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  Golf star urges tour bosses to fix “schedule overload” amid anxious wait over season-ending injury

  Written by Andrew ‘Beef’ Johnston on Wednesday 16 October 2024

  Andrew ‘Beef’ Johnston is anxiously awaiting a scan on the injury that ended his DP World Tour season prematurely and has called on golf’s powers to create a more balanced schedule. The Englishman was forced to withdraw from the French Open in Paris after feeling soreness in the same thumb that ruled him out of golf for much of the last...

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  Iona Stephen: “Golf’s most cherished tournaments aren’t about the money”

  Written by Iona Stephen on Thursday 22 August 2024

  In the landscape of professional golf, where prize money and sponsorship deals often dominate the conversation, it’s easy to forget the essence and soul of the game we’ve all become so obsessed with, says TG Columnist Iona Stephen. Every once in a while, a tournament takes place that reminds us of this essence. Notably, the events that resonate most deeply with...

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  DP World Tour winner reveals anxiety as he battles to secure his future at golf’s top table

  Written by Andrew ‘Beef’ Johnston on Wednesday 28 August 2024

  In a revealing column, Andrew ‘Beef’ Johnston delves into the highs, lows and anxiety a professional golfer can face across four rounds at a tournament when your battling for your future. I set the course record, had my best finish since coming back from injury and there were so many positives. Yet when I walked off the 72nd hole at the...

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  Leading golf broadcaster calls for HUGE changes to The Presidents Cup

  Written by Iona Stephen on Wednesday 25 September 2024

  As The Presidents Cup gets underway in Montreal, one of golf’s leading broadcasters wants to see a huge change to the biennial contest. For most golf fans the biennial clash between 12 of America’s top men and a dozen International male stars sits far behind both the Ryder Cup and Solheim Cup in terms of interest. And with Team USA winning...

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  Six reasons the 2024 DP World Tour season might have been the best one ever

  Written by Iona Stephen on Monday 16 December 2024

  Golf presenter and TG columnist Iona Stephen reflects on some magical moments from what she calls “the most emotional year ever on the DP World Tour”. The 2024 DP World Tour season will be remembered as one of the most remarkable in recent history, not just for the exceptional level of play but for the deeply personal, inspiring stories that defined...

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  Tour pro says Tiger Woods does this bad habit more than any other golfer

  Written by Andrew ‘Beef’ Johnston on Monday 16 December 2024

  Tour pro and TG columnist Andrew ‘Beef’ Johnston talks about golfers being caught swearing on the course. Potty-mouthed tour golfers have made plenty of headlines recently, with Tyrrell Hatton and Bob MacIntyre drawing ire for their repeated profanities at the Dunhill Links Championship. The presence of hot mics at every tour event means most golfers have been captured cursing on the course...

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  Beef: “Golf is a mess. We need transparency before it’s too late!”

  Written by Andrew ‘Beef’ Johnston on Thursday 21 December 2023

  In his latest column for Today’s Golfer, Andrew ‘Beef’ Johnston argues why golf needs more honesty from those in charge for the sake of the most important thing of all…the fans. I love golf, but the men’s professional game is in a f*cking mess. No one knows what’s going on and no one is being honest. I’m not blaming everything on LIV...

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  Beef: “The PGA Tour only has itself to blame for Rahm joining LIV”

  Written by Andrew ‘Beef’ Johnston on Wednesday 6 December 2023

  Andrew ‘Beef’ Johnston says the PGA Tour went behind players’ backs, he’s not surprised to see the likes of Jon Rahm ending his loyalty. Jon Rahm has joined LIV Golf after weeks of rumors and social media chat, and it’s be a huge coup for Greg Norman and the Saudis. Jon has previously been vocal in saying that he wouldn’t join LIV,...

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  Iona Stephen: “Plans to merge LPGA and LET is music to my ears”

  Written by Iona Stephen on Tuesday 14 November 2023

  Reading LET boss Alexandra Armas’ plans to merge her tour with the LPGA and create a “cohesive, single women’s organization,” is music to my ears. In an exclusive interview with Today’s Golfer, Armas called the move the “best thing for women’s golf,” and said she expects the merger to happen soon. I’m right behind it. It has been discussed in the...

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  John Robins: “I have just discovered the source of all golf!”

  Written by John Robins on Thursday 31 August 2023

  Comedian John Robins ditched Fringe Festival beers for links golf and found something very special… This month I’m in Edinburgh for the Fringe Festival. I’ve been coming most years since 2005 and am a marginally better comedian than I am a golfer. Considering I am less than an hour’s drive from Scotland’s Golf Coast, it is nothing short of scandalous that in...

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  John Robins: “I watched live golf for the first time… and played in the pro-am!”

  Written by John Robins on Thursday 20 July 2023

  Bad Golf star and Beef’s Golf Club co-host John Robins ticks some things off his golfing bucket list… Ticking off items from my golfing bucket list shouldn’t be that difficult when you consider that one of the things on the list is “watch live golf”. But nothing could have prepared me for what would happen over a blissful four days at...

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  John Robins: “What makes a good driving range?”

  Written by John Robins on Monday 6 March 2023

  The annual pleasure of British winter has seen Bad Golf’s John Robin’s swap the golf course for the driving range. But what makes the ultimate practice area? In his exclusive Today’s Golfer column, the award-winning comedian, broadcaster, and Beef’s Golf Club co-host delves into the incidents that have put his efforts to cut his handicap on hold and explains what his...

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  John Robins: “Make equipment launches more relatable for bad golfers!”

  Friday 3 February 2023

  As hundreds of pieces of new golf equipment are revealed for 2023, Bad Golfer and Beef’s Golf Club host John Robins calls for club reviews to become more relevant to the average player. Imagine if we talked about anything else the way we talk about the release of new golf clubs… Forget everything you knew about Bad Golf columns. Duh Dum This January. Duh Dum It...

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  John Robins: “I’m asking Santa to make my golf wishes come true!”

  Written by John Robins on Monday 19 December 2022

  Bad Golf’s John Robins doesn’t want to find socks or aftershave in his stocking this year. Instead, the Beef’s Golf Club co-host is asking Santa to grant his golfing wishes in 2023. Well folks, what a year it’s been for golf! I hope your Christmas jumpers have been out on the course at some point this month as our focus moves...

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  John Robins: “A chipper and a putting mat will solve my woes!”

  Written by John Robins on Monday 5 December 2022

  John Robins reflects on his year in golf… including the Bad Golf host’s decision to add a chipper to the bag! Looking back over the last year I’ve had some real golfing highlights. I was lucky enough to play Loch Lomond and also experience my first taste of links golf at Castlerock in Northern Ireland. I started a fitness regime which...

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  Bad Golf’s John Robins: “Andrew ‘Beef’ Johnston and I are building the perfect golf club”

  Written by John Robins on Monday 12 September 2022

  John Robins, comedian and Britain’s favourite bad golfer, has joined forces with Andrew ‘Beef Johnston’ to launch a new golf club… and he wants all of you to join, too. In his exclusive Today’s Golfer column the broadcaster, YouTuber and Edinburgh Comedy Award winner explains how Beef’s Golf Club came about, what it’s like to have a professional golfer as his...

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  John Robins: “Operation single figures is officially GO!”

  Written by John Robins on Monday 17 October 2022

  A visit to Precision Golf proved fruitful for Bad Golf’s John Robins as the comedian’s bid to get to single figures got underway. In his exclusive Today’s Golfer column the award-winning broadcaster, YouTuber and co-president of Beef’s Golf Club, explains why every amateur golfer should be following his lead. I’ve been writing this column for two years now, and it was always...

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  John Robins: “From beating a Tour Pro to the shanks… in a week”

  Written by John Robins on Wednesday 16 November 2022

  It’s been quite the month on the course for our resident Bad Golfer John Robins. We’ll let him explain… In the last month, I have experienced both my best and worst performance on a golf course. As regular readers of Today’s Golfer will know, I played Andrew ‘Beef’ Johnston recently. We met for the first time at Beef’s home club North...

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  Sky Sports’ Ewen Murray: What gives a golf day its ‘wow’ factor

  Written by Ewen Murray – Sky Sports' Voice of Golf on Tuesday 9 August 2022

  As we reveal our inaugural ranking of Europe’s Top 100 X Factor Courses, Sky Sports’ Ewen Murray explains the elements required in a golf day to leave you wowed. The X Factor on a golf day out is something that’s talked about in clubhouses throughout the world and there are various opinions on what is required to give a visit that...

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  Bad Golf’s John Robins: “My foolproof plan to break 90”

  Written by John Robins on Friday 16 October 2020

  In the first of his exclusive Today’s Golfer columns, award-winning comedian John Robins, one half of YouTube’s Bad Golf, explains how he ‘solved golf’ to break 90 for the first time… and how you can do it, too. Hello and welcome to my new Today’s Golfer column. I’m sorry to say that it’s not going fix your slice in five easy steps,...

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