Oct 9th, 2016 Article
15–year old boy missed out on course record at South Moor GC
A 15-year-old schoolboy has missed out on setting a course record at South Moor Golf Club because of a rules mistake.
Dec 13th, 2015 Article
North Berwick Beats the VAT man
North Berwick golf club has helped secure a historic victory for players all over the UK with a multi-million victory over the taxman.
Aug 21st, 2020 Article
Lexi dodges a bullet but misses cut
We must say that we witnessed it live and did wonder if there may be repercussions for Lexi's movement of the grass by her ball when taking a shot at the 16th hole in the first round of the AIG Women's Open. Social media was ablaze with scores of outraged golf fans but the R&A did not agree with them. Move, bend or break any:
Aug 14th, 2020 Article
Caddie loses his man the match
Segundo Oliva Pinto was all square with Tyler Strafaci heading down the 18th hole in their last 16 match at the US Amateur when his caddie’s actions led to him losing the hole before even getting to the putting surface.
Dec 12th, 2017 Article
Lexi Thompson issues Twitter statement
Lexi Thompson has taken to Twitter to respond to the new R&A rule changes. And it's safe to say she's a happy camper.
Sep 13th, 2016 Article
85–year old man wins competition
Golf is a unique sport because it allows elderly people to compete against younger opponents. And now an 85–year old man has won a tournament.
Mar 6th, 2017 Article
England Golf clamp down on bandits
England Golf has introduced a clause to CONGU’s handicapping system that requires players to return their scores to their home golf club. Here's why.
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.
Apr 24th, 2016 Article
Disabled golfer fights back over anchoring ban
A one-armed golfer has said that the ban on anchor putters is discriminatory and has effectively ruled him out of all club competitions.
May 17th, 2018 Article
Bizarre twist in DQ'd college players saga
This one could run and run. And the run some more. Were DQ'd college teams actually instructed to play from the wrong tee?
Jan 29th, 2019 Article
R&A and Keith Pelley at odds over Li Haotong penalty
Martin Slumbers, the Chief Executive of the R&A and European Tour chief Keith Pelley have issued statements, following the incident which saw defending champion Li Haotong lose €100,000 for a highly debateable two-shot penalty.
Jan 13th, 2020 Article
The Patrick Reed Saga
I didn’t think I would hear myself say this, but I feel sorry for Patrick Reed. Don’t get me wrong the guy has handled the whole affair badly and he clearly was borderline cheating at the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas last December. However, due to the Tour’s insistence that the matter has been dealt with it has basically thrown the American to the lions, who in this case are the media and the golfing public.
