Written by TG staff writer on Tuesday 3 March 2015
Golf slowly but surely seems to be on the road to recovery…. Leading sports research company Sports Marketing Surveys reveals the results of their investigation into the British Golfer and their playing habits – a review which has been run annually since the mid-90’s. Golf participation in the UK finally stabilised in 2014, just above the 3.3 million mark, offering hope to the golf...
Written by TG staff writer on Tuesday 3 March 2015
Scotland has submitted an expression of interest in bidding to host The 2019 Solheim Cup and will decide on whether to launch a formal bid in the summer. The expression of interest has been submitted to the Ladies European Tour by EventScotland. Once any decision to submit a formal bid has been made, EventScotland will work to bring on board other...
Monday 23 February 2015
Exclusive Golf Club, The Manor House, is hosting an exciting Night Golf event in association with The Night Golf Company on Friday 6th March 2015, offering both members and their guests the challenging and inspiring experience of playing golf under the cover of darkness, beneath the starry Wiltshire sky. Teeing off thirty minutes after sunset, and marshalled by a team of...
Friday 20 February 2015
Two of golf’s leading brands – Titleist and FootJoy – have agreed a four-year deal to be the new sponsors of the flagship PGA Professional Championship. It signals the start of a fresh era for the tournament which was first competed for in 1973 and attracts more than 700 competitors each year seeking the coveted title. This year’s championship will be held...
Thursday 19 February 2015
‘The Bob Torrance Coach of the Year Award’, will be presented for the first time at this year’s showpiece event in Edinburgh on Friday 20 March, in memory of the legendary coach who sadly passed away last July. Bob’s son, Sam, the victorious 2002 Ryder Cup captain and a vice-captain under Paul McGinley for Europe’s win at Gleneagles in September, will...
Thursday 19 February 2015
Tourism Ireland has welcomed the appointment of Darren Clarke as Europe’s new Ryder Cup captain for 2016 and believes the decision will greatly enhance its continued ability to promote Ireland as a world-class golf destination. Clarke, one of Tourism Ireland’s golf ambassadors alongside world number one Rory McIlroy, Graeme McDowell, Padraig Harrington and Paul McGinley, was confirmed in the role by...
Written by Golf World on Wednesday 18 February 2015
“I’ll tell you why putts go in,” said 1959 US PGA champion Bob Rosburg. “Because the old National Open Champion in the sky puts ’em in.” Dr Paul Hurrion would beg to differ. Since 1997 – when he found time between getting down to scratch to complete a PhD in sports biomechanics – the 42-year-old has dedicated his life to proving...
Written by Golf World on Tuesday 17 February 2015
My Open debut in 1989 This was taken at Troon in 1989, during my first Open Championship. I know that’s where I am because of two things: the yellow score board in the background and my haircut. I was in the middle of my national service. I was probably playing a practice round with Nick Price, Mark McNulty and Tony Johnstone.
Written by Golf World on Tuesday 17 February 2015
These are challenging times for the sport we love. Participation is decreasing, TV ratings are dropping, sponsors are departing, and Rory McIlroy’s failure to win the 2014 BBC Sports Personality of the Year award, despite having one of the greatest years in golf history, illustrates sliding popularity and reduced engagement with the general public. But what is the solution to this...
Monday 16 February 2015
When Rory McIlroy failed to win the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award in December, the golf world was up in arms. Amid the conspiracy theories and outcry, one fact was clear: If a young, likeable British golfer isn’t going to take home the award in a year when he’s won two Majors and helped Europe to Ryder Cup...
Monday 16 February 2015
This is a dream job for a golfer, and one of the most important positions for the TG brand – which includes Britain’s biggest-selling golf magazine, a growing website, social media platforms and multiple digital projects. You need to be… · Full of ideas to improve our equipment coverage · A great communicator...
Monday 16 February 2015
The golfers of Northamptonshire have become the first in the country to vote to merge their ladies’ and men’s county organisations. At two separate, simultaneous meetings, the men of the Northamptonshire Golf Union and the women of the Northamptonshire Ladies’ County Golf Association both unanimously agreed to take the historic step, which has been welcomed by England Golf. The two governing bodies...
Monday 9 February 2015
The Golf Club, available on PC, PS4, and Xbox One, allows you to create photo-realistic courses of your dreams. In our November issue (327) we asked you to show off your design skills and from hundreds of fantastic entries, Mark Davies’ Three Cliffs Bay stood out for its spectacular scenery and all-or-nothing cliffside drama. A greenkeeper at Celtic Manor for...
Wednesday 4 February 2015
The R&A’s decision to switch coverage of The Open from the BBC to Sky was met with dismay last week, with pundits, pros and ordinary golfers lamenting the loss of golf’s oldest event from terrestrial TV. One of the biggest criticisms was that at a time when golf participation is going down, losing such a visible platform for the game to...
Written by Today's Golfer on Tuesday 3 February 2015
Sky Sports will exclusively broadcast The Open Championship live from 2017 after signing a five-year deal with the R&A. It means there will be no live mens’ golf on the BBC from 2017 – something many players feel strongly about. World No.1 Rory McIlroy, who defends the Claret Jug at St Andrews this summer, said: “I guess it’s just the way it’s...
Thursday 29 January 2015
American Golf is offering a limited number of golfers the chance to be amongst the first in the UK to try the 2015 Nike Vapor clubs. Europe’s largest golf retailer is hosting three exclusive Nike Vapor demo events this spring at: American Golf, Trafford 31st January trafford@americangolf.co.uk American Golf, New Malden 3rd February new.malden@americangolf.co.uk American Golf Clydebank 6th February clydebank@americangolf.co.uk Places are filling up fast, so...
Thursday 29 January 2015
1 – Paul McGinley and Alex Ferguson take over at the European Tour In an inspired move, the European Tour decides to appoint the victorious European Ryder Cup captain from Gleneagles, Paul McGinley, as their Chief Executive following the retirement of George O’Grady. McGinley’s major passion outside golf is business; and as well as a marketing diploma from Dublin University and...
Thursday 15 January 2015
The BGIA along with Bauer Media is proud to announce the further development of National Golf Month, with the confirmation of National Golf Month 2015. After the successful pilot of National Golf Month last year, the event is back! 2015 has the potential to be a huge year for Golf, with interest surrounding the sport continuing to grow with the questions...
Wednesday 14 January 2015
Professor Mark Broadie of Columbia University invented the ‘strokes gained – putting’ statistic used on the PGA Tour and authored the book Every Shot Counts. His extensive research revealed the percentage of putts golfers of different standards really hole from five feet, eight feet and 15ft. How do your putting stats compare? Is your putting above or below average? It’s hard...
Friday 2 January 2015
It’s been a bit manic,” says Challenge Tour-turned-European Tour phenomenon Jason Palmer. The 30-year-old from Leicester has barely had time to contemplate life among the sport’s biggest names and yet he is fast becoming one himself. Why? Because he chips one-handed. A win in China and a runner-up finish in Oman in successive weeks last month proved enough for the...