18BIRDIES BLOG

Josh Hayes and Kris Tschetter talk with Golf Digest Pro Instructor and Deepdale Golf Club Director of Golf Darrell Kestner about getting to the game of golf early on, what it's like teaching Jimmy Fallon the game, how golfers in Manhattan practice using a secret location, what high-handicappers can…

Each Wednesday, 18Birdies moderates a Twitter #golfchat where users tweet @18Birdiesapp for former PGA Tour player and Golf Digest PGA Instructor Darrell Kestner to answer. Make sure you join the conversation each Wednesday from 4-5PM EST with us on Twitter! Q: @JoshHayesFS what's the best golf…

Each Wednesday, 18Birdies moderates a Twitter #golfchat where users tweet @18Birdies for former LPGA Pro and current Legends Tour player Kris Tschetter to answer. Make sure you join the conversation each Wednesday from 4-5PM EST with us on Twitter! Q: @kraig_mcleod what's your favorite course to…

18Birdies Super Swag Giveaway! For the next three months, from June 1st to August 31st, 18Birdies will be giving away free swag to some lucky app users! The giveaway will include three separate individual sweepstakes over the course of the three months. At the end at of each month, 18 separate…

Golf In Ireland: Waterville Golf Links Summers’ right around the corner, and there is no better way to start your summer than a golf trip with your buddies! Ireland is the host of many of the top golf courses in the world, including Waterville Golf Links, ranked the 83rd best course in the world by…

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Whether you’re a seasoned golf veteran or a beginner, there's nothing quite like a day on the golf course. Of course, golf is always more fun when you do well, and the best way to ensure success is through practice. Typical golf practice drills can get a bit boring and mundane, especially the more…

The 18Birdies held their 1st Annual Tournament of Twins (and one triplet) company golf outing at SkyWest Golf Course in Hayward, CA. Two-person teams were paired together by random drawing with the mandate of collaborating on twins-themed costumes. Every staff member in our Oakland office was in…

Josh Hayes and Kris Tschetter talk with NextGenGolf.org CEO Kris Hart and COO Matt Weinberger to discuss how NextGenGolf got started, their goals for 2016, their City Tour Championship, what initiatives they currently have to help grow the game of golf among millennials, and how golfers can compete…

According to the Alliance for Water Efficiency, the average golf course in Palm Springs, California, uses 800,000 gallons of water per week to keep its grass healthy. In other words, the city’s 120 courses are using enough water to fill over 20 Olympic-sized swimming pools every day. Though that…

Josh Hayes and Kris Tschetter sit down with former PGA Tour Caddy, long-time Stand-Up Comedian, and current ESPN Golf Analyst Michael Collins to discuss his on-the job-training as a Tour Caddy, what it's like to be behind the ropes with professional golfers, doing stand-up comedy while working on…

Like so many aspects of modern life, the amount of technological advancement that golf clubs have undergone in recent decades has been astounding. Golf clubs have gone from being made primarily of natural materials, with wooden shafts, heads of wood or iron (depending upon the club) and leather…

Josh Hayes interviews David Barnett and Pat Perry, hosts of the Tour Junkies Podcast. They discuss how they got their show started, what it's like living in Augusta, GA and being at the Masters. Pat and David also discuss their strategy behind setting their fantasy golf lineups, playing for…

There is one sure fire way to burn more calories by playing golf: If the course will allow it, forgo a cart in favor of walking. In 2010, sports scientist Neil Wolkodoff conducted a study using a group of amateur golfers, and found they burned over 700 calories per 9 holes when they walked the…

Josh Hayes puts Kris Tschetter through a PGA Tour Anonymous Poll and see how her answers match up with current pros. Kris also talks about hanging with Vince Gill and Amy Grant, singing "Baby, Baby", being paired on the course with Morgan Freeman, and rapping at her next conference. Help support…