Written by Alex Perry on Friday 21 March 2025
Some golfers who don’t use their real first name are more surprising than others… Before you start scrolling, how many golfers who don’t use their real first name do you reckon you could name? (And you can’t just say the ones in the picture above.) Let’s get into it – in absolutely no particular order other than starting with the most famous...
Written by Andrew Wright on Tuesday 10 June 2025
The economic impact of visitors travelling to St Andrews to play at the Home of Golf is equivalent to the country hosting three Opens Championships every year, according to new research. Visitors and their families coming to play on the seven courses in St Andrews is worth a massive £317 million annually in total economic impact to Scotland. This supports 4,300...
Written by Andrew Wright on Monday 9 June 2025
Tommy Fleetwood is the latest star to embrace the world of YouTube golf. Tommy Fleetwood is now a YouTube golfer. After appearing in countless YouTube videos for TaylorMade and alongside the likes of Rick Shiels and Grant Horvat, the Englishman has launched his own channel. It is a trend that is now well established in golf. In fact, some of the biggest...
Written by Rob McGarr on Monday 9 June 2025
A jaw-dropping 56 smashed the course record by six shots – but a stableford miracle saw him finish second. Imagine shooting a ridiculous 11-under-par 56. Breaking your home course record by six shots. And not winning the comp. That’s exactly what happened at Wolston Park Golf Club in Queensland, Australia, last week. Matthew Frohmuller, the club’s head greenkeeper and a +3 handicapper, delivered...
Friday 30 May 2025
Of all the golf-related Guinness World Records to hold, this one takes some beating… An English golfer has broken a Guinness World Record. And how! Isaac Rowlands, who is the assistant pro at The Grove, near London, is now the proud owner of the record for the world’s longest golf marathon. The 25-year-old played 182 holes and covered 53 miles –...
Written by Rob McGarr on Thursday 29 May 2025
Scheffler’s PGA Championship win is already in the history books – but one tip he shared that week flew under the radar, and it could help you shoot lower scores from now on. It’s easy to forget now, after he romped to a five-shot win, but Scottie Scheffler didn’t have it all his own way at the PGA Championship. During the opening...
Written by Rob McGarr on Thursday 29 May 2025
Many golfers think they can’t submit overseas scores – but you can, as long as you follow the correct process. Here’s how it works… As we get into summer holiday season, there’s a chance you may be lucky enough to play some golf abroad. Playing overseas often means getting to experience different course styles and conditions – which is great fun and...
Written by Michael Catling on Tuesday 27 May 2025
Bored of the weekly Stableford with your mates? Here are 15 fun golf formats to freshen things up… For a game that is anything but predictable, it’s ironic that most golf competitions follow the stroke play, Stableford or match play formats. They may be good fun, but there are hundreds of other ways to liven things up ahead of your next...
Written by Alex Perry on Friday 23 May 2025
The Charles Schwab Challenge champion will leave Colonial in a vintage Defender. Confused? So were we. Allow us to explain… As bonkers prizes go, this is right up there. The PGA Tour was in its regular stop at Colonial last week, where the winner of the Charles Schwab Challenge, Ben Griffin, got to take home a vintage Land Rover Defender. You read that...
Written by Alex Perry on Thursday 22 May 2025
GolfPod will use the world’s leading technology to build driving ranges with a twist, as Alex Perry found out… “Think about any existing driving range and how it’s designed and laid out – they’re old, and boring, and lacking any kind of color other than green and brown.” Mike Stone is introducing TG to a new concept that is currently under construction. “We...
Written by TG staff on Thursday 15 May 2025
You’ve heard the pros scream it as their ball attempts to find to the green – but what is a mudball in golf? As golfers, it’s up there with our worst nightmare after a three-putt from 10 feet. But what is a mudball in golf? A mudball in golf refers to a situation where mud or debris sticks to a...
Written by Rob McGarr on Wednesday 14 May 2025
Rick Shiels has ruled golf YouTube for years – but with other creators rising fast, his time at the top may soon be over. Rick Shiels is often referred to as the godfather of golf YouTube. The Bolton-born 38-year-old has been uploading to the platform since 2011 and is widely considered golf’s biggest content creator. At the time of writing, he boasts...
Written by Alex Perry on Thursday 20 February 2025
Here’s what we know so far about golf’s latest venture into the world of fiction… What a year it is for our beautiful sport on the silver screen. The third series of Full Swing is coming soon, as is Happy Gilmore 2, and now we have a brand new golf sitcom on the way. Created by Jason Keller and starring Hollywood megastar...
Written by Alex Perry on Wednesday 7 May 2025
The golf boom that followed the pandemic is not showing any signs of letting up. Only now we have new inspiration… There’s been another record-breaking month for the World Handicap System. Just weeks after being told that golfers in Great Britain and Ireland were “more negative than the rest of the world” when it came to the global order, England Golf...
Written by TG staff on Thursday 1 May 2025
Police have launched an appeal to find who caused the damage. A group of e-bike riders have destroyed all 18 holes of a popular community golf course. According to Merseyside Police, a number of reports were filed about electric bikes being ridden across the greens at Bootle Golf Course in Sefton. Members and staff at the golf club, which is around five miles...
Written by Alex Perry and Rob McGarr on Tuesday 29 April 2025
The new season is here! So here’s a quick refresher on five really common Rules of Golf we’re all guilty of misinterpreting… It’s the most wonderful time of the year! The sun is shining and the season is underway. The only drag is we need to brush up on the Rules of Golf. So before you make a fool of yourself...
Written by TG staff on Tuesday 29 April 2025
Worldwide Golf Brands are asking for information after a warehouse break-in cost them millions. More than £2 million worth of stock has been stolen from Worldwide Golf Brands. The online retailers say the break-in at their Manchester warehouse happened over the weekend of April 26-27. “We’re asking anyone in the golf industry who is offered any MacGregor package sets, or anything from Stuburt,...
Written by TG staff on Monday 28 April 2025
It’s one of the more controversial tactics in golf – but what is ‘grandstanding’ and why do people get so upset about it? Grandstanding is quite the contentious issue in the world of tour golf. Sometimes referred to as ‘grandstopping’ or ‘backboarding’, the act of grandstanding refers to when a golfer deliberately aims shot at the grandstands surrounding a green...
Written by Alex Perry on Friday 25 April 2025
Just eight of the UK’s top 100 golf courses have kept their green fees the same for the 2025 season… Green fees at the best golf courses in the UK have risen by a record amount from last year, according to new research. Using the Golf World UK and Ireland Ranking, David Jones, who runs the website UK Golf Guy, has worked...
Friday 25 April 2025
Rovos Rail’s African Collage adventure combines the continent’s finest sights and golf courses, all while traveling in luxury on their expertly-reimagined trains. This is an advertisement feature in association with Rovos Rail. Rovos Rail have earned an international reputation for truly world-class travel experiences thanks to their bespoke train safaris through the heart of Africa. The journeys, which last from 48 hours to...