Tuesday 27 October 2015
Gary Adams was a visionary, the son of a club professional who followed his father into the family business, but whose interests and enthusiasm for the game extended way beyond curing club members of their slice and re-gripping their clubs. In his desire to revolutionise golf he believed he had a secret weapon. In the main reception area of TaylorMade’s HQ,...
Monday 26 October 2015
1. When did you first shoot under par? I was 12 years old and shot 71 at a short course in Northern Michigan. The first time I shot under par at my home club, Kansas City Country Club, was when I was 13 and I shot 67. That was a special day. 2. Best shot of your career? The shot I’m...
Written by TG staff writer on Monday 26 October 2015
The R&A and the United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced the publication of the 2016 edition of the Rules of Golf that takes effect on Jan. 1, 2016, and it features several significant changes. But there’s no last-minute reprieve for players reliant on broomhandle putters. The new Rules book is the culmination of the normal four-year review cycle and is...
Friday 23 October 2015
Tim Burke has won the World Long Drive Championship with a 394-yard knock to take his second title in three years and the $150,000 first prize. “I just wanted to make sure I put a good golf swing on it… and I hit it pretty good,” Burke told the Golf Channel. “I got dedicated this year, got a little better golf swing,...
Thursday 22 October 2015
Why do you play golf? If it’s to play as many competitions as possible, abiding by the rules while maintaining an active handicap, the thought of using illegal, performance-enhancing clubs probably brings you out in a cold sweat. However, if you are one of the 3.3 million recreational golfers who play the game with friends, purely for fun, the prospect of...
Tuesday 20 October 2015
Formula One driver Nico Rosberg takes up the challenge and goes head-to-head with two-time Major winner and Mercedes-Benz Golf brand ambassador Martin Kaymer as they test their sporting skills and strive for the perfect drive in a series of exclusive challenges on the golf course and the race track. In the first challenge fans see Nico and Martin set fastest lap...
Monday 19 October 2015
Luke Donald owns one of the best short games in the world. Now he shares some of his skills in this new video from Mizuno. The PGA Tour player and former world No.1 demonstrates the best ways to practice those uncomfortable short shots into the green, highlighting the benefits of his new Mizuno S5 Blue IP wedges. For more info visit golf.mizunoeurope.com...
Saturday 17 October 2015
Overcoming adversity. Refusing to accept defeat. Bouncing back from heartbreak. Displaying immense mental strength when most would falter. Jason Day’s story has it all. Since losing his father, Alvin, to stomach cancer, aged 12, then watching his mother struggle to make ends meet, the 27-year-old Queenslander has been to hell and back. “We were poor when I was growing up,” he...
Tuesday 13 October 2015
The American Golf 9 Hole Championship Final came to its conclusion over four 9-hole rounds on the Brabazon Course at the Belfry Golf Club last weekend. The title of 9 Hole Champion went to Luke Eustace and partner Mark Kelly of Selby Golf Club who beat Broome Manor’s Ruddle brothers, Tom and Sam, 3&1 in the Grand Final. Along with the...
Monday 12 October 2015
Luke Donald owns one of the best short games in the world. Now he shares some of his skills in this new video from Mizuno. The PGA Tour player and former world No.1 demonstrates the risk and reward of three different executions around the green, highlighting the benefits of his new Mizuno S5 Blue IP wedges. For more info visit golf.mizunoeurope.com...
Written by Courses & Travel Editor Kevin Brown on Friday 9 October 2015
The 16th annual IAGTO Awards ceremony – which saw some of golf’s best-performing destinations celebrated – provided a fitting finale to the International Golf Travel Market (IGTM) held for the first time in Tenerife. The awards ceremony saw Michael Campbell, one of New Zealand’s most successful sportspeople and winner of the 2005 US Open Championship, presented with an honorary award for...
Friday 9 October 2015
Whether it was the move from featheries to gutta perchas, hickory shafts to steel or persimmon drivers to titanium, golf has always been a leader in technology. But we’ve never seen change at the pace it’s happening now. New equipment launches come faster than ever. Every day sees the advent of some new digital device that claims to change your game.
Written by Courses & Travel Editor Kevin Brown on Thursday 8 October 2015
The International Golf Travel Market (IGTM) has announced the 2016 edition of the world’s premier global event for golf tourism suppliers, buyers and media, will be hosted on the Mediterranean island of Majorca. Majorca will welcome IGTM 2016, organised by Reed Travel Exhibitions, to the Palau de Congressos in Palma, the island’s capital city, November 14-17. The popular holiday island, which...
Written by Courses & Travel Editor Kevin Brown on Thursday 8 October 2015
ClubstoHire.com is extending its popular service once again with the addition of two new destinations offering golf club sets more than 5,000km (3,000miles) apart across the Atlantic Ocean. Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic and the Portuguese island of Madeira become the 25th and 26th destinations in a growing list of popular golfing hotspots providing a service that has helped travelling...
Tuesday 6 October 2015
American Golf will be exhibiting on site at the British Masters when the tournament makes a comeback at Woburn this week. One of the event’s aims is to attract a new golf audience which American Golf will be supporting by offering free lessons with its PGA Pros and giving people the chance to try golf clubs. Visitors will also be...
Written by Golf World on Tuesday 6 October 2015
The Great White Shark recently celebrated his 60th birthday. He wanted to mark the occasion by doing something special and so he decided he would swim underneath the Antarctic ice cap. “The water is gin clear, and the sound of the whales and other marine life is extraordinary,” Norman says. “I’ve heard that if you look up at the 60...
Monday 5 October 2015
Rule 8-1 states that “a player must not give advice to anyone in the competition playing on the course other than his partner or ask for advice from anyone other than his partner or either of their caddies”. This sounds pretty comprehensive, but if you’re playing a monthly medal with your mates, does that mean you’re limited to talking about...
Written by Today's Golfer on Monday 5 October 2015
Direct Golf is in a battle with high street giant Sport Direct after the golf chain’s boss accused them of ‘illegally’ trying to take over his business. Andrew, who runs UK’s second largest golf retailer – is in the middle of a bitter row with Sports Direct and Newcastle FC owner Mike Ashley. Sports Direct, which has a 25% share in Direct...
Monday 5 October 2015
CharityStars – Britain’s leading online charity auction site – is offering the opportunity for three lucky people to take to the golf course with Francesco Molinari. Molinari, aged just 32, has won three European Tour events and it Italy’s most successful exponent of the sport. The money-can’t-buy prize will take place at the renowned Wisley Golf Club in Surrey near London, one...
Thursday 1 October 2015
Shropshire-born Chesters, 26, posted an impressive record as an amateur, including two European Amateur Championship victories, firstly in 2013 which qualified him for the 2014 Open Championship at Royal Liverpool – a tournament eventually won by fellow Nike athlete Rory McIlroy. Chesters’ successful defence of the European Amateur Championship later that year again secured a place at the Open Championship in...