May 20th, 2016 Article
Innovation from Essex Golf Club
An innovative Essex golf club has introduced free golf to every child aged 10 or under who are the child or grandchild of any member of the club.
May 17th, 2016 Article
Place your bets at the Irish Open
It's the Irish Open this week, and the Spiv has worked out who you should be putting your hard earned cash on. Cracking value to be had.
Mar 25th, 2016 Article
Brocket Hall throws out its 920 members
The new owner of Brocket Hall, the hotel and golf club in Hertfordshire which went into administration a year ago, has thrown out its 920 members after being bought by its former owner.
Mar 9th, 2016 Article
Titleist Vokey Design SM6 Wedges
Vokey wedges are everywhere. On tour. In golf clubs. Probably in most of your golf bags. But essentially they haven't changed much for a long, long time. Until now.
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...
Feb 13th, 2016 Article
European Tour gets heavy on slow play
Keith Pelley, the new European Tour CEO has slow play on his agenda, and his plans to speed up the game seems to have got off to a positive start during the recent ‘Desert Swing’ with a reduction in round times being apparent under the new ‘Pace of Play’ policy.
Feb 7th, 2016 Article
Tour CEO on shorts debate
European Tour CEO Keith Pelley has admitted his surprise at how well his shorts change has gone down.
Feb 2nd, 2016 Article
This week's betting tips
It's the Omega Dubai Desert Classic this week, and the Spiv as done his homework. Checkout the best ways to earn some cash this week by following his top tips.
Jan 27th, 2016 Article
Tim Henman on the Olympics
Tim Henman was at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship last week, and mingled with the golfers to listen to their frankly rather diverse views about golf being in this year’s Olympics.
Jan 26th, 2016 Article
The Titleist Vokey Design SM6 Wedges
Vokey wedges are everywhere. On tour. In golf clubs. Probably in most of your golf bags. But essentially they haven't changed much for a long, long time. Until now.
Jan 26th, 2016 Article
European Tour Season Pass
Check out the latest round up from behind the scenes at last weeks Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship.
Jan 19th, 2016 Article
Abu Dhabi: The Golf Spiv's golf betting verdict
You can imagine how annoyed the Spiv was yesterday morning when he woke up to find out that Brandt Snedeker didn’t win the Sony Open after a play off. Gomez deserved it and well played, that man. But still managed Each Ways on Sneds and Kisner so on the whole...can’t grumble too much now can I?
