I was eagerly anticipating my first Women On Course Golf Experience and I was not disappointed! From the greeting committee (where I got to meet Helen McHugh, Director of Strategic Partnerships, Wendy Montini, West Coast Event Director and Nicole Vockovich from Mass Mutual) through to the signature wine and cheese feast at the end of the round, the day was fantastic.

I was particularly impressed with the care taken to usher the brand new golfers into their own golf experience. The “Red” group, women brand new to the game, was shepherded around the facility and given some etiquette and putting basics while my group, the “Green” group, appropriately called Avid golfers, played a nine hole scramble. The “Blue” group, advanced beginners, had a one hour clinic and played a four hole scramble of their own.

The group included interesting women from all parts of San Diego and I met some fantastic new contacts. It was a great fun to watch the happy winners of great prizes including a Callaway golf bag and other cool things. Each woman received a goodie bag to take home. The energy was amazing and the networking was fabulous!

We raised our wine glass to Donna Hoffman founder of Women on Course! Her passion to create a golf community for women that is relaxing, fun and easy to access has definitely drawn me back into the game. After a two year hiatus, I am delighted to be part of this organization. I love these events, the fabulous women I am meeting each time I go and being treated so elegantly throughout the day!

Thanks Donna, Lee and the rest of the WOC team who made my day such a success!

Be a guest at our next Women on Course event!

Ladies there are some of you reading this who once had a passing interest in golf.  Or maybe you are a retired softball or tennis player.  Golf offers the kind of challenge that will sharpen you right up…at every level.  To say nothing of the advantages of being a skilled woman golfer in business.

Don’t get me wrong.  You don’t have to be scoring in the 80’s to take play the  highly profitable game of customer golf.  Nor do you need a single digit handicap to host a threesome of important male contacts on a fabulously planned golf event.  All you need is a presence on the golf course that communicates a serious respect for the game and a great sense of humor. continue

“I used to have friends that just just hung out together.” She sighed. “ We didn’t have to make plans or anything  We just hung out”.  The woman on the other end of the phone continued, “I think I just gave up trying years ago.”  Can you relate?

Where did our social circles go anyway? Years ago it seemed we easily congregated in some one’s apartment or dorm room. Young moms might gather occasionally at the neighborhood Starbucks, but eventually work environments become the main social environment.  How few of us work with groups of people who are genuinely supportive and kind to one another.  On good days ambivalent and on bad ones down right hostile, no wonder we isolate ourselves more and more as we get older. continue

I wonder where the term “golf widow” came from in the first place.

I spend a lot of time doing my own thing while my man is on the golf course and believe me, I don’t wear black and mourn!! After going through a couple of seasons away from the game because of a health challenge, I am back playing, though not nearly as often as my honey.

It was my first husband’s passion about golf that got me into the game in the first place. I was 22 and quickly surmised that if I wanted to spend time with him, I needed to take up golf. Fortunately, I LOVED it. As a matter of fact, I became consumed with the game on my own. But I do have him to thank for getting me into golf in the first place.

But golf WIDOW? Yikes! What a stark and awful image. continue

There is a secret out there that single women need to know about.

This secret is not for EVERY single woman, just the ones who have been wondering where the terrific, athletic, passionate, fun, ambitious, upwardly mobile and intelligent guys have been hiding out. Yes, ladies, I am talking about the golf course.

Now before you all start squawking out the list of reasons why “That will never happen!” Hear this:

75% of all the golfers playing the game are…..MEN.

Terrific, athletic, passionate, fun, ambitious, upwardly mobile and intelligent men. Three to one. Think about that a minute and then let’s look at the Seven Myths Women Believe About Golf. continue