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Tagged with "2015"

Dec 17th, 2015 Article

The GP Review: Star Wars: The Force Awakens

A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away,  before I was ever a golf punk, years before I became a sneaker head, and before I even knew what a foodie was, I was a Star Wars nerd. I’ve been waiting 34 years for what I witnessed at 12.05 this morning. Was it worth the wait?

Dec 17th, 2015 Article

Sandy Jones lays into Trump

USA Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump was dealt another blow to his already shaky golf tenure when PGA Chief Sandy Jones weighed in...

Dec 17th, 2015 Article

Fraud at Musselburgh

The former treasurer of the world’s fifth oldest golf club has escaped jail despite embezzling thousands of pounds from Royal Musselburgh GC.

Dec 16th, 2015 Article

Mental Golfers

Golfers at the Victoria Golf Club on Vancouver Island in Canada are a pretty hardy bunch by the looks of it. Here’s a great video of some Canadian golf mentalists playing on through 100 kilometer per hour winds.

Dec 16th, 2015 Article

More Jack on Tiger

Jack Nicklaus has been in New York to accept the Muhammad Ali Legacy Award presented to him by Sports Illustrated magazine. He said he thought Woods should make sure he is healed from his back woes before returning to competition.

Dec 16th, 2015 Article

Two All Male Clubs allow women

Two more historic golf clubs have decided to end their men-only membership policies and allow women to become members for the first time. GolfPunk welcomes them into the 21st Century.

Dec 16th, 2015 Article

Golf Clubs selling land

At least three more golf clubs are involved in schemes to sell off their land in order to build housing – in one case this will even result in the club shutting down.

Dec 16th, 2015 Article

Jumpers For Golf Kids

There’s a new kid in town, and his name is Joseph Garret. But by kid we meaning clothing brand specifically one for the junior golfers out there. And with people still searching for Christmas gifts, what better time to tell you about them. 

Dec 16th, 2015 Article

Donald Trumped Yet Again

The Donald has been Trumped again, this time by the Scottish legal system. In a week where his name has gone up and down like a yoyo on middle eastern billboards, this time he has lost a case against a wind farm being built off the cost of Aberdeenshire in view of his Trump International Golf Links.

Dec 16th, 2015 Article

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

At 12.05 tonight our dreams come true. Real Star Wars films, about the real Star Wars characters. Now if you're anything like us you've probably got some geeky Star Wars memorabilia. Maybe even some bits from the new film. But have you got any Star Wars golf gear? We've trawled the internet to find the places where golf and Star Wars collide.

Dec 15th, 2015 Article

Rewarding Fast Play

Slow play is one of the most cited reasons why golfers have been leaving the game in recent years, so here’s a lovely little idea to encourage faster play.