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  • The day I caddied for Sergio Garcia

    Friday 8 December 2017

    For 206 days Mark Johnson tweeted asking to carry his hero’s bag. The Spaniard finally said ‘yes’ and this is what happened at the British Masters… I would like to clarify that I’m not some kind of super fan or celebrity stalker, nor was it ever my intention to get my five minutes of fame. Although my Twitter crusade has landed...

  • David Leadbetter: Coaching misconceptions and advice

    Written by Michael Catling on Tuesday 5 December 2017

    David Leadbetter has worked with the greats of the game, so who better to dispel some of the myths about teaching and the golf swing What David Leadbetter doesn’t know about the golf swing isn’t worth knowing. The 65-year-old has written eight instruction books and built a coaching empire which includes more than 34 academies in nine countries. His big break came...

  • Cyber Monday Deals 2017

    Thursday 23 November 2017

    It’s Cyber Monday- Keep an eye on this page as we update the best deals black friday/cyber Monday we know about throughout the day! All the best Black Friday and Cyber Monday golf deals for 2017, with links and information to all the best golf deals we know about.  Today’s Golfer Magazine Subscription GET 20% OFF Today’s Golfer & Golf World Magazines! Enter...

  • 10 Reasons to buy the latest issue of TG

    Thursday 23 November 2017

    Save shots now without going near your swing! Our latest issue gives you all the advice you need to help your game- plus exclusive interviews, new gear tested and an all new ‘play better’ section.  “Only smart golf will ever get your hnicap to come down,” says Dominic Bott – a Tour caddie since the early 1990s and one of six...

  • The longest hole: A 1,250 mile challenge across Mongolia

    Written by Michael Catling on Monday 20 November 2017

    80 days and 20,093 shots: The incredible story of one golfer, his caddie and a 1,250-mile playing challenge across Mongolia Adam Rolston’s journey had taken him across frozen rivers, up and over glaciers and into the 40-degree heat of the Gobi Desert. Along the way, he had lost 135 golf balls, ridden a camel and inadvertently adopted a dog. Everything had...

  • Sam Horsfield wins as 33 earn European Tour Cards at Q-school

    Thursday 16 November 2017

    Sam Horsfield claimed an impressive eight-shot victory at Qualifying School Final Stage as 33 players earned European Tour cards on a dramatic sixth and final day at Lumine Golf Club. The Englishman, who shot all six rounds in the 60’s during the six-round marathon final stage of Q-school, closing with an impressive eight under par 63 to complete the best round...

  • You’ve helped Srixon raise £42,000 for cancer charity

    Wednesday 15 November 2017

    If you’ve bought a dozen Srixon Z-Stars this year, you’ve helped raise more than £40,000 for Prostate Cancer UK.  Srixon has just donated a massive £42,999 to the charity after a ground-breaking partnership that saw Srixon donate £1.50 for every dozen Z-STAR and Z-STAR XV balls sold at trade to Prostate Cancer UK, helping to raise funds as well as awareness...

  • Top 21 winter golf survival tips

    Written by Edward Colman on Wednesday 8 November 2017

    Winter may be upon us, but if you are well prepared for playing on those cold mornings, the high winds and showers needn’t dent your enjoyment of a round of golf. Here is part two of our guide to make this year’s winter fold season you best yet… BACK TO PART ONE 12. Take advantage of green fee offers We’ve put together a...

  • Are trees really 90% air?

    Written by Michael Catling on Monday 30 October 2017

    In our ‘golf’s biggest questions answered’ series, we decided to put the myth to the test – are trees really 90% air? Let’s face it, you probably know the answer. And we had a pretty good idea, too. But that didn’t stop us from finding six different types of trees at Burghley Park Golf Club in Lincolnshire and firing a bunch...

  • How often should I play to my handicap?

    Written by Michael Catling on Friday 27 October 2017

    Don’t play to your handicap as often as you’d like? Join the club. But just how often SHOULD you be getting in the buffer zone? Judging by the way most golfers behave, you’d think anything less than 90 per cent of the time is unacceptable. Most of us are guilty of throwing a paddy if we don’t can that six-footer on the...

  • 11 Reasons to buy the latest issue of TG

    Wednesday 25 October 2017

    Master every club in your bag with our latest issue – plus exclusive interviews, new gear tested and features that include a mongolian golf adventure.  While we tend to group golf technique into one desirable set of rules, the fact is that your set of clubs consists of a range of weapons, designed to achieve differing objectives and demanding different key...

  • Shot Clock to debut on European Tour in Austria in 2018

    Monday 23 October 2017

    The European Tour have anounced that the Shot Clock Masters will make it’s debut in Austria next year, where players will be timed for every shot and penalised for a bad time.  The 2018 Shot Clock Masters in Austria will be the first tournament in professional golf to use a shot clock on every shot as part of the European Tour’s...

  • American Golf Championships on Sky Sports Golf: Schedule and timings

    Written by Camilla Tait on Monday 16 October 2017

    American Golf have secured prime-time slots for broadcasting the American Golf Championships on Sky Sports Golf in 10 hour-long programmes American Golf‘s 2017 Championship TV programmes will be airing during prime time on the new Sky Sports Golf channel, with are ten hour long programmes in the schedule this year. The first will be the ever popular Junior Championship which will be...

  • Bjorn & Furyk go head to head at special Ryder Cup Captain’s challenge; Furyk talks Woods return

    Written by Camilla Tait on Monday 16 October 2017

    Thomas Bjørn and Jim Furyk took part in Ryder Cup Captains’ Challenge at Le Golf National – and it wasn’t long afterwards that Furyk was questioned about Tiger Woods.  Thomas Bjørn and Jim Furyk today went head-to-head at The 2018 Ryder Cup venue Le Golf National as the European and United States captains led two teams of junior golfers in a special...

  • Fifty of the UK and Ireland’s top value courses that test even the best…

    Written by Kevin Brown on Wednesday 11 October 2017

    TG Top 50: Are you ready for a challenge?  Golfers of all playing abilities just love a challenge. In fact that’s a good portion of what the game is all about: pushing yourself to your playing limit and tackling courses that will examine all aspects of your game – from driver to mid-iron to putter and everything in-between. And sometimes it’s...

  • Bjorn announces European Tour Foundation as official charity of the 2018 Ryder Cup

    Tuesday 10 October 2017

    European Ryder Cup Captain Thomas Bjørn today announced that the European Tour Foundation will be the Official Charity of The 2018 Ryder Cup. The European Tour Foundation was launched in May this year, replacing the existing Tour Players Foundation, and will bring together, under one umbrella, the many philanthropic and charitable elements the Tour engages in. Its mission statement sees it seek...

  • The Dunhill Diaries: Reliving Nick Dougherty’s final tournament

    Thursday 5 October 2017

    The Dunhill Diaries – an account of TG Collumist Nick Dougherty’s final tournament as a professional in 2016 One year on from Nick Dougherty’s final tournament appearance at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship – he gives us an insight into what it was like for him to play his last event as a professional golfer.  Fittingly, it was 10 years since he’d...

  • Scot’s Mann wins The World Hickory Open – and the pictures are stunning

    Thursday 5 October 2017

    Scotland’s Fraser Mann takes the title of The 2017 LinkedGolfers World Hickory Open Champion amongst strong international field – and the pictures are incredible In continued trying conditions, the players of the 13th LinkedGolfers World Hickory Open showed amazing patience, concentration and above all their sense of humour as they tee’d off yesterday morning at Kilspindie Golf Club on Scotland’s Golf...

  • Rules Refresher: 10 rules incidents in 2017 that you can learn from

    Written by Camilla Tait on Tuesday 3 October 2017

    Need a rules refresher? We’ve been reviewing the rules incidents of 2017! It turns out that Dustin Johnson and Anna Nordqvist’s penalty drama at their respective US Open’s in 2016 wasn’t enough for the Tour Professionals to leave behind– as there was still a lot of rules incidents that either caused confusion or drama in 2017.  It doesn’t happen that often, but...

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