Wednesday, 25 September 2019
Aged 20, Lucas Valde Marciano De Oliveira had just started making a living as a pizza delivery guy in São Paulo when he took eight gun shots to his back in an unprovoked attack by two men, who stole the equivalent of £400, his watch and tennis shoes. In a matter of seconds, Lucas was rendered a paraplegic. In a...
Wednesday, 25 September 2019
The great Brazilian Ronaldo may have had the beating of number 4 Jes Høgh (below), but you can bet he did not relish for a moment facing this powerful and gritty Danish defender on the field. In fact, it is those qualities which helped Jes forge a successful career, and saw Chelsea sign him from Fenerbahçe in 1999. Like many,...
Wednesday, 25 September 2019
Dennis Walters’ amateur career was still in its infancy when he started being groomed for the PGA Tour. His love affair with the game had begun when he was just eight years old and after mixing it with the very best in US college golf, the expectation was that he could make a lucrative and exciting career for himself. That...
Wednesday, 25 September 2019
On the 8th May this year, Sweden’s Caroline Mohr was one of the players chosen to launch the EDGA/European Tour Golfers with Disability Programme in the British Masters Pro-Am at Hillside. Along with her two fellow EDGA players, Caroline wowed the watching public with her excellent golf, and also the assembled world media as, in a press conference, she outlined...
Wednesday, 25 September 2019
Ashley Harris has coped with some really rough times. A very keen golfer as a boy, he developed Rheumatoid Arthritis as a student, followed by depression and a disastrous gambling addiction. In his early 20s, with a young family, his life slipped into free-fall in front of his eyes. A failed suicide attempt led him to being helped by the...
Wednesday, 25 September 2019
A new book, Mulligan, features 18 golfers who demonstrate how the power of the human spirit can move people to achieve their goals, despite significant obstacles. Mulligan, published by the European Disabled Golf Association, features 18 golfers who demonstrate how the power of the human spirit can move people to achieve their goals, despite significant obstacles. The European Disabled Golf Association has...
Tuesday, 24 September 2019
Plans for a second golf course at Donald Trump’s Aberdeenshire resort have been approved US President Donald Trump’s Menie resort in Aberdeenshire has been given the go-ahead to build a second 18-hole golf course after the Formartine area committee voted to approve the plans by eight votes to four. The new course is to be named after his Scottish mother Mary Anne MacLeod, who...
Monday, 23 September 2019
Nick Edmund has walked nearly 2,000 miles carrying his golf bag around Scotland and Ireland. He’s played the 4th hole on 85 of the best courses, each time flying the flag (quite literally) for fellow cancer sufferers and raising money to fight the disease… Nick Edmund is remarkably upbeat for a man who, just hours earlier, was undergoing yet another course...
Thursday, 19 September 2019
Ryder Cup: BBC extend broadcast rights deal with European Tour until 2022. The BBC have announced that they have agreed to extend their deal with the European Tour to host Ryder Cup TV highlights, radio commentary and clips on the BBC Sport website until 2022. In addition to retaining rights to cover the 2020 Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits in Wisconin in...
Thursday, 19 September 2019
Thorbjorn Olesen remains suspended by the European Tour after being charged with sexual assault on a BA flight from Nashville to London in July Thorbjorn Olesen will remain suspended by the European Tour until at least December 13 after being been charged with sexual assault, being drunk on an aircraft and common assault. The 29-year-old Danish golfer was met by police at...
Wednesday, 4 September 2019
The R&A is launching a major new initiative for student golf with The R&A Student Tour Series teeing off at the Fairmont St Andrews today and hosted by The Stirling International. Taking place on prestigious world class golf courses in four countries between September 2019 and April 2020, the aim of this new Series is to enhance high performance competition amongst the...
Thursday, 29 August 2019
10 Reasons to buy the latest issue of TG, Featuring the ultimate robot golf ball test A note from the editor: The benefits of golf for your physical health are well documented. Based on my own experiences tracking my activity this year over numerous 18-hole rounds, I walk almost six miles (but a bit like a drill sergeant, going left, right,...
Written by TG staff writer on Wednesday, 21 August 2019
A good way to start any continental golf break is to book a stay at an airport hotel the night before…and to play a relaxing warm-up round before flying out. It’s a win-win scenario; not only do you catch a few more hours of sleep before a long day of travelling ahead but get the opportunity to get an extra game...
Monday, 19 August 2019
16-year-old Conor Gough named among 10-man GB&I Walker Cup side as teams confirmed for biennial contest at Royal Liverpoool next month Conor Gough, the 16-year-old who won the English Amatuer Championship earlier this month, headlines the 10-man Great Britain and Ireland Walker side set to take on the United States of America at Royal Liverpool in September. The World No.2 in golf’s...
Written by Andrew Cotter on Monday, 19 August 2019
With Major season over already it’s time for us to get out and play… and for a big schedule change, says Andrew Cotter In the latest issue of Today’s Golfer, Andrew Cotter reflects on the big change he’d make to the major schedule and the end of the 2018/19 PGA Tour season One thing about having played golf for almost the entirety...
Written by Staff Writer on Thursday, 8 August 2019
Dame Laura Davies will host the Thorpeness LET Pro Am at the end of the month. The August 29-31 event, which is in it’s 3rd year, will feature 18 players from the Ladies European Tour playing alongside amateur partners for two rounds, followed by a pro fourball betterball, winner takes all shoot-out. Host Davies will be partnered by fellow LET tour legend...
Wednesday, 7 August 2019
Thorbjorn Olesen has been charged with sexual assault and suspended from the European Tour after an incident on a BA flight from Nashville to London last week Ryder Cup star Thorbjorn Olesen has been charged with sexual assault, being drunk on an aircraft and common assault after he was arrested for an incident on his return flight from Nashville to London...
Thursday, 1 August 2019
Eight-time European Tour winner and former Ryder Cup player Gordan Brand Jr has died at the age of 60 The decorated Scottish player, who starred in both the 1987 and 1989 editions of the Ryder Cup, has passed away at age 60 – just two weeks after he commentated on Open radio at Royal Portrush. Brand Jr, who was born in Kirkaldy,...
Thursday, 1 August 2019
10 Reasons to buy the latest issue of Today’s Golfer You might think today’s top players are golfing superheroes; smashing drives 350 yards, hitting 6-irons to tap-in range and chipping it to a foot every single time… But once upon a time, they were just like us; mid-handicappers wanting to improve. Lots, too, have been PGA pros, dishing out lessons on...
Thursday, 1 August 2019
Ryder Cup star Thorbjorn Olesen was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault and being drunk on board an aircraft, according to a report from The Sun The newspaper has reported that Thorbjorn Olesen, who was flying home to London following a T27 at the WGC FedEx St Jude Invitational, was arrested at Heathrow Airport after committing a series of offences on...