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...
Friday 31 March 2017
The Masters is held every April at Augusta National in Georgia – and yet every year the same questions seem to pop up about the first major. As a result, we decided to tackle one of the most common questions there is…. How hard IS Augusta National? Last April, 89 of the world’s best golfers arrived at Augusta with high hopes of taming the...
Written by Staff Writer on Friday 31 March 2017
We sat down with Tyrrell Hatton to talk Masters memories, Augusta excitement and the holes he’s already thinking about ahead of his first trip down Magnolia Lane. TG began our interview with Hatton by suggesting we’d like to kick off with some questions “about a tournament in April”. The event isn’t named, but Hatton’s grin stretches across his face as he...
Written by Kevin Brown on Tuesday 4 April 2017
Fancy playing somewhere new, different, fun and quirky….courses guaranteed to provide an unusual golfing challenge and experience. Well, the 22 UK courses listed below will definitely fulfill all those requirements as well as providing a round to remember. Forever….. *Bala, Gwynedd, Wales This ten-holer is short but exceptionally sweet. But the hilltop layout can turn sour from the word go – the...
Written by Kevin Brown, Today's Golfer on Wednesday 5 April 2017
Sir Nick Faldo knows a thing or two about Augusta. He’s played there since 1979, winning three times – more than any other European. “I love Augusta, just love being there,” he told us as we sat down in the clubhouse at TPC Scottsdale in Arizona, where he’s working for US TV. In 1997, he had a grandstand seat for Tiger’s...
Written by Michael Catling on Wednesday 5 April 2017
Sky Sports’ coverage of the 2017 Masters begins tomorrow so book the afternoon off work and get ready to enjoy over 10 hours of golf. Featured groups, Amen Corner and holes 15 and 16 will be broadcast on the red button, online and on the go from 14.15 on Thursday and Friday. Full coverage begins at 19:00 for the first three...
Written by Kevin Brown on Thursday 6 April 2017
Two lucky golfers are in Augusta and set to watch the Masters after winning a dream trip thanks to Million Dollar Hole in One. MDHIO, working in partnership with YourGolfTravel, offered players the chance to enter a prize draw to win an all-expenses paid trip to watch the first major of the year. Golfers pay €10 each to enter a par-3 hole-in-one...
Thursday 6 April 2017
Lee Westwood is hoping to win his first ever major title at the Masters this week, and last year’s runner-up is set to win more than a green jacket if he does. Flannels, the luxury fashion retailer, who recently announced Westwood as an ambassador, have put a £2 million price tag on the tournament’s famous green jacket if he clinches the...