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New Rules of Golf for 2019: What you need to know

December 20, 2018 / Golf Tips

The U.S. Golf Association and the R&A have made changes to the Rules of Golf that will take effect Jan. 1, and there's plenty to consider. These changes are part of the ruling bodies' efforts to modernize the game, eliminate sev...

Northern Ireland to host 2019 Open Championship

October 11, 2017 / Golf News

Introduction Northern Ireland has two of the finest links courses in Great Britain and Ireland, Royal County Down and Royal Portrush. The Open is now such a huge international golfing event that inclusion on the rota involves careful con...

Tiger Woods and Bass Pro Shops Owner Announce Project to Honor Payne Stewart

April 21, 2017 / Golf News

What did Tiger Woods do after he won the 1997 Masters? In a statement released this week, apparently, he bought a Bass Tracker fishing boat from Bass Pro Shops. And in one of the great displays of customer service of all time; Bass Pro Shop...

Golf in Kent has a spring in its step

April 12, 2017 / Town and City breaks

Golf in Kent has a spring in its step with the recent announcement that the county will be hosting The Open Championship, one of golf’s most prestigious championships, at Royal St George’s in 2020. Kent has an enviable re...

Marc Leishman to play in the Masters after winning the 2017 Arnold Palmer Invitational

March 21, 2017 / Player Articles

Australian player Marc Leishman outplayed the field to win the 2017 Arnold Palmer Invitational held at the Bay Hill Golf Club and Lodge and a prize fund of $1.6 million. Leishman shot a fifty-foot eagle putt on the 16th which put him in the...

New Handicap Rule to Curb "Bandits"

March 13, 2017 / Golf News

A new handicapping rule has been introduced for members of English golf clubs to stop rogue players manipulating the system to their advantage. Over recent years there have been a number of cases of players who protect inflated handicaps...

Current World’s Number 1, Dustin Johnson Clinches WGC-Mexico Championship Title

March 06, 2017 / Player Articles

Round three of the WGC Mexico Championship was even more entertaining than the first and second rounds. The WGC championship like many other major championships has its own pomp. The prize fund is attractive and its one way to rake th...

Cheape's Bunker Restoration

March 03, 2017 / St Andrews

At St Andrews Old Course groundsmen have undertaken a project to revisit and restore Cheape’s bunker to a shape more akin to what historical records showed the bunker looked like back in the 1800’s. Positioned on the 2nd fa...

Storm Doris hits Europe!

February 23, 2017 / Golf News

With Storm Doris hitting Europe today, we thought we'd give you some advice on playing golf in strong winds! Modern golf balls are made to be less affected by the wind, but they are still liable to require adjustment in loft, the pos...

2020 The Open Championship will be hosted at Royal St. George’s

February 21, 2017 / Golf News

On Monday, R&A announced that the 2020 The Open will be staged at Royal St. George’s Golf Club. It will be the 15th time the golf club is holding the The Open, and it is likely that the 2021 Open will be held at St. Andrews, al...

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