Written by Jake O'Reilly on Monday 29 April 2013
A Worcestershire children’s nursery has developed a unique way of increasing the confidence and social skills of its pre-schoolers through a successful golf tuition programme. Phoenix Childcare Nursery, part of the Gaudet Luce Golf and Leisure Club near Droitwich, is now into the sixth year of its popular kids golf lessons – an initiative which has seen over 100 children take...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Monday 13 May 2013
TG has published thousands of tips over the years and in the table below you can find some of our favourites, brought back to life by TG Elite Teaching Professional Adrian Fryer for our 25th Anniversary special issue. The tips include everything from alignment at set-up and checking your swing plane, to perfecting your chipping and hitting a high spinning bunker...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Wednesday 1 May 2013
Amateur golfers from across the UK have until May the 19th to sign up for the prestigious HowDidiDo National Matchplay Championship, which will have its grand final at Quinta do Lago in the Algarve next February. A total of 32 golfers will enjoy a week-long, expenses-paid trip to Portugal, including flights, accommodation at the luxury Monte da Quinta Resort, golf –...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Wednesday 8 May 2013
The owners of a popular Midland Golf and Country Club have completed a £1 million refurbishment of its clubhouse facilities – with the promise of future investment. Wharton Park Golf & Country Club in Bewdley, Worcestershire was taken over in 2010 by local businessman Alan Umbers, his wife Anne and daughter Stacie. Mr Umbers quickly pledged to ‘breathe new life’ into...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Wednesday 8 May 2013
There have been few more popular Major winners in recent years than Darren Clarke and Your Golf Travel is giving golfers the chance to win a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to spend a day with the 2011 Open champion – and play golf with him on his home course. The world’s largest golf travel company has teamed up with Tourism Ireland to offer...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Thursday 9 May 2013
TG has teamed up with VPAR Live Scoring and Celtic Manor to offer you the chance to win a fourball on the Montgomerie or Roman Roud courses at the venue of the 2010 Ryder Cup. To enter all you need to do is download the VPAR App and register it with them. The App lets you view live leaderboards, use GPS and...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Thursday 9 May 2013
TG has teamed up with VPAR Live Golf Scoring to give you the chance to follow the 2013 Celebrity Cup live on our website. In the cup England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales will match up, with representatives including Sir Steve Redgrave, Peter Jones, Jodie Kidd, Kenny Dalglish, Alan Hansen, Rob Brydon, Gethin Jones, Craig Bellamy, Keith Duffy and Martin O’Neil. You can...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Wednesday 15 May 2013
TG has teamed up with TaylorMade staffer and world number four Justin Rose to offer 12 lucky readers the chance to win amazing one-of-a-kind signed prizes! The 3D cover star of our 25th Anniversary special has signed a TaylorMade R1 driver for our one lucky winner. He has also signed a 2013 Masters flag for second prize and 10 copies of the magazine for lucky...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Wednesday 15 May 2013
The Golf Care Matchplay Championship, the UK’s biggest amateur golf event, will crown new winners this week as competitors from across the UK and Ireland gather at the world-renowned Els Club in Dubai Sports City, for the third successive year. The three-day Grand Final showdown is underway and scores have been surprisingly low in the first round, with the players revelling...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Thursday 16 May 2013
Direct Golf UK Chairman John Andrew has been nominated by RBS for the prestigious Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year award 2013. The British PGA Professional set-up and established Direct Golf UK in 1991 and 22 years on it remains 100% privately owned by its founder. Now Andrew has taken the business from one store in Huddersfield to 21 stores across the...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Friday 17 May 2013
British golfers treasure Augusta National as the one course they would like to play before they die, yet more than half of them wouldn’t pay over £200 to play there – according to our 25th Anniversary survey, published in the latest issue. Almost a third of the 2,000+ readers who took part in the UK’s biggest golf survey (28%) say they wouldn’t...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Thursday 23 May 2013
Days after our 25th anniversary issue – featuring sport’s first 3D cover – went on sale, we caught up with the man who helped make it happen to get his thoughts on appearing in 3D. “It’s the first time I’ve held it in my hand, I’ve seen tweets and pictures of it. It’s very, very cool,” said Justin Rose. “Obviously the driver...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 28 May 2013
Wales’ young golfing sensation, Rhys Pugh, has added to his recent string of success with a victory at the Welsh Open Stroke Play Championships. The 18-year old from Pontypridd, who is part of the Vale Resort’s men’s golf team, fought off competition from some of the UK and Europe’s top amateur players to take first position at the competition, held at...
Written by TG staff writer on Wednesday 29 May 2013
Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley this week secured the Zone Golf Champion title with celebrity partner Jamie Redknapp at Dukes Meadows, Surrey. It was Zone Golf’s World Launch at the Zone Golf Charity Shoot Out and the dynamic duobeat Ian Poulter and five-time Olympic Gold Medallist Sir Steve Redgrave in the final, which saw nearly 2,000 fans descend upon the par-3...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Thursday 30 May 2013
On the 21st of June 12 golfers are set to take part in a Celebrity Golf Challenge at Benton Hall Golf Club in Witham, Essex, to raise money for SANDS, the Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Society. The ‘Chase The Sun’ event will see golfers and celebrities tackle 72 holes of golf in one day to raise money for the charity, which helped organiser...
Written by TG staff writer on Friday 31 May 2013
Three-times Flat racing champion Frankie Dettori has taken on a new role after becoming a golfing ambassador for Your Golf Travel – a move that will see one of horse racing’s global superstars team up with the premier golf travel company. Dettori, whose glittering career has included 14 English Classic winners, has followed in the footsteps of 2011 Open champion Darren...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Tuesday 4 June 2013
Golf in Scotland is now a £1 billion industry, according to new research conducted by KPMG in association with Oxford Economics. The ‘Value of Golf to Scotland’s Economy’ report, commissioned by the Scottish Golf Union in conjunction with VisitScotland and Scottish Enterprise, and published today at the KPMG Golf Business Forum in St Andrews, found that the industry generates £1.171 billion...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Tuesday 4 June 2013
American Golf has stepped up its expansion plans with three new store openings in the South of England, including two ‘concept’ stores that will combine technological advancements with PGA qualified professionals. The new stores at Hedge End and Stevenage are its latest ‘concept’ stores, which combine the likes of virtual reality golf nets and video swing analysis with PGA professionals to help amateurs improve their...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Thursday 6 June 2013
The new Golf World is now on sale, and not only is it our bumper Open preview edition, it also features a stunning new re-design. The fresh new look is led by the front section, titled ‘Agenda’, which looks at the return of Tiger Woods, sees us catch-up with Brandt Snedeker. We also look at the teenage prodigies from China, bust some...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Wednesday 5 June 2013
After decades as one of Britain’s top golf magazines, Golf World has undergone a stunning re-design this month, to bring it bang up to date right in time for The Open. The fresh new look includes a new front section, titled ‘Agenda’, a ‘My Game’ section with tour pro instruction and a re-designed Equipment section. There is also a new instruction section, called...