Monday 12 February 2018
Andrew Cotter: I hope the obsession with the youth market doesn’t neglect older golfers. The excitement of competition is something we never lose, no matter how ancient we get. (Cotter’s latest column is taken from issue 370) Happy New Year! Yes, I am well aware that this greeting may be well out of date by the time you read this. But this...
Written by Camilla Tait on Wednesday 7 February 2018
A new report by the Climate Coalition highlights the impending threat of climate change, suggesting higher sea levels could see all of Britain’s historical links courses washed away by 2100. An increase in rainfall, coastal erosion, rising sea levels and more extreme weather leads the report to predict we will see ‘golf courses crumbling into the sea’, forecasting a turbulent future...
Written by Nick Dougherty on Monday 5 February 2018
Getting bogged down with technique is a one-way ticket to nowhere. . . Anyone who follows me on Instagram will know I kept myself busy over Christmas. Any free time I’ve had has been spent on the golf course, filming a bunch of 60 second videos as part of my ‘TeeTimeTip’ series. Ever since I retired, I’ve wanted to share my...
Written by Staff writer on Friday 2 February 2018
Golf is more dangerous than rugby, according to a new survey of sports injuries. It’s not people being hit by balls or clubs, though, but lower back and joint injuries through swinging a club. Recreational sports – including golf – have an injury rate of 1.8 per 1,000 persons, higher than rugby, hockey and other team sports (1.5 per 1,000 persons) The incidence...
Friday 26 January 2018
The list of winners of the 2017 TG Fantasy Golf have finally been announced – congratulations to everyone who has won a prize! If your name is on this list, watch your inbox for your email! WINNERS 1st: Four-night break for 2 at La Manga WINNER: Stuart Wilson 2nd: Three nights and 2 rounds at Praia D’El Rey WINNER: Jordan Smith 3rd: 4 night HB for 2 at...
Written by Michael Catling on Friday 26 January 2018
How do you fancy setting a new Guinness World Record? Your chances of winning the Open may be incredibly slim, but that doesn’t mean you can’t secure your place in golfing history. The Guinness World Records Book is jam-packed with weird and wonderful feats, many of which are just begging to be broken. Ian Poulter, Matt Fitzpatrick, Matthew Southgate and Tyrrell Hatton...
Thursday 18 January 2018
The latest issue of Today’s Golfer features an exclusive look at Callaway’s newest golf clubs, Sergio Garcia’s gear tips and 180 ways to play better this year. There have been a handful of mega player equipment moves in the last few years. Rory, Tiger and Lydia Ko are three huge names who’ve made a wholesale switch to a new manufacturer, and...
Written by Michael Catling on Wednesday 17 January 2018
It’s a raid! We joined the crackdown on fake golf gear Counterfeit golf gear is a booming business in the UK, so you cannot blame manufacturers and distributors for wanting to bust the people responsible. We joined Staffordshire Trading Standards on a raid to uncover the dark side of the golf retail industry… There are some things a journalism degree doesn’t prepare...
Wednesday 10 January 2018
Mind games in golf: Learn to harness the positive side of perfectionism and be a perfectionist where you can Every golfer reading this will have hit a shot that could legitimately be described as perfect. Ok, some of you might have to raid your memory banks more than others… but think back and it will be there, that one moment when you felt the...
Wednesday 10 January 2018
If you’re in the market for any new gear in 2018, here are some key things that will help you choose If you’ve got the time and patience to dedicate to your game, a course of lessons with a PGA pro is the best thing to buy if you want really to improve. But many of us don’t have the...
Friday 5 January 2018
Steve Jeffs broke the World Record for the Fastest Hole in Golf, Individual, and the reaction is brilliant! Jeffs, a 31-year-old PE teacher from the UK and dedicated Speed Golfer, has broken the record for the Fastest hole of golf, individual, completing a 500-yard par-five hole in just 1 min 50.6 sec. The record was broken in August and ratified by Guiness...
Written by Camilla Tait on Friday 5 January 2018
What you need to know about the new CONGU handicap changes, which came in to effect on January 1. The news was announced in October that CONGU were ending club and disability handicaps to make way for a new maximum competition handicap of 54, relaxing of supplementary scores rules and introducing 9 hole competitions to count towards handicap scores. However, now that...
Wednesday 3 January 2018
Learn from six European Tour Caddies and find out how to plot your way around the golf course We speak to Adam Marrow, Dermot Byrne, Dominic Bott, Mick Doran, Phil ‘Wobbly’ Morby, Tom Ayling – who caddie for Thomas Pieters, Shane Lowry, Thorbjorn Olesen, Eddie Pepperell, Chris Wood and Alex Levy respectively – to gain their insight and knowledge on golf. As...
Wednesday 3 January 2018
Justin Buckthorp, Performance consultant to Justin Rose, Chris Wood and Charley Hull, talks you through four exercises to help your game I’ve worked with European and PGA Tour pros since 2007 and in that time, there have been big improvements in the quality of care given to players. This has become even more important with the game becoming more competitive –...
Written by Michael Catling on Wednesday 3 January 2018
Practice like three-time PGA Tour winner Brendan Steele, whose latest victory came at the 2017 Safeway Open in October Forget beating balls on the driving range and trying to beat your longest drive. You need to practice with a purpose, which means using the winter months to fine tune every aspect of your game ready for the summer. Brendan Steele had just...
Written by Edward Colman on Friday 29 December 2017
How to enjoy your golf and play better over the cold months. We’ve never had it better when it comes to playing now. Courses tend to be quieter; There are some fabulous deals to be found; There’s a ton of gear designed to help you play better at this time of year… PART ONE PART TWO FIND THE BEST GEAR FOR...
Written by Camilla Tait on Wednesday 20 December 2017
2017 has been full of record breakers. From 59s to the first 62 in a major and a number of course records on some very well-known courses, we take a look at the most impressive records of the year. There was a record breaking US Open, the first 62 in a major and three 59s recorded in 2017. So who managed...
Wednesday 20 December 2017
There’s still time to win an incredible prize if you participate in the On Course Foundation’s charity raffle As part of American Golf‘s ongoing commitment to supporting its nominated charity, the On Course Foundation, the company is getting into the Christmas spirit early this year by launching a fabulous raffle across its 121 stores in the UK & Ireland. Tickets...
Monday 11 December 2017
The R&A and USGA have unanimously agreed to adopt a new set of rules surrounding video reviews which will eliminate viewer call-ins and additional two-shot scorecard penalities A working group led by The R&A and the USGA has unanimously agreed to adopt a new set of protocols for video review when applying the Rules of Golf. The group, consisting of the PGA...
Friday 8 December 2017
Fan of long drive? The Long Drive World Series has just announced plans to significantly expand its programme of events in 2018 The Long Drive World Series (LDWS) has announced plans to expand its number of tournaments in 2018 as the brand looks to introduce audiences around the world to its high octane golfing entertainment concept. Long Drive sees the biggest hitters...