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.”
All of South Ayrshire businesses can apply to keep their premises open later during The Open this summer - despite police protests against it.
I’ll always remember getting to the first tee at a fairly nice golf course in East Sussex, just about to take a practice swing, when the starter asked me if I was wearing golf shoes. He would have had a heart atack if he had seen these.
GolfBuddy have announced the launch of the first golf GPS designed specifically for lady golfers. The new LD2 GPS watch is lightweight, super-accurate and brings some style to the course.
Charl Schwartzel has won his 11th European Tour title at the Tshwane Open, with a massively comfortable, no-drama, eight shot victory. And with the victory won a magnificent 'teaball' device, designed for a giant.
It's Thread Central in the Sunday Supplement.
The European Tour have recently announced that Keane frontman Tom Chaplin will be the headline act for this years Wentworth Show at the BMW PGA Championship. BUT it begs the question, are the artists playing at these golf events current enough? Or do they simply add to the negative stereotype of golf? Here’s five bands that SHOULD be playing at these events instead.
We checked in with Puma's Grant Knutson to find out why the Puma Ignite Spikeless golf shoes are the best spikeless shoes that they have ever produced.
It's a very happy birthday to Di Dougherty. All the best from GolfPunk Towers.
Swedish apparel brand, Oscar Jacobson has signed 22-year old Englishman Callum Shinkwin.
Six time European Tour winner and all round golfing good guy is finally fit after suffering from a costly wrist injury back in March last year. Last week he played his first professional tournament since his injury. This week he's at it again. A few days before Christmas he met up with Gorgeous George to talk fitness training with a rugby team, one armed practice, and new years resolutions...
If anyone was going to suffer with the banning of the broom handle putter, it was always going to be Tim Clark. A pro who has never used a short putter due to a physical complaint, and a vocal opponent to the ban, Clark isn’t going to let this stop him from playing on the PGA Tour.
