I'm playing golf in a few days with some coworkers. I have not played
in years (and I wasn't any good when I tried back then) and I need
some tips on how to play.  Please give me links to several (5-10) web
sites that offer easy to follow advice on how to play for beginners.

Dear research_help-ga:

Here you go ? these are the basics:

BASICS FOR BEGINNERS
http://www.learnaboutgolf.com/beginner/beginner.html
(Be sure to check the ?Basic? article links in the upper right corner
? the background is sort of pink on my computer)

GOLF FOR BEGINNERS
http://golf.about.com/od/beginners/a/faq_beginners.htm
(Dozens of links from ?How to keep score? to ?How to shop for equipment?) 

THE RULES OF GOLF
http://golf.about.com/od/rulesofgolf/a/golfrules.htm
(Can?t hurt to brush up on the rules, you know.)

DEFINITIONS FROM THE RULES OF GOLF
http://golf.about.com/cs/rulesofgolf/a/glossary_rules.htm
(Dozens of other links, so you?ll know what everyone is talking about
when they use those sporty Golf terms)

ONLINE SPORTS
?Introducing Golf To Beginners: A Three Day Lesson Plan (Video)?
http://www.onlinesports.com/pages/I,CBV-GLV-1144C.html
(Pick up this video and see how it?s done first-hand)

ONLINE GOLF LESSONS
http://www.onlinegolflessons.com/default.asp
(No kidding. You can take virtual golf lessons online in your spare
time 24 hrs a day, 7 days a week. The first lesson is even FREE.)

GOLF LESSONS ONLINE
http://www.golflessonsonline.com/

GOLF INSTRUCTION BOOK FOR BEGINNERS
http://www.pgaprofessional.com/abcs_of_golf07.html
(Nicely done with pictures)

Here are some online tips:

GOLF TIPS - BASIC FUNDAMENTALS AND MECHANICS
http://www.golfsupport.com/Tips/tipsmechanics.htm

GOLF INSTRUCTION.COM
http://www.worldgolf.com/protips/tomward/index.html


I hope you find that my research exceeds your expectations. If you
have any questions about my research please post a clarification
request prior to rating the answer. Otherwise I welcome your rating
and your final comments and I look forward to working with you again
in the near future. Thank you for bringing your question to us.

Best regards;
Tutuzdad-ga ? Google Answers Researcher



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Request for Answer Clarification by research_help-ga on 25 Apr 2005 09:42 PDT

Tutuzdad, thank you for answering my question. Several of the links
you provided were actually just advertisements for videos, etc that I
could buy to get golf pointers. I was looking for web sites that
actually had the pointers available on the site.  Could you provide
some more sites that actually have tips or advice on how to play
(mechanics of the swing, choice of club, etc). I will await your
clarification before rating the answer.

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Clarification of Answer by tutuzdad-ga on 25 Apr 2005 11:05 PDT

An excellent place for you to visit is eHow.com 
://www.google.com/custom?domains=eHow.com&q=GOLF&sitesearch=eHow.com&client=pub-5540093232741418&forid=1&channel=5414437852&ie=ISO-8859-1&oe=ISO-8859-1&cof=GALT%3A%23339900%3BGL%3A1%3BDIV%3A%23336699%3BVLC%3A663399%3BAH%3Acenter%3BBGC%3AFFFFFF%3BLBGC%3AFFFFFF%3BALC%3A0033CC%3BLC%3A0033CC%3BT%3A000000%3BGFNT%3A0000FF%3BGIMP%3A0000FF%3BLH%3A48%3BLW%3A115%3BL%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehow.com%2Fimages%
2F16473300.gif%3BS%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehow.com%3BFORID%3A1%3B&hl=en

I?ve taken the liberty of choosing some topics for you as examples of
what you will find there:

HOW TO FIX COMMON GOLF PROBLEMS
http://www.ehow.com/how_117759_fix-common-golf.html

HOW TO READ A PUTT
http://www.ehow.com/how_3311_read-putt.html

HOW TO PRACTICE GENERAL GOLF ETIQUETTE  
http://www.ehow.com/how_4744_practice-general-golf.html

HOW TO FIX YOUR GOLD SWING
http://www.ehow.com/how_117752_fix-golf-swing.html

HOW TO GRIP A GOLD CLUB
http://www.ehow.com/how_3189_grip-golf-club.html

HOW TO HIT A GOLF BALL
http://www.ehow.com/how_3195_hit-golf-ball.html

HOT TO CHANGE GOLF SPIKES
http://www.ehow.com/how_3240_change-golf-spikes.html


Here are a few other sources:

TOMMY KNOCKER GOLF: FREE GOLF TIPS
http://www.angelfire.com/pa/TWGOLF/golftipsa.html

1ST BEGINNERS GOLF SWING TIPS
http://www.angelfire.com/pa/TWGOLF/golftipsa.html
(Navigate from page to page for additional advice)

MY TIPS AND ADVICE: GOLF TIPS FOR BEGINNERS
http://golfing.lifetips.com/cat/5988/golf-tips-for-beginners/

FREE GOLF TIPS
http://www.free-golf-tip.com/freegolftipsondriving.htm
(Heavy on irritating pop-ups but contains some good advice)

GOLF INSTRUCTION
http://www.golfstudionyc.com/Golftips.htm
(And with a humorous flavor no less)

I hope this adds significantly to what I have already provided.

Regards;
Tutuzdad-ga

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Clarification of Answer by tutuzdad-ga on 25 Apr 2005 11:07 PDT

About that eHow.com link:  If you go here http://www.ehow.com/ and
search for "golf" you'll see just how much information can be found
there. What I provided was only a small sample of what is actually
there.

tutuzdad-ga