GolfPunk are teaming up with Virgin Flying Club Swingers, Virgin Atlantic’s innovative loyalty golf programme, which returns for a thirteenth season this Spring with some brand new competitions, a new look site and of course the awe-inspiring final.
What's been Helping The Gravy & Bunching Arse for GolfPunk this week? Well, first there was the Brits, then the bloody Oscars, and don't even get us started on footballers taking corners from the wrong bloody place! Oh, and there was some stuff we liked as well!!
What clubs were used to win around the world this week?
Call us mad, deluded, or just plain stupid, but we’re pretty sure that golf and music have more in common than you may think. With that in mind... Rory McIlroy is Mumford & Sons ok? Read on to find out who got the other short straws!
So who should you be looking out for this week? Here’s my top five to do well this week at the Honda Classic.
We got called out on twitter the other week over the fact that The Shire was not the only golf course to be designed in the UK by Seve Ballesteros. So we looked further under the bonnet, and this is what we found – a controversial mystery wrapped up in a lot of anecdotal evidence involving the Dave Thomas-designed Westerwood Golf Club in Glasgow.
When Charlie Sifford, the PGA’s first black member, was inducted into golf’s Hall of Fame in November 2004, he was introduced by his long-time friend, Gary Player. “Imagine Tiger Woods and Vijay Singh ranked the No 1 and No 2 golfers in the world being told they can’t play because they are black,” said the South African legend. “It’s hard to imagine what once happened in our world.”
Situated to the north east of Dubai, and just 25 minutes from Dubai International Airport, Al Zorah is Ajman’s first golf course, and the UAE’s first new golf course in six years.
Jordan Spieth had a shocker last night, shooting his worst ever first round in a tournament (79), and amazingly missing eight putts from inside 10 feet at the Northern Trust Open.
Come and have a go if you think you'll par enough! Donald Trump has been goading the President again. Honestly, Trumpers, you'll say anything!
Mark Wahlberg came close to a hole in one last night at Pebble Beach.
The Waste Management Phoenix Open absolutely nailed it last weekend. And this is where Rory has been looking for inspiration for the Irish Open, which he will again host this year with his foundation.
