Aug 19th, 2016 Article
Fancy a bet? Then back yourself
If you fancy your chances as a golfer, there's a new App called Flutter which allows you to bet on your own golfing prowess on the golf course. Here's how.
If you fancy your chances as a golfer, there's a new App called Flutter which allows you to bet on your own golfing prowess on the golf course. Here's how.
The one thing you can’t accuse us of at GP is treading a well-worn path on your behalf. This is why we you’re just as likely to find us playing scratchy municipal courses as submerged in golf Jacuzzis filled with Dom Perignon.
France’s Joanna Klatten made a strong push at the Lacoste Ladies Open de France with third round six-under-par 65 at Golf du Medoc Resort bringing her within one of World Number one Nelly Korda, setting up for an exciting final round.
Billy Horschel’s putter head fell off during his first round at the FedEx St. Jude Classic, and he had to complete his round with a fairway wood!
The crowds were out on mass to watch Tiger slay the beast, that is Bethpage Black, but it was his playing partner and holder Brooks Koepka who showed how it was done. Koepka’s course record, bogey free, seven under 63 was as unexpected as it was impressive. This is Bethpage Black after all where par is considered a good score.
Treat yourself to a pre-emptive strike: direct flights from the USA to Malaga mean that Andalusian golf is now a target for American golf tourists.
Cannes is much more than high heels and red carpets as we discover it's golfing hinterland.
The Sanderson Farms Championship from the Country Club of Jackson delivered another first-time winner when Sebastian Munoz saw off 2019 Rookie of the Year, Sungjae Im, on the first hole of a playoff. It was the Columbian’s first tour victory and follows the win by Joaquin Niemann of Chile at last week’s win at the A Military Tribute at the Greenbrier.
Finca Cortesin Hotel, Golf & Spa is at the forefront of European golf’s drive to become more eco-sustainable after revealing that it is using up to 30 per cent less water since becoming the first course in Spain to feature a new, environmentally-friendly, variety of Bermuda grass on all its greens.
They say that if you don't succeed at first, try, try harder. What they probably don't say is 'if you don't succeed after 263 attempts, you might as well give up!
It’s not a boat and it’s not in a garden, but it is one of the hidden gems of Scottish golf.
A trip to the 2017 US Masters, worth £17,000, will be up for grabs at Stoke Park Country Club, Spa & Hotel, next month, when visitors participate in a special event to relaunch the historic Colt course at the two five-AA Red Star golf club.