Written by Golf World on Sunday, 1 November 2015
There’s a lot to like about Danny Willett. Not only is the 27-year-old Yorkshireman one of Europe’s leading players – and a strong candidate to make his Ryder Cup debut next year – he is also one of the most approachable and personable. In the best sense of the phrase, even as he has earned what he calls “ridiculous amounts...
Written by Golf World on Saturday, 31 October 2015
Lee Westwood Former World No.1 On top of the world rankings as recently as 2010, Lee Westwood now sits nervously on the outer edges of the world’s top 50. Does his steady slide signal the end? Having recently tipped the wrong side of 40, Lee Westwood’s biggest problem may well be the one thing he cannot work on. “It’s possible that, because of...
Written by Golf World on Friday, 30 October 2015
Since bursting onto the European Tour in 2012, the 29-year-old has enjoyed a meteroric rise up the world rankings. Kit Alexander asked him to reveal the key learnings he’s picked up along the way. 1 – I score better with a fade When I first got on tour I played a big draw. When it was on it was fine, but when...
Written by Golf World on Thursday, 29 October 2015
Fit and healthy for the first time in three years and emotionally settled following a painful divorce, a hungry Paul Casey once again has his sights set on major championship and Ryder Cup success. There was a time, not so very long ago, when Paul Casey was the World No.3 golfer. The most naturally gifted of the so-called “golden generation” of Englishmen...
Written by Rob McGarr on Thursday, 29 October 2015
Jordan Spieth’s 2015 season contained some truly startling numbers. He won five times, earned more than £14 million, racked up 15 top-10 finishes and lead the PGA Tour with a scoring average of 68.938, nearly a shot per tournament better than second-placed Jason Day. You can now add another crazy number to that list, after one of Spieth’s sponsors, telecommunications company...
Wednesday, 28 October 2015
In this shortgame masterclass, Mizuno Tour player Luke Donald talks you through his routine when faced with a tricky shot into a green. He tells you when it’s right to play a high or a low shot, and how you need to alter your stance and angle of attack.
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...