Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 3 April 2013
The UK’s top young golfers will head to Quinta do Lago in Portugal later this year to compete in the final of the world’s largest junior golf event – and the chance to meet 2014 European Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley. McGinley will take time out from his preparations for next year’s Ryder Cup at Gleneagles to greet the 21 finalists...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Wednesday 3 April 2013
Bubba Watson has teamed up with Oakley to create a golf buggy hovercraft hybrid. In the video below you can see the whacky creation in action as it glides down the fairways and across the water hazards. “Golf carts haven’t changed much over the years. They look and feel the same,” the video description reads. “What if there was a way to...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 3 April 2013
Gary Player – the man who put South Africa on the golfing map landed in São Paulo today – on a mission to do the same for the sport in Brazil. As part of its sponsorship of this week’s Brasil Classic tournament (April 4-7), global golf sponsor HSBC has flown in international golf legend Player to help three of the country’s...
Tuesday 2 April 2013
Following the success of last year’s show, the British and International Golf Greenkeepers Association are gearing up for a huge BTME 2014, as it returns to a four hall exhibition with the world’s major machinery manufacturers at Harrogate. The Harrogate International Centre is sure to be bustling next January with the likes of John Deere, Toro and Ransomes Jacobsen joining Kubota, RECO...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 2 April 2013
Leading golf tour operator, Golfbreaks.com, is marking its 15th birthday by offering one lucky group of four golfers the chance to win the trip of a lifetime to watch the 2014 Masters Tournament at Augusta National. As of April 1st all customers booking a golf break of any value or duration (for travel any time in 2013) will automatically be...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Tuesday 26 March 2013
IJP Design has launched an Easter Egg hunt on www.ijpdesign.com with a host of great prizes on offer for eagle eyed golfers. Five eggs have been hidden and each will take you to a different competition to win IJP Design goodies. Find egg number one and you could win a IJP Design shirt signed by Ian Poulter, egg two and you’ll be entered into a draw...
Tuesday 26 March 2013
The Golf Consultants’ Association has chosen Howard Swan, golf course architect at Swan Golf Designs, to become its chairman for the next two years. He was appointed at the recent annual meeting and will be supported by an executive of John Ashworth, Jon Barker and Luis Desouza … respectively consultants in the golf and leisure business; architecture and interior design and...
Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 25 March 2013
ClubstoHire.com, the award-winning golf club rental company promoted by Europe’s Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley, has expanded its presence in Spain to include new services at Barcelona and Girona airports. Travelling golfers now have the chance to hire premium sets of clubs from five different locations in Spain, the most popular overseas golfing destination for British and Irish players – attracting...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Saturday 23 March 2013
With the start of our 2013 Fantasy Golf game less than three weeks away, we’re taking a look at some of the key tournaments that can decide where the league is won and lost. Of course, just like for the pros, the main scoring events are the four majors, where the triple points system means you can pick-up a massive 90 points...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Friday 22 March 2013
PING Collection have unleashed four vibrant polo shirts suited for the warmer months (hopefully!) of midsummer. The line is led by their new marque design, Miro, which is available in both an Ocean Blue/White and a Ash/Mandarin combination that aptly reflect the vibrant colours associated with Spring and Summer. The garment delivers a technical performance through a 70% polyester, 30% cotton structure that is as ultra comfortable and...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Thursday 21 March 2013
Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy top the list of the most expensive golfers in this year’s TG Fantasy Golf game, both coming in at £5.5m of the £15m budget for your six-man team. The world number one and two are followed by Luke Donald (£4.4m), Justin Rose (£4.2m), Brandt Snedeker (£4m) and Louis Oosthuizen (£4m). Phil Mickelson, Adam Scott, Steve Stricker and Lee Westwood (all £3.8m) complete...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Thursday 21 March 2013
Around £1 million worth of exclusive Hugo Boss watches will be up for grabs in 2013 as the luxury brand launches a new hole-in-one prize for golfers who record the elusive ace in club competitions. And to commemorate the momentous occasion, they have manufactured a specially commissioned, limited-edition timepiece for each golfer lucky enough – or skilful enough – to record a verified...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Thursday 21 March 2013
Our incredible Masters preview edition is now on sale and it is rammed full of quality content. Not only is there 28 pages on the first major of the year, the new TG also features our 2013 drivers test, the top 100 courses you can play for under £60 and our annual gear bible, What Gear 2013. The Masters coverage is headlined by...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Thursday 21 March 2013
Our incredible Masters preview edition is now available on the iPad at the Apple Store and it is rammed full of quality content and behind the scenes videos. Not only is there 28 pages on the first major of the year, the new TG also features our 2013 drivers test, the top 100 courses you can play for under £60 and our annual gear...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Thursday 21 March 2013
Subscribe to TG this month and alongside your 13 issues for £29.99, all delivered to your door, you will receive 24 Bridgestone e6 golf balls! The e6 features Dual Dimple technology that reduces drag, generating enhanced aerodynamics for greater carry through the air and with two dozen on offer, they should last you long enough for you to see improvements around...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Tuesday 19 March 2013
PGA Professional Chris Gray and his team were toasting in Turkey after a superb wire-to-wire victory in the 2013 TGI Golf Team Challenge, staged at the stunning Cornelia Golf Club. The Cottingham Park based Pro and his amateurs – which included wife Carol and friends Andy and Maxine Woodhead – led from the very first round and scored 228 points over...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Tuesday 19 March 2013
May 31st 2012 seemed to be just another Thursday at The Shire London Golf Club, but it ended in a dramatic ambulance journey, and a brush with death for the club’s owner, Tony Menai Davis. And now the Welsh-born golf entrepreneur has announced a celebrity golf day to be held at his golf club on the longest day of the year,...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Tuesday 19 March 2013
Tiger Woods and Lindsey Vonn have announced they are officially dating, and quick-off-the-mark bookies Ladbrokes have put the pair at just 2/1 to tie the knot. Sadly for Vonn the bookies are offering shorter odds of 7/4 that Woods is spotted with another woman during their relationship, while the Nike star is 16/1 to propose on the putting green at any major. Alex Donohue of Ladbrokes said:...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Friday 15 March 2013
Think you’ve got the best golf knowledge at your club? What about at your work? How about in the country? Well now you can prove it with the return of the Today’s Golfer Fantasy Golf Game. More than 15,000 of you signed up to play last year and it’s back and even better in 2013, with thousands of pounds worth of prizes...
Written by TG Courses editor on Friday 15 March 2013
Three-time European Tour winner Søren Kjeldsen and renowned trick shot artist Paul Barrington will join golfing legend Colin Montgomerie to show off their skills and entertain the public at Golf Live at Celtic Manor from May 10-12. Kjeldsen claimed the biggest of his three European Tour victories when he won the season-ending Volvo Masters at Valderrama in 2008 while Barrington is...