Thursday 31 August 2023
Comedian John Robins ditched Fringe Festival beers for links golf and found something very special… This month I’m in Edinburgh for the Fringe Festival. I’ve been coming most years since 2005 and am a marginally better comedian than I am a golfer. Considering I am less than an hour’s drive from Scotland’s Golf Coast, it is nothing short of scandalous that in...
Thursday 20 July 2023
Bad Golf star and Beef’s Golf Club co-host John Robins ticks some things off his golfing bucket list… Ticking off items from my golfing bucket list shouldn’t be that difficult when you consider that one of the things on the list is “watch live golf”. But nothing could have prepared me for what would happen over a blissful four days at...
Wednesday 12 April 2023
Bad Golf star and Beef’s Golf Club co-host John Robins on the challenges of being a left-handed amateur golfer… Forgive me for indulging in a topic that only affects around five percent of golfers. Is it the stresses and strains of playing off scratch? Nope. Those who carry their driver over 250 yards? Nope, I’d have no insight into that! Strap...
Monday 6 March 2023
The annual pleasure of British winter has seen Bad Golf’s John Robin’s swap the golf course for the driving range. But what makes the ultimate practice area? In his exclusive Today’s Golfer column, the award-winning comedian, broadcaster, and Beef’s Golf Club co-host delves into the incidents that have put his efforts to cut his handicap on hold and explains what his...
Friday 3 February 2023
As hundreds of pieces of new golf equipment are revealed for 2023, Bad Golfer and Beef’s Golf Club host John Robins calls for club reviews to become more relevant to the average player. Imagine if we talked about anything else the way we talk about the release of new golf clubs… Forget everything you knew about Bad Golf columns. Duh Dum This January. Duh Dum It...
Monday 19 December 2022
Bad Golf’s John Robins doesn’t want to find socks or aftershave in his stocking this year. Instead, the Beef’s Golf Club co-host is asking Santa to grant his golfing wishes in 2023. Well folks, what a year it’s been for golf! I hope your Christmas jumpers have been out on the course at some point this month as our focus moves...
Monday 5 December 2022
John Robins reflects on his year in golf… including the Bad Golf host’s decision to add a chipper to the bag! Looking back over the last year I’ve had some real golfing highlights. I was lucky enough to play Loch Lomond and also experience my first taste of links golf at Castlerock in Northern Ireland. I started a fitness regime which...
Wednesday 16 November 2022
It’s been quite the month on the course for our resident Bad Golfer John Robins. We’ll let him explain… In the last month, I have experienced both my best and worst performance on a golf course. As regular readers of Today’s Golfer will know, I played Andrew ‘Beef’ Johnston recently. We met for the first time at Beef’s home club North...
Monday 17 October 2022
A visit to Precision Golf proved fruitful for Bad Golf’s John Robins as the comedian’s bid to get to single figures got underway. In his exclusive Today’s Golfer column the award-winning broadcaster, YouTuber and co-president of Beef’s Golf Club, explains why every amateur golfer should be following his lead. I’ve been writing this column for two years now, and it was always...
Monday 12 September 2022
John Robins, comedian and Britain’s favourite bad golfer, has joined forces with Andrew ‘Beef Johnston’ to launch a new golf club… and he wants all of you to join, too. In his exclusive Today’s Golfer column the broadcaster, YouTuber and Edinburgh Comedy Award winner explains how Beef’s Golf Club came about, what it’s like to have a professional golfer as his...
Friday 12 August 2022
Comedian and broadcaster John Robins’ Edinburgh Festival show means a lengthy break from golf. But when the Bad Golf star returns his swing will be in its best shape for a year… and it’s all thanks to a simple training aid. I miss golf. It’s only been a week since I last hit a ball but like a jilted lover pouring...
Wednesday 6 July 2022
Bad Golf’s John Robins took his first golf trip to Scotland and discovered how the other half lives with a round on one of Britain’s most exclusive courses. In his exclusive monthly column, the comedian, author, and broadcaster reveals the perks of being a golf influencer after being invited to play the incredible Loch Lomond. The majority of courses in the UK...
Wednesday 25 May 2022
Bad Golf’s John Robins recently turned 40, and to celebrate he headed to Ireland for the golf trip of a lifetime… In his exclusive Today’s Golfer column, the Edinburgh Comedy Award winner talks us through the best shot he’s ever seen and tells us what he learned from some of the toughest conditions he’s ever played in. When Alex Horne and I film...
Monday 25 April 2022
Just as his game had reached new levels, Bad Golf’s John Robins has forgotten how to swing a club… In his exclusive monthly Today’s Golfer column, the Edinburgh Comedy Award winner explains why watching a long driver on YouTube has done his game more harm than good. Do you ever feel as if your golf game is like spinning plates. Just as you...
Monday 11 April 2022
After three months of grafting in the gym, Bad Golf’s John Robins is seeing some impressive distance gains… but that is providing its own challenges! In his exclusive monthly Today’s Golfer column, the comedian and broadcaster explains the impact of hitting longer shots and how he’s . At the start of the year, I made the decision to start addressing my level of golf...
Wednesday 23 February 2022
After Bad Golf’s John Robins hand was forced into breaking away from the Stableford scoring system, he stumbled upon the on-course freedom he’d been searching for. In his exclusive monthly Today’s Golfer column, the comedian and broadcaster walks us through the surprising benefits of trying something new on the course. Since joining a golf club for the first time just under two...
Monday 31 January 2022
Bad Golf’s John Robins’ 2022 quest for more driver distance began with some shocks… mostly in the form of squats. In his exclusive Today’s Golfer column, the comedian, broadcaster and Bad Golf co-creator talks us through his unlikely journey into the realm of golf fitness. As I write this I am looking at a rather depressing reminder of my failure to achieve...
Thursday 16 December 2021
John Robins is looking to build on his meteoric progress in 2021 by adding some ‘big boy’ power to his game. In his exclusive Today’s Golfer column, the award-winning comedian and 5live host runs us through his new, deep-seated quest for some added yardage. What’s your golf goal for 2022? As I said in last month’s column, winter is a time when...
Wednesday 1 December 2021
John Robins has turned to golf lessons as he aims to improve his game this winter. In his exclusive Today’s Golfer column, the comedian, broadcaster and Bad Golf co-creator argues the interventionist case for a well-timed golf lesson and analyses our reluctance to ask for golfing help. Winter is now upon us and as the mud clogs up my spikes, wedges flounder...
Wednesday 10 November 2021
After a traumatic episode with a phantom hook, John Robins might finally be worthy of his ‘bad golfer’ moniker once again. In his exclusive Today’s Golfer column, the award-winning comedian, 5live broadcaster and podcast host mournfully walks us through the unique perils of playing on a ‘proper course’ after being forced to question his most closely held golfing assumptions… About two weeks...