Wally Armstrong’s Blog

The course of life can often get more treacherous and uncertain than most of us are able to handle on our own.  When the heavy storms loom overhead and our visibility get clouded, and we’re staring down the barrel of a fairway that is dangerous and unfamiliar, we need someone there beside us who will […]

Golfers have always had an affection for the old courses, especially the ones in Scotland.  Courses used to be built with a hint of intrigue and a lot of creativity, with blind tee shots and hidden greens nestled throughout.  If you don’t stay on your toes you can easily find yourself buried in a patch […]

One common trait I see among a lot of average weekend golfers is unrealistic expectations of their game.  They often have full-time jobs and families to take care of, yet they want to play like the pros.  Many of them could if they were willing to make the sacrifice, but I would never be the […]

The late author, A.A. Milne, in his book, Not That It Matters, wrote:
“Oh there are other reasons why golf is the best game in the world for the bad player, and sometimes I am tempted to go farther and say that it is a better game for the bad player than the good.  The joy […]

The late Ben Hogan used to tell of a reoccurring dream he had throughout his career in golf.  In his dream he was at the end of a perfect round after making birdies hole after hole, hitting each shot with pinpoint precision.  He would walk off of the seventeenth green having birdied every hole, elated […]

When Dr. Tom came to me looking for help with his swing, he was as frustrated as any golfer I’d ever seen.  He’d been to teachers all over the U.S., trying desperately to improve the quality of his game, yet he couldn’t seem to get past the wall he’d hit in his scoring.  Tom was […]

The healthiest approach to the Christian faith is to realize the futility of trying to live a perfect life—to come to grips with our humanity, and our sinful nature—and to lay our struggles at the feet of Jesus. We are a fallen people, with flaws and imperfections that run throughout our character. We will never […]

I’ve noticed an interesting dynamic among golfers of all skill levels and handicaps. I’ll be playing with a foursome and we’ll come to a short hole with a very narrow fairway feeding toward the green. Most players will take an iron or a wood they feel confident with and land the ball pretty safely in […]

Some of my favorite memories from my days on the tour came from the hundreds of practice rounds I got to play with Gary Player. As a young golfer I had the privilege of caddying for Gary, and then after earning my card to play, our friendship continued to grow. Only now I was competing […]