March

  • Support Sport Relief’s Backside challenge

    Friday 14 March 2014

    The Sport Relief Battle of the Backsides is on! All this week, Alan Shearer and Robbie Savage are going head to head in the ‘Battle of the Backsides’ – a race to be the first to sit on half the seats in the iconic Wembley Stadium – a brutal 45,000 seats each. In support of their epic efforts, you can enter the...

  • VIDEO: Paul McGinley’s perfect pre-round warm-up

    Thursday 13 March 2014

    Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley runs us through what he does on the practice ground to make sure he’s perfectly prepared to head to the course and shoot a good score. Nearly taking your own head off with an 8-iron is entirely optional…...

  • Get the new Golf World on your iPad

    Thursday 13 March 2014

    Golf World’s May issue looks forward to the first major championship of the year – the Masters. We look at how the loss of Eisenhower’s Tree on the 17th will effect the strategy of the hole, whether Tiger will win his 15th major, and spotlight the three toughest holes on the course – and they aren’t...

  • Improve your scores without touching your swing

    Written by Kit Alexander on Thursday 13 March 2014

    Many golfers cost themselves shots on the course before even swinging the club because of poor decision-making. But improving your course management and thinking can help you cut strokes off your handicap. You can learn to do this at a TG Academy Day. We’ve teamed up with the Cranfield Golf Academy to offer a day of tuition aimed at improving your...

  • IJP Design competition

    Thursday 13 March 2014

    To celebrate the launch of its brand-new and interactive website, IJP Design is offering anyone who buys a full look from the website the chance to win a limited edition tour bag. IJP Design has carefully selected a range of full looks for the men’s, women’s and junior’s ranges. The competition is running for four weeks and everyone who buys a full...

  • Free Srixon AD333 Tour balls when you subscribe to Golf World!

    Thursday 13 March 2014

    Take your game to the next level with a dozen NEW Srixon AD333 Tour balls. Order your subscription to Golf World today and receive a dozen of the NEW Srixon AD333 TOUR balls worth £36. This exceptionally classy 3-piece ball has been designed specially for golfers who don’t possess Tour level swing speeds but who are looking for many characteristics that...

  • New Golf World on sale now!

    Thursday 13 March 2014

    Golf World’s May issue looks forward to the first major championship of the year – the Masters. We look at how the loss of Eisenhower’s Tree on the 17th will effect the strategy of the hole, whether Tiger will win his 15th major, and spotlight the three toughest holes on the course – and they aren’t Amen Corner! In addition, we...

  • Warne delivers the goods in his own golf event

    Written by Kevin Brown on Wednesday 12 March 2014

    After a lengthy absence, legendary Australian Test cricketer Shane Warne (pictured) made a triumphant return to the golf course in his own Shane Warne Classic event at The Grove near Watford. It was a shotgun start and Warne, playing his first round since December, went off the 1st tee alongside his Warney’s Warriors teammates, former England cricketers Michael Vaughan, Darren Gough...

  • TG survey March 2014

    Written by Rob McGarr on Friday 7 March 2014

    We spend a lot of time talking to golf professionals, coaches, broadcasters, manufacturers and club secretaries, but what really matters is the opinion of ‘ordinary’ golfers. The people that aren’t out there to make money or sell a product. The people that out there for one reason: they love the game of golf. That’s why we’re running a monthly survey for...

  • The best golf video you’ll see today

    Thursday 6 March 2014

    Americans take what they call “putt-putt” very seriously. It’s played on ‘proper’ courses, with no windmills, pirate ships or other British seaside clichés. Each hole can be completed in one shot, but only if you hit it absolutely perfectly. In 50 years of sanctioned competition, only three perfect rounds of 18 have been recorded. Imagine you’re Rick Baird, an IT manager from...

  • Getting ready for the ultimate golfing test

    Written by Kevin Brown on Wednesday 5 March 2014

    Golfing pals Bob Warner and Andy Norris are preparing for the ultimate golfing test – the Five5s Golf Challenge. The Five5s Challenge is a golfing marathon which will see the intrepid duo play 5 rounds of golf each day, for 5 days, on 5 courses, in 5 different countries and, all being well, raising £5k each for the Seve Foundation. The challenge...