November

  • nov28 cashaid

    Written by TG staff writer on Friday 28 November 2008

    Sport England, through the National Sports Foundation (NSF), has awarded £88,000 to the Golf Foundation to enhance its Golf Roots inner city project for 2009. Golf Roots is the largest ever UK project to introduce urban youngsters to the game, offering golf to children in schools, community events and at golf facilities. The Golf Foundation, a charity committed to the sporting...

  • £10,000 golf prize

    Written by TG Editor on Friday 28 November 2008

    If you like your golf comps then you’re going to absolutely love us next week as we launch our monstrous £10,000 Christmas Golf Competition. Yep, read it and get very excited as this coming Thursday (December 4th) the comp will be published on this site and will be printed in the new issue of Today’s Golfer magazine. All you have to do...

  • Hoop, Hoop golf drill Video Series

    Written by TG instruction Editor on Thursday 27 November 2008

    You might not realise but your child’s hula hoop is actually a fantastic golf drill and golf training aid. That little loop of plastic can help teach you all sorts of golf shots, from accurate pitches and chip to putts and even your golf swing plane. The new issue of Today’s Golfer Magazine, out December 4th 2008, features a host of tips...

  • NEC GOLF SHOW LONG DRIVE WINNERS

    Written by Kit Alexander on Wednesday 26 November 2008

    Hundreds of people tried their luck on the Today’s Golfer Long Drive competition at the NEC Golf Show, Birmingham, last weekend and we can now reveal the winners. There were some great swings and some huge drives but it was the following people who were the longest and will be picking up the prizes of a Nike SQ Sumo 10.5 degree driver...

  • Better golf swing impact video special

    Written by TG Instruction Editor on Tuesday 25 November 2008

    We’re all trying to improve our golf swing at all times and quite often you can end up making it worse rather than better! The good news is this month’s Today’s Golfer Magazine, out now, contains a huge golf instruction feature based entirely on coaching you to strike the golf ball better and therefore improve your golf swing. As part of that...

  • tiger woods splits from buick

    Written by TG Tour Editor on Tuesday 25 November 2008

    Tiger Woods is facing a major hole in his future earnings after splitting from a big bucks deal with Buick cars in the wake of the Credit Crunch. In ending the nine year endorsement deal a year early Tiger will now find himself $7 millionshort in 2009 as they agreed to go their separate ways after Buick’s parent company General Motors...

  • Miss World contestants strut their stuff on the putting green

    Written by Kit Alexander on Monday 24 November 2008

    This year’s Miss World contestants have been put through their paces on the putting green at the Legend Golf & Safari Resort in South Africa. The girls have all been given basic lessons on golf etiquette, safety and a brief insight into the principles and great traditions of the game. Miss England, Laura Coleman, worked at Stapleford Park GC in for four...

  • woody allen golf

    Written by TG staff writer on Monday 24 November 2008

    For nearly half a century, he’s wowed Hollywood and the world with his prolific directing, sublime writing and acting talent. But this New Year’s Eve, Woody Allen and his band will be setting their sights on winning over guests by playing New Orleans jazz at the opening of the InterContinental La Torre Golf Resort in Murcia.  The event promises to be...

  • Christmas is a time for charity

    Written by Kit Alexander on Monday 24 November 2008

    Christmas is all about giving generously and you can do your bit at a charity golf event this festive season. What better way to warm the cockles of your heart than by playing the game you love for the benefit of a worthy cause. The Saint Omer Golf Day on Wednesday 3 December in northern France gives you 18 holes on a...

  • Golf Roots gets more than 12,000 juniors swinging

    Written by Kit Alexander on Thursday 20 November 2008

    The Golf Foundation’s Golf Roots programme has introduced more than 12,000 children from 155 schools across 16 cities to the game. The programme exceeded some ambitious targets and more than 1,150 children have taken part in follow-on lessons at Golf Foundation Community Links centres at golf clubs and driving ranges. The 16 urban areas involved were London (two schemes, in Hackney and...

  • Personalised magazine Covers gift offer

    Written by TG Editor on Thursday 20 November 2008

    You’ve always wanted to be the cover star for Today’s Golfer magazine right? Well now you really can – and we’ll even let you choose the photo! No it’s not some weird dream but part of a new service the TG team has created to sweeten up our latest Today’s Golfer Subscription deal. Buy yourself, your friends and family a subscription to Today’s...

  • Get your kids into golf this Xmas with TG Compare

    Written by Kit Alexander on Wednesday 19 November 2008

    With Christmas approaching, there’s no better time of year to buy your nippers a golf-themed present to get them hooked on the game we all love early. The life-long addiction can start with the smallest thing and TG Compare’s Christmas stockings have some great present suggestions. The weather may be bad outside but get the little ones playing virtual golf and they’ll...

  • nov19 xfactorgolf

    Written by TG staff writer on Wednesday 19 November 2008

    A nine-year old girl from Oldham and a 12-year-old boy from Lymm, Cheshire, have won the world’s first ever X Factor-style search for young golf stars. Katie-Jane Stanley and Jake Williams wowed a panel of celebrity judges – not including Simon Cowell and Cheryl Cole –  at the Playgolf Manchester complex where  13 youngsters competed in the grand final of ‘Talent Hunt’...

  • Turkey to host PGA National Pro-Am

    Written by Kit Alexander on Monday 17 November 2008

    Turkey’s PGA Sultan course, Antalya, will host the PGA National Pro-Am Championship for the second time from November 30 to December 4. 16 teams have qualified for the 36-hole final from more than 1,000 entries, making it the biggest Pro-Am in Europe. Each team is made up of the club professional and an amateur member, with the pros battling it out for a...

  • Best and worst Xmas presents EVER!

    Written by Kit Alexander on Monday 17 November 2008

    I love the festive season – jolly old Santa Claus, classic TV (kind of) and more food than Jon Daly would know what to do with – and then there are the presents. Of course we all know it’s better to give than receive, but there’s nothing quite like the feeling of guessing what you’ve got and then ripping back the wrapping...

  • today’s golfer new magazine

    Written by TG Editor on Wednesday 12 November 2008

    Today’s Golfer magazine fans stand by your beds as the new issue of Today’s Golfer has hit the shelves! It’s quite an issue too, even by our usual standards, as it’s brimming with features designed to improve your enjoyment of the game. And to add to the value the package offers we’ve also stuffed it with an exclusive 2009 Today’s Golfer calendar...

  • Not too late to join Fantasy League

    Written by Kit Alexander on Friday 7 November 2008

    The first event may have already teed off but there are still plenty of reasons to join the free-to-play Winter Fantasy League. As the old proverb says, “it’s better late than never”, and this certainly applies to the fantasy league with prizes galore up for grabs. You could be jetting off to Arcos Gardens, Spain, for a week of great golf and...

  • david leadbetter DVD offer

    Written by TG instruction editor on Thursday 6 November 2008

    FREE* David Leadbetter DVD for every reader – worth £14.99 If you were to choose one golf coach to have a lesson with it would undoubtedly be David Leadbetter. The world renowned instructor has fashioned the swings of everyone from Nick Faldo to Ernie Els and the great news is he could be about to sort yours for FREE* thanks...

  • One in 500 chance of winning

    Written by Kit Alexander on Wednesday 5 November 2008

    Sign up for the Winter Fantasy League today and you’ll have a one in 500 chance of winning a shiny new fairway wood. Every 500th person that registers will bag themselves a new club recently tested by the TG Equipment Team. Click here to sign up for the free-to-play fantasy league.

  • TG Editor picks his team

    Written by Kit Alexander on Tuesday 4 November 2008

    The excitement is building ahead of the first event in the Winter Fantasy League and Race to Dubai, the HSBC Champions. TG Editor Andy Calton is bravely putting his pride on the line by revealing his six picks each week. This week his team has a very British feel to it: Darren Clarke ($1.4m) Camilo Villegas ($3.5m) Sergio Garcia ($4.5m) Ian Poulter ($2.0m)...

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