Sep 17th, 2016 Article
Footgolf is taking off
Golf clubs are making money with the help of Footgolf, which is said to be one of the fastest-growing UK sports.
Sep 30th, 2015 Article
BBC Surrenders Open
The powers that be at the BBC have revealed that their coverage of the Open will end one year earlier than previously planned – and that’s next year, thank you very much.
Jul 17th, 2017 Article
Top 20 Best Players Never To Win A Major
They might not thank us for reminding them but these guys, no matter how successful they were, no matter how much cash they made, never quite got over the line to join that elite club known as... Major Winners....
Mar 22nd, 2016 Article
Steve Williams sends Tiger mixed messages
He might have treated him like a slave, but Tiger's estranged caddie Steve Williams still thinks his old employer will be back in the winners' circle sooner rather than later. Or does he? A bit like a spurned lover, the Kiwi rake rat is sending mixed messages to his former boyfriend, I mean employer...
Nov 21st, 2016 Article
Footgolf on the up and up
A Welsh golf club has told the BBC that the introduction of footgolf led to it increasing its turnover by 30 per cent at a time when its membership was falling dramatically.
Nov 1st, 2015 Article
Anger as council closes municiple golf course
According to a report on the BBC local news site, a 105-year-old golf course in Leicester has closed as the city council looks to save £90m by 2018. The closure of Western Park municipal golf club will apparently save the authority a paltry £123,000 a year.
Jun 8th, 2016 Article
SPRINT6GOLF launches
Could Gareth Bale's sporting influence go beyond football to have a potentially significant impact on golf?
Mar 10th, 2022 Article
Golf's Greatest Holes to air in USA
Golf's Greatest Holes, a new golf TV show hosted by winning Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley and British sports broadcaster Chris Hollins, landed on NBC GolfPass on 8 March following critical acclaim from major broadcasters around the world.
Jul 16th, 2017 Article
Twitter bidding for USPGA rights
According to a report in the Financial Times, Twitter is in talks to ‘screen’ the US PGA Championship in the UK, after Sky lost its exclusive broadcast rights to the event.
Feb 2nd, 2018 Article
GP Staunchie Reader Awards Part 2
The votes have been counted and you have chosen your favourite players, commentators, Bunch Of Arse and Help The Gravy moments of 2017...
Jul 17th, 2017 Article
The R&A. What's all that about then?
The R&A. What's all that about then? Keith McLaren looks at this oldest of golfing institutions.
Apr 2nd, 2018 Article
Fleming Golf Masters Tips
The Masters – the year's first major and one of the truly great events. Won last year by Sergio Garcia (tipped by yours truly!) Most bookmakers paying out each way on top 10 including Betfair exchange. If you have a few accounts shop around. This week I am advising each way top 10 with a few more selections than normal.
