The PGA TOUR and WHOOP, the human performance company, announced a multi-year partnership naming WHOOP as the “Official Fitness Wearable of the PGA TOUR and PGA TOUR Champions” and a “Sponsor of PGA TOUR Active.”
ProQuip Golf, the world’s leading innovator of lightweight golf weatherwear, has acquired exclusive distribution rights for Zerofit base layers in the UK and Ireland. Zerofit is a Japanese sports technology brand and claims to manufacture the ‘world’s warmest base layers,’ for elite sports and outdoor pursuits.
There is no doubting the huge impact the COVID-19 pandemic had and continues to have on our lives. This is ongoing in 2021 and everyone is eager for the world's governments to find a way back to normal life for all. While all parts of daily life have been impacted by COVID, sports has been one area that has seen much disruption.
British trolley manufacturer Stewart Golf has released details of a stunning 2020 during which the business almost doubled in size. The Gloucestershire-based company saw total sales increase by an incredible 93%.
Golf GPS specialist SkyCaddie has created its first three Masterclass videos to help serious golfers and PGA Professionals become ‘super-users’ of its next-generation GPS technology, which offers a host of advantages over laser and yardage books. The videos are being promoted by the PGA, which is using SkyCaddie pin information in all of its 2021 national tournaments.
Paul Lawrie, the last Scotsman to win The Open Championship, has added to his long association with Wilson Golf to play the brand’s new Staff Model ball this season on the PGA Champions and Legends Tours.
Justin Thomas got off to a fast start in defence of his US PGA Tour Tournament of Champions title. The world number three shares the lead with Harris English on eight-under-par after a flawless opening round that included eight birdies.
I used to hate playing golf in the rain. I didn’t mind getting wet but there was nothing worse than trying to play with wet grips. Even if your hands were not going to slip, this just did not compute with my brain. This all changed some years back when I discovered the most useful accessory in all of golf: a pair of rain gloves.
All golfers in England were plunged into a mood of despondency just after 8 pm last night when UK Prime Minister closed down all golf courses in England. England now joins Wales and the whole island of Ireland in a golf no go zone. Only the folk in Scotland will be able to brave the winter weather and take to the links.
