Written by Kevin Brown on Wednesday 27 November 2013
Votes are currently flying in for the prized annual TG Travel Awards and there’s every chance that competition for the various titles will be more keenly contested than ever, specially now it’s been decided to extend the voting deadline date a week to December 6th. Once again it will be you, the golfing public at large, who will decide which venues...
Friday 22 November 2013
The January issue of Golf World – featuring a Luke Donald exclusive – is now available to download on your iPad or iPhone from the Apple Store! In this issue Luke Donald shows us three simple keys to hole more putts and gives instant tips for great ball-striking – plus how he’s taking a fresh approach to winning a major. Bringing you...
Friday 22 November 2013
The January issue of Golf World – featuring a Luke Donald exclusive – is now available to buy from all good shops. In this issue Luke Donald shows us three simple keys to hole more putts and gives instant tips for great ball-striking – plus how he’s taking a fresh approach to winning a major. Bringing you the best places to play...
Friday 22 November 2013
The TG Advent Calendar is back this year with a huge selection of fantastic prizes up for grabs! From the first of December there will 25 prize draws with the chance to win a different prize every day. We have 25 fantastic prizes in store this year with everything from golf gear, equipment, stay and play breaks and even an exclusive...
Wednesday 20 November 2013
European Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley has played a starring role in a new 5.3m campaign by VisitScotland to promote the multitude of global events taking place in the country throughout 2014. The 2014 Ryder Cup at Gleneagles and the Junior Ryder Cup at Blairgowrie both feature heavily alongside the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and Scotland’s Year of Homecoming in the...
Written by Kevin Brown on Wednesday 20 November 2013
Legendary Surrey venue Wentworth recently hosted a small but important cheque presentation as National Golf Club Challenge Patrons Sam Torrance and Mark Foster handed over a hefty £237,220 cheque to the Help for Heroes charity. The bumper cheque was presented to Mark Elliott, Help for Heroes Head of External Operations, and Band of Brothers member Mark Taylor, and will help fund...
Written by Kevin Brown on Wednesday 20 November 2013
The UK’s largest specialist golf insurer, Golf Care, is celebrating its tenth anniversary with more golfers, up-and-down the country, realising the value of being insured with the market-leader. Since launching in 2003, the brands growth has been exponential, with several factors contributing to its remarkable success. Awareness of the brand has certainly been bolstered by the support of 3-time Ryder Cup...
Written by Chris Jones, Editor on Tuesday 19 November 2013
Britain’s biggest golf magazine is seeking a features editor to work within a creative team and make the No.1 title even better. Responsibilities include planning, commissioning and creating features to a very high editorial standard, managing freelancers and ensuring briefs and deadlines are met, editing the front end section and generating content for our website and social media. The successful candidate will...
Written by Kevin Brown on Tuesday 19 November 2013
Social live scoring app Golf GameBook proved a hit on and off the course at the recent International Golf Travel Market (IGTM) in Costa Daurada, Spain. The award-winning free app delivered live scoring and social commentary for the event’s annual golf tournament, enabling more than 300 players across four courses to see up-to-the-minute leaderboards and send instant comments to fellow competitors. Good...
Written by Kevin Brown on Monday 18 November 2013
It’s that crunch time of the year again – the quest to discover the best courses and hotels/resorts in the UK and continental Europe in golf’s biggest and best travel accolades – the annual TG Travel Awards. It promises to be the hottest and most keenly-contested competition so far and once again it will be you, the golfing public at large,...
Tuesday 5 November 2013
British troops based in Afghanistan can now sharpen their golfing skills during their tour of duty thanks to american golf. The retailer has provided a golf practice net, balls, as well a set of irons and drivers, to the RAF, which has been stationed at Camp Bastion since October 2001. The equipment has been donated to a group of 20 soldiers...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Thursday 31 October 2013
Lee Westwood took time out of his busy schedule this week to be photographed at the WGC HSBC Champions Event in China holding a very big cheque for Help for Heroes. Westwood has been a patron to the National Golf Club Challenge since its inception in 2010 – contributing his time and influence on a number of occasions to help raise the profile of the...
Thursday 31 October 2013
This month if you choose to subcribe to Today’s Golfer – Britain’s best-selling golf magazine – you will also receive 24 Bridgestone e6 golf balls at no extra cost! You can choose from three packages – print only, digital only and a combination – with balls on offer with each. Print only With this option you pay £29.99 and receive 13 magazines and...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Wednesday 30 October 2013
The new issue of Today’s Golfer – featuring 20 two minute drills to help you get better fast – is now available to download via Google Play or the Apple Store! You’ll be able to read our instructional cover feature with TG Elite Professional Adrian Fryer will help you cure your faults from tee-to-green. Elsewhere in the new edition, we talk to...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Wednesday 30 October 2013
The new issue of Today’s Golfer – featuring 20 two minute drills to help you get better fast – is now on sale! Our instructional cover feature with TG Elite Professional Adrian Fryer will help you cure your faults from tee-to-green. Elsewhere in the new edition, we talk to Nick Dougherty about his fall from grace, go behind the scenes of the...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Tuesday 29 October 2013
EA Sports today confirmed their next PGA Tour game will not feature Tiger Woods’ name or image on the cover for the first time since the franchise debuted in 1999. The developer and the American have made a mutual decision to end their relationship, EA Sports said in a statement. Woods won five times on Tour in 2013 and was named Player of the Year, taking...
Written by Kevin Brown on Tuesday 29 October 2013
Spain reigned in the 2013 International Pairs World Finals at Scotland’s stunning Machrihanish Dunes links with Manuel Hernandez Gonzalez and Manuel Sanchez Varela of Team Spain emerging victorious. With a Stableford score of 41, the team from Spain won in a nailbiting play-off against Marcus Law and Stuart Stamps of England. South Africa’s team of Johann Strauss and Pierre van Graan...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Friday 25 October 2013
Eight-year old Adam Buchanan from Northern Ireland has triumphed in a national competition to find the UK’s most improved junior golfer. Adam, who plays at Carrickfergus Golf Club, beat off competition from more than 100 other juniors to win over £1,000 worth of golf gear, courtesy of American Golf. The UK’s largest retailer ran the competition throughout the summer to...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Thursday 24 October 2013
If you subscribe to Golf World this month you will receive 13 issues and 12 free Srixon Z-Star balls! For just £45, you will not only make a massive saving on shop prices and have every copy delivered to your door, you will also get a dozen free premium Srixon Z-Star golf balls. The Z-Star is the ball of choice for the likes...
Written by Jake O'Reilly on Thursday 24 October 2013
The new Golf World – featuring FedEx Cup champion Henrik Stenson – is now available to download on your iPad or iPhone from the Apple Store! You’ll be able to read about the Swede, who reveals his swing secrets from tee-to-green and talks us through his incredible 2013 season that has seen him collect over $12m. Elsewhere in our December issue, we track the comeback...