We’ve talked about miracles on the green before – in this blog where we talked about one-in-a-million shots made by our favourite pro golfers. But then we decided – why not look further into those odds? For example, a PGA Tour Pro’s chances for a hole in one is about 1 in 3000, while an average players odds are more to the tune of one in 12,000. Further investigation revealed some pretty amazing golf feats that definitely beat the odds – by both pros and the amateurs.

Work messing with your tee-time? Home life demanding your weekends? Visiting in-laws ruining your golf schedule yet again? It would be nice if you could hit the green every weekend, but unfortunately, not everyone has the time to do this. You may be incredibly busy with work to the point where you can only get a game of golf in once a month if you are lucky.

We’ve all been there. You’re stuck in a sand trap, or have rolled into the trees. Maybe you’ve got a ten foot gator to wrestle away from your ball, or perhaps playing it where it lies means climbing halfway up a tree. Whatever it is, you’re far behind and it’s going to take nothing short of a miracle to help you come out ahead. It is at that point that you send up a silent prayer to whatever deity has decided to amuse itself with your current misfortune in the hopeful attempt that the Fairway God will bless you with some amazing miracle. You line up the shot, wiggle your behind, and fervently hope. And if you’re lucky, you’ll join the ranks of some of the greats who managed to pull off some of the most amazing miracle shots in recent golf history.

How would you grade your putting game? Are you convinced you could go toe-to-toe with Tiger or Jack? Or maybe you just putter around and trust the golf gods will smile down on you for once. Even if sinking the ball on your home course has become second nature, your skills may not hold up as well on an unfamiliar green. Check out these tips for improving your putt:

Think school is overrated? Some of golf's finest would disagree. While the occasional superstar rises to prominence in the international golf scene without the advantage of a college career, most of the biggest names in the game put their time and money into higher learning. So here's to business courses that facilitate strategic thinking, Psych 101 for getting into your opponent's head, and geometry classes that help you calculate just the right angles on the course!

You've perfected your long shot--kind of. But how's your short game? Improving your short game will lead to more confidence, overall better performance, and what we all want outside of school tests and employment assessments--lower scores.

Here's a trivia question for you: Do you know who the first female professional golfer was? Helen Hicks, that's who! And boy...once she got started, there was no stopping the movement of women in golf.

Courses in strange and even treacherous locales, odd rules at one of the sport's finest clubs, and other curious tales--there is no shortage of trivia in this crazy world of golf.

Image Source: http://www.pga.com/pgachampionship/course/2015/tour/1 “I know I am getting better at golf because I am hitting fewer spectators.” – Gerald R. Ford It's the last Major of the season! Are you ready for it? The countdown to the PGA Championship 2015 is in full swing (pardon the pun!). Scores of fans are about to descend upon Whistling Straits, Wisconsin, to witness the excitement live, while thousands more around the world will follow every stroke on their television set, Aug. 10-16. If you don't get a chance to see some live action, get this picture: Whistling Straits is an undisguised homage to the raw and beautiful seaside links of Ireland. And this year, the Straits Course in Haven, Wisconsin, welcomes the greatest names in golf at the 97th PGA Championship. What makes this, the last major competition of the season, so special? The PGA Championship is the jewel in the crown of the four top tournaments. It brings together the greatest golfers in the game in one of the most exciting golfing events of the year. Truth be told, it's the stuff legends are made of.