Written by Kevin Brown on Tuesday 28 March 2017
Every golfer enjoys and relishes a challenge…and that is exactly what you’ll get if you tee it up at any of the 21 courses listed below. They’re arguably the most challenging layouts you’re ever likely to face so are you prepared to pit your wits and skills against ther toughest courses around? Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland A links beast as well as a...
Written by Michael Catling on Wednesday 1 December 2021
If you’re bored of the weekly stableford with your mates, here are 16 new formats to freshen things up and provide some new fun on the golf course. For a game that is anything but predictable, it’s ironic that most golf competitions follow the strokeplay, stableford or matchplay formats. They may be good fun, but there are hundreds of other ways...
Written by Kevin Brown on Monday 30 January 2017
Former England football captain and Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney joins TG to discuss his love of golf, the weaknesses in his game and his golfing goals. Wayne Rooney has just broken Sir Bobby Charlton’s all-time goal-scoring record for Manchester United, with his 250th strike for the club. “Obviously it is a proud moment,” Rooney said. “It is a bit of a...
Written by Michael Catling on Monday 30 October 2017
In our ‘golf’s biggest questions answered’ series, we decided to put the myth to the test – are trees really 90% air? Let’s face it, you probably know the answer. And we had a pretty good idea, too. But that didn’t stop us from finding six different types of trees at Burghley Park Golf Club in Lincolnshire and firing a bunch...
Written by Michael Catling on Thursday 28 June 2018
It’s going to take brains and brawn to overcome this year’s Ryder Cup course. We played it to find out how just how tough it will be If golf courses were fit to feature in the Louvre, Le National’s Albatros course would take pride of place among the Raphaels and Da Vincis. Situated 20 miles south west of Paris, the par-71 layout looks...
Written by Michael Catling on Monday 20 November 2017
80 days and 20,093 shots: The incredible story of one golfer, his caddie and a 1,250-mile playing challenge across Mongolia Adam Rolston’s journey had taken him across frozen rivers, up and over glaciers and into the 40-degree heat of the Gobi Desert. Along the way, he had lost 135 golf balls, ridden a camel and inadvertently adopted a dog. Everything had...
Written by Michael Catling on Tuesday 5 December 2017
David Leadbetter has worked with the greats of the game, so who better to dispel some of the myths about teaching and the golf swing What David Leadbetter doesn’t know about the golf swing isn’t worth knowing. The 65-year-old has written eight instruction books and built a coaching empire which includes more than 34 academies in nine countries. His big break came...
Written by Michael Catling on Friday 30 December 2016
Ryder Cup prodigy Thomas Pieters took the world of golf by storm in the sun at Hazeltine National and we think the Belgian is one to watch in 2017, with the 24-year-old set to be a new face in the 2017 Masters field. We caught up with him for an interesting chat which covered everything from Space Jam to Carnoustie and...
Written by Michael Catling on Tuesday 31 January 2017
Imagine being able to get a game using one of the European Tour’s top caddies. He could help you plot your way around a course. He’d advise on the best strategy for a particular hole. And he’d probably talk you out of hitting that hero shot with a hybrid from the rough behind the trees… If you’re fed-up of making stupid...
Written by Michael Catling on Thursday 13 July 2017
TG Top 50 coach and Birkdale Head Pro Brian Hodgkinson talks you through the four key shots players will need at Royal Birkdale for the 146th Open. From getting out of the 120 tough bunkers to keeping it under the wind with your drives, Brian offers his advice on how to negotiate the links course. Keep your drive under the wind The...
Written by Michael Catling on Sunday 16 July 2017
‘There are no tricks here’: Royal Birkdale course manager Chris Whittle reveals the challenges facing the biggest names in golf Crisp greens, immaculate bunkers and perfectly-manicured fairways. It doesn’t happen by chance, which is why Royal Birkdale has long been regarded as one of the best venues on the Open rota. The current custodian of the famous Lancashire links is Chris...
Friday 25 August 2017
It’s no secret that golf can be an expensive game when you factor in the cost of clubs, green fees and golf balls. But for one player, his biggest expense is dog biscuits! Barry Gell, of Dunfermline, Fife, rewards his collie Jess with a treat every time she finds a golf ball. That may not seem like much, but she’s fetched...
Written by Michael Catling on Thursday 27 April 2017
How much do you have in common with a former Masters champion? Every month in Today’s Golfer magazine, we aim to seek out just how much in common you have with the world’s top golfers. This month, we spoke to World Golf Hall of Famer and former World No.1 Ian Woosnam. Have you ever rushed on to the 1st tee just before your...
Written by Jock Howard on Monday 7 December 2020
Peter Alliss, John Jacobs and Donald Steel are three doyens of British golf. In 2013 we got the three men together for an in-depth interview. Sadly, John and Peter have since passed away, but there their broad and fascinating views on the game they loved are timeless. John Jacobs, Peter Alliss and Donald Steel are three of the most eloquent and...
Written by Simon Daddow on Tuesday 25 July 2017
Bob Parsons is a 10-handicap billionaire who couldn’t find clubs that could really improve his game. So he decided to make his own. He has shrapnel in his arms and legs from a Vietnam trip-wire. He rides a Harley-Davidson, one of 18 motorcycles he owns. He’s got piercings, tattoos and his office desk is made from the door of a C-119...
Written by Kevin Brown on Friday 25 August 2017
Hollywood superstar Andy Garcia loves golf. Here he talks about teeing it up with Jack Nicholson and Joe Pesci, accepting what he’s got and his victory on the PGA Tour. The Godfather III, Oceans 11, Internal Affairs… Andy Garcia has starred in some of Hollywood’s biggest movies over the past three decades. But the 64-year-old loves golf as much as acting...
Written by Adrian Fryer on Friday 13 January 2017
You don’t have to wait till you get to the course or the range to start improving your golf. We’ve come up with six ways you can make progress without leaving your front door. Just make sure you keep checking your backswing for glass objects, pets or family members who haven’t yet twigged their home is, in fact, a well-equipped practice area. In...
Written by Michael Catling on Friday 27 October 2017
Don’t play to your handicap as often as you’d like? Join the club. But just how often SHOULD you be getting in the buffer zone? Judging by the way most golfers behave, you’d think anything less than 90 per cent of the time is unacceptable. Most of us are guilty of throwing a paddy if we don’t can that six-footer on the...
Wednesday 30 August 2017
The accuracy issue: Whether it’s getting fitted for the right clubs, practicing the perfect drills or taking tips from legends of the game – it’s all right here in the latest issue of TG Lets face it, every single one of us would love to be more accurate. Whether it’s hitting more fairways, boosting that greens in regulation percentage or being...
Wednesday 20 December 2017
There’s still time to win an incredible prize if you participate in the On Course Foundation’s charity raffle As part of American Golf‘s ongoing commitment to supporting its nominated charity, the On Course Foundation, the company is getting into the Christmas spirit early this year by launching a fabulous raffle across its 121 stores in the UK & Ireland. Tickets...