Written by TG staff writer on Thursday 23 August 2012
American Golf stores across the country are pitching in to support Macmillan’s new fundraising event, the Big Golf Drive. American Golf’s 92 stores will be running in-store competitions for their customers and the winner of each store will be rewarded with an American Golf gift card, with all competition donations going to Macmillan. Competitions will run on Friday 24th August and...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Thursday 30 August 2012
The October edition of Golf World is now on sale, and this month we bring you a Ryder Cup bible. It features exclusive interviews with Jose Maria Olazabal and Davis Love, plus seven past captains from Sam Torrance to Ian Woosnam. We also sit down with Paul Lawrie and catch up with Graeme McDowell, Luke Donald, Zach Johnson, Francesco Molinari, Lee Westwood and...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Thursday 30 August 2012
This month’s Golf World is now on the shelves, and to celebrate we’ve got another great subscription offer. Sign-up this month and you can receive your favourite magazine delivered straight to your door, plus a dozen premium Srixon Z-Star balls (RRP £44.00) – all for just £49! The Z-Star is a premium three-piece golf ball, designed for swing speeds between 80mph and...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Tuesday 28 August 2012
Stars of stage, screen and sport turned out in force to help raise £26,000 during Rick Wakeman’s annual charity day at Burhill Golf Club in aid of Sparks. It was the 17th successive year the former Yes keyboard player has staged his fundraising day at Burhill raising valuable funds for Sparks, a charity committed to helping pioneer research projects across a...
Written by Ryder Cup 2012 on Monday 10 September 2012
The Ryder Cup is on the horizon and to celebrate we’re launching a Ryder Cup Fantasy Golf game with some fantastic prizes! The standalone competition allows you to pick a team of six golfers using a budget of $15m. You can then make team changes between days (not between foursomes and fourballs sessions on the same day, with golfers scoring points...
Written by Ryder Cup 2012 on Monday 17 September 2012
The Ryder Cup is on the horizon and to celebrate we’re launching a Ryder Cup Fantasy Golf game with some fantastic prizes! The standalone competition allows you to pick a team of six golfers using a budget of $15m. You can then make team changes between days (not between foursomes and fourballs sessions on the same day, with golfers scoring points...
Thursday 13 September 2012
The Ryder Cup is on the horizon and to celebrate we’re launching a Ryder Cup Fantasy Golf game with some fantastic prizes! The standalone competition allows you to pick a team of six golfers using a budget of $15m. You can then make team changes between days (not between foursomes and fourballs sessions on the same day, with golfers scoring points...
Written by Ryder Cup 2012 on Sunday 9 September 2012
The Ryder Cup and Fantasy Golf are two of TG’s favourite things. The chance to win thousands of pounds worth of golf holidays and equipment for free is one of yours. So, we’ve put them all together and come up with…….TG Fantasy Ryder Cup 2012! This fantasy golf game is a standalone game from the normal FG season and so anyone...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Thursday 6 September 2012
Issue 300 of Today’s Golfer hits the shelves today, and what a beauty it is! This month’s features include a look at Titleist’s newest drivers, a long putter debate, an interview and swing tips with Rafael Cabrera-Bello, first hits of the Ping Anser range, and a 23-club hybrid test! Plus this month has a Ryder Cup supplement; offering matchplay tips from...
Thursday 6 September 2012
This month sees one of our best subscription offers of the year! Sign-up and you will receive 13 editions of the best selling golf magazine in the country (normal RRP £54), a dozen Srixon A333 golf balls (normal RRP £26.99) a leather MD Golf Seve glove (normally RRP £9.99), a £10 direct golf voucher and five 2-fore!-1 golf...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Thursday 6 September 2012
Entries are now open for the ever-popular Carnoustie Country Classic, a great value, highly-enjoyable five day golf tournament which features four of the top Carnoustie Country courses, including the famous Open venue, Carnoustie Championship. The Carnoustie Country Classic takes place from 12–16 May and offers golfers the opportunity to compete in a 72-hole stableford competition on four of the world’s classic...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Thursday 6 September 2012
Youngster Ben Dunlop is seeing double at Redbourn Golf Club after adding to his Mens’ Club Championship victory by also winning the Junior version. The 16-year-old from St Albans topped a field of 20 competing in the Junior Club Championship over the spectacular par-70 Ver Course to take his second victory with a gross score of just four-over. Alex Williams and Kumar Starkie-Gupta...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Thursday 6 September 2012
Golfbreaks.com, Europe’s largest golf travel company, has launched its ‘Early Birdie’ promotion that will give customers great discounts, loyalty Breakpoints worth up to £600 against future bookings and even new TaylorMade drivers. Now in its ninth year, the Early Birdie promotion rewards groups of eight or more who book their 2013 golf trip before September 30th, as well as enabling them to...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Friday 7 September 2012
The Matchplay Championship, the largest amateur tournament in the UK, has received a record number of entries for 2012/2013. The event will celebrate its 10th anniversary at the Grand Final in Dubai next May after becoming one of the most highly-sought after titles in club golf. Finalists will compete at the immaculate Els Club, designed by four-time major winner and...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Monday 10 September 2012
Wales rugby legend Gareth Edwards tees up for his sixth annual celebrity charity golf day at The Celtic Manor Resort on Friday September the 14th. Edwards, a three-time Grand Slam winner with Wales during the 1970s, welcomes a host of his friends from the worlds of showbiz and entertainment for the event on the Twenty Ten Course, where he is the club...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Monday 10 September 2012
There are just three days left to pre-order your copy of Golf Illustrated Edition Four, sent straight from the printers on the 29th September! Plus, if you subscribe before Friday the 14th of September, you will receive a FREE COPY of Edition Three (worth £10). Edition Four features the stunning Bandon Dunes, one of the world’s best golf resorts, and its owner Mike Keiser, in a...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Wednesday 12 September 2012
After hundreds of Matchplay duels over five months of gruelling, competitive regional brackets in England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales – The Four Nations successful finalists are ready to represent their country and attempt to win the title of Champion Golf Nation of the Year. The final of the Four Nations Golf Challenge 2012 will be held at The Oxfordshire Golf Club from...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Monday 17 September 2012
Wales’ young golfing sensation, Rhys Pugh, has become the first ever Welsh winner of the European Amateur Championship, one of the world’s top amateur golf events, which has previously been won by Rory Mcllroy and Sergio Garcia. The Pontypridd 18-year old will now get an invite to next year’s Open Championship at Muirfield, something he has always dreamed of. Pugh started off his glittering...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Monday 17 September 2012
Adams Golf is set to unveil their latest TV advertising campaign for the UK Market during the Ryder Cup this September. The commercial, featuring Tom Watson talking about the Adams A12 OS Hybrid Iron set, is scheduled to air on Sky Sports throughout their coverage from Medinah, and continue through the Autumn season of PGA Tour events. Watson, who boasts 68 professional tour wins...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Tuesday 18 September 2012
Luke Donald spent 10 minutes offering his golf tips during a Mizuno clinic at Bearwood Lakes in Berkshire the week before he successfully defended his BMW title at Wentworth. Watch the video below to see what you could learn from the former world number one.