UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson yesterday confirmed the news we had all been praying for – golf is back from 2 December! Boris stated that when the four-week national lockdown due to coronavirus comes to an end, outdoor sports will be allowed once again. "I can confirm the national restrictions in England will end on the 2 December and they will not be renewed," said Johnson.
When Rory McIlroy and David Cameron think you've made a mistake it might be worth a rethink....
Now we're talking. If you want to speed up play on the golf course, just put the image of free ice cold beer on the end of a stick and wave it in front of players as they embark on nine holes. That's what they did at Palmares and it worked...
Cobblestone Golf Course in Georgia, USA, has come up with an ingenious alternative to the raised cup for golf holes. The smart and simple device allows for a player to hole out and then eject the ball from the hole without touching the flag or the hole.
Will it be a Monday finish at the 83rd Masters?
Hands up, GolfPunk joined the outcry about the lack of a five-year exemption on the LPGA Tour for Sophia Popov after her fantastic win at the AIG Women’s Open. However, having listened to the highly impressive Mike Whan, commissioner of the LPGA, we have somewhat changed our view. In his statement, Whan opened with a firm but passioned statement. Mike Whan, we salute you!
We are proud to announce that Ladies European Tour sensation Carly Booth is the new GolfPunk Golf Nurse. From August on Carly will be advising us regarding our niblick issues and generally being helpful. In the meantime, Carly is Golf Nursing it at The GolfPunk Clubhouse in St Andrews. If you can't make it down to the Clubhouse you can read Carly's daily column in The Scottish Mail and Mailonline. Lovely stuff. Read Carly's GolfPunk Golf Nurse column here in the Mailonline
Just before The Open we had an invite that we just had to accept. A brunch, hosted by G/Fore, with Bubba Watson. Here's what we found out about the man.
We love a good 14 club challenge at GolfPunk. In an all European clash, Spain's Sergio Garcia took on Sweden's Henrik on the 170 yard par three 16th hole at Royal Greens Golf and Country Club ahead of last weeks Saudi International. As always it made for some amusing viewing.
RolleyGolf are revolutionizing the way golfers travel around the course, and are speeding up the pace of play in the process.
A leading terror expert says heightened security in the wake of the Manchester Attack could see a military presence at the Open Championship in July.
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...
