Career

• Advancement and Access – golf is often the only way to meet and have access to top executives, who do take time for golf
• Business Bonding – golf is the venue for business bonding, due to the quality time and positive milieu
• Hierarchy Negation – golf is the great equalizer, a good shot is a good shot, whatever your skill level
• Presence – golf brings women into a male arena
• Client Reward – invite and pay for a golf outing for your client
• Employee Reward – give a golf outing as a reward to an employee who likes to golf
• Networking - golf builds relationships and makes connections

Personal

• Bonding – golf allows you to bond with friends and family
• Meeting – you often meet new people when you play
• Bonding with boys – spend time with husband and sons
• Future for girls – college scholarship are available for females who play golf
• Exercise – buy a light weight “Sunday” golf bag and walk
• Family Focus – play golf with the family
• Travel Activity – plan a family vacation around golf

Golf is the sport of choice for many because:

• Fear of Failure – business golf if player friendly, generally the scramble format
• Golf is the Game of life – you can learn a lot about an individual's personality when you play golf together
• Golf is a Mind Game – golf is strategic
• Golf is an everyman's sport – you don't need to be particularly athletic to participate in golf

Etiquette is extremely important when playing golf:

• Pace of Play – keep up with the group, even if it means picking up your ball
• Where to Stand – don't be in the way or cast a shadow
• What to Eat – healthy with no caffeine or sugar, no alcohol
• Where to Hit Ball – for most people, try to aim for the center of the green

You can gain likeability on the golf course by:

• Complementing a good shot or stroke
• Watching the ball flight, yours and your companions
• Don't whine about your game
• Don't talk about your problems

The best way to alienate yourself is to critique someone's game.

It is important for a woman to dress appropriately for Business Golf:

• Color – good colors are kaki, gray, black or blue
• Length – if you wear shorts they, should be longer than your hand
• Style – not tight, buy a size larger than normal to give you freedom to swing
• Image - conservative

Hillary provided a hand out that summarized the 10 ways to avoid business golf blunders. (Click here to view pdf.)