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Get your game ready for the 2025 season with these 10 must-have items to improve your game

Written by Sarah Pyett on Thursday 27 February 2025

This is an advertisement feature in association with PGA TOUR Superstore For golf enthusiasts, PGA TOUR Superstore is more than just a retail destination – it’s a premier hub dedicated to the sport. Whether you are a seasoned player or new to the game, the store offers a comprehensive selection of products and services designed to enhance your experience. Driven by...

This will be the sixth year of The Big Golf Race, raising money for Prostate Cancer UK.

Want to play golf AND save lives? Join Prostate Cancer UK’s Big Golf Race in 2025

Written by Alex Perry on Wednesday 26 February 2025

We’re signed up for The Big Golf Race this summer. Are you? Prostate Cancer UK have announced The Big Golf Race will be back for a sixth consecutive year as the charity looks to fund life-saving projects – including “Transform”, their most ambitious screening trial in more than 20 years. Launched in 2020, The Big Golf Race has become the biggest golf...

New golf sitcom Stick will star Owen Wilson and Peter Dager in the lead roles.

There’s a new sitcom about golf coming this summer (yes, really!)

Written by Alex Perry on Thursday 20 February 2025

Here’s what we know so far about golf’s latest venture into the world of fiction… What a year it is for our beautiful sport on the silver screen. The third series of Full Swing is coming soon, as is Happy Gilmore 2, and now we have a brand new golf sitcom on the way. Created by Jason Keller and starring Hollywood megastar...

PGA Tour 2K25 review: Is this the best golf video game of all time?

Written by Alex Perry on Thursday 20 February 2025

We’ve played it. We love it. Read our full PGA Tour 2K25 review here… I’ve been playing golf video games since Golden Tee landed in my local arcade in the late ’80s, so you can imagine how excited I am when a new iteration drops. This time, it’s 2K who are back with a brand new version of their popular...

Copy the way tour pros tee their golf balls to hit better drives.

The secret teeing trick tour pros use for better drives – and why you should copy it

Written by Rob McGarr on Wednesday 12 February 2025

You might never be able to hit drives quite like a tour pro, but you can copy how they tee up their golf ball to improve your tee shots. Most golfers know that choosing the best golf ball for your game can make a huge difference to performance, but how much attention do you pay to how you tee up your...

England Golf have implemented a system to tackle slow play in golf.

One governing body has the answer to golf’s slow play crisis – and it could be coming to YOUR club

Written by Alex Perry on Tuesday 11 February 2025

A new system has revolutionized golfers’ attitudes to pace of play and, in some cases, had them ‘running down fairways’. Alex Perry went to find out more Some governing bodies are taking slow play in golf more seriously than others. The LPGA, for example, will soon start implementing a much stricter policy for the worst offenders. The PGA Tour, meanwhile, have...

A round of golf in Japan is probably very different to any you've experienced before.

Why a round of golf in Japan takes SIX hours

Written by Rob McGarr on Tuesday 11 February 2025

A round of golf in Japan is probably very different to any you’ve experienced before. Everyone has their own opinion on how long a round of golf should take. Some like to tee off before dawn to ensure they’re the first on the course, so they can whizz round and have 18 holes finished long before breakfast. And then there are...

LIV Golf players will not be allowed to wear shorts for the 2025 season

LIV Golf make surprising rule change ahead of 2025 season

Written by Alex Perry on Friday 7 February 2025

It was one of the best bits about LIV Golf. Now it’s no more… Why can’t tour players wear shorts? It is, somewhat ironically, one of the hottest topics each year. Tiger Woods doesn’t know why it’s not allowed and has campaigned for it in the past. “We play in some of the hottest places on the planet,” the 15-time major champion said a...

Which pro golfers could get a game in our fantasy rugby team?

Which golf pros could get a game in Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry’s fantasy rugby team?

Written by Ross Tugwood on Friday 7 February 2025

Rory McIlroy could play ‘a little scrum half’ joked Shane Lowry ahead of Ireland’s quarter-final clash with South Africa at the Rugby World Cup. Power, pace, precision. Brains, brawn, brutality. A world-class rugby team has it all, balanced across 15 players of varying shapes and skill sets. It’s not a bunch different from the composition of a Ryder Cup team in that...

Happy Gilmore 2 will feature a number of PGA Tour stars and major champions.

Major champs confirmed for Happy Gilmore 2 cameos

Written by Alex Perry on Thursday 6 February 2025

We already knew some of golf’s biggest names were being lined up to appear in Happy Gilmore 2. Now they’ve been revealed… Happy Gilmore 2 is coming and, if you’re as much of a fan as we are at TG Towers, you’re already counting down the days to its release. (Yes, we know a date hasn’t been confirmed yet…) Adam Sandler will...

Rules of Golf: When a golf ball hits another ball

Rules of Golf: What happens if your golf ball hits another ball?

Written by Alex Perry on Monday 3 February 2025

We’ve seen some incredibly fortunate (and not-so fortunate) instances on tour – but what do you do if your golf ball hits another ball? Allow us… There’s something strangely exhilarating when a golf ball hits another ball. Maybe it’s the thrill of seeing something that doesn’t happen too often. Maybe it’s the element of the unknown. It’s almost certainly a combination...

PGA Tour Superstore is the premier hub for all things golf

If you’re a serious golfer, here are 10 things you should consider putting in your golf bag this year

Written by Sarah Pyett on Monday 3 February 2025

This is an advertisement feature in association with PGA TOUR Superstore For golf enthusiasts, PGA TOUR Superstore is more than just a retailer – it’s a trusted destination that embodies the sport. Whether you’ve been playing for decades, or are a newcomer discovering the joys of the game, the store provides a comprehensive range of products and services to elevate your...

The DP World Tour Channel will be free to air on a number of streaming services, including Amazon Prime

DP World Tour announce 24/7 free streaming channel

Written by Alex Perry on Thursday 30 January 2025

What does the DP World Tour channel mean for its broadcasting deal with Sky Sports? A dedicated DP World Tour channel? You read that correctly. Operated by the European Tour Group and C15 Studio, the new channel will be a 24 hours a day, seven days a week free ad-supported streaming TV – or ‘FAST’ – service that will be available...

Make sure you know what you can and can't do on the putting green or risk facing some very unwanted consequences...

Look out! R&A and USGA amend golf rule that could see you get a two-shot penalty or be disqualified

Written by Rob McGarr on Tuesday 28 January 2025

Make sure you know what you can and can’t do on the putting green or risk facing some very unwanted consequences… The rules of golf are a lot like life. They can feel complicated. You can’t always do what you want. And, just when you think you’re getting the hang of it, everything changes and you’re back to square one. At least...

Steve Williams has written a book about his time on Tiger Woods' bag

Legendary caddie Steve Williams opens up for explosive new Tiger Woods book

Written by Alex Perry on Monday 27 January 2025

‘Together We Roared’ will be released in April to coincide with the Masters One of the most ludicrous stats in this bonkers game of ours is that Steve Williams can boast being his country’s highest-paid sportsman after 12 years working on Tiger Woods’ bag. The New Zealander caddied for Woods in 13 of his 15 major wins, as well as more...

Rick Shiels to LIV Golf? The YouTube star has (finally) revealed all!

Written by Alex Perry on Friday 24 January 2025

The Rick Shiels LIV Golf rumors have been swirling for weeks. And now the cat’s out of the bag… When you run golf’s biggest YouTube channel and your name is on our sport’s most popular podcast in the UK, it will take something huge to make you turn your back on that. Shiels released two teaser videos in the weeks running...

This major-winning golfer explains why he takes divots with his putter.

Why this major champion takes divots with his putter

Written by Rob McGarr on Thursday 23 January 2025

Taking a divot on the putting green is widely regarded as a huge no-no, but try telling that to this multiple major champion… Grant Horvat has one of the fastest-growing golf YouTube channels. The former Good Good member recently went past a million subscribers on his main channel, has 186,000 on his second channel, and boasts 777,000 followers on Instagram. His influence...

Scottie Scheffler injured his hand at Christmas, ruling him out of golf action.

How ravioli was to blame for Scottie Scheffler’s absence – plus the strangest golf injuries ever

Written by Rob McGarr on Wednesday 22 January 2025

Scottie Scheffler has revealed the unusual circumstances behind his absence from competitive action in 2025 – but he’s not the first golfer to be put out of action by a strange injury. There have been times in the last couple of years when it looked like nothing could stop Scottie Scheffler. He’s won 16 times since the start of 2022 (if...

Wilson are commited to get back to the top

The most successful golf company of all-time reveal big plans to get back on top

Written by James Hogg on Tuesday 21 January 2025

Wilson are the most successful golf company of all time, and while their presence has faded at the top, they’re dedicated to making their way back as they enter “A New Era” Wilson are one of the biggest names in sports, and they have been ever since they were founded in 1914. Nearly two decades later, in 1933, Wilson first dipped...

‘Rick Shiels is joining LIV Golf… I’d bet my house on it’

Written by Rob McGarr on Tuesday 21 January 2025

Golf’s most popular YouTuber, Rick Shiels, has been teasing something big, and some internet sleuths think they’ve worked out what it is… UPDATE: If you’re looking for Rick Shiels’ announcement video – you’ll find that here. Rick Shiels is the biggest golf YouTuber going. He’s been posting videos for almost 13 years and clocked up just shy of three million subscribers. Within...