Jun 22nd, 2016 Article
Women’s British Open qualifier to play pregnant
Hampshire based Liz Young has qualified for the British Open for the fourth time - but this time she'll be playing when she’s seven months pregnant!
Jun 11th, 2016 Article
Golf is on the up
After more than a decade of year-on-year steep falls, golf participation and club membership in England has risen in the last year. Has golf turned a corner?
Jun 3rd, 2016 Article
Poults out for 4 months
Ian Poulter will be out of golf for the next four months with a foot injury, and looks likely to miss the Ryder Cup, at least in a playing role.
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.
