Written by Camilla Tait on Tuesday 25 April 2017
The 18th hole at the Old Course, St Andrews, has been voted the best golf hole in Scotland by a poll that surveyed nearly 3000 golfers. The Tom Morris hole, which plays back towards the R&A clubhouse with the town on the right and the west sands on its left, had a 27% share of the 799 votes cast. The...
Written by Camilla Tait on Tuesday 25 April 2017
England Golf has announced its partnership with British Speedgolf as part of its Golf Express campaign, which is aimed at promoting a fast and fun version of the game where 18 holes can take just 80 minutes. If you can’t stand slow play, this new version of the sport may be for you as both organisations are hoping the partnership will...
Written by Kevin Brown on Friday 7 April 2017
Augusta, Cypress Point, Royal Melbourne… Alister MacKenzie was responsible for designing them all, as well as many less famous venues closer to home. Now, some of them have joined forces to create the new MacKenzie Trail. There’s nine venues on the Trail, all within 60 miles of each other. And, as MacKenzie himself would have approved, they are all accessible and...
Written by Kevin Brown on Monday 10 April 2017
Justin Rose led the charge in a bid to become the first European to win both the US Open and the Masters, but it was not to be. Rose led the field at one point by three-shots, but a fierce come-back from eventual winner Sergio Garcia saw Rose lose his chance to get back-to-back English Masters victories on the first...
Written by Kevin Brown on Monday 10 April 2017
Sergio Garcia is a major champion. It seems this should have been written not long after he finished second in the PGA Championship way back in 1999, but Garcia’s career has been strewn with a heartbreaking series of missed chances and final-round collapses. Until now. With a fierce back-nine comeback Garcia propelled himself in to a tie for the lead with...
Written by Michael Catling on Wednesday 12 April 2017
Sky Sports presenter and three-time European Tour winner Nick Dougherty has joined the Today’s Golfer team as a new columnist. The popular golfer-turned broadcaster has been a regular presence on our TV screens since calling time on his 15-year playing career at the Dunhill Links Championship last October. The 34-year-old has now agreed to write for Britain’s best-selling golf magazine on a...
Written by Camilla Tait on Tuesday 11 April 2017
Rory McIlroy was looking to complete the career grand-slam when he teed up at Augusta National, but instead had to settle with his fourth top 10 finish in a row. A disappointed McIlroy has admitted that his game simply wasn’t good enough to win, as moments of brilliance were cancelled out by periods of play to forget. The conditions during the first...
Thursday 13 April 2017
The latest issue of Britain’s best-selling golf magazine has hit the shelves, and there’s plenty of reasons you should be buying it. Here’s a preview to what is in this issue, which features our big equipment test and a brand new columnist… 1. TOP GEAR: Our test verdict on the 110 best clubs of 2017. We rate 20 new drives, 20 fairways &...
Thursday 13 April 2017
FootJoy have added four new models to their 2017 men’s performance spikeless footwear range, which come with a breadth of significant improvements aimed to benefit the golfer. The newest launch from FootJoy follows the success of the Pro/SL, and FJ’s new performance-driven spikeless shoes offer Tour-calibre performance with a variety of styles from lightweight and waterproof to shoes with off-course styling in mind. Having...
Written by Jacob Colley on Wednesday 19 April 2017
Tiger Woods hit his first public shots in over two months at an event in Missouri to launch his first public golf course, which honours the late Payne Stewart. The 14-time major champion has not played since pulling out of the Omega Dubai Desert Classic event two months ago because of back spasms, but hit two shots in front of crowds...
Written by Jacob Colley on Wednesday 19 April 2017
Tiger Woods hit his first public shots in over two months last night, at an event in Missouri to launch his first public course. The former world number one refused to be drawn into a return date though. The 14-time major champion has not played since pulling out of the Omega Dubai Desert Classic event two months ago because...
Written by Jacob Colley on Wednesday 19 April 2017
There are currently six different handicap systems in the world, with 15 million golfers across the globe possessing a handicap. The aim of the new system is to make your handicap applicable wherever you are the world, a move that will be heralded by travellers of the game. A review into the six handicap systems, including Golf Australia and the European Golf...
Written by Jacob Colley on Wednesday 19 April 2017
Luke Donald was using Mizuno JPX 900 Tour irons when he finished second at the RBC Heritage, and now you have the opportunity to try them out for yourself. Mizuno have announced four of its fitting days for April and May 2017, visiting Woburn Golf Club, Silvermere Golf & Leisure, Bearwood Lakes Golf Club and Royal Mid Surrey Golf Club. Following the...
Wednesday 19 April 2017
The Solheim Cup have announced that the biggest team event in Women’s golf will be held at Gleneagles from the 13-15 September, 2019 Europe and the USA will head to the world-famous PGA Centenary Course in two years time, which played host to the memorable Ryder Cup in 2014. Paul Bush, Director of Events, VisitScotland, said: “Together with the LET, LPGA and...
Written by Camilla Tait on Thursday 20 April 2017
Tiger Woods has announced via his website that he has undergone yet another back surgery in his latest injury setback, which will set him back about a further six months. The 14-time major champion withdrew from the Omega Dubai Desert Classic in February with back spasms, and it was widely speculated that despite insistance from his team his injuries were far...
Written by Michael Catling on Monday 23 January 2017
Tommy Fleetwood was in danger of becoming golf’s forgotten man. That was until he ended a 1,247-day wait for a second European Tour title by winning the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. He has since followed that up with a second-place finish at both the WGC Mexico and the Shenzhen International which has resulted in his best ever World ranking of no.29. In the past three seasons, he’s ranked...
Written by Staff Writer, Today's Golfer on Thursday 23 March 2017
He may be crocked (again) but Tiger was busy during his last injury-enforced break penning a new book called Unprecedented: The Masters and Me. While we all still wonder if Tiger Woods will play in the Masters this year or not, we sat down and read his new book to relive some of the best Tiger Woods Masters moments. In his new book, Tiger...
Written by Camilla Tait on Friday 24 March 2017
Today’s Golfer 2017 Fantasy Golf: Coming SOON! Fantasy golf is returning for a seventh season! Over 6 thousand of you played every week last year, with Clare Kasey claiming the top prize. This year, Fantasy Golf is coming back with several new improvements and additions to last year’s game, with some incredible prizes up for grabs. Once again, Fantasy Golf will kick...
Written by Staff Writer, Today's Golfer on Saturday 1 April 2017
Construction workers at the first of two new courses in the Algarve region of Dia das Mentiras have been the first to experience what is believed to be the world’s deepest bunker. Taking advantage of the small but impressively tall range of sand dunes, known locally as the Cresce o Nariz, up-and-coming German course designer Walther Mittë has fulfilled the brief...
Written by Michael Catling on Tuesday 28 March 2017
Do you suffer with the putting yips? Does the very thought of a slippery three-footer fill you with dread? If so, we’re here to help. We’ve teamed up with European Tour pro Steven Tiley to help change your fortunes on the putting green. We are offering four lucky readers a free putting lesson with Tiley at Royal Cinque Ports in Kent on...