Dear New Golfer: Hello! We are delighted that you have picked up this beautiful sport. It is a game of endless joy and unceasing frustration. If that doesn’t sound like a paradox, you are in the right ...

Jon Tattersall is comfortable. It’s an hour into my first lesson. He’s now fairly certain I’m not going to destroy any of the expensive equipment in his training facility. So he finally lets me touch ...

Beginners' Golf: How to Take a Swing Eric Alpenfels, director of golf instruction at the Pinehurst Golf Academy in North Carolina, illustrates how to achieve good form in a golf swing.

Arnold Palmer, Tiger Woods, Annika Sörenstam—every great golfer was once a beginner, learning the basics as they picked up their first set of clubs. If you’re ready to take that first swing, we’ve got ...