Written by TG staff writer on Monday 9 February 2009
The target may be a snowman, the greens are white and the ball lacks a little roll, but there is snow doubt about it, pupils at Rednal Hill School in Birmingham love their golf…whatever the playing conditions. The youngsters were taking part in an after-school club led by Abbey Golf Club PGA professional Dean Lake. This kind of after-school activity (usually...
Written by TG Editor on Monday 9 February 2009
For those of you frustratedly trying to gain access to the Fantasy Golf League section of the site this morning we must apologise as unfortunately it is currently not responding. The good news is our technical team are working like maniacs in an attempt to restore power to the system and expect that things will be working properly by lunchtime today. We...
Written by TG Instruction Editor on Monday 9 February 2009
It is so easy when the weather’s cold and the days are short to knock your golf game on its head until the whole outside thing becomes a more attractive proposition. The majority of us think like that and while we may hit the odd golf ball now and again the finesse and timing in your golf swing will soon disappear. The...
Written by TG staff writer on Friday 6 February 2009
Titleist is to continue its support of leading golf charity the Golf Foundation in its growing role of making the sport more accessible for young people. Titleist will provide the Golf Foundation with golf balls for use in its events and for promotional activities. The Golf Foundation and Titleist have put pen to paper on an agreement that makes the...
Written by Kit Alexander on Wednesday 4 February 2009
Britain has been hit with Siberia-like snow stroms over the last few days, with some parts of the country seeing their greatest snowfall for 18 years. It’s not great weather for golf but it certainly makes courses look beautiful, and with more snow forecast overnight on Wednesday and into Thursday we want to see any winter golf pictures you’ve taken. From snow to frost...
Written by TG staff writer on Friday 30 January 2009
A new golfing holiday specialist has been launched, having secured exclusive rights to market holidays worldwide under the golf retail giant Nevada Bobs’ brand. Nevada Bob’s Golf Holidays is offering a concierge service, providing tailor-made itineraries based on high quality hotel, resort and privately-owned accommodation that has been carefully chosen for its proximity to golf courses. The tour operator has...
Written by Kit Alexander on Thursday 29 January 2009
Dubai will host the inaugural International Golf Festival from 27-29 September this year. The three-day event will be help at the Dubai World Trade Centre and will include an exhibition that is open to the public. George Betz, International Sales Director at Worldwide Conferences and Events, said: “We see the International Golf Festival filling a gap in the market and unlike other...
Written by Kit Alexander on Wednesday 28 January 2009
The Butch Harmon School of Golf has been opened at The Els Club in Dubai Sports City. A host of VIPs and special guests attended the opening of the school that will be run by Butch’s son Claude, one of the world’s leading golf coaches in his own right. “Today’s launch of The Butch Harmon School of Golf here in Dubai –...
Written by TG instruction Editor on Wednesday 28 January 2009
Your most important golf lesson… The ultimate step-by-step guide to building a sound, repeatable golf game. Many golfers say that the most important golf lesson they ever take is the first one. The lesson where a PGA professional shows you how to hold the club, stand to the ball, make a swing and with a bit of luck hit the shot. These basics...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 27 January 2009
Padraig Harrington has become the first professional golfer to conquer the world’s most amazing par three. The three-times major winner took the helicopter to the top of Hanglip Mountain at the Legend Golf & Safari Resort on the Big 5 Entabeni Safari Conservancy in Limpopo Province in South Africa for the challenge of the Extreme 19th. There he hit driver to the...
Written by Kit Alexander on Thursday 15 January 2009
The London Golf Show will be taking place at London Docklands’ ExCeL Centre for its fifth outing from May 1-3 2009. The change of date is a result of maintenance works on the Docklands Light Railway that would have made it very difficult to reach on the original dates. The golfing bonanza will offer big brands, custom-fitting, a huge indoor driving range, a massive american golf store, celebrity...
Written by TG staff writer on Wednesday 14 January 2009
The Berks Bucks and Oxon (BB&O) Golf Partnership has teamed up with Buckinghamshire New University to launch a unique Golf Ambassadors Programme. The aims of the programme are to provide students with real hands-on experience in the golf industry and to provide the BB&O Golf Partnership with high quality sports management volunteers. Four second year BA (Hons) Sports Management & Golf Studies...
Written by TG staff writer on Wednesday 14 January 2009
Reigning US Masters champ Trevor Immelman was quite literally all at sea during his rather unusual preparations for the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship which starts tomorrow. Etihad Airways, main sponsor of the event, has once again made the headlines on the eve of the European Tour event by hosting another of its innovative challenges, this year involving South African Immelman. The inaugural...
Written by Kit Alexander on Tuesday 13 January 2009
A recent ruling from the EGU allows players to use distance measuring devices and the R&A rules state that the use of rangefinders and GPS systems in competition may be permitted by a Local Rule. Should players be allowed to use rangefinders and GPS systems in competitions? ( surveys)...
Written by TG Instruction Editor on Wednesday 7 January 2009
Ever wondered how the top golf pros on Tour have such a consistent golf swing, to the point of almost becoming robotic?! Sure, hitting thousands of golf balls each week plays a big part but they also find ways of simplifying their own games to make each different golf shot much easier to learn and drill. So who better to teach you...
Written by TG staff writer on Tuesday 6 January 2009
The notorious 16th hole at the TPC Scottsdale, Arizona, will become the USPGA Tour’s first-ever true Stadium Golf Hole when the FBR Open tees off there on January 26th. Golf’s loudest golf hole – players are vehemently ‘booed’ if they fail to get anywhere near the flag – has just got louder. Tournament hosts The Thunderbirds have added close to 3,000 new general...
Written by Kit Alexander on Tuesday 6 January 2009
Popular American John Daly has claimed that the PGA Tour have suspended him for six months for “conduct unbecoming” in recent months. The 42-year-old spent a night in jail last October after being found drunk outside a Hooters restaurant, the chain whose logo can often be seen emblazoned on Daly’s shirts. The PGA Tour do not comment on disciplinary issues and they have...
Written by TG instruction Editor on Wednesday 31 December 2008
Make 2009 your best golfing year ever – it should be the new year resolution at the top of all our lists. If you’re serious about cutting your handicap next season it’s really important you start by making a list of all the areas of your game you need to attack. Has your driving been letting you down, or is it your iron play to...
Written by TG Editor on Tuesday 30 December 2008
Do you want to be at your game to be at its best when the days draw out and summer arrives? Most of us do and that’s why we’ve dedicated the new issue of Today’s Golfer Magazine to getting your game and body in shape during the winter months so you can be at your best from the very first tee shot...
Written by TG staff writer on Wednesday 24 December 2008
Talk about celebrating golfing Christmas in style. Three golfers managed to achieve an amazing piece of golfing history, all bagging a hole-in-one in the same event at Kingsthorpe Golf Club, Northamptonshire. Amateurs Dick Spraughton (Collingtree Park) and Drew Russell (Farthingstone) and then Overstone Park pro Stuart Kier all succeeded in the deadly deed which apparently only happens once every 100 years! Competing...