Written by Staff Writer on Wednesday 23 July 2008
The perfect swing is an elusive beast to capture but we all try. From reading books and magazines to watching the guys and girls on Tour and getting lessons with the local pro, most of us have a pretty good idea about what a good golf swing is and do our best to replicate it. But the bottom line is how...
Written by Kit Alexander on Friday 18 July 2008
Camilo Villegas has surged up the leaderboard after taming the back nine in his second round at Royal Birkdale. Despite a bogey-bogey start, the Colombian, who’s nicknamed Spider-Man for his unusual posture when reading greens, followed up his opening round of 76 with a -1 par 33 on the outward half, before ripping up the back nine. He finished with five consecutive birdies from...
Written by TG Instruction Editor on Wednesday 16 July 2008
World Number Five Ernie Els has been doing some unusual preparation ahead of this week’s Open Championship in Lancashire. The Big Easy was looking decidedly uneasy on the driving range at Royal Birkdale yesterday when he strapped on an unusual-looking contraption to his right arm to hit balls. The arm brace is a training aid given to him by his coach Butch...
Written by Jonathan Greathead, TG Equipment Editor on Tuesday 15 July 2008
After years of indifferent putting, Spaniard Sergio Garcia believes his hard work on the practice greens is about to pay dividends. The mercurial shot-making wizard, often so reliable tee-to-green, has suffered with the flatstick throughout his career, but is fully confident ahead of this week’s Open Championship at Birkdale. “It feels good, I worked really hard for the past six months or so.
Written by Golf World staff writer on Monday 14 July 2008
SkyCaddie GPS will be used by BBC commentators at The 137th Open Golf Championship to tell viewers how far golfers have driven the ball and how far they have to greens and hazards. Portable, handheld SkyCaddie SG5s have been especially loaded with new software so on-course reporters like Paul Eales will instantly be able to measure distances on the course and...
Written by TG Editor on Wednesday 9 July 2008
The Open 2008 is just days away now and some of you will be lucky enough to be going up to Birkdale to enjoy the action. Even if you haven’t got a ticket to the event there is always plenty going on and a great atmosphere to enjoy and below you’ll find our rough guide to the Open 2008’s host town Birkdale.