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 1st, 2016 Article
The Tiger of Bangladesh
Here’s someone that really, really wants a bit of Olympic action. Bangladeshi golfer Siddikur Rahman makes no bones about its importance to the wider world ahead of the sport's return at the Rio Games in August 2016.
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 23rd, 2016 Article
R&A on shorts
In the week when the European Tour allowed shorts to be worn in practice rounds, we thought a small step forwards had been taken. So how did the R&A react?
Jan 12th, 2016 Article
Gareth Bale invited to play on European Tour!
Gareth Bale invited to play on European Tour! Well, he does play of scratch. Will he be joining the hallowed ranks of fellow footballers who tried (and failed) to make a go of it on tour?
Jan 11th, 2016 Article
FootJoy dominate
FootJoy are again looking to be the dominant force in golf shoes on the European Tour, as it has been confirmed that 65 per cent of players wore its footwear, and 39 per cent wore its gloves last year when competing in the circuit’s differing climates.
Nov 28th, 2015 Article
Agronomy challenges
With the Olympic golf course for the 2016 Rio Games now built, the main concern has become whether the agronomy plan will be properly executed.
Nov 27th, 2015 Article
Stevie G tells R&A how it is
Pace of play has at last risen up the agenda, and now even the R&A are rising to the challenge of how to fix this frustrating part of playing a round of golf. And here's what Stephen Gallagher has proposed.
Nov 8th, 2015 Article
Shake up planned for European Tour
It is rumored that the European Tour is going to drastically shake up its qualification process, and only require players to compete in five standard tournaments to retain their full status on the tour. Here's what we have heard on the grapevine.
Oct 5th, 2015 Article
Race To Dubai heating Up
Just three more events for players to qualify... This week at the British Masters at Woburn, The Portugal Open and the Hong Kong Open. The Top 60 only will get in.
Sep 18th, 2015 Article
The Solheim GolfPunk's
The Solheim Cup is, without doubt, the biggest event on the Women’s Golf Calendar. However the debate about whether Women’s golf is doing enough to inspire young girls to get some clubs and head to the range remains shadowed by a large grey cloud that looms heavily over the game. But there are a standout few, who are flying the flag for women’s golf high above that thick grey cloud
Aug 30th, 2015 Article
So why did Jordan Spieth miss the cut?
Jordan Spieth missed the cut this week at The Barclays. It happens. We got so used to Tiger Woods being seemingly infallible when he was World Number One that everyone panics that the end of the world is nigh when the official best player in the world misses the cut. A panic that Jordan will never play a good round again. Yet even the best don’t play the weekend every tournament.
