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People often ask me what are the first things they should do to start playing golf and my response is always the same.

Beg, borrow or buy a cheap putter and a pitching wedge for around $10-$12 each. Get 20-25 golf balls from your friends, a local golf club or a cheap sports goods outlet. That’s all you need – one putter, one club and a bag of balls.

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Just in case you don’t know, the ‘driver’ is the large big headed club that you will probably use off the tee box when you ‘tee off’ i.e. play your opening shot on each hole.

You DON’T have to, but the driver is the club that potentially hits the ball further (or longer) than the other clubs and is usually the golfer’s first weapon of choice from the tee.

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As someone interested in starting to play golf, my advice to you is – don’t buy a set of golf clubs straight away.

There is plenty of time to do that and apart from anything else, you may decide you don’t enjoy playing golf and you’ll be saddled with a set of clubs that you might not be able to get rid of.

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If you have never played golf before the prospect of taking that initial step may be daunting.

Where do you go to get the information you need to learn to play golf? What golf equipment do you need? Who should you talk to? It can be very stressful understanding what to do.

Tip 1. Speak to people

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