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Feb 20th, 2016 Article

Brendon de Jonge’s 4 Shot penalty

On the second hole at the Northern Trust it all started to unravel for Brendon de Jonge. Reaching for his 60-degree lob wedge after missing the green on the second, he discovered that the shaft near the butt of the grip had been dented.  He knew he was in trouble. But why? Read on...

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 8th, 2022 Article

Top 10 Masters Rebels

In 1997, Frank Urban Zoeller, the wise-cracking winner of 18 years earlier, was asked what he thought of Tiger Woods’ win. On camera, he said: “That little boy is driving well and he’s putting well. He’s doing everything it takes to win. So, you know what you guys do when he gets in here? You pat him on the back and say congratulations and enjoy it and tell him not to serve fried chicken next...

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.

Sep 25th, 2020 Article

R&A announces four new honorary members

Four of golf’s great champions have accepted invitations to become Honorary Members of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews. With 11 major championship victories between them Catriona Matthew OBE, Ernie Els, Padraig Harrington and Nick Price are among the most successful and influential professional golfers of the modern era and are outstanding ambassadors for the sport.

Sep 15th, 2017 Article

Ben Crane gets 8 penalty shots

Ben Crane really had it socked to him with eight penalty strokes for having two non–conforming clubs in his bag.

Feb 27th, 2021 Article

The Roadmap back to golf

The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Golf has today published a roadmap for golf's safe return in England. Finally, there is visibility as to how we all be back to some form of normality by the Summer. Most of it will come as no surprise but here are the key dates and changes for the various activities. From Fourball golf is allowed.

Oct 25th, 2018 Article

The Top 10 Golfing Confessions Ever

Someone clever once said: ‘Golf is a game in which you yell ‘Fore’, score six and write down five’. Mind you, he could have been wrong, as these 10 confessors comprehensively prove otherwise.

Jul 25th, 2017 Article

New controversy over Spieth's drop on 13

There’s fresh controversy about Jordan Spieth’s drop on the 13th, as a little bird has told us that he dropped it in completely the wrong place.