Written by TG staff writer on Wednesday 13 April 2011
PowerPlay Golf today announced plans to increase golf’s appeal to a wider sporting TV audience, and the first stages of its strategy to roll-out an innovative nine hole, two-flag golfing format to invigorate the sport. Taking place next month, POWERPLAY GOLF: IGNITION is the first of a series of three unique televised professional golf tournaments, to be broadcast live worldwide in...
Written by TG Staff writer on Wednesday 13 April 2011
Join Colin Montgomerie and Paul Casey LIVE from the Celtic Manor Resort to find out more about a completely new form of the game. The sport of golf is about to undergo a revolution which will change the sport in the way that Twenty20 has for cricket. PowerPlay Golf (PPG) is a shorter, faster format of the game where players...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 6 April 2011
Leading golf travel operator Golfbreaks.com has joined forces with Tour Fit for Golf to give one lucky golfer the opportunity to receive the best performance and health analysis, previously only enjoyed by Europe’s elite golfers. The Tour Fit for Golf Amateur Programme, launched in collaboration with the European Tour Performance Institute, will help recreationalgolfers of any standard optimise, for the first time, both their health...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 6 April 2011
Ryder Cup winning Captain Colin Montgomerie and world number seven Paul Casey are the first star players to sign up to play in one or more of the innovative PowerPlay Golf professional events that will be beamed live across the globe in 2011. Backed by major investment from Convers Sports Initiatives (CSI), the three-hour tournaments will each feature 12 superstar...
Written by TG staff writer on Monday 4 April 2011
Three Major Champions are the latest players to join the star-studded line-up at Golf LIVE 2011. The 1991 US Masters champion, Ian Woosnam OBE, will be joined by former US Open winners, Michael Campbell and Retief Goosen, at this year’s ultimate live golf event. Golf LIVE brings together the stars of the game, biggest personalities and leading manufacturers for three days...
Written by TG Courses editor on Monday 4 April 2011
Golfers with a penchant for celebrity spotting are in for a treat as well as supporting a very good cause when they sign up for the 2011 Dan Maskell Tennis Trust Celebrity Golf Challenge. Attracting teams from all around the country, the event will take place at the prestigious Wentworth Club in Surrey on Tuesday 14th June. It is one of...
Written by TG Features Writer on Monday 4 April 2011
Golf LIVE, the ultimate golf event, is returning on 20 May after its huge success in 2010. Guests confirmed for this year’s event at the London GC include winning Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie, trick-shot genius Jeremy Dale and coach of the Molinari brothers Denis Pugh. Paul McGinley, who holed the winning putt at the 2002 Ryder Cup, Darren Clarke, a...
Written by David West on Friday 1 April 2011
Friday 1st April When I decided upon this challenge I had in mind that there would be distinct stages in my progress. Phase one was ‘novice’ (the part before I played golf), then ‘beginner’ (learning how to play golf) and phase three would start when I achieved an official handicap. I could have applied for a handicap earlier in my progress but we...
Written by TG staff writer on Tuesday 29 March 2011
Jeremy Dale, golf’s acclaimed ‘Trick Shot King’, has had a focus of a different kind recently – involving well-known TV presenters Tim Lovejoy and Robbie Knox. The golf ace has been busy in front of the TV cameras teaching the duo a selection of his best trick shots for a Start More Than Golf video, organised by car giant Ford to...
Written by TG staff writer on Monday 28 March 2011
The highest accolade in professional golf has been bestowed upon a pioneering visionary who helped to transform the structure of the modern British game. Eddie Bullock, who is a non-executive director of the Goodwood Resort in West Sussex, was one of the first professionals to make the historic transition from pro-shop to full-time club management. He has now reached an exciting new...
Written by TG Features Writer on Monday 28 March 2011
Three continents in three weeks will experience golf trick shot mastery at its finest next month when world record holder David Edwards takes his extraordinary show on the road. David’s round the world odyssey begins in the Moroccan city of Agadir which will make European golf history when it hosts both the European Tour and the Ladies European Tour in the...
Written by TG staff writer on Saturday 26 March 2011
One of the most exciting new additions to Golf LIVE 2011 is the dedicated ‘Growing the Game’ Junior Golf area, which will be hosted by the Golf Foundation, the Lee Westwood Golf Academy and the Kent County Golf Partnership, at the London Golf Club on May 20-22. Junior golf fans, aged under-16, visiting the event will be able to participate a...
Written by TG Features Writer on Friday 25 March 2011
It’s been a long and cold winter and although the weather is improving now many of us will be looking forward to a golf holiday this year. We want to know if you’ve got a golfing getaway booked in 2011 – or plan to take a last-minute break – and whether you’re staying in the UK or heading abroad. There are so...
Written by TG Courses editor on Friday 25 March 2011
Acclaimed sports administrator Ken Schofield CBE has been named as the new Chairman of PowerPlay Golf, marking another significant step in the development of golf’s new format. PowerPlay Golf has also announced that it will stage a press conference at The Celtic Manor Resort, Wales, on Wednesday 13th April. At the event, which will be streamed live on www.powerplay-golf.com and across the...
Written by David West on Friday 18 March 2011
Friday 18th March This weekend sees the halfway mark in my 12-month challenge… and it’s all happening. It is also my birthday (I hadn’t realised this fell at the six month mark until very recently), I am in the process of submitting cards for my handicap and I’m also getting better, quickly. In the last two weeks I have lowered my personal best score...
Written by TG Features Writer on Tuesday 15 March 2011
For the first time since they masterminded Europe’s stunning Ryder Cup victory at Celtic Manor in October last year, Colin Montgomerie will be joined by three of his Vice Captains at the London Golf Club on May 20-22. Paul McGinley, Darren Clarke and Thomas Bjorn will unite with Colin Montgomerie for the most exciting golfing weekend in the UK this year,...
Written by TG Staff Writer on Monday 14 March 2011
Spring is a welcome time of year for all golfers – warmer weather, longer days, spring flowers, trees in blossom – but for some, it brings a most unwelcome illness in the form of hay fever. Hay fever is caused by pollen and and pollen barriers are an effective way to deal with pollen. HayMax is a pollen barrier balm that has been a firm favourite with...
Written by TG Staff Writer on Tuesday 8 March 2011
The U.S. Kids Golf European Championships are returning to Scotland again this year and the cream of young golfers from across the planet are being urged to sign up. Entries are currently being sought from young golfers across Europe for the tournament, which will see around 500 of the best junior players from around the world competing on five historic East...
Written by David West on Friday 4 March 2011
Friday 4th March “March will see the six month point of my challenge come and go and we’ve been busy setting targets for the month and planning how to achieve them. “There are targets for fairways hit, greens in regulation, up and downs, number of putts, and, of course, setting new lows for getting round the course. “Areas of my game that will...
Written by TG Features Writer on Wednesday 2 March 2011
We all wish it was clear blue skies and 25 degrees all year round, but the fact is that it isn’t and we golfers have to put up with all kinds of conditions, especially over the winter. Are you the type of golfer who dons the waterproofs and keeps playing throughout the winter whatever the weather (course openings permitting), or are you...