Wednesday 12 September 2018
The R&A is looking to the future of golf as it sets out its vision to ensure the long-term success of the sport through staging world class championships, reinvesting in the game, rule changes, modernising the sport and the introduction of a world handicap system. A new chapter begins in the long history of the St Andrews-based governing body today with...
Written by Michael Catling on Friday 7 September 2018
Pascal Grizot, Vice President of the French Golf Federation, helped secure the Ryder Cup’s first appearance in France. I have spent 10 years of my life, as a volunteer, trying to organise the Ryder Cup and it hasn’t been easy. The government had Euro 2016 to organise and then France was also part of the bidding process for the Olympics, which...
Tuesday 28 August 2018
The Golf Club 2019 Featuring PGA TOUR is available for digital download on Playstation 4, Xbox One X and Windows PC from today – and launches with a new publisher The PGA Tour has returned to XBox and Playstation consoles today, only this time there’s no EA Sports logo or picture of Rory on the front. Developed by HB Studios, The Golf Club...
Written by Kevin Brown on Friday 7 September 2018
He won’t touch a club in Paris, but Head Greenkeeper Alejandro Reyes will play a huge role in the result. The Spaniard is in his sixth year as the head greenkeeper at Le Golf National and he’s spent the bulk of that time preparing to deliver one of the most exciting Ryder Cups of all time. His dream? “That both teams will...
Written by Chris Jones on Thursday 9 August 2018
Australian golfer Jarrod Lyle, 36, has lost his battle with leukaemia. He left a final message shared by his wife: “Thanks for your support, it meant the world.” His death came just over a week after he and his family decided to end treatment and return home for palliative care. A fund was immediately was set up to support his family, and...
Wednesday 8 August 2018
London is set to get two new golf courses in the next five years, in addition to further course developments at The Shire London. Golfers in the south east of England will soon get two new 18-hole courses to play on, plus improvements to one of London’s most prominent existing golf courses, in a partnership announced today between USA golf architects the...
Sunday 5 August 2018
American Golf UK Long Drive winners crowned on a day which saw Europe’s longest hitters go head to head American Golf and Callaway welcomed Europe’s strongest Long Drive field to Chester Racecourse on Thursday to do battle for the 2018 American Golf U.K. Long Drive Championships. From a field comprising Europe’s elite long drivers, new long drive stars in the making and...
Written by Kevin Brown on Monday 30 July 2018
Rugby legends fought it out on the golf course at The Buckinghamshire GC over the weekend in the inaugural Ryder Cup-style Icons of Rugby event, the Southern Hemisphere staging a dramatic singles comeback to celebrate an 18.5-17.5 victory over their Northern Hemisphere rivals. Team South captain – former US Open champion Michael Campbell – got the perfect response from his players...
Written by Kevin Brown on Wednesday 25 July 2018
Twenty fours after Italian Francesco Molinari lifted the Claret Jug at Carnoustie, a host of golfing legends and major champions lined up with some of the sport’s hottest young talent in the star-studded annual Berenberg Gary Player Invitational extravaganza at Wentworth. The superstar field included 11 Major winners in all with the legendary South African host being joined by fellow countrymen...
Monday 16 July 2018
First Round Tee Times have been announced for the 147th Open at Carnoustie Scotland’s Sandy Lyle will get the 147th Open at Carnoustie underway on Thursday morning, teeing up with both Martin Kaymer and Andy Sullivan. Defending champion Jordan Spieth will be playing with Justin Rose and Kiradech Aphibarnrat on Thursday morning at 09:58, while 2007 Champion Padraig Harrington has been drawn...
Thursday 12 July 2018
1 How old were you when you first broke par? My third professional tournament. Never had a handicap in my life. Pretty sure it was Hallamshire. 2 Highlight of your career so far? Haven’t had one! I only remember the lowlights. 3 Favourite hole? The 12th at Augusta. It causes the most problems. It’s quite a conundrum for everyone. No-one has ever really solved it. 4...
Written by Chris Jones, Editor on Wednesday 11 July 2018
Lynx Golf is set to become one of the first golf equipment companies in the world to rid itself of Single-Use Plastics (SUPs) by making major changes to its supply chain. Owned by husband-and-wife entrepreneurs Steve Elford and Stephanie Zinser, Lynx has committed to spending over £30,000 this year on alternatives for SUPs and to increase plastics recycling resources in its...
Written by Staff writer on Tuesday 10 July 2018
World Records were destroyed when some of the longest drivers in the country sent their balls flying down an RAF runway. American Golf challenged some of the Long Drive stars who’ll be appearing at its 2018 UK Long Drive Final this August to set various World Records and in doing so help celebrate the anniversaries of On Course Foundation and the...
Tuesday 3 July 2018
Arguably nobody knows Carnoustie better than the last Open winner here and his caddie, who sat down with TG to talk to us through every twist and turn of the Angus venue… Come the third week in July, Padraig Harrington will be praying for the weather to turn nasty when The Open returns to Carnoustie, scene of the Dubliner’s first of...
Tuesday 10 July 2018
Ever dreamt of a job where you just play golf? You could be about to swing into that dream post. Visit Scotland are offering one lucky individual a golf job with a difference, albeit it’s not an official job and only temporary for two weeks but who cares right?! Here’s what they say… Scotland is ‘The Home of Golf’; it’s where the...
Written by Camilla Tait on Wednesday 4 July 2018
Dozens of golf courses in the UK have notified members of smoking bans on while the country continues to go through a heatwave. In order to prevent accidental fires and damage, golf courses around the country have been sending out messages to members after deciding to ban smoking anywhere on the course. It’s a measure which has been introduced to protect golf...
Written by Staff writer on Wednesday 27 June 2018
Phil Mickelson has elaborated on moment of madness at the US Open, where he hit a moving ball, saying “hopefully one day we can laugh about it”. Lefty was at a charity event in conjunction with his sponsor KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, where he was quizzed about the incident at Shinnecock – which he apologised for via text message last week. “It took...
Written by Today's Golfer taff writer on Monday 25 June 2018
This is one of the coolest fitting bays we’ve ever seen – and it’s now open to anyone. The Grove in London has set up a custom-fitting experience that introduces everyday golfers to tour-inspired game analysis and equipment recommendations. Permanently on site as part of The Grove’s extensive practice facilities, the Tour Truck Experience offers amateur golfers the opportunity to feel like...
Written by PA Sport on Wednesday 20 June 2018
Peter Thomson, Australia’s five-time British Open champion, has died aged 88 The first Australian player to win the Open Championship major died at his home in Melbourne at 9am local time on Wednesday, his family told PGA Australia (PGAA). Thomson had suffered from Parkinson’s disease for more than four years, the body said. Aged 24, Thomson became one of the youngest winners of...
Written by Staff writer on Friday 15 June 2018
Macmillan Cancer Support’s legendary golf fundraising challenge, which sees golfers tackle 72 holes in one day, is returning on Thursday 21 June. The Longest Day Golf Challenge sees a team of four cover over 20 miles of course in one day and ask friends and family for sponsorship. Every penny raised will help Macmillan support the growing number of people living with...