Written by Jake O'Reilly on Monday 11 March 2013
Golf superstore american golf has reported record sales in the 12 months to 31 January 2013, with growing sales of 3% to £133m. In the same period, the group’s club card membership rose by more than 160,000 to pass the one million mark, representing 25% of all UK golfers and underlining its dominant position in the market. The group, which employs a PGA...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Monday 11 March 2013
The world’s largest golf travel operator – Your Golf Travel – is offering groups of four or more players a dozen Srixon AD333 balls when they book a break beofre the end of March to help ease the pain of stray shots. The company polled an extensive group of customers in January 2012, who reported losing an average 2.3 golf balls each round on...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Tuesday 12 March 2013
Last month saw the 7th annual playing of the Friendship Cup at Kiawah Island, site of the 2012 PGA Championship, and this year it had two lucky TG competition winners in the field. Gareth Wilson and Will Swindley from Wychwood Golf Club won the chance to play the famous Ocean Course and the Jack Nicklaus designed Turtle Point course in a competition ran by...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Thursday 14 March 2013
The new edition of Golf World is now on sale, and our Masters preview bonanza will give you hours of joy. Some of the Augusta National themed features include a look at why the Geogian club is so magical, 16 ways it could be improved, interviews with rookie Jamie Donaldson and legends Sandy Lyle and Jack Nicklaus and Bubba Watson on how...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Thursday 14 March 2013
Snainton Golf, the fast growing Yorkshire-based club and equipment retailer, is looking forward to the start of the new season with a new store under its belt. The Scarborough based outfit has joined forces with Sheffield Pro Golf, the city’s longest established golf business, which has led to investment in the stores where a complete refit has seen the introduction of the very...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Friday 15 March 2013
Think you’ve got the best golf knowledge at your club? What about at your work? How about in the country? Well now you can prove it with the return of the Today’s Golfer Fantasy Golf Game. More than 15,000 of you signed up to play last year and it’s back and even better in 2013, with thousands of pounds worth of prizes...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Thursday 14 March 2013
After eight months and 33 tournaments across the European and PGA Tours, long-time leader Rob Gebhardt beat off the competition of over 15,000 rival managers to win the 2012 Today’s Golfer Fantasy Golf game. We spoke to the 20-handicapper about how he managed it before he jetted off to his star prize of a five-night holiday to the La Manga Club in Spain. “I...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Thursday 14 March 2013
Direct Golf UK has announced its continued partnership with The Volvo National Golf Club Challenge (NGGC) and its new title as Official Retail Partner. Direct Golf UK has been working with The NGGC, which works in partnership with Help for Heroes to support the UK Military, since 2011. Steve Lewis, Commercial Manager for Direct Golf UK, commented: “We are very proud to be...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Friday 15 March 2013
American Golf has set up shop in Peterborough’s Nene Park, taking over the Thorpe Wood Pro Shop premises, the new partnership will allow the Nene Park team more time to focus on its fantastic golfing facilities that includes a two storey driving range and two teaching and fitting studios. The Fitton family have run the Thorpe Wood Pro Shop since 1975,...
Written by TG Courses editor on Friday 15 March 2013
Three-time European Tour winner Søren Kjeldsen and renowned trick shot artist Paul Barrington will join golfing legend Colin Montgomerie to show off their skills and entertain the public at Golf Live at Celtic Manor from May 10-12. Kjeldsen claimed the biggest of his three European Tour victories when he won the season-ending Volvo Masters at Valderrama in 2008 while Barrington is...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Tuesday 19 March 2013
Tiger Woods and Lindsey Vonn have announced they are officially dating, and quick-off-the-mark bookies Ladbrokes have put the pair at just 2/1 to tie the knot. Sadly for Vonn the bookies are offering shorter odds of 7/4 that Woods is spotted with another woman during their relationship, while the Nike star is 16/1 to propose on the putting green at any major. Alex Donohue of Ladbrokes said:...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Tuesday 19 March 2013
May 31st 2012 seemed to be just another Thursday at The Shire London Golf Club, but it ended in a dramatic ambulance journey, and a brush with death for the club’s owner, Tony Menai Davis. And now the Welsh-born golf entrepreneur has announced a celebrity golf day to be held at his golf club on the longest day of the year,...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Thursday 21 March 2013
Subscribe to TG this month and alongside your 13 issues for £29.99, all delivered to your door, you will receive 24 Bridgestone e6 golf balls! The e6 features Dual Dimple technology that reduces drag, generating enhanced aerodynamics for greater carry through the air and with two dozen on offer, they should last you long enough for you to see improvements around...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Thursday 21 March 2013
Our incredible Masters preview edition is now available on the iPad at the Apple Store and it is rammed full of quality content and behind the scenes videos. Not only is there 28 pages on the first major of the year, the new TG also features our 2013 drivers test, the top 100 courses you can play for under £60 and our annual gear...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Tuesday 19 March 2013
PGA Professional Chris Gray and his team were toasting in Turkey after a superb wire-to-wire victory in the 2013 TGI Golf Team Challenge, staged at the stunning Cornelia Golf Club. The Cottingham Park based Pro and his amateurs – which included wife Carol and friends Andy and Maxine Woodhead – led from the very first round and scored 228 points over...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Thursday 21 March 2013
Around £1 million worth of exclusive Hugo Boss watches will be up for grabs in 2013 as the luxury brand launches a new hole-in-one prize for golfers who record the elusive ace in club competitions. And to commemorate the momentous occasion, they have manufactured a specially commissioned, limited-edition timepiece for each golfer lucky enough – or skilful enough – to record a verified...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Thursday 21 March 2013
Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy top the list of the most expensive golfers in this year’s TG Fantasy Golf game, both coming in at £5.5m of the £15m budget for your six-man team. The world number one and two are followed by Luke Donald (£4.4m), Justin Rose (£4.2m), Brandt Snedeker (£4m) and Louis Oosthuizen (£4m). Phil Mickelson, Adam Scott, Steve Stricker and Lee Westwood (all £3.8m) complete...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Saturday 23 March 2013
With the start of our 2013 Fantasy Golf game less than three weeks away, we’re taking a look at some of the key tournaments that can decide where the league is won and lost. Of course, just like for the pros, the main scoring events are the four majors, where the triple points system means you can pick-up a massive 90 points...
Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 25 March 2013
ClubstoHire.com, the award-winning golf club rental company promoted by Europe’s Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley, has expanded its presence in Spain to include new services at Barcelona and Girona airports. Travelling golfers now have the chance to hire premium sets of clubs from five different locations in Spain, the most popular overseas golfing destination for British and Irish players – attracting...
Tuesday 26 March 2013
The Golf Consultants’ Association has chosen Howard Swan, golf course architect at Swan Golf Designs, to become its chairman for the next two years. He was appointed at the recent annual meeting and will be supported by an executive of John Ashworth, Jon Barker and Luis Desouza … respectively consultants in the golf and leisure business; architecture and interior design and...