hasn’t come up with one Sunday finish. Chalk it all up to nerves. Nerves can play havoc with a golfer right from the first tee straight through a round of golf. I don’t care whether you’re Tiger Woods, Michelle Wie or a beginner just trying to make your first drive of the day. If there are ...

Folks, this is the one podcast of ours which you need to download! First of all, it’s our longest (not that a longer podcast is a sign of a great one). However golf for beginners 11-20-05 episode five is jam-packed with information from the latest victories of Annika Sorenstam and Tiger Woods to the latest putting techniques we found in Golf Magazine. We also discuss our own Odyssey Two-Ball Putters and take another letter out of the golf-for-beginners mailbag. If you haven’t already subscribed to our audio casts, now is a great time to start! As winter sets in and there is less golf ...

So, what else is new? The two super-golfers are tops again! It doesn’t really surprise me that either of the two money-list headliners took accolades at their respective tournaments. Tiger Woods rallied against Japanese sensation Kaname Yokoo in a playoff to finally birdie the fourth playoff hole at that tournament. Annika Sorenstam led heading into the final round and finished two strokes ahead of Liselotte Neumann and Michele Redman. I wonder if the ladies of the LPGA will ever be able to overtake Sorenstam or will she go down in the annals of history as the one player never to drop below ...

Whether you’re a golf beginner or just a fanatic (I am both) you will appreciate both the amount and type of golf that is being played this weekend. In LPGA news, Annika Sorenstam will be defending her trophy at the ADT Championship being played at the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach. This is the season-ender for the LPGA tour and it is usually an exciting competition. Last year Annika needed a playoff hole to crown her the champion (her third win at this event). Only the top-thirty golfers on the official money list will be on hand ...

We are really happy with our latest Golf for Beginners Audio Show, Episode 4, 11-13-05. You can also subscribe to our podcast if you are an iTunes user. Just click on Podcasts, then Sports, and you’ll find us near the top of the list. This week’s commentary is about how Tiger Woods was soundly defeated by European Tour player David Howell at the HSBC Tournament. Christina Kim, winner of the this week’s LPGA Mitchell Tournament of Champions, is congratulated and we help solve a problem for one of our listeners in our email section. He questions whether it is better to learn ...

The opening of the 2006 European Tour season wasn’t the kind of beginning that Tiger Woods expected. Sheshan International Golf Club in Shanghai was supposed to be Tiger Woods’ first win in China. Instead the number-one golfer on the PGA Tour suffered a humiliating defeat at the hands of relative unknown David Howell. Although during the HSBC Champions Tournament Tiger Woods remained in contention he could not polish off Howell nor intimidate him. Of a very large total purse of $5 million dollars, Howell received in excess of $800,000 while Tiger took a second place check of around $550,000…still not bad for ...

What kind of ball marker do you use? I personally like my gold Sackegeweya dollar but I will also use one of those new, shiny quarters floating around. There are so many people who swear by a coin which they found on the floor that eventually won them a tournament or an heirloom which was special to someone they once knew. Some people don’t even know what markers they use to hold the spot for their golf ball. They take whatever they find out of their golf bag, right down to the tee they used at address. While watching the HSBC Championship ...

Check out golfforbeginners11-06-05-1 rel="enclosure">our latest Golf for Beginners podcast from November 6th. We talk about the terrific Annika Sorenstam and give some great golf tips! Email us with your questions and comments at golfforbeginners@aol.com.

Check out our second golf for beginners podcast from October 30th. Our audio syndication this week talks about consistency and staying even-tempered.

Venturing into the unknown both Barry and I hope to deliver a podcast with a punch. Although podcasting isn’t as difficult as I thought there are still alot of small pieces that fit into the puzzle. I have become not only a writer but also a producer. Even though my creative juices are flowing I also have to write certain codes that make the program run. But I’m on the right track. We just published our first podcast in iTunes. That means that not only did the html and xml validate but I figured out how to use Garageband! Here’s a direct link ...

I know it has been quite some time since I have written a golf blog at this site. Somehow I thought that I could accomplish more if I had my own web address. I have owned the name Golf for Beginners with the hopes of somehow turning it into some magnificent website complete with all of the bells and whistles. Little did I realize that there are so many other great bloggers out there in blog heaven that I would be terribly overshadowed by them. Still I continue my quest to blog. And I will also continue to write about my ...

I never thought that Barry and I would have so much fun producing podcasts. Not only do I get to spend more time with my husband but we get to talk about one of our common favorite subjects! We also decided that it was easier for our readers to contact us at our new email address. Email us at: golfforbeginners@aol.com I guess that address is just easier for folks to remember. And we intend to feature letters on air (of course we would like these letters to talk about golf…) so please feel free to write to us and ask questions. No ...