Sunday 25 June 2017
England’s Harry Ellis booked his spot in the Open with his win at the Amateur Championship at Sandwich on Saturday. The 21-year-old won the coveted trophy in dramatic fashion, overturning a four-hole deficit with five to play to force a sudden-death play-off against Australia’s Dylan Perry. The pair battled it out over the accustomed 36-hole match-play final, and at one point it...
Thursday 22 June 2017
The European Tour have announced that the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open will return to Gullane Golf Club next year. Three years after Rickie Fowler’s thrilling victory at the East Lothian links, Scotland’s National Open will return to Gullane for the second time from July 12-15, 2018. While it may be surprising that the tournament is reutrning to Gullane so soon,...
Wednesday 21 June 2017
American Golf is putting golfing celebrities under the spotlight with a new charity initiative: The Pressure Putt Challenge Do you think you have what it takes to win? While celebrities take part in their own challenge, you can head to one of the American Golf stores hosting the amateur Pressure Putt Challenge. Stars taking part in the Pressure Putt Challenge have just...
Written by Kevin Brown on Tuesday 20 June 2017
Some of the greatest names in world football will swop their boots for spikes at The Belfry in a Ryder Cup-style tournament this weekend. Legendary players past and present including World Cup stars, Premier League giants and former European Cup winners will do battle from Friday to Sunday. It’s England versus Rest of the World and leading the teams will be respective...
Tuesday 20 June 2017
The PGA Tour have announced that they are changing attitudes to anti-doping policy and from next season will both add blood testing and report any suspensions for drug abuse According to the Associated Press, the PGA tour also is bringing its list of banned substances in line with the World Anti-Doping Association. The revised policy takes effect in October at the...
Tuesday 20 June 2017
Tiger Woods has released a statement saying that he is ‘currently receiving professional help to manage my medicines’. The statement comes a couple of weeks after Woods was arrested for driving under the influence. He ‘blew zeroes’ for alcohol and Woods blamed “an unexpected reaction to prescribed medication”. “I want the public to know that alcohol was not involved,” Woods had said. “What...
Tuesday 13 June 2017
Miguel Angel Jimenez is set to design a new short game facility at Las Colinas Golf & Country Club. The 21-time European Tour winner will visit the Troon-managed venue later this year to oversee both the design and construction of one of Spain’s best golf courses, with a view to the facility opening in late 2017. Jimenez made a first visit to...
Written by Camilla Tait on Thursday 8 June 2017
Wouldn’t it be nice if you could get down in two just a few more times in a round and stop throwing away needless shots? No more fat or thin chips, no more leaving it in the sand. No more silly, infuriating three putts. We’re not expecting you to hone a short game like a Tour pro. But even if you...
Written by Camilla Tait on Wednesday 7 June 2017
The R&A has confirmed they will introduce Ready Golf at its 2017 amateur championships as part of its efforts to improve pace of play. There has been talk of a lot of changes to the rules of golf this year from the R&A, whether it’s an upheaval of the entire rule book, a new rule on video evidence, a look in...
Monday 5 June 2017
As the second Major of the year fast approaches, we’ve put together a list of things you need to know about the US Open. From its brand-new location to its staggering prize fund and the challenges players will face at Erin Hills, Wisconsin. 1. The difficulty of defending the US Open title World No.1 Dustin Johnson will defend the title from June...
Monday 5 June 2017
From record-breaking rounds to near death experiences via a Tiger inspired ace, TG hears some of golf’s most extraordinary stories from the people they happened to. You may have seen some of the videos already, but now Brett Stanford, Taylor Crozier, David Johnson, Tony Aarts and Greg Eason have all shared their stories – and they are pretty incredible. If you think...
Thursday 1 June 2017
Matthew Fitzpatrick is a three-time European Tour winner, played in the 2016 Ryder Cup and is defending the Nordea Masteres in Sweden this week – but how well do you know the 22-year-old from Sheffield? We chatted to the World No. 40 about his favourite things, including Chicago, his favourite view in golf and the club he favours most in his...