Over the past year or so, I've collected what I think is the largest golf blogroll on the internet. Although I've only posted a handful of my favorites in my "Artful Blogs" list in the right column of this page, my complete list of golf blogs is rapidly approaching 300! And this list only includes the blogs and news sites that publish an RSS feed.


Chambers Bay Golf Course by mistymisschristie at flickr

I've found blogs that offer information about golf courses, golf destinations, golf instruction, golf equipment, golf rules, golf books, golf tips, golf news, golf photos, golf videos, golf fitness, and personal experiences playing golf. Some bloggers share their quests to play professionally, some to reach scratch, some to simply learn the game or to play their best. These blogs include experts from club making to shot making to course design and photo taking. Most simply share news from the world of professional golf, but many provide insightful course reviews, travel recommendations, and plenty of advice.

Make sure to browse this growing list of golf blogs, including my new favorite by Cameron Strachan from down under. Cameron provides great instruction using a mixture of science and natural learning principles to help you play a better golf game. Then there's the Wedge Guy who not only shares everything you wanted to know about wedges, but some great advice on the short game too. And for some excellent video instruction, visit Shawn Clement Golf.

You can get great reviews of golf resorts and vacation packages at Golf Vacation Insider. If you're brushing up on the rules of golf, make sure to visit Free Drop by rules expert John Vander Borght. Mike Pedersen can help if you're finally ready to get fit, providing great advice on strength training, stretching, nutrition, and exercise. Or perhaps you'd like to follow a golfer's pursuit of golf's holy grail, playing the Top 100 Golf Courses in the world. For everything you wanted to know about golf architecture, head over to Ian Andrew's Caddy Shack. A favorite for equipment reviews and golf news is The Sand Trap and if you want opinions on everything golf, don't miss Geoff Shackelford.


Mørk Golf Club in Norway by SvendO at flickr

Although I don't consider myself much of a photographer, one of my favorite websites is flickr.com. Flickr is a thriving online community for photographers of all types and abilities, including plenty of golf enthusists. Each member gets their own "photo blog" where they can post photos and other members provide critique. You can check out the most recent golf photos posted by these members here.

You can find photos taken of golf courses in Michigan, the California Central Coast, Ireland, Bandon, Washington, Chambers Bay, California Bay Area, and lots more.

Flickr also provides groups where members can post their photos for a particular interest or category. There's a Golf Course Photography group, Golf group, another Golf group, Blog du Golf group, and of course, a Golf Babes group.


Old Tom Morris by Chris Gallow at flickr

A final place to spend some time to get some advice for your game, your next vacation, or your next club purchase are golf discussion forums. Some favorites include Golf Club Atlas to discuss the world's finest golf courses, GolfWrx and The Sand Trap to discuss the latest in golf equipment and tour news, and Shivas Irons Society to discuss golf literature and art (this forum is new and needs a jump start - don't hestitate to share your opinions). Another popular forum is hosted by Golf Digest.

Hopefully you're spending more time outdoors on the links instead of inside surfing these links, but if the weather's really bad, you can at least play these Mini Putt Games or this impressive new World Golf Tour. World Golf Tour is made entirely with Flash using real golf courses. The first course that they have is Bali Hai Golf Club in Las Vegas, but they're working on digitizing the Kiawah Ocean course and Pinehurst #2 and #8. According to an article in Fortune, it currently takes about a dozen people and six months of work to digitize a course, a process that costs the company $200K. If this takes off, new courses may pay that fee to get in the game and promote themselves! The game right now is limited to a closest to the pin contest, but eventually they'll have full online tournaments, complete with prizes, and you'll be able to play online with your friends in a virtual foursome.

Please don't hesitate to add a comment and share links to some of your favorite and most artful golf websites!

Labels: Golf Blogs, Golf Forums, Golf Games, Golf Photos, Links