Is watching a professional live golf game a much better option for you? For those beginner golf players who were able to read the first part of this article series, you may be having the impression that it is a lot better to watch the game at home and take pleasure in the advantages of better comfort with golf commentators letting you understand what’s going on minute-by-minute. However, there are always two sides of a coin, and no matter how you try to deny it, there is no other greater feeling than by watching the game as it unfolds!

What You Need To Do First

Once you have finally decided to go attend your very first PGA tour, you are in for a real treat. This will really help you learn to play golf Perhaps, it will be better if you start off with a smaller-sized tournament, one that is being held near your house, with about 3,000 to 5,000 fans attending.

The first thing you have to do is to look for a place where your car cna be parked safely. Most tournament organizers are not providing remote parking services that have shuttle buses to take you to and from the course.

Once you have already established your parking set up, the next thing you have to do is to decide which days you would like to attend. Most tournaments will go for about a week and will have some practice days thrown in between.

You can buy tickets to watch for the whole week’s event but you can opt for paying in every day of competition. If money is not an issue to you and you have the luxury of time to spare, check out a full week ticket so that you can enjoy watching your favorite professional golfers do some practice in between games.

Tip: Try checking out a Pro-Am tournament. These are unofficial competitions with a very friendly ambiance and normally take place on Wednesday (the day before the actual tournament begins). Professional golfers compete with amateurs to play the game and this type of match-up is simply for fun and friendship’s sake.

Preparation & Arrival

Now that you have already established your transportation and parking situation for your live golf tournament experience, as well as getting to know which days you are to attend and your ticket purchase, you have now to ensure that you are prepared with the fundamentals.

Get an Update of the weather report: Remember, although you will not be playing golf, most of the time, you will be walking up and down the golf course. Try checking out the weather and prepare yourself for what is to come. Be prepared with rain gear if required, as well as the right kind of clothing for hot or cold weather, etc.

Invest in a comfortable carry bag or backpack:  A carry bag is perfect so that you can bring along with you drinks and snacks. Carry with you plenty of water all the time. Usually, golf games are played with the scorching heat of the sun spread throughout the game. You simply cannot enjoy a full day of watching professional golfers play when you are feeling uncomfortable. Drink water always, bring healthy snacks too, dress well for the weather, and of course, enjoy the game.

When you are at the golf course it is wise to go to the practice fairway. Here you will find golf coaches instructing the tour players. It is different to beginner golf instruction however it is very educational to watch tour players get coached and see how they interact with the golf coach. This is another benefit to seeing a live golf tournament.

Have you tried watching golf live? If not, you just missed out half of your life. Golf games are frequently shown in the TV. Some channels even show the game 24/7. However, there are certain times in which watching over the TV is simply not enough.

Watching these golf professionals play just within the confinement of your own home will definitely not give you genuine experience and emotion that reverberate from the players, the depth of each hole, and of course the beauty of the golf course.

And when you are already out there seeing the game as it happens, the feeling standing just a few yards behind your much loved professional golfer as he or she rips a 275-yard drive with the speed of lightning is indeed incomparable. Everybody has to make ways to look at a professional golf game even just once in their entire lives, to simply watch, up close, the unbelievable talent of today’s golf professionals.

Watching Golf Over The Television Isn’t That Bad After All…

Before you get so upset from missing out on watching a live golf game, it is just fair to talk about some advantages when watching the game back home. Aside from the fact that you get to sit comfortably in your home while watching, you also get the advantage of hearing the commentator talking something about the game, thus making you understood it better. The commentator will surely make you understand everything without getting confused.

Then there are the dozens camera shots. I bet you probably just don’t know how golf on television makes it a lot easier for you to visualize what’s going on from one player to the next, even if they are at the exact opposide sides of the hole.

You may be watching David Duval’s beautiful long drive on the 5th hole, then few seconds later the camera cuts over to Tiger Wood’s putt shot on the 7th. You cannot feel this comfort when viewing the tournament live. Sad to say, you only have your 2 eyes with you, and no camera will be there for the rescue.

The Down Side Of Seeing The Game Live

There can be downsides to seeing the pro’s play as a beginner golfer. It also wouldn’t be fair if the down sides of seeing a professional golf tournament in the flesh won’t be discussed.I must know this since I’ve been seeing several games over the last 5 years. 

The first disadvantage that comes to mind is the length of time it takes for the game to finish when you are watching it live. Most courses are extremely huge and it takes the golf players quite some time to walk from hole-to-hole. If you are trying to learn to play golf the constant waiting and patience for the next play was something that you need to get yourself used to after seeing it the first time.

Second, while golf fans are at the comfort of their very own home while sitting on their own sofa and sipping on their favorite beverage, hundreds, and even thousands of golf fans are just around in the hope to get up close to their favorite professional golfer, squeezing everyone firm, blocking your view at times, and basically just makes you very much uncomfortable when you are trying to catch of what is actually happening.