Thursday, 22 March 2018
How one man made a living by gambling on games with unsuspecting golfers... and beating them all: Sam Snead isn't the only golfer who likes a bet. In fact, we'd wager (there we go again) that EVERY golfer has played for something, whether it's £1 front, £1 back and £1 overall, the first round after a game or something more significant. One...
Thursday, 22 March 2018
The American Golf Long Drive Championship is back for 2018 for its fourth year with a brand new sponsor and more chances to win! The American Golf Long Drive Championship is back for its fourth year with a brand-new sponsor – Callaway! Callaway, the #1 selling Driver company will be supporting the annual event with fantastic prizes. So, as well as...
Tuesday, 20 March 2018
"Your Handicap can be an instant marker - Almost a predictor - of how well you can play" This tip comes from TG Top 50 coach Karl Morris, who has worked with three major champions. Check out his Mind Factor Podcasts for free on iTunes In Timothy Gallwey's seminal book The Inner Game of Golf there is a terrific illustration of how...
Monday, 12 March 2018
Let’s be honest, the Rules of Golf can be a bit of a nightmare. How many times to you see tour pros call over a ref to help them get a ruling? If those guys don’t know the rules – and they’re playing EVERY DAY – what hope has a 15-handicapper who plays twice a month? In order to make the Rules...
Tuesday, 27 February 2018
Could your handicap be about to change every day in a week? It may seem ludicrous but that's what could happen in 2020 due to the introduction of the new World Handicap System. Put the pitch forks down. The R&A and USGA may be up to their tricks again, fiddling with golf's rules, but the good news is that you've got...
Monday, 26 February 2018
The USGA has announced that the U.S. Open is abandoning it's 18-hole playoff set up in favour of a two-hole aggregate playoff, effective immediately. There have been 33 18-hole playoffs in the history of the US Open's 117 years, but one hasn't been needed since Tiger Woods' famous victory over Rocco Mediate on the first sudden-death hole in 2008. The site...
Tuesday, 20 February 2018
The way golfers around the world will calculate their handicaps is set to be transformed by a new system developed by The R&A and the USGA, with key features designed to provide all golfers with a consistent measure of playing ability. The new World Handicap System, to be implemented in 2020, follows an extensive review of systems administered by six existing...
Thursday, 15 February 2018
How much do you know about the golf grip? Learn from TG Top 50 Coach Ian Taylor, who talks you through the three types of golf grip, gives you advice on how hard you should grip it and the biggest issue amateurs have with their grip. How hard should I grip it? Imagine you are cradling a bird in your hand. You need...
Wednesday, 14 February 2018
Bill Haas was injured but is expected to make a full recovery after being involved in a fatal car crash in California on Tuesday evening which left the driver of the car Haas was in dead. The six-time PGA Tour winner was the passenger in a Ferrari that collided with a BMW in the 500 block of North Chautauqua Boulevard just...
Monday, 12 February 2018
R&A chief executive Martin Slumbers has indicated that the governing bodies are ready to take action on hitting distances. Slumbers has consistently denied that distance in the professional game has been an issue since taking office, but has now admitted that the increases in driving distances has caused 'serious concern' among both governing bodies of the game. Next month, the R&A and...
Monday, 12 February 2018
Andrew Cotter: I hope the obsession with the youth market doesn't neglect older golfers. The excitement of competition is something we never lose, no matter how ancient we get. (Cotter's latest column is taken from issue 370) Happy New Year! Yes, I am well aware that this greeting may be well out of date by the time you read this. But this...
Written by Camilla Tait on Wednesday, 7 February 2018
A new report by the Climate Coalition highlights the impending threat of climate change, suggesting higher sea levels could see all of Britain's historical links courses washed away by 2100. An increase in rainfall, coastal erosion, rising sea levels and more extreme weather leads the report to predict we will see 'golf courses crumbling into the sea', forecasting a turbulent future...
Written by Nick Dougherty on Monday, 5 February 2018
Getting bogged down with technique is a one-way ticket to nowhere. . . Anyone who follows me on Instagram will know I kept myself busy over Christmas. Any free time I've had has been spent on the golf course, filming a bunch of 60 second videos as part of my 'TeeTimeTip' series. Ever since I retired, I've wanted to share my...
Written by Staff writer on Friday, 2 February 2018
Golf is more dangerous than rugby, according to a new survey of sports injuries. It’s not people being hit by balls or clubs, though, but lower back and joint injuries through swinging a club. Recreational sports – including golf – have an injury rate of 1.8 per 1,000 persons, higher than rugby, hockey and other team sports (1.5 per 1,000 persons) The incidence...
Friday, 26 January 2018
The list of winners of the 2017 TG Fantasy Golf have finally been announced - congratulations to everyone who has won a prize! If your name is on this list, watch your inbox for your email! WINNERS 1st: Four-night break for 2 at La Manga WINNER: Stuart Wilson 2nd: Three nights and 2 rounds at Praia D'El Rey WINNER: Jordan Smith 3rd: 4 night HB for 2 at...
Written by Michael Catling on Friday, 26 January 2018
How do you fancy setting a new Guinness World Record? Your chances of winning the Open may be incredibly slim, but that doesn't mean you can't secure your place in golfing history. The Guinness World Records Book is jam-packed with weird and wonderful feats, many of which are just begging to be broken. Ian Poulter, Matt Fitzpatrick, Matthew Southgate and Tyrrell Hatton...
Thursday, 18 January 2018
The latest issue of Today's Golfer features an exclusive look at Callaway's newest golf clubs, Sergio Garcia's gear tips and 180 ways to play better this year. There have been a handful of mega player equipment moves in the last few years. Rory, Tiger and Lydia Ko are three huge names who’ve made a wholesale switch to a new manufacturer, and...
Written by Michael Catling on Wednesday, 17 January 2018
It's a raid! We joined the crackdown on fake golf gear Counterfeit golf gear is a booming business in the UK, so you cannot blame manufacturers and distributors for wanting to bust the people responsible. We joined Staffordshire Trading Standards on a raid to uncover the dark side of the golf retail industry... There are some things a journalism degree doesn't prepare...
Wednesday, 10 January 2018
Mind games in golf: Learn to harness the positive side of perfectionism and be a perfectionist where you can Every golfer reading this will have hit a shot that could legitimately be described as perfect. Ok, some of you might have to raid your memory banks more than others... but think back and it will be there, that one moment when you felt the...