Everyone can use a little golf help

This month is Girls Golf month. Similar to how we aim to grow the game of golf by catering to a specific age group often overlooked by the industry, the LPGA and USGA have teamed up to create an initiative and platform for young girls looking to get in the game. It does this by providing resources and encouragement for junior golfers, helping them stay in the game.

If there is one thing we can all agree on, it's that a slow pace of play is the worst. Whether it's a casual round at your local golf course, or a competitive NCCGA/City Tour event, the last thing anyone wants to do is be on the course for 6 hours. It's not just a problem for our events, it's a recurring issue on the PGA Tour, LPGA Tour, and the NCAA. In fact, three pace of play penalties were awarded at the 2015 NCAA D1 Men's Golf Championship in May. What can you do to play faster? Here's 10 common sense tactics we should all follow.

I acquired my current golf job with the Wisconsin PGA Junior Foundation two years ago. Initially I applied for an internship with the Wisconsin State Golf Association but am thankful that I was hired to work as a Tournament Director for the Junior Foundation instead. Since then, I haven't looked back and I've truly enjoyed my time at the Wisconsin PGA Junior Foundation. Here's a little more information on my golf job.

Wow! Something must have been in the water on Sunday because scores across the board were looooooooooooow. In fact, we wanted to give a special shout-out to Ben Fogler (Atlanta City Tour) for shooting the lowest round in Nextgengolf history; a simply scintillating scorching 62 (Par 72). A round that featured three birdie-birdie-birdie streaks. Bravo Ben! We also saw a course record tied in Cincinnati, and a new city debut on the West Coast. Let’s check out some other highlights from this past weekend.

At Nextgengolf, we get a lot of questions from golfers about the best options for getting a golf handicap. Although we do not offer handicaps and we do not use or require handicaps in any of our tournaments, below are a couple options you may want to consider if you are looking to start tracking your scores and keeping handicap. Each option for how to get a golf handicap has its own pros and cons, and the best fit varies depending on the golfer and expected use.

Once you turn 18 or graduate high school and plan on continuing the sport of golf, you’re at a dead end for intense competition unless you plan on going pro or are selected to play on a college varsity team (Editors Note: The NCCGA allows you to continue your golf career while in college through competitive non-varsity club golf). You're now too old for the national junior tours, and the charity outings your uncle asks you to play in don’t offer enough competition. Thanks to my current University of Dayton teammate, I was informed of an up and coming community that targeted 18 to 34 year olds with a keen interest in the sport. Having no idea what I was getting in to, I signed up for the Nextgengolf City Tour event in Columbus at New Albany Golf Links.

If you’re like me, you’re always looking for new golf apparel. I’ve gone through countless hat, polo, and jacket brands. There seems to always be one thing about a shirt that I don’t like. Whether it is too many buttons, a collar that crinkles (everyone hates that), or a shirt that just won’t stay tucked in, I have found that the perfect shirt has been nearly impossible to find.

After the first two majors of 2015 the billboard outside an old-timey movie theater in St. Andrews should probably read: Welcome To The Jordan Speith Show! Who would argue with those words in lights after Speith captured wins in Augusta and Tacoma? Probably only Jordan who with his humble, wise-beyond-his-years nature would seemingly prefer not to draw attention to himself. Which is kind of tough to do when you just keep winning. A problem all professional golfers probably wish they had.

Just when you think you’ve seen some great golf on the Nextgengolf City Tour, something awesome happens to make you readjust your thinking. This past weekend we held seven tournaments across most of the country. Let’s check in and see how the various cities faired this week, and which teams took the next step towards clinching their bid to the National Championship at Cog Hill. And if you haven't joined the Nextgen City Tour yet this season, there's still time. We have 19 tournaments left all across the country.

Nextgengolf's City Tour is offering team based weekend tournaments in 14 cities this Summer for 18-34 year olds. In this 4-part series, we will be featuring the top golf courses that will be hosting City Tour events. If you need to get caught up, here is Part 1 and Part 2.

The inaugural Nextgen City Tour season is well underway, with 13 cities across the nation participating in fun, 18-34 year old team-based best ball events. Through our first two months of launching the City Tour, we have learned a great deal about what millennials want, a low commitment tournament offering where they can still keep some of the old competitive juices flowing while meeting other young professionals in their city and balancing their busy schedules.

When I was in elementary school I had serious backpack envy. Even though I thoroughly enjoyed my kickass purple Eastpack backpack with a total of two pockets (a large main one and a small one on the front) I always wanted more pockets and monogramming. When I was finally old enough to pick out my own backpacks the main requirements were ergonomics and pockets. Lots of functional pockets. Padded pockets. Lined valuable pockets. Pockets large and small. Pockets for water bottles. You name it, it needed to have its own pocket.

One of the biggest weekends of #CityGolf came to a close last weekend on the Nextengolf City Tour. There were 9 tournaments taking place, so much action it took a full week to recover from all the excitement. Here are a few highlights:

To preface this article, I am probably the worst person to be writing a fashion article given my lack of fashion sense and old school style. Either way, while running Nextgengolf over the last couple years, I have noticed how much young adults love golf socks! Being someone who wears the short ankle socks, and sometimes no socks at all, I did a little bit of research into the golf sock market and below are a few things I learned.

It’s commonplace to read articles popping up on different sites nowadays claiming that golf is dead. Articles filled with hyperbole seeking clicks and readers. It’s no wonder why Men’s Journal recently published an article titled “The Death of Golf”. It’s a big topic that affects millions of people across the US.