Heads up to anyone wanting to play golf at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach. Don't go up to the owner and try talking to him if you happen to have upset said owner by writing unflattering things about him.
On the day that The Right Honourable Boris Johnson MP becomes the First Lord of the Treasury, or otherwise known as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, GolfPunk ponders the key issues of the day.
Things are going from bad to worse for Donald Trump amid reports that the R&A are going to ditch Turnberry from the Open rota following the U.S. Republican candidate's recent rants about Muslims, Mexicans and just about anyone else he can possibly offend...
As Bart Simpson said: "The ironing is delicious". He meant to say 'irony', of course. The ironing is not quite so delicious for out-going President of the United States Barack Obama, whose application to join Woodmont GC has created a veritable whoopsie storm.
The Blue Monster, Doral... bring it on! Join our Fantasy Challenge and you can win a Golf Buddy GPS watch. It's fun and you'll most likely trounce us lot!!
The stuff that's floated our (& the readers') boats this week. And the stuff that has annoyed the bejeeses out of us...
Donald Trump took time out from his busy schedule running for the US Presidency to show his appreciation for Colin Montgomerie turning up at Trump Turnberry. And then he dropped a major clanger. What doesn't Trump know about golf?!
Wenttworth's PR agency have been on our case over our story about a 30% dip in their membership. Here's the update.
Jean Van de Velde will turn 50 later next month, which will make him eligible for the Senior event the week after July's Open Championship. And where will that be? Well, Carnoustie of course!
GolfPunk loves the different side of golf. The side that has developed in what is almost certainly the oldest sport in the world and which in its professional ranks contains some of the biggest characters sport has ever seen and amongst its amateur fanatics certainly contains the biggest. After all, loving the game of golf (or loving to hate it and hating to love it) does not rely on your professional status.
The never eagerly anticipated Grand Slam of Golf has thankfully been culled by the PGA of America. We will no longer have the dubious pleasure of watching already wealthy tour pros play out a feeble exhibition match for an extraordinary amount of cash (even 4th place got $300k!!). PLUS Amazing gallery of every Grand Slam line up.
Charley Hull blazing it up in the Bahamas and shares lead going into round three. Paula Creamer and Brooke Henderson lurking. Not literally lurking in an alley way or anything but you know what we mean...
