September

  • USA wins the (Junior) Ryder Cup

    Written by Chris Jones on Wednesday 29 September 2010

    The United States retained the Junior Ryder Cup after beating Europe 13½-10½ at Gleneagles, Scotland despite the hosts winning the third and final session 7½-4½. Leading 9-3 from the first day, when the USA won the morning foursomes 5-1 and the afternoon mixed fourballs 4-2, the visitors clinched the contest with successes in the singles for Jordan Spieth over Albert Eckhardt...

  • Rate My Swing: waltwalt

    Written by Adrian Fryer on Thursday 23 September 2010

    “Walter, the swing looks as good as the scenic surroundings! If I was going to make some subtle changes I would watch your left hand grip doesn’t get too ‘strong’, so you can see too many knuckles. This forces your hands ahead trying to get the face square. “The shaft can lean back at address slightly in with a driver. You tend...

  • TG Poll: How long does it take you to play 18 holes?

    Written by TG Features Writer on Tuesday 21 September 2010

    Nothing creates more controversy at golf clubs than pace of play. Slow play is the scurge of many courses, but you rarely hear people owning up to it. There’s a fine line between taking long enough to assess your option, select the correct play and execute correctly and holding up other golfers, so we want to know how long it takes...

  • Peter Alliss will be in Peterborough

    Written by Golf World staff on Tuesday 21 September 2010

    Peter Alliss was due to perform at the Cresset in Peterborough in September, but the date has been moved, and he will now be there on Saturday November 20th. Tickets cost £20 and you can get them either by phoning 01733 265 705, or on-line at www.cresset.co.uk Alliss is an icon, and when he talks, people listen. It promises to...

  • Handicap Tracker: Find more fairways

    Written by TG Features Writer on Friday 3 September 2010

    In association with We all take pride in hitting a long drive but last week only 50% of Handicap Tracker users hit more than 25% of fairways off the tee. Finding the fairway was the key to these guys making good scores: » Darren Alderman (21.8) hit 13 from 14 at Merrist Wood for a 93 and 38 stableford points. » Scott Devenishe (11.6)...