Wednesday 15 January 2020
What you need to know about the latest issue of TG A note from the Editor I’m sure you’ve already had your fill of the decade in review, but please just humour me for one more look back before we dive head-first into the 2020s. I think golf is in an exciting place – challenged, certainly, but exciting nevertheless, with lots of...
Written by Kevin Brown on Friday 10 January 2020
Celebs, football legends, Senior Tour stars and TG’s Courses Editor reveal the highs and lows, the pluses and minuses of playing in golf’s nerve-jangling warm-up act… Pro-Ams are like a certain savoury snack – you either love them or loathe them, with no in-between. You can certainly put a lot of the professionals in the latter camp and at certain times, especially...
Written by Michael Catling on Friday 10 January 2020
From the archives: In his own words, celebrated course designer Pete Dye reveals the incredible backstory behind the famous 17th green at TPC Sawgrass and how he created jobs for 50,000 people Pete Dye was one of the most influential course designers of his generation. He brought us celebrated venues like TPC Sawgrass, Whistling Straits and the Ocean Course at...
Written by Michael Catling on Thursday 9 January 2020
Foresight Sports is revolutionising the gameplay experience for golfers in Asia It almost looks too good to be true – and the best news is we’re about to get something similar in Europe later this year! This ‘Total Range’ solution has just been installed by Foresight Sports at Marina Bay, the first and only 18-hole golf course in Singapore. With an outfield...
Written by Steve Astle on Thursday 2 January 2020
Get your golf in shape for 2021 by setting short and long-term goals. Why not make a change for the better right now by writing down 10 golf goals you want to achieve in 2021? Giving yourself something to focus on – whether it’s more of an outcome goal like winning a medal at your club or more of a processing goal...
Wednesday 18 December 2019
What you need to know about the latest issue of TG One of the best things about this time of year is the raft of new gear that’s unveiled by golf’s biggest brands. It’s not that I’m going to buy it all. It’s not that it’ll add yards to my drives, or help me hit more greens (though if you’re current...
Monday 9 December 2019
The R&A and the USGA are conducting a review of the Rules of Amateur Status to make them easier to understand and apply. The comprehensive evaluation is part of the continued joint effort to modernise the Rules by reducing complexity and ensuring the Rules effectively guide how the game is played today. As part of a review process that began earlier this...
Wednesday 4 December 2019
Get involved with Toptracer’s first ever global Nine-Shot Range Challenge from December 5-8 For the first time ever, Toptracer Range has designed an entirely skills-based competition featuring a nine-shot challenge that tests shot-making ability between 55 and 160 yards. And you can take part! The inaugural challenge will start on Thursday 5th December at 12am (local time) and run until Sunday 8th...
Sunday 1 December 2019
Celebrate Christmas in style with the Today’s Golfer Advent Calendar! Open the door to our calendar every day up until Christmas Day and enter our prize draws to win great prizes. Each day, a new prize draw opens, and will be open for entries until December 31st. You can enter each draw once per day, so plenty of opportunity to win...
Thursday 21 November 2019
What you need to know about the latest issue of TG A note from the editor One of my (publishable) nicknames in the TG office is “caveman”. More than one of my colleagues says I hit the ball with all the finesse of a Neanderthal attacking a woolly mammoth, and I’d probably agree. My driver is by far the most used club...
Written by Michael Catling on Friday 15 November 2019
More than 100 courses have hosted the Masters, US Open, Open and US PGA – and Joey Hines has played every single one of them. He’s got the scorecards to prove it, as well as 38 years of incredible stories covering everywhere from Augusta to Royal Portrush… Joey Hines is just a golf nut at heart. A PGA pro by trade,...
Written by TG Staff Writer on Wednesday 30 October 2019
Dubai Hills – the most recent course created by Berkshire-based European Golf Design – has been named the ‘World’s Best New Golf Course’ at the prestigious World Golf Awards. Dubai Hills was chosen ahead of seven other nominees from around the world to land the title at the annual awards, with contenders including Jack Nicklaus’ Michlifen in Morocco, spectacular Hoiana Shores...
Wednesday 23 October 2019
10 Reasons to buy the latest issue of Today’s Golfer A note from the Editor Do you take your course for granted? Many of us do. We rock up first thing on a Sunday morning, expecting leaves and dew to have been brushed off greens, flags moved, bunkers and fairways immaculately presented. We don’t want muddy paths, or scruffy traps, or divots,...
Written by Karl Morris on Wednesday 23 October 2019
Golf is hard, but we’re all guilty of making it harder than it needs to be. When we consider golf asks us to get a 1.68in ball into a 4.25in hole some 400 yards away – and casually suggests we should need no more than four shots to do it – we can surely all agree that this game is, officially,...
Wednesday 9 October 2019
The European Tour’s Innovation Hub wants YOU to pitch ideas that could be tested at an event next year! Fancy yourself as a golf entrepreneur? The European Tour wants to hear from you. They’ve teamed up with Tata Communications to launch a global competition to find the best concept to help enhance the game of golf. And the best bit is...
Written by Rob McGarr on Wednesday 9 October 2019
Mike Browne has made fast progress since taking up golf as an Army amputee. His advice will make you a better golfer, while his story cannot fail to inspire you Imagine I told you about a man who didn’t pick up a golf club until he was 36 years old. Imagine that, within a year, his handicap had plummeted from 28...
Tuesday 8 October 2019
All change: Some big rise and falls and five new entries feature in Golf World’s New Top 100 European Golf Courses Ranking Our sister magazine, Golf World, has just released its latest Top 100 Golf Courses: Continental Europe ranking – and golf course aficionados will notice some very surprising and significant changes since the list was last published in 2017. For...
Monday 30 September 2019
Calling all readers: Interview Matt Wallace and attend his golf clinic at Centurion Club this Wednesday! • Where: Centurion Club, St Albans • When: October 2nd • Time: 10am-2pm (including lunch) We’re offering three TG Readers the chance to join us at Centurion Club this Wednesday (October 2nd) from 10am – 2pm to meet Matt Wallace, interview him and attend a golf...
Wednesday 25 September 2019
The Par 3 Issue: 10 Reasons to buy the new issue of Today’s Golfer • ISSUE out THURSDAY • CLICK HERE for our latest Subscription offer A note from the editor It’s no coincidence that many of the most famous golf holes in the world are par 3s. From the 17th at Sawgrass to the 12th at Augusta, the 8th at Royal Troon...
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...