Sunday, 21 July 2019
How much do you have in common with the world's best golfers? On the tee this month... European Tour star and WGC winner Shane Lowry Have you ever rushed to the first tee? Yeah, my first year on tour at the French Open. I got my tee time wrong and made it by 30 seconds. I birdied the 1st which was quite...
Written by Michael Catling on Thursday, 21 March 2019
In his most candid interview yet, two-time Major champ Martin Kaymer opens up about the mental and physical battles that have left him winless since 2014, and battling to prove his critics wrong... Despite being the defending US Open champion and a serial European Tour winner, Martin Kaymer never felt like golf's top dog. Even when the rankings said he was. The...
Written by Michael Catling on Thursday, 7 March 2019
Georgia Hall's rags to riches tale is one of sacrifice and money troubles which threatened to end her golf career before it had even begun. The fact she's now the poster girl of ladies golf, at just 22*, makes her journey all the more remarkable. [ Update: Georgia turned 23 on the 12th April ] Georgia Hall has always been different from...
Written by Duncan Lennard on Monday, 25 February 2019
A permanent fixture in the world’s top three – including a 64-week spell as No.1 – Dustin Johnson and his inner circle of advisors tell TG how he got there, how he’s stayed there and how you can max your own game There are few golfers with more natural ability than Dustin Johnson. But after he finished 2015 ranked eighth in...
Written by Michael Catling on Monday, 10 December 2018
Just how much do you have in common with the world's top golfers? On the tee this month... nine time European Tour winner Louis Oosthuizen Have you ever come close to missing your tee time? I nearly missed one at the Players three or four years ago, because my caddie went to the wrong tee. He got mixed up, thinking we were...
Thursday, 25 October 2018
*Note: Since we spoke to Eddie, he claimed his second European Tour title at the British Masters. On the back of his best season ever, we attempt to find out what makes Eddie Pepperell tick "I know where the 65 came from today. Last night, upon stepping down from the top of the bunk bed (of which Laurie was sharing with me),...
Thursday, 18 October 2018
Just how much do you have in common with the world’s top golfers? On the tee this month... 12-time PGA Tour winner Jason Day Did you know? Day's first-ever golf club was a 3-wood, which his dad pulled out of a rubbish dump. Have you ever walked off a course in frustration? During the practice round before Majors, it can be frustrating when you're...
Written by Kevin Brown on Thursday, 24 May 2018
*This article has been updated. When it was originally posted in October, Bland had competed in 425 European Tour events. Richard Bland is still waiting for his first win after 434 starts on the European Tour... but who's counting? Patience is a virtue – nowhere more so than in the crazy world of professional world. So it's just as well that 45-year-old...
Monday, 14 May 2018
Your Swing Versus: European No.1 and World No.10 Tommy Fleetwood Tour pro technique may be out of reach for most of us but, with a better understanding of what separates them from us, we can at least move closer to the action of an elite player. In putting up a regular amateur against a tour star, we aim to uncover just where...
Monday, 19 March 2018
Finally recovered from the injuries that derailed much of last year, Rory McIlroy has returned fit and firing in 2018 - and has just picked up his first victory in 539 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Here, in extracts taken from an exclusive interview with our sister magazine Golf World, Rory explains how he’s ready to make up for lost time, and...
Written by Michael Catling on Monday, 26 February 2018
Eddie Pepperell is a European Tour winner. It's still fresh, having become a champion just a day ago, but it's been a long time coming for the Englishman. Eddie Pepperell is one of golf's most compelling characters. Penniless at 21, his rags to riches tale has been documented in his blog, and taken him from the top of the Open leaderboard...
Written by Michael Catling on Monday, 19 February 2018
Joost Luiten talks Ibiza and Jessica Alba... and why Augusta's 12th is so hard At what age did you first break par? I must have been around 13 years old but I can't remember where - it was so long ago! Highlight of your career so far? Winning the Dutch [KLM] Open twice. Last year was very...
Written by Michael Catling on Friday, 9 February 2018
Just how much do you have in common with the 13-time European Tour winner Paul Casey? Have you ever nearly missed your tee time? Yes, in the Ryder Cup with Robert Karlsson in 2006. We'd waited to let the Americans get on the tee first, but then Captain Woosnam came running over and said: 'You're on the tee in 30 seconds!'...
Monday, 29 January 2018
Featuring: Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas, Jason Day, Adam Scott, Thomas Pieters, Tony Finau and Jon Rahm. These tips originally comes from our sister magazine, Golf World. To subscribe to their magazine, click here #1: Dustin Johnson: Create A Wide Swing Arc To Generate Maximum Swing Speed The key to hitting the ball further is generating as much clubhead speed as you...
Written by Michael Catling on Friday, 12 January 2018
20 Questions: European EurAsia and Ryder Cup captain Thomas Bjorn on his love of tennis and THAT tee shot at the 2003 Open How old were you when you first broke par? It would have been at my home course in Silkeborg in Denmark. I was probably 13 or 14, and I think I was one or two-under-par. Highlight of your...
Written by Nick Wright on Friday, 10 November 2017
The Jon Rahm Interview: Being backed by Phil Mickelson, learning English by listening to rap songs, and how he went from World No 766 to No.5 in just 15 months Rewind little more than a year and Spain's Jon Rahm was just another top amateur with huge potential. Now he's become the World no.4 with three Tour titles to his name,...
Monday, 6 November 2017
Justin Rose's technically-sound swing can stand up to pressure Performance under pressure is greatly helped by a strong technique, and Justin Rose's swing is up there with the best. TG Top 50 Coach Gareth Johnson talks about four qualities Rose possesses that you can try to weave into your action. Trail Wrist Flexed Note the angle in the back of Justin's right wrist. This...
Friday, 3 November 2017
To mark 30 years since his first Tour start, Colin Montgomerie talks tech, Tiger and what he’s learned in almost 600 events It's now been 30 years since Colin Montgomerie teed it up in his first European Tour event as a professional, the 1987 Swiss Open. He missed the cut, but a few weeks later cashed his first cheque as a...
Friday, 27 October 2017
20 Questions: Andrew 'Beef' Johnston on his love of Troon, Arsenal, Muhammad Ali and Will Ferrell When did you first shoot under par? Oh, man! It has to be when I was about 15 or 16. Highlight of your career so far? Winning last year's Spanish Open at Valderrama followed by my strong showing at the 2016 Open at Troon. Best shot...
Written by Michael Catling on Thursday, 12 October 2017
This time last year Matt Wallace was playing on the Alps Tour. Now, he's a European Tour winner and has played in his maiden Major. He's living proof mini tour dreams do come true Matt Wallace has had to wait for his shot at the big time. The Englishman spent four years struggling to make a living on the Alps Tour,...