Written by Camilla Tait on Wednesday 20 December 2017
2017 has been full of record breakers. From 59s to the first 62 in a major and a number of course records on some very well-known courses, we take a look at the most impressive records of the year. There was a record breaking US Open, the first 62 in a major and three 59s recorded in 2017. So who managed...
Monday 11 December 2017
The R&A and USGA have unanimously agreed to adopt a new set of rules surrounding video reviews which will eliminate viewer call-ins and additional two-shot scorecard penalities A working group led by The R&A and the USGA has unanimously agreed to adopt a new set of protocols for video review when applying the Rules of Golf. The group, consisting of the PGA...
Friday 8 December 2017
Fan of long drive? The Long Drive World Series has just announced plans to significantly expand its programme of events in 2018 The Long Drive World Series (LDWS) has announced plans to expand its number of tournaments in 2018 as the brand looks to introduce audiences around the world to its high octane golfing entertainment concept. Long Drive sees the biggest hitters...
Friday 8 December 2017
For 206 days Mark Johnson tweeted asking to carry his hero’s bag. The Spaniard finally said ‘yes’ and this is what happened at the British Masters… I would like to clarify that I’m not some kind of super fan or celebrity stalker, nor was it ever my intention to get my five minutes of fame. Although my Twitter crusade has landed...
Thursday 23 November 2017
Save shots now without going near your swing! Our latest issue gives you all the advice you need to help your game- plus exclusive interviews, new gear tested and an all new ‘play better’ section. “Only smart golf will ever get your hnicap to come down,” says Dominic Bott – a Tour caddie since the early 1990s and one of six...
Thursday 23 November 2017
It’s Cyber Monday- Keep an eye on this page as we update the best deals black friday/cyber Monday we know about throughout the day! All the best Black Friday and Cyber Monday golf deals for 2017, with links and information to all the best golf deals we know about. Today’s Golfer Magazine Subscription GET 20% OFF Today’s Golfer & Golf World Magazines! Enter...
Thursday 16 November 2017
Sam Horsfield claimed an impressive eight-shot victory at Qualifying School Final Stage as 33 players earned European Tour cards on a dramatic sixth and final day at Lumine Golf Club. The Englishman, who shot all six rounds in the 60’s during the six-round marathon final stage of Q-school, closing with an impressive eight under par 63 to complete the best round...
Wednesday 15 November 2017
If you’ve bought a dozen Srixon Z-Stars this year, you’ve helped raise more than £40,000 for Prostate Cancer UK. Srixon has just donated a massive £42,999 to the charity after a ground-breaking partnership that saw Srixon donate £1.50 for every dozen Z-STAR and Z-STAR XV balls sold at trade to Prostate Cancer UK, helping to raise funds as well as awareness...
Wednesday 25 October 2017
Master every club in your bag with our latest issue – plus exclusive interviews, new gear tested and features that include a mongolian golf adventure. While we tend to group golf technique into one desirable set of rules, the fact is that your set of clubs consists of a range of weapons, designed to achieve differing objectives and demanding different key...
Monday 23 October 2017
The European Tour have anounced that the Shot Clock Masters will make it’s debut in Austria next year, where players will be timed for every shot and penalised for a bad time. The 2018 Shot Clock Masters in Austria will be the first tournament in professional golf to use a shot clock on every shot as part of the European Tour’s...
Wednesday 27 September 2017
Help us decided our TG Travel Awards for 2018 and be in with a chance of winning a fabulous prize! HOW TO VOTE You can only pick one course and one hotel/resort per destination category (eg: one course and one hotel in Scotland, or one hotel & one course in each of the four English regions). Multiple choices will result in entries...
Written by Camilla Tait on Monday 16 October 2017
American Golf have secured prime-time slots for broadcasting the American Golf Championships on Sky Sports Golf in 10 hour-long programmes American Golf‘s 2017 Championship TV programmes will be airing during prime time on the new Sky Sports Golf channel, with are ten hour long programmes in the schedule this year. The first will be the ever popular Junior Championship which will be...
Written by Camilla Tait on Tuesday 3 October 2017
Need a rules refresher? We’ve been reviewing the rules incidents of 2017! It turns out that Dustin Johnson and Anna Nordqvist’s penalty drama at their respective US Open’s in 2016 wasn’t enough for the Tour Professionals to leave behind– as there was still a lot of rules incidents that either caused confusion or drama in 2017. It doesn’t happen that often, but...
Written by Camilla Tait on Monday 16 October 2017
Thomas Bjørn and Jim Furyk took part in Ryder Cup Captains’ Challenge at Le Golf National – and it wasn’t long afterwards that Furyk was questioned about Tiger Woods. Thomas Bjørn and Jim Furyk today went head-to-head at The 2018 Ryder Cup venue Le Golf National as the European and United States captains led two teams of junior golfers in a special...
Written by Kevin Brown on Wednesday 11 October 2017
TG Top 50: Are you ready for a challenge? Golfers of all playing abilities just love a challenge. In fact that’s a good portion of what the game is all about: pushing yourself to your playing limit and tackling courses that will examine all aspects of your game – from driver to mid-iron to putter and everything in-between. And sometimes it’s...
Tuesday 10 October 2017
European Ryder Cup Captain Thomas Bjørn today announced that the European Tour Foundation will be the Official Charity of The 2018 Ryder Cup. The European Tour Foundation was launched in May this year, replacing the existing Tour Players Foundation, and will bring together, under one umbrella, the many philanthropic and charitable elements the Tour engages in. Its mission statement sees it seek...
Sunday 8 October 2017
In honour of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship being held in St.Andrews, we’ve teamed up with renowned golf historian and author Roger McStravick to offer you a superb prize...
Thursday 5 October 2017
The Dunhill Diaries – an account of TG Collumist Nick Dougherty’s final tournament as a professional in 2016 One year on from Nick Dougherty’s final tournament appearance at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship – he gives us an insight into what it was like for him to play his last event as a professional golfer. Fittingly, it was 10 years since he’d...
Thursday 5 October 2017
Scotland’s Fraser Mann takes the title of The 2017 LinkedGolfers World Hickory Open Champion amongst strong international field – and the pictures are incredible In continued trying conditions, the players of the 13th LinkedGolfers World Hickory Open showed amazing patience, concentration and above all their sense of humour as they tee’d off yesterday morning at Kilspindie Golf Club on Scotland’s Golf...
Thursday 28 September 2017
If it were allowed, how would you try to put off another player on the golf course? We already saw Martin Kaymer try to put off players during the Hero Challenge by standing over Matthew Fitzpatrick’s putts, but in this video – there are a lot more props involved. In this hilarious video, European Tour professionals Andy Sullivan, Thorbjorn Olesen, Paul Waring...