Apr 20th, 2016 Article
UK Fund Managers warned to stay off the golf course
Fund managers have been warned to stay off the golf course by the UK regulator as they are spending too much money wooing clients.
Nov 21st, 2018 Article
On the couch with Existential Golfer Eddie Pepperell
Eddie Pepperell is up a tree. GolfPunk put him there. Well, we asked if he’d do it and he happily obliged. He's using his range finder to see into the future. He must be liking what he’s seeing. Six days later he would be British Masters champion...
Feb 13th, 2020 Article
Hainey v The PGA Tour
Ok as nobody else seems to be doing it, I am going to come out and defend the seemingly indefensible, or at the very worst add a bit of perspective. Hank Hainey made a pretty unwise statement and was clearly mistaken in taking what might be described as ‘locker room humour’ to the airways. But, was he being ‘racist, xenophobic, and sexist’ as stated by the PGA Tour’s lawyers?
Oct 7th, 2017 Article
Baywatch star Kelly Rohrbach's golf dream comes true
Baywatch star, and GP favourite, Kelly Rohrbach has been teeing it up this week at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. So how has she been getting on with the wrenches?
Oct 16th, 2017 Article
Swapping night clubs for golf clubs
As well as being deterred by the high cost of club entry and expensive drinks, it seems that people are continuing to turn away from nightclubs and looking for more unusual and unique experiences when they go out for the night. Including golf....
Jun 23rd, 2021 Article
Men's final Olympic golf rankings published
The extended three-year qualification process for the men’s golf competition at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games has been completed with today’s publication of the Final Olympic Golf Rankings.
Aug 3rd, 2016 Article
Nike quits golf equipment!
Well, that's just great. Nike has announced it is to end its production of golfing equipment. Which means I won't be able to continue my long and successful partnership with Nike...
Feb 21st, 2016 Article
Representing for all the GolfPunks: Charlie Sifford
When Charlie Sifford, the PGA’s first black member, was inducted into golf’s Hall of Fame in November 2004, he was introduced by his long-time friend, Gary Player. “Imagine Tiger Woods and Vijay Singh ranked the No 1 and No 2 golfers in the world being told they can’t play because they are black,” said the South African legend. “It’s hard to imagine what once happened in our world.”
Sep 4th, 2020 Article
Record breaking 2020 Women’s Golf Day
As women and men around the world united on Tuesday, September 1st, to celebrate the 5th annual Women’s Golf Day (WGD), they set new heights for the ground-breaking movement. Despite the pandemic, WGD experienced record-breaking growth. In 2020 alone, Women’s Golf Day has achieved over 60M impressions and reached 28M people worldwide.
Sep 27th, 2018 Article
Linville Land Harbor Golf Club
The Golf Club at Linville Land Harbor didn’t just happen, it evolved over time; thirteen years to be exact. Work started in the autumn of 1969 under the guidance of well-known course architect Tom Jackson.
Jan 31st, 2021 Article
Embedded Ballgate
Much was made about Patrick Reed's actions claiming relief for an embedded ball at the Farmers Insurance Open. Quite rightly comparisons were drawn when Rory McIlroy took a similar drop a couple of hours after the Reed incident.
Jan 31st, 2019 Article
The world's highest paid golfers in 2018
In today’s era, not every sports fan out there would associate golf players as being one of the most handsomely paid on the circuit. In fact, it’s only since Tiger Woods made golf his own that earnings and endorsements have sky-rocketed to a level that makes it all the more envious.
