Nov 26th, 2016 Article
Fidel Castro – leaders drives
Fidel Castro has died peaceful at the ripe old age of 90. The communist revolutionary ruled Cuba for half a century and inspired insurrections across the globe. And he also liked a bit of golf.
Nov 2nd, 2016 Article
Zepp Launches Industry First ‘Course Mode’ For Golf
Zepp has always helped golfers on the driving range, but with the addition of 'Course Mode' to Zepp Golf 2, players can now measure performance where it really the counts – the course.
Aug 25th, 2017 Article
Controversially banned equipment
With a potential ban for green books on the horizon, we’ve looked back at what other bits of golf equipment have been banned in competition (and occasionally had the ban lifted again) throughout the history of golf!
Apr 24th, 2016 Article
Disabled golfer fights back over anchoring ban
A one-armed golfer has said that the ban on anchor putters is discriminatory and has effectively ruled him out of all club competitions.
Jun 24th, 2017 Article
Helicopter blows golf ball into hole
A player taking part in his club’s monthly competition had stopped at the ninth hole when an air ambulance landed on the fairway. But when it took off, the downdraft from its rotor blades blew the payers ball 25ft from the edge of the green and straight into the hole!
Apr 10th, 2016 Article
Billy Horschel penalised as wind blows ball into water!
This is bonkers. Watch Billy Horschel completely dumfounded as the wind blows his ball off the green ... and he gets penalised?!
Nov 25th, 2015 Article
Canada fights back
On Monday, the USGA announced a new provision that made rounds played alone no longer acceptable for handicap purposes. Golfers everywhere have been up in arms about this, and now Canada has come out against it.
Oct 23rd, 2015 Article
88 million people in China banned from golf!
Well, not exactly, but the Chinese Communist Party has banned all 88 million of its members from joining golf clubs, in its latest update of party discipline rules.
Feb 10th, 2018 Article
Lexi Thompson sabotaged by armchair official
We've been looking back at the best read stories of 2017, and at Number One it's the Lexi Thompson incident when she was left heart–broken and in tears after being landed with a four–stroke penalty while leading the final round of ANA Inspiration.
Apr 13th, 2023 Article
Shot Scope release the PRO L2 Rangefinder
Shot Scope, an industry leader in advanced GPS, rangefinder and shot tracking technology, enhances its extensive product range to golfers with the PRO L2, a new and improved high-performance laser rangefinder, for only £149.99.
Jan 19th, 2018 Article
Shot Scope V2 now available for purchase
Following a sell-out pre-order campaign, Shot Scope V2 will now be able to meet the huge demand - which attracted orders from 38 countries - as customers can purchase the pioneering new model online for the first time since the end of November.
Jun 26th, 2021 Article
Fassi misses cut after slow-play penalty
When Maria Fassi hole her birdie putt at the 18th, her ninth hole, she was in an upbeat mood on Friday, having got her round back to level par following a double bogey and bogey in her first four holes.
