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  • Golf Tips Advent Calendar

    Written by TG Staff Writer on Monday 22 December 2008

    As golfers we can struggle to get into the Christmas spirit – frozen greens and white fairways hardly make you feel jovial! – so we thought the team at Today’s Golfer would help by creating a useful golf tips advent calendar! Every day in the run up to Christmas we will be revealing what’s behind every one of the advent calendar...

  • HSBC Golf World Champion of Champions 2009 Results

    Written by Golf World on Tuesday 18 August 2009

    HSBC Golf World Champion of Champions 2009 Results: Roxburghe Results Forest Pines Results Machynys Peninsula Results The Oxfordshire Results Belfry Results Saunton Results St Andrews Results   Roxburghe Qualifiers 1st Sean Heads – Hexham GC – Handicap (+1) – 70 “My game was solid all over today, I drove the ball well and gave myself lots of chances”. Sean plays for Northumberland County. Qualified for Turnberry in last years final. 2nd David Miller  –...

  • Todays Golfer Magazine April Issue

    Written by TG Editor on Thursday 26 March 2009

    The Today’s Golfer Value Issue is on sale now – and simply can’t afford to miss it! The May issue of Today’s Golfer magazine also comes with a FREE, 164-page 2-FORE!-1 2009 Factfile and a voucher! So you can play half-price golf at nearly 1,000 UK courses right now! And there are hundreds of other ways to make your cash go further...

  • short game tuition tip week

    Written by TG Instruction Editor on Friday 5 December 2008

    Getting great Short Game Tuition is your short cut to better golf scores and all this week Today’s Golfer’s best golf instructors will be sharing their short game secrets with you. Over the next seven days our team of short game experts will be filming short game tuition golf video tips covering every aspect so you can get out there and...

  • TG Issue 302 on the iPad Available Now!

    Written by Jake O'Reilly on Thursday 4 October 2012

    Issue 302 of Britain’s best selling golf magazine is available to download now from the Apple store and it is packed full of incredible content! This month’s cover feature sees Nick Faldo unearth memories of how he re-built his swing to win six majors, and what he thinks of Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods’ swings now. You will also get an exclusive to...

  • Sign-up To The TG Advent Calendar 2012

    Written by Jake O'Reilly on Monday 3 December 2012

    Our 2012 Advent Calendar is up-and-running and so far we’ve got three fantastic prizes for you to win! Make sure you sign up to receive our brilliant daily reminder emails – never miss a competition! PLEASE NOTE: Unfortunately, due to technical issues, any November sign-ups to our daily reminders have not been processed, but do not fear, it is now working and...

  • Sidaro phone app available to download now

    Written by TG Features Writer on Friday 31 July 2009

    Sidaro, the ultimate mobile phone experience for every golfer, is now available to download direct to your mobile phone. Sidaro allows users to track their stats, boost knowledge of the rules, and stay up-to-the-minute with all the latest news, views and leaderboards from the world’s greatest game. The application, which is backed and co-founded by European Tour rules guru John Paramor, also constantly updates you with...

  • New April Issue of Today’s Golfer Magazine

    Written by TG Editor on Monday 2 March 2009

    Do you want to shoot your best score with the best equipment this summer? The answers a resounding yes for most of us and that’s why the April issue of Today’s Golfer Magazine not only offers great hints and tips for every hadicap, but also includes this year’s What Gear guide. Inside the MASSIVE 244-page new issue, which goes on sale on now we’ve also got our Masters preview. You...

  • Coaching Accolade to Honour Bob Torrance at Scottish Golf Awards

    Thursday 19 February 2015

    ‘The Bob Torrance Coach of the Year Award’, will be presented for the first time at this year’s showpiece event in Edinburgh on Friday 20 March, in memory of the legendary coach who sadly passed away last July. Bob’s son, Sam, the victorious 2002 Ryder Cup captain and a vice-captain under Paul McGinley for Europe’s win at Gleneagles in September, will...

  • Darren Clarke Ryder Cup Appointment to Deliver Golf Tourism Boost to Ireland

    Thursday 19 February 2015

    Tourism Ireland has welcomed the appointment of Darren Clarke as Europe’s new Ryder Cup captain for 2016 and believes the decision will greatly enhance its continued ability to promote Ireland as a world-class golf destination. Clarke, one of Tourism Ireland’s golf ambassadors alongside world number one Rory McIlroy, Graeme McDowell, Padraig Harrington and Paul McGinley, was confirmed in the role by...

  • The science behind the perfect putting stroke

    Written by Golf World on Wednesday 18 February 2015

    “I’ll tell you why putts go in,” said 1959 US PGA champion Bob Rosburg. “Because the old National Open Champion in the sky puts ’em in.” Dr Paul Hurrion would beg to differ. Since 1997 – when he found time between getting down to scratch to complete a PhD in sports biomechanics – the 42-year-old has dedicated his life to proving...

  • Increasing the popularity of golf

    Written by Golf World on Tuesday 17 February 2015

    These are challenging times for the sport we love. Participation is decreasing, TV ratings are dropping, sponsors are departing, and Rory McIlroy’s failure to win the 2014 BBC Sports Personality of the Year award, despite having one of the greatest years in golf history, illustrates sliding popularity and reduced engagement with the general public. But what is the solution to this...

  • Ernie Els: My life in photos

    Written by Golf World on Tuesday 17 February 2015

    My Open debut in 1989 This was taken at Troon in 1989, during my first Open Championship. I know that’s where I am because of two things: the yellow score board in the background and my haircut. I was in the middle of my national service. I was probably playing a practice round with Nick Price, Mark McNulty and Tony Johnstone.

  • Poll: What Are You Looking To Improve On In 2013?

    Written by Jake O'Reilly on Thursday 13 June 2013

    We want to know what your main focus is this year, and what you’re planning on trying to improve. Are you fed up with your driving? Can’t hit a green to save your life? Or is it just your mental game that is defeating you before you step foot on the course? Let us know by following the link below to cast your...

  • IJP Offering Golfers The Chance To Win a £2k Contract

    Written by Jake O'Reilly on Wednesday 15 May 2013

    IJP Design is offering a professional clothing contract worth £2000 to the lucky winner of the Matchplay Championship, a season long tournament that is running in association with The Players Tour – a new development tour that launched in 2012. The Matchplay Championship, which culminates in an all-expenses paid two day final at Ian Poulter’s home club, Woburn, is the only tournament of...

  • New Golf World Now On Sale!

    Written by Jake O'Reilly on Thursday 9 May 2013

    The new Golf World is now on sale and includes a host of features that will keep you turning pages for weeks on end. Our July issue is led by cover star Luke Donald, who shares his top tips for better ball-striking, from how to middle your short clubs, from setting your weight at address and coiling in your backswing, to starting your downswing and the...

  • Golf Break In France

    Written by TG Courses Editor on Wednesday 29 July 2009

    This autumn Brittany Ferries Holidays is offering golfers the chance to treat themselves to a cross-Channel golfing break in France from as little as £64. The bargain prices include rounds one some of 20 selected courses across Brittany and Normandy as well as return ferry travel with a car. Lunch and a glass of wine or beer is even included at...

  • Top Golf: Is this the best way into golf?

    Monday 16 February 2015

    When Rory McIlroy failed to win the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award in December, the golf world was up in arms. Amid the conspiracy theories and outcry, one fact was clear: If a young, likeable British golfer isn’t going to take home the award in a year when he’s won two Majors and helped Europe to Ryder Cup...

  • Today’s Golfer is looking for an Equipment Editor

    Monday 16 February 2015

    This is a dream job for a golfer, and one of the most important positions for the TG brand – which includes Britain’s biggest-selling golf magazine, a growing website, social media platforms and multiple digital projects. You need to be… · Full of ideas to improve our equipment coverage · A great communicator...

  • Northamptonshire makes history with golf merger

    Monday 16 February 2015

    The golfers of Northamptonshire have become the first in the country to vote to merge their ladies’ and men’s county organisations. At two separate, simultaneous meetings, the men of the Northamptonshire Golf Union and the women of the Northamptonshire Ladies’ County Golf Association both unanimously agreed to take the historic step, which has been welcomed by England Golf. The two governing bodies...

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