Written by TG staff writer on Thursday 7 June 2012
Army Captain, Stuart Ball, has announced that he’s planning to play 360 holes of golf over five days in early July 2012 to raise money for Help for Heroes and Scotty’s Little Soldiers – setting a new world record for the number of golf holes played in five days. Ball, an officer in the Royal Logistic Corps, is based at RAF...
Written by TG Courses editor on Thursday 7 June 2012
The ISPS Handa PGA Seniors Championship was launched in style yesterday by De Vere Club Ambassadors Freddie Flintoff and Harry Redknapp. The pair were joined by some of the headline players in this weeks’ championship, going head-to-head in the 2nd Annual Freddie’s Cricketers vs. Harry’s Cricketers: Bat & Ball Challenge. Having invited some of their fellow football and cricket stars...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Senior Equipment Editor on Wednesday 6 June 2012
Just days before winning the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth, Luke Donald gave three lucky golfers the round of a lifetime by taking them on at Bearwood Lakes Golf Club in Surrey. James Goldie, Neil Penham and Brian Pearce won a free-to-enter competition from retailers Direct Golf to play with the Ryder Cup hero, and Goldie – playing off 18 – also managed...
Written by Michael Catling, TG Writer on Wednesday 6 June 2012
Golf Care, the UK’s largest specialist golf insurance provider, has lauded its successful partnership with Direct Golf UK, Europe’s No.1 award-winning specialist golf retailer, after their golf insurance has proven hugely popular at all 21 nationwide stores. The partnership, which was only formed last year, offers consumers the opportunity to purchase golf insurance over-the-counter at all Direct Golf UK stores and...
Written by TG Staff Writer on Friday 1 June 2012
Open Champion Darren Clarke has admitted he will be “raring to go” when the Irish Open comes to his home Royal Portrush Golf Club in under a month’s time. The Portrush resident and Honorary Member of the club will take the next four weeks off to finally rid himself of a troublesome groin injury which flared up again last week during...
Written by TG Courses editor on Friday 1 June 2012
The co-founders of top golf travel company Your Golf Travel.com teamed up with 2012 European Ryder Cup captain Jose Maria Olazabal to win the Wales Open Pro-Am at Celtic Manor Resort this week. Ross Marshall and Andrew Harding were joined by Celtic Manor’s Director of Golf Matthew Lewis in a team captained by Olazabal and the four dove-tailed perfectly to record...
Written by TG Staff Writer on Wednesday 30 May 2012
With the summer finally upon us, the TG team has decided to embrace the feel-good factor by teaming up with Dunlop to offer a fantastic subscription opportunity. To coincide with our recent magazine re-launch, you can now sign up for 13 issues of Today’s Golfer magazine, delivered straight to your doorstep, and also receive a FREE Dunlop Tour TP12 Stand Bag...
Written by TG Features Writer on Tuesday 29 May 2012
We all want to get better at golf and there are many different ways of improving, from reading magazines like Today’s Golfer and watching videos online to spending hours hammering balls on the range alone or listening to advice from your mates. But one of the most successful ways of improving remains having a lesson, or series of lessons, from your local...
Written by TG staff writer on Thursday 24 May 2012
Have you got what it takes to play 72 holes, hit 300 shots – give or take – and walk 20 miles all in one day? If so, the Macmillan Longest Day Golf Challenge – arguably the most exhilarating golf event staged in the UK – is for you and your best golfing buddies. In 2011, 335 teams took part in...
Written by TG Staff Writer on Wednesday 23 May 2012
T2Hole, the makers of the successful T2Hole Game Improvement system training aid, have launched a free online golf school. The free, 16-week school is based completely online and covers all aspects of your game, from short game to long game, chipping and putting. Each week, T2Hole will email you an instructional video clip from PGA Master Professional and Sky Sports commentator Denis...
Written by TG Staff Writer on Wednesday 23 May 2012
England fast bowler Stuart Broad took some time out before the first Investec Test match with the West Indies to work on his golf swing with the help of 2011 Masters Champion Charl Schwartzel. The South African was helping out Broad and a couple of the other England players on the range at the picturesque Brocket Hall. “I was an opening bowler...
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 23 May 2012
Spending a day golfing with one of the leading lights of European women’s golf after one of the most prestigious events on the Ladies’ European Tour might sound like the stuff that dreams are made of. But it will become reality for six lucky golfers who will join Helen Alfredsson at the Evian Masters in France in July as part of...
Written by TG Courses editor on Friday 18 May 2012
Golf star Laura Davies witnessed at close quarters how an initiative to help more blind and disabled golfers receive expert tuition from PGA professionals is going from strength to strength. The Ladies European Tour star took time out from the Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open at Archerfield Links to watch PGA pro Craig Thomas coach three blind and partially sighted...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 8 May 2012
Today is your last once-in-a-lifetime chance to play alongside 2010 winning Ryder Cup captain and European superstar Colin Montgomerie. As official golf travel partner of Golf Live 2012, Golfbreaks.com is offering four lucky golfers the chance to win the ultimate golfing experience – the opportunity to play with Monty – and a number of other European Tour players – in an exclusive...
Written by David Connor, TG Equipment Editor on Wednesday 2 May 2012
The U.S. Kids Golf European Championships, which sees the best young golfers from across the planet go head to head, has announced a record number of entries for 2012. The event takes place over five historic links courses in East Lothian, Scotland next month and already 515 youngsters have registered to compete for the crown of European Champion. Competitors from across the...
Written by TG Features Writer on Monday 30 April 2012
It’s important to be in the right frame of mind for a competition, but obtaining this vital state requires different things for different people. Some like the familiarity and comfort of playing with friends, while others are able to focus better on their own games when in a group of strangers.
Written by TG Courses editor on Wednesday 25 April 2012
Golfers throughout the country can do their bit for Macmillan Cancer Support later this summer by getting involved in the charity’s new Big Golf Drive day. More than 300,000 people in the UK are diagnosed with cancer every year and Macmillan is there to support them and their families every step of the way. But they need your help and by getting involved...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 24 April 2012
Are you willing to roll up your sleeves this summer and take on the UK’s biggest charity golfing challenge? If so you’ll have the chance to win an all inclusive 7-night stay in Cyprus. The most successful fundraising team from the annual Four Course Classic golf marathon in aid of the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign will be whisked off to Paphos for a...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 24 April 2012
After battling through several rounds of qualifying and beating off thousands of other competitors, forty amateur golfers are celebrating after booking their place in the Grand Final of the UK’s biggest amateur golf event, The Matchplay Championship. They will be flown out to Dubai to experience the trip of a lifetime after emerging from the tournament’s Regional Qualifiers at European...
Written by TG Courses editor on Tuesday 24 April 2012
Celebrities including top sportsmen and women join famous faces from TV, radio, stage and screen for the Help for Heroes Celebrity Golf day and Gala Dinner at Stoke Park in Buckinghamshire tomoprrow (apr 25th). Destination Golf, in conjunction with Virgin Atlantic and a small collection of luxury boutique hotels and lodges in South Africa, are proud to be sponsors of...