Feb 12th, 2017 Article
VPAR on the hunt for £1 million funding
VPAR "brings the passion of the professional game to an amateur golfer irrespective of Handicap" and now they are looking to raise £1 million to take them to the next level.
VPAR "brings the passion of the professional game to an amateur golfer irrespective of Handicap" and now they are looking to raise £1 million to take them to the next level.
Golf is a great game but it can still seem an elitist sport. Events like the Aramco Team Series are helping to open golf up to wider participation, writes the winner of this year’s AIG Women’s Open, Anna Nordqvist. For each event on the Aramco Team Series from London, Sotogrande, New York and Jeddah I’ve had brilliant teams but also a whole lot of expectations.
Teaming up with 4-time Major Championship Winner and Current World #5 Rory McIlroy, TaylorMade's new Junior sets are engineered to help kids develop a passion for the sport at an early age.
The HyperFlex is a game changer for FootJoy. This is a golf shoe for the athletic player.
The MP-18 Irons might be the sexy new launch for Mizuno. But we think this new Shockwave CLK Hybrid might be even more impressive.
Elise Lobb is making waves in the world of golf. Hang on, that's surfing isn't it. So what's the golfing equivelant... 'blazin that s*$! up' I believe is the term. Anyway she's bombs it miles off the tee and has a right good laugh doing it.
‘Have you seen this fellas?’ chirped Foozler during our Friday wind-down pint. ‘Canadians are offering Golf Therapy to convicts, have you ever heard the like?’ ‘No,’ we said, ‘get your stripes on and go find out…’
What is it with golfers and Trump? Now Bryson DeChambeau has crossed to the dark side by playing golf with the Trump.
American Golf Leisure has launched an online and in-person winter training programme, Train Your Game, aimed at helping golfers improve ahead of the 2023 season and to encourage golfers to keep playing during winter.
Solheim Cup star Melissa Reid believes Olympic organizers have missed a trick by not opting for a mixed Matchplay event when golf returns to the Games in August following a 112-year absence.
Etiquette - “The customary code of polite behaviour in society or among members of a particular profession or group.” There were certain sporting maxims when we grew up. Football is a gentleman's game played by thugs, and rugby is a thug’s game played by gentlemen. Cricket and golf were games for protaganists who played with a significant side order of honour.
In a world dominated by technology, computers, social media and YouTube, now more than ever it is paramount to encourage children to be outside and active. Here's a great piece from IMG Academy coach, Daniel Jackson, on how to keep junior golfers fully engaged in the great game.