Jun 18th, 2016 Article
Is this the longest serving PGA Pro?
The story of the longest ever golf club member went global. Now another British golf club believes it might have the longest serving club professional in the world.
May 5th, 2023 Article
Royal Mid-Surrey to Host Two Elite Amateur Events in Same Week
Royal Mid-Surrey Golf Club, the inclusive and welcoming golf club in Richmond’s Old Deer Park, is hosting two major tournaments for elite amateur golfers on its famous JH Taylor course during the same week this summer.
Nov 11th, 2015 Article
9 Hole Crazy Golf To Open Under Waterloo
Is Crazy Golf the future of the game? Probably not but it does seem to be the in thing at the moment, as yet another trendy pop up is opening for business in London.
Sep 28th, 2016 Article
What golfers hate most on TripAdvisor
Research by a golf equipment superstore into what people talk about most when leaving a negative TripAdvisor review for a golf club has found that two areas stand out, and they might come as a bit of a surprise.
Jul 12th, 2023 Article
ROYAL MID-SURREY GIFTED THE PUTTER JH TAYLOR USED TO WIN HIS FIFTH OPEN
Royal Mid-Surrey Golf Club in Richmond, south-west London, has been gifted the putter used by its first-ever Club professional John Henry Taylor to win his fifth and final Major at Royal Liverpool in 1913 by the former staff and pupils of a defunct Essex school at which his son was once headmaster.
Oct 10th, 2017 Article
Captain Thomas Bjorn inspires Shire London golfers
A riveting speech from the 2018 European Ryder Cup Captain stirred the blood and entranced golfers at the conclusion of the Thomas Bjørn Trophy, held at The Shire London on Monday 9th October 2017.
Jul 2nd, 2018 Article
Effingham course upgrade brings classic Colt layout back to life
Effingham Golf Club has used a trip back in time as the inspiration for its new-look championship course after completing a major renovation and upgrade of its classic course and club facilities. GolfPunk investigates...
Nov 18th, 2015 Article
World Famous Golf Painting
Bonhams is to offer the most famous golfing painting in the world: The Portrait of Henry Callender standing in a landscape, in the red coat of Captain General of the Blackheath Golf Club and holding a putter by the Leicestershire artist Lemuel Francis Abbott (1760-1803). It is estimated at £600,000 – 800,000.
Feb 14th, 2022 Article
GreenClub helps clubs seek 'Net Zero'
Sustainability consultants is offering golf clubs a helping hand in their quest to become more environmentally friendly with the launch of its innovative new ‘GreenClub Lite’ service.
Sep 30th, 2019 Article
You Little Beauty: Tandridge G.C.
The 6:57 to East Grinstead trundles out of Clapham Junction. I’m on board with my Café Nero’s black americano in hand (other coffee brands were available) and a copy of City AM on the table in front of me. Today’s mission, to seek out a gem of a course that I have known about for years but never played. The course in question is Tandridge Golf Club and I have heard good reports about the course and, in particular, the famous lunch – more of that later!
Jul 3rd, 2018 Article
The Shire London’s new look inspired by top USA golf resorts
An iconic image of Severiano Ballesteros and a new-look logo now greet visitors to The Shire London’s brand-new website at www.theshirelondon.com, after the Hertfordshire venue unveiled its much-improved online portal.
Sep 8th, 2022 Article
London and the Southeast courses favoured by Arccos golfers
Golfers using the most sophisticated shot tracking system in the game chose to play the highest number of 18-hole rounds in Britain at courses around London and the Southeast during the first half of this year, according to the pioneering Arccos dataset.
