COBRA® Golf has unveiled the new KING TOUR Irons, which expand its KING family of players’ irons. A tour cavity back shape is manufactured using Metal Injection Molding (MIM) technology to deliver the most precise shaping with an incredibly soft feel that better players desire.
he European Tour will return to South Africa next month when the Joburg Open is contested from November 19-22. The Joburg Open was first contested in 2007 and boasts an impressive array of past winners such as Major champion Charl Schwartzel and multiple European Tour champions including George Coetzee, Darren Fichardt, Branden Grace, Haydn Porteous, Richard Sterne and Andy Sullivan.
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.
The R&A has underlined its commitment to enhancing the AIG Women’s Open’s status as a leading major sporting event by announcing five world-class venues for championships being played from 2021 to 2025. The future championship venues for the AIG Women’s Open are: 2021 – Carnoustie 2022 – Muirfield 2023 – Walton Heath 2024 – St Andrews 2025 – Royal Porthcawl .
As the game of golf continues to surge in popularity, especially as one of society’s best outdoor social distancing activities, the sport pauses on August 13 to commemorate the day the greatest swing in golf was born. In 2020, to honor nine-time Major Champion Ben Hogan’s iconic swing, #BenHoganDay on August 13 kicks-off a four-day celebration of the golf swing and honors Mr. Hogan’s...
The striking long-range performance of the Titleist T-Series T100•S and T200 player’s irons – powered by breakthrough technology for explosive distance in a player-preferred shape – can now be experienced in a stealthy all-black setup. Josh Talge, Vice President, Golf Club Marketing, said: T-SERIES BLACK ON TOUR T100•S TECHNOLOGY: T100•S BLACK SPECIFICATIONS: • FINISH: High Polish Black
Following years of rigorous product development, the introduction of the new Titleist Tour Speed – a high performance, multilayer golf ball with a proprietary thermoplastic urethane cover – provides golfers with the fastest, best-performing golf ball in its category. Michael Mahoney, Vice President, Golf Ball Marketing, said:
IG has today announced its continued commitment to women’s golf by extending its title partnership of the AIG Women’s Open by two years, to 2025. Under the new agreement, the championship will now be known as the AIG Women’s Open as part of a rebrand undertaken by The R&A and AIG.
Arccos Golf, the pioneer of big data and artificial intelligence for golf, today launched the Arccos Caddie Link, a small, ultralight wearable device that allows Arccos players to automatically capture their shot data without having to carry a smartphone on the course. For more information, please visit: .
Gamers around the world will be able to test themselves against the unrelenting challenge of links golf as the inaugural e-Open presented by Mastercard launches today. “We are humbled to be selected by The R&A to produce the first-ever official e-Open and allow anyone with a smartphone or computer to have the chance to win it. Visit for more information on how to enter The e-Open.
Padraig Harrington summed it up well a while back when he said the players "might have to take one for the team". The problem is it became clear that many of the players were not prepared to 'take one' as he put it and the lack of an adoring crowd became the deciding factor.
The R&A confirmed today that it intends to play the AIG Women’s British Open at Royal Troon from 20th to 23rd August without spectators due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It will be the first women’s Major Championship to be played this year and will be broadcast globally to more than 11 million fans.
