Jan 1st, 2016 Article
Sergio wants in at the Olympics
Sergio Garcia is bang up for the Olympics, and desperate to qualify for Spain.
Sergio Garcia is bang up for the Olympics, and desperate to qualify for Spain.
We know that the winters are long and hard in Sweden, and that golf can only be played for six months of the year. So here is one way around that problem.
It's that weird time between Christmas and New Year when there's not much going on, nobody's playing golf, and we're all a bit bored and looking for something to entertain us on the line... So we thought we'd bring you fresh pics of all 2015's Swingin' Sirens. It's like an all-new-best-of... if that makes any sense? Even if it doesn't, have a gander through these. We reckon it's the most golf related fun you'll have today.
Golf Channel president, Mike McCarley, has reported that the changing of the guard at the top of professional golf is already having a positive impact in terms of bringing in younger viewers.
Li Ka-Shing, the richest man in Hong Kong, has just had back surgery after scuppering himself playing golf.
Rory’s got a new plan for 2016, that’ll hopefully have him in peak condition for The Masters. Talking to the fans while taking a tour of Facebook’s office in Dublin, McIlroy had this to say.
A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away, before I was ever a golf punk, years before I became a sneaker head, and before I even knew what a foodie was, I was a Star Wars nerd. I’ve been waiting 34 years for what I witnessed at 12.05 this morning. Was it worth the wait?
Golf participation appears to be continuing to stabilise after the latest Active People Survey figures from Sport England.
Ok we know Tiger opened up a little bit last week. But we’ve never had any of the war stories of what he’s actually got up to in his time. Compare that to David Feherty. The TV commentator was recently interviewed by Rolling Stone and gave a completely honest and open interview. It’s amazing he’s still alive let alone presenting on the telly box.
Donald Trump has been up to his hair-raising antics yet again, with his latest outburst against Muslims: “We need a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States while we figure out what the hell is going on, We are out of control.”
Golf’s love affair in Japan seems to be over, as golf courses there are closing at the rate of one a week. Efforts by the industry to deflect the “2015 problem” — the recognition by Japan’s baby boomers that golf is too expensive and time-consuming to play regularly — have failed.
Matt Jones not only won the Australian Open at the weekend, but also secured himself a place for the 145th Open Championship, which will be played at Royal Troon in July 2016. Find out who else will also be joining him.