Written by Kevin Brown on Monday 17 February 2014
The Accenture World Match Play Championship takes place in Arizona from Wednesday but you can take part in a special match play event of your own – and a lot closer to home – this season. And there’s some fantastic prizes on offer too…. The 2014 Nike Golf Matchplay Championship – one of the biggest and best amateur golf events in...
Thursday 13 February 2014
Ever wanted to know how Rory McIlroy – at just 5ft 9in tall and 160lbs – can crush the ball 30 yards past Tiger Woods? You can find out in the April issue of Golf World. In addition to an exclusive feature on how the Northern Irishman looks to have put a thoroughly miserable 2013 behind him, we take a...
Thursday 13 February 2014
The latest issue of Golf World has a Rory McIlroy exclusive, including how to add yards to your tee shot with Rory’s three key power moves, plus why he’ll be World No.1 by the end of the year. The April issue is also the 2014 equipment special, where we choose the best new drivers, irons, putters and balls. Plus, the inside scoop...
Wednesday 19 February 2014
Golf is a marathon and not a sprint – a fact emphasised by the Four Course Classic on June 20. The Muscular Dystrophy Campaign’s event (www.fourcourseclassic.co.uk) sees golfers take on four courses from sunrise to sunset. This year’s event is backed by Ryder Cup legend Sam Torrance and Laura Davies. Each team is asked to raise £1,000 towards the charity’s work;...
Thursday 6 February 2014
With the February 14th in-store arrival of the new Big Bertha Driver, Callaway has today announced its sponsorship of golf coverage on Sky Sports – brought to you by the Big Bertha Driver. Commencing today and continuing for two months, more than 1,500 ‘idents’ featuring the Big Bertha and Big Bertha Alpha Drivers will either precede or follow magazine programmes, highlights...
Written by Kevin Brown on Thursday 6 February 2014
A new competition will give golfers the chance to play the game in a way they’ve never played it before…. 18 holes, but with just one club. The competition, called One Club Golf UK, will see club golfers, juniors, ladies and pros compete in a fun and innovative challenge, while raising money for good causes such as skin cancer and MacMillan...
Written by Rob McGarr on Tuesday 11 February 2014
TG recently lost to a 12-year-old. This would have ranked fairly high on our table of embarrassing golfing moments*, had that 12-year-old not been Robin Tiger Williams. (*We’ll tell you about the time we knifed one out of a bunker and nearly killed Arnold Palmer another time…) Robin Tiger Williams, you see, is officially a Future World Champion. He won the Future...
Wednesday 19 February 2014
We’ve teamed up with Adams Golf to give three lucky readers the chance to win a full set of its new Idea hybrid irons, each worth £499. The company, who recently signed three-time Major champion Ernie Els, pioneered the use of slots behind the clubface to increase ball speeds. In the new Idea irons, these “Velocity Slots” feature heavily to enhance...
Wednesday 19 February 2014
The luxury Red Sea town of El Gouna has teamed-up with Today’s Golfer to give readers the chance to win a memorable seven-night half-board holiday for two people at the five-star Steigenberger Golf Resort, including three rounds of golf each at El Gouna Golf Club. Set across pristine islands, beautiful lagoons and ten kilometres of sandy beaches, El Gouna is the...
Written by Rob McGarr on Monday 10 February 2014
The US Masters is more than just a golf tournament. It’s more than just a major. For us, it signals the start of the golf season proper. It normally coincides with the first decent bit of UK weather of the year, meaning we’re free to go out and (unsuccessfully) attempt to emulate the shots we’re watching from Augusta National. If, like...
Tuesday 7 January 2014
This month’s subscription offer for Golf World is a box of a dozen Srixon Z-Star balls worth £48! With your subscription you will get 13 issues of Golf World delivered straight to your door, and not only that but you will also receive 12 Srixon Z-Star balls worth £48 free of charge! This new ball introduces 3 new technologies from Srixon –...
Thursday 23 January 2014
The new issue of Today’s Golfer is now on sale! This month is the scoring issue, with 20 pages of strategy, mind, gear and fitness advice so you can save shots without touching your swing. The issue features a Paul McGinley exclusive – the Ryder Cup captain talks exclusively to TG about preparation, pressure and wild card picks. We also meet...
Thursday 23 January 2014
The new issue of Today’s Golfer is now on sale! This month is the scoring issue, with 20 pages of strategy, mind, gear and fitness advice so you can save shots without touching your swing. The issue features a Paul McGinley exclusive – the Ryder Cup captain talks exclusively to TG about preparation, pressure and wild card picks. We also meet...
Friday 22 November 2013
The January issue of Golf World – featuring a Luke Donald exclusive – is now available to buy from all good shops. In this issue Luke Donald shows us three simple keys to hole more putts and gives instant tips for great ball-striking – plus how he’s taking a fresh approach to winning a major. Bringing you the best places to play...
Thursday 16 January 2014
Nike Golf is amplifying the story of innovation behind the new Nike VRS Covert 2.0 driver by challenging convention through its new “Play in the Now” campaign. With the first piece airing on January 25, “Play in the Now” is a series of TV spots that takes a humorous but pointed jab at golfers who are afraid to try new technology...
Friday 17 January 2014
Golfing top guns in the UAE capital for this weekend’s Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship got the inside track on Yas Marina Circuit, host of November’s Formula 1™ Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, but not as they expected. Matteo Manassero, Sergio Garcia, Luke Donald and Paul Casey experienced one of the world’s most impressive Formula One race tracks not by...
Written by Kevin Brown on Wednesday 15 January 2014
A major new golf movie to rival Caddyshack, Happy Gilmour, Tin Cup and The Legend of Bagger Vance is in the making… ‘Tommy’s Honor,’ the dramatic father and son story about the pioneers of modern-day professional golf and its beginnings at St. Andrews, Scotland, was announced today by Wind Chill Media’s Jim Kreutzer. Tom Morris and his son, Tommy, overcame incredible odds and...
Thursday 26 December 2013
CUT YOUR HANDICAP IN HALF IN 2014! If you think you’ve had a good year knocking two or three shots off your handicap, meet the TG readers who halved their handicaps in 2013. We teamed up with HowDidiDo, Europe’s largest golfing community, to discover the biggest handicap improvements of Britain and Ireland’s golfers in 2013 – based on almost...
Monday 23 December 2013
Millions of people have watched the video of Matt Wheatcroft’s “shot of the year”. TG talked to him… Here is a sneak preview of the exclusive interview with the 25-handicapper Matt Wheatcroft about that shot – a rebound off a fencepost! Do you play miracle recovery shots every day? You must be joking. I don’t even play golf every week. I play...
Tuesday 7 January 2014
This month when you choose to subscribe to Today’s Golfer, you will receive a free gift of 12 Srixon Soft Feel Balls and 12 Srixon AD333 Balls! From only £29.99 you’ll get 13 issues of Today’s Golfer delivered straight to your door, plus 24 Srixon balls free! Srixon Soft Feel Golf Ball is the ideal soft ball for moderate swing speeds, whilst...