We got called out on twitter the other week over the fact that The Shire was not the only golf course to be designed in the UK by Seve Ballesteros. So we looked further under the bonnet, and this is what we found – a controversial mystery wrapped up in a lot of anecdotal evidence involving the Dave Thomas-designed Westerwood Golf Club in Glasgow.
Full Swing Golf, who claim to be the leader in indoor-golf simulator technology, have announced a multi-year partnership with Padriag Harrington, the three time Major winner.
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.”
It’s official. London's last inner city public golf course is to close — and this is mostly thanks to a £4.9m grant from the Lottery Heritage Fund. So what’s the thinking?
Video & pic highlights from Riviera round three. De Jonge penalised 4 shots, Bubba leads, DJ hot on his heels...
If you like your golf and a bit of conceptual art then we would recommend that you get down to Nottingham in the UK where, from April, you can combine the two.
Jordan missed the cut, Rory holed a 58 footer, and Bubba, Dustin, Rory, Charl and Adam are all lurking within a few shots of the lead. Check out the highlights from Riviera here.
Wentworth's owners have announced their 'final enhancements and improvements' to their new membership structure, which will take effect from 1st April next year. Here's what they had to say. We will also be reporting on how the members reacted in a separate posting.
This is how Wentworth Residents Association has reacted to Wentworth’s final proposed changes. And they’re not buying it.....
Padraig Harrington's elder brother was one of the winners at the grand final of the 2015 Morocco Matchplay. Clearly he's another chip off the same block for sure.
On the second hole at the Northern Trust it all started to unravel for Brendon de Jonge. Reaching for his 60-degree lob wedge after missing the green on the second, he discovered that the shaft near the butt of the grip had been dented. He knew he was in trouble. But why? Read on...
These custom wedges by Golf Alchemy are the most interesting clubs we've ever seen at GolfPunk.
