Written by TG Features Writer on Thursday 26 July 2012
Everyone has a certain time that they like to play golf at and that fits into the rest of their lives – and with the longer days of the summer you’ve got a lot more time to play. We want to know whether you’re an early riser or like a late-night round and if you prefer the weekend or a weekday.
Written by TG staff writer on Thursday 26 July 2012
Over 100 UK courses have already signed up for the new Macmillan Big Golf Drive event being staged on or around August 24th 2012. Golf clubs and courses up and down the country are being invited to take part in the inaugural Macmillan Big Golf Drive, clubbing together in a bid to raise money for people affected by cancer. A Macmillan...
Written by TG staff writer on Wednesday 18 July 2012
Ross Marshall’s tee-shot at Royal Lytham & St Annes signified the end of a 300-mile odyssey which has so far raised more than £20,000 for the Seve Ballesteros Foundation and Cancer Research UK. Marshall, one of the founders of Your Golf Travel.com, was part of a the ‘Walk for Seve’ team that walked more than 40 miles per day for seven...
Written by Michael Catling, TG Staff Writer on Tuesday 17 July 2012
It’s that time again: the latest issue of Today’s Golfer magazine is on-sale now. But rather than using the conventional method of popping down to the shops, why not purchase our magazine on your Ipad instead? The iPad-friendly TG version features exclusive video coverage from our course and equipment reviews and also includes extra sections, supplements and unseen pictures not included in...
Written by TG staff writer on Tuesday 17 July 2012
Chasing his first major at this week’s Open Championshiop at Royal Lytham, Lee Westwood will be getting down with the kids again next week when he devotes his time to helping youngsters at his own golf Academy. The Lee Westwood Golf Academy in partnership with the Co-operative gives aspiring young children the opportunity to learn from PGA qualified coaches in a...
Written by TG Features Writer on Friday 13 July 2012
Glenmorangie has generously given us three pairs of Open Championship tickets to give away for Sunday 22nd July. All you have to do to be in with a chance of witnessing a new Open champion crowned at Royal Lytham & St Annes is follow @TheTodaysGolfer on Twitter and send us a Tweet containing #TGOpentickets. Everyone who does so will be entered into...
Written by TG staff writer on Friday 13 July 2012
Charitable golfer Danielle Riggott and her family and friends from Nottinghamshire raised a fantastic £720 for Macmillan Cancer Support when they swung into action through their Big Golf Drive event – the Gavin Stewart Reast (GSR) Golf Day. In memory of Danielle’s brother Gavin, friends and family of Gavin held a golf tournament at Rufford Golf Course, accompanied by a...
Written by TG Features Wirter on Friday 13 July 2012
Keen amateur golfer Damian Pitts bagged a new Volvo S60 at a local corporate golf day when he aced the 166-yard first hole at Chartridge Park Golf Club, Buckinghamshire. The incredible feat is the first time that any player has hit a hole-in-one at business rescue and restructuring specialists Business Rescue Centre’s annual corporate golf day tournament. Pitts, a litigation case manager...
Written by TG Features Writer on Tuesday 10 July 2012
Dress codes are a hot topic at golf clubs and a recent debate about them on the @TheTodaysGolfer twitter page provoked a huge response. The many different opinions and arguments prompted us to run a survey to gauge exactly what the currently feeling on dress codes is. We’ve set up a survey of eight questions that will take no more than five...
Written by TG staff writer on Thursday 5 July 2012
Six-time Ryder Cup player and double British Senior Open winner Brian Barnes will compete in his first professional tournament for 10 years at Nailcote Hall, Warwickshire for the British Par 3 Championship, from August 7th. Barnes was one of the most colourful, popular and recognisable golfers of the 1970s and 80s. A regular winner on tour, he was a charismatic and...
Written by 2-FORE!-1 Golf on Wednesday 4 July 2012
Top 2-FORE!-1 venue Macdonald Portal Hotel, Golf and Spa in Cheshire plays host to Lee Westwood Golf School’s first Junior Open in August. Portal is home to one of only three schools set up in the UK by the former world number one, Lee Westwood OBE and is the chosen venue for the debut tournament. “Portal is a great venue to...
Written by TG staff writer on Tuesday 3 July 2012
Former Grand Prix driver David Coulthard has just bagged the most unlikeliest and dramatic of holes-in-one. Scot Coulthard teamed-up with pro golfer Jake Shepherd to set a Guinness World Record for the fastest hole-in-one by catching a golf ball in a moving car – Shepherd hit the ball as the £177,000 soft top supercar Mercedes SLS whizzed by him at 120mph! Coulthard...
Written by TG Features Writer on Tuesday 3 July 2012
Today’s Golfer has teamed up with Direct Golf UK and Your Golf Travel to give away 50,000 caps at this year’s Open Championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes, Lancashire. Direct Golf UK is growing fast and now has 21 shops across the UK and a booming website that offer great deals on golf equipment, clothing and apparel. Your Golf Travel is a...