Written by Kevin Brown on Thursday 28 August 2014
De Vere has enhanced its partnership with Golf GameBook, the mobile scoring system and interactive golfing community, by introducing a new series of competitions for users across all De Vere Golf resorts. Golfers can compete for a host of exciting prizes and the opportunity to be entered into a selection of prize draws during each round. Open to all golfers across...
Wednesday 27 August 2014
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Wednesday 27 August 2014
Go digital with the latest issue of Golf World – download it on to your iPad or other digital device and flick through the magazine at your leisure. This month, we have everything you need to know about the Ryder Cup – from the captains, to the teams, the legends, and the course. We have 45 pages of brilliant content guiding...
Wednesday 27 August 2014
This month’s Golf World is a special collector’s edition, a gold-plated* guide to the best golf event on the planet – The Ryder Cup. (*Not actually gold plated) Our 45-page guide brings you the captains – Tom Watson and Paul McGinley on why their team will win; the legends – the best tactics and the worst mistakes; the teams – the strongest...
Written by Kevin Brown on Thursday 21 August 2014
The stunning Kempinski Hotel Bahía is inviting golfers to swap the UK’s autumnal drizzle for the sunshine of the Costa del Sol this autumn, thanks to its new ‘Autumn Golfers Dream’ package. The offer includes three nights in a deluxe room, breakfast buffet in the hotel’s El Mirador Restaurante, a welcome drink, two green fees per person at two courses of...
Written by Kevin Brown on Wednesday 20 August 2014
Award-winning Rudding Park, Harrogate, has launched its new Residential Golf School for golfers to improve their game and experience the ‘Number One Hotel in the UK’ according to TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards 2013. Suitable for all ages and abilities, these structured two, three and five day courses cover all aspects of the game including video analysis, putting through to driving, on...
Written by Joe Downes on Friday 15 August 2014
Stephen Woods and Craig Carrington are on the Road to Gleneagles with BMW having seen off ten other pairs at the Belfry Playoff yesterday. The event – played on the famous Brabazon course – was the culmination of a free-to-enter competition powered by live social scoring platform Golf GameBook. The pair from Milton Keynes scored 42 points to claim tickets to the...
Written by Kevin Brown on Wednesday 13 August 2014
Regarded by many as the leading golf instructor in the world, David Leadbetter will be on hand to officially open his new Leadbetter Golf Academy at Spain’s five-star La Manga Club resort in September. Leadbetter, who is based in Florida, is set to fly in to perform the opening ceremony on Monday, September 15 at his latest academy, which provides the...
Written by Kevin Brown on Monday 11 August 2014
Former Ryder Cup player Peter Baker took the spoils in the final Celeb Am contest of the week at Nailcote Hall as the 2014 Farmfoods British Par 3 Championship came to a conclusion. Baker was ran close by Gary Wolstenholme and former Norwich City goalkeeper Bryan Gunn. Baker registered three birdies and capped off a fine week at Nailcote Hall, Warwickshire. Yesterday...
Friday 8 August 2014
Three lucky Today’s Golfer readers recently had the chance to re-create several iconic Ryder Cup shots at the world-famous The Belfry under the watchful gaze of Ryder Cup legend and double major champion Tony Jacklin. The trio of Derek Medley (15hcp), scratch player Henry Knight and 4-handicapper Mark Cumberbatch all had a crack at emulating Paul McGinley’s winning putt in 2002,...
Written by Kevin Brown on Friday 8 August 2014
After two days of superbly entertaining golf, rising star Eddie Pepperell (pictured) has won this year’s Farmfoods British Par 3 Championship after a tense play-off with TP Tour Qualifier Jak Hamblett at Nailcote Hall near Coventry. Both players finished with scores of -7, before Pepperell eventually triumphed by chipping in on the third play-off hole. Pepperell is a promising young English golfer...
Thursday 7 August 2014
In this month’s issue we help you take control on the tee, supply you with the 10 best short game drills to help improve your game, and we explain how you can eliminate slow play for good. There are also some great interviews, including US Open winner Martin Kaymer, who tells us the highs and lows of his season, and we...
Thursday 7 August 2014
Download the new issue of Today’s Golfer on to your iPad or tablet device and have the whole magazine at your fingertips! This month we tell you how you can take control on the tee and find the fairways more often with helpful tips and tuition. Plus we let nine TG readers test out the new TaylorMade SLDR Mini, we break...
Wednesday 6 August 2014
American Golf is launching a Junior Championship at De Vere Mottram Hall on 27 August, 2014 and will be held in association with PING, who will be providing all the prizes for the competitors. The event is open to anyone aged under 18 as of 1 January 2014. Entries will be limited to 100 people on a first come first served...
Written by Kevin Brown on Wednesday 6 August 2014
European Senior Tour professional Gary Wolstenholme MBE (pictured) has emerged victorious in the first Celeb-Am tournament at this year’s Farmfoods British Par 3 Championship at Warwickshire’s Nailcote Hall. Six-time Walker Cup veteran Wolstenholme hit a nearly flawless round of -4 to take the victory. He was run close by host of the championship and two-time Major winner Tony Jacklin CBE, who rolled...
Monday 4 August 2014
Sick to death of slow play? You’re not alone. You’re sick of it; we’re sick of it; the pros are sick of it – all golfers are sick of it. “Slow play is a cancer that’s killing the game,” says top coach and Sky Sports pundit Denis Pugh. 94% of British golf clubs believe they have a problem with slow play. The...
Written by Kevin Brown on Friday 1 August 2014
Hosting the Farmfoods British Par 3 Championship for the sixth year running at Nailcote Hall, Warwickshire, next week is two-time Major winner and the most successful Ryder Cup Captain of all-time, Tony Jacklin CBE (pictured celebrating victory at The Belfry with Sam Torrance and Seve Ballesteros). With the 2014 Ryder Cup just around the corner, the championship is lucky enough to...
Thursday 31 July 2014
The September issue of Golf World includes an exclusive analysis of last year’s Masters winner Adam Scott as we break down each section and help you create the right blend of physique and technique for the perfect swing. We also have the definitive guide to the US PGA Championship, as the last major of the year approaches there’s plenty in our...
Thursday 31 July 2014
Download the new issue of Golf World on to your iPad or tablet device and have the whole magazine at your fingertips! As part of an exclusive series we analyse Adam Scott’s swing and break down each part of last year’s Masters winner and explain how you can achieve perfection. From the address, backswing and the finish we tell you how you...
Written by Kevin Brown on Tuesday 29 July 2014
Open Championship winner and Ryder Cup star Paul Lawrie will make his debut at this year’s Farmfoods British Par 3 Championship. Lawrie will be at Nailcote Hall in Warwickshire for the Pro Am competition which takes place on the middle two days of the Championship, the 6th and 7th August. The Scot famously won the Open Championship in 1999 at Carnoustie.