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Pigamingi: Christmas Golf Tip-the golf swing is all in the mind
The great Bobby Jones once quipped that is Competitive golf is played mainly on a five-and-a-half-inch course, the space between your ears. That is as
By Mike The Pro Kibunja 4 years ago
Pigamingi: Christmas Golf Tip-the golf swing is all in the mind
2020: The golf year that almost never was
The golf year has ended with a bang as South African Christiaan Bezuidenhout won two European Competitions back to back:
By Mike The Pro Kibunja 5 years ago
2020: The golf year that almost never was
Golf’s mad scientist threatening to 'bomb and gouge' Augusta
Mike Davis, the USGA CEO, is a worried man. The events of this year’s US Open Golf Championship unraveled his carefully laid intricate plans
By Mike The Pro Kibunja 5 years ago
Golf’s mad scientist threatening to 'bomb and gouge' Augusta
Pigamingi: When the difference between 163 and 168 is 30!
One of the progressive and innovative developments in Kenyan and East Africa golf in the last four years is the Safari Tour
By Mike The Pro Kibunja 5 years ago
Pigamingi: When the difference between 163 and 168 is 30!
Pigamingi: Hybrids to the rescue of all golfers
Christmas is just round the corner, and if you have a golfer in your life whom you wish to gift a present that they will be overjoyed to have, and one
By Mike The Pro Kibunja 5 years ago
Pigamingi: Hybrids to the rescue of all golfers
Pigamingi: In golf, black lives matter, and should matter
It was a monumental turning point in History in 2009 when Barrack Obama became the first person of color, Black, an...
By Mike The Pro Kibunja 5 years ago
Pigamingi: In golf, black lives matter, and should matter
Pigamingi: Big rumble in the Bay coming as the Golf Majors commence
Coming up this weekend is a massive rumble in the San Francisco Bay Area as the...
By Mike The Pro Kibunja 5 years ago
Pigamingi: Big rumble in the Bay coming as the Golf Majors commence
Golf resumes but with but unexpected surprises
With Covid-19 containment rules relaxed, it's back to greens and fairways
By Mike The Pro Kibunja 5 years ago
Golf resumes but with but unexpected surprises
Are Kenya golf professionals sabotaging the game?
How some professionals are killing local golf
By Mike The Pro Kibunja 5 years ago
 Are Kenya golf professionals sabotaging the game?
Golfing: Why the Offset is a big deal
By offsetting the club face, impact with the ball is delayed a split-second
By Mike The Pro Kibunja 5 years ago
Golfing: Why the Offset is a big deal
A letter to CS Amina Mohammed
Caddies struggling to put food at the table
By Mike The Pro Kibunja 5 years ago
A letter to CS Amina Mohammed
Pigamingi: Are East Africa's Golf Clubs Ready for the New World Golf Handicapping System?
It will be a different world when this Covid-19 menace comes to an end. Life will never be the same again anywhere, even in golf.
By Mike The Pro Kibunja 5 years ago
Pigamingi: Are East Africa's Golf Clubs Ready for the New World Golf Handicapping System?
How to enjoy playing golf solo in the times of Covid-19
There is an old idiom that a change is as good as a rest. People who live in four-season climate countries get an unsolicited four-month break during
By Mike The Pro Kibunja 5 years ago
How to enjoy playing golf solo in the times of Covid-19
Pigamingi: Archaic irons pull back your performance in golf
Ancient irons will consigne your golfing to the museum, writes our guru
By Mike The Pro Kibunja 5 years ago
Pigamingi: Archaic irons pull back your performance in golf
Pigamingi: Fighting Covid-19 with courses and running tracks open for solo recreation is up to you
Golfers must learn how to stay at home, assist in homework they have no clue about and soak up some gossip courtesy of Covid-19
By Mike The Pro Kibunja 5 years ago
Pigamingi: Fighting Covid-19 with courses and running tracks open for solo recreation is up to you
Pigamingi: Revised golf rules puzzling even seasoned pros and referees
The new golfing rules that have left player and referee at sea
By Mike The Pro Kibunja 5 years ago
Pigamingi: Revised  golf rules puzzling even seasoned pros and referees
Pigamingi: Golfers beware: Covid-19 is real
Our golfing guru Mike The Pro Kibunja Golfers warns Coronavirus will not spare any golfer embracing Covidiocy
By Mike The Pro Kibunja 5 years ago
Pigamingi: Golfers beware: Covid-19 is real
Pigamingi: How to golf safely in the time of coronavirus
Covid-19 cannot stop golf but players are not about to get suicidal
By Mike The Pro Kibunja 5 years ago
Pigamingi: How to golf safely in the time of coronavirus
Coronavirus takes a toll on golf
By Mike The Pro Kibunja 5 years ago
Coronavirus takes a toll on golf
Pigamingi: Does today’s golf ball fly too far?
The Pros are driving their balls farther necessitating the extension of golf courses but what about the amateurs?
By Mike The Pro Kibunja 5 years ago
Pigamingi: Does today’s golf ball fly too far?
Pigamingi: Why is your big dog not eating?
Always being left in the dust on your drives, 20 yards behind even after going flat out? This the time to read the last rites to your equipment
By Mike The Pro Kibunja 5 years ago
Pigamingi: Why is your big dog not eating?
Pigamingi: Kenyan golfers desperately need competent golf teachers and coaches
Why the Kenyan golfing scene needs serious, concerted training
By Mike The Pro Kibunja 5 years ago
Pigamingi: Kenyan golfers desperately need competent golf teachers and coaches
Pigamingi: 2019 - the year that was in golf
Tiger Woods took the 2019 biscuit by winning the Masters. Can he replicate the feat in 2020?
By Mike The Pro Kibunja 5 years ago
Pigamingi: 2019 - the year that was in golf
What a Magical Kenya Ladies Open!
Never before have we witnessed such a great moment in Worldwide Ladies Golf in Kenya ,as happened yesterday at the Baobab Vipingo golf course. This wa
By Mike The Pro Kibunja 5 years ago
What a Magical Kenya Ladies Open!
How golf is leading Kenya sports in establishing a hall of fame
Kenyan Golf has taken the lead in establishing a hall of fame
By Mike The Pro Kibunja 6 years ago
How golf is leading Kenya sports in establishing a hall of fame
Hello, it’s not the shoe that ran the marathon but Kipchoge
Shoes enhance performance but it all depends on the wearer
By Mike The Pro Kibunja 6 years ago
Hello, it’s not the shoe that ran the marathon but Kipchoge
How not to take a golf swing
The perfect golf swing is a combination of Newton's laws of motion and much more... here's how.
By Mike The Pro Kibunja 6 years ago
How not to take a golf swing
Chameleons killing golf
Slow pace is one of the reasons golf is being labelled a dying sport.
By Mike The Pro Kibunja 6 years ago
Chameleons killing golf
Big Boys don’t cry: Which way next for Golf Majors?
PGA Tour golfers have threatened to boycott the 2019 US Open because, according to them, the USGA sets the courses too difficult
By Mike The Pro Kibunja 6 years ago
Big Boys don’t cry: Which way next for Golf Majors?
The ‘Chip’ is the epitome of perfection in golf’s short game
For golfers camped at the 18th green during the last round of the 2019 Magical Kenya Open Golf Championship, the shot of the tournament came when Simo
By Mike The Pro Kibunja 6 years ago
The ‘Chip’ is the epitome of perfection in golf’s short game
Recuperated Tiger Woods and the incredible comeback
Tiger Wood’s feat can only be bettered by Ben Hogan’s return in 1950
By Mike The Pro Kibunja 6 years ago
Recuperated Tiger Woods and the incredible comeback
Pigamingi: What next for Kenyans in professional golf tours?
To Kenyans, the star of the moment was no doubt the local 35-year-old Pro Simon Mburu Ngige who finished tied for the 25th position.
By Mike The Pro Kibunja 6 years ago
Pigamingi: What next for Kenyans in professional golf tours?
Pro golfers set to grace the Magical Kenya Open Golf Championship
Yes, South Korean Pro Hosung Choi sensation is in town for the Magical Kenya Open Golf Championship.
By Mike The Pro Kibunja 6 years ago
Pro golfers set to grace the Magical Kenya Open Golf Championship
All roads lead to Magical Kenya Open Golf Championship
The elusive orb takes center stage in less than ten days as all roads shall lead to Karen Club for the European Tour’s Magical Kenya Open Golf Champio
By Mike The Pro Kibunja 6 years ago
All roads lead to Magical Kenya Open Golf Championship
Piga Mingi: Get Real, Kenya Golf Pros- Tour Golf Winnings shall not fall easy like Manna from heaven
Every year, when the Kenya Open Championship, our Kenyan Professional Golfers delve into a world of wishful thinking, make believe and braggadocio. Th
By Mike The Pro Kibunja 6 years ago
Piga Mingi: Get Real, Kenya Golf Pros- Tour Golf Winnings shall not fall easy like Manna from heaven
OPINION: Golf winnings shall not fall easy like manna from heaven
OPINION: Golf winnings shall not fall easy like manna from heaven
By Mike The Pro Kibunja 6 years ago
OPINION: Golf winnings shall not fall easy like manna from heaven
Pigamingi: New golf rules in play
Going by past experiences, I can bet that most golfers are still clueless about the newly updated rules of golf. Too bad.
By Mike The Pro Kibunja 6 years ago
Pigamingi: New golf rules in play
How to please a golfer this Christmas
Golfing presents: Tag Heur Carrera? Nope… branded high end clubs? Yeah
By Mike The Pro Kibunja 7 years ago
How to please a golfer this Christmas
The good and of Golf 2018
In football they move goal posts. Doris Chen’s mother moved the golf ball but all is not gloom: Tiger Woods is back
By Mike The Pro Kibunja 7 years ago
The good and of Golf 2018
Oops! When the golf ball has a mind of its own
True enjoyment of golf comes not only from celebrating the great shots that you rarely make accidentally, but also suffering the bad, and persevering
By Mike The Pro Kibunja 7 years ago
Oops! When the golf ball has a mind of its own