Jan 30th, 2016
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We figured we could learn a lot from Golf's Most Powerful Man. What we didn't bank on was finding a kindred spirit who wants to change golf in many of the same ways as we do at GolfPunk. His name is Dana Garmany, founder and CEO of Troon Golf. We went to meet him at Troon HQ in Scottsdale Arizona. It was quite a day.
Jan 27th, 2016
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Tim Henman was at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship last week, and mingled with the golfers to listen to their frankly rather diverse views about golf being in this year’s Olympics.
Jan 27th, 2016
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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.
Jan 26th, 2016
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It looks like Jordan Spieth has been kidnapped, chained to a radiator in a basement somewhere and forced to recite a carefully worded speech on behalf of corporate giants Coca Cola.
Jan 25th, 2016
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Jason Dufner has secured his fourth PGA Tour title with a win at the 'CareerBuilder Challenge, held in partnership with the Clinton Foundation.’ We used to know it as the Bob Hope Classic, but now it has become the longest title in golf. We digress.
Jan 21st, 2016
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No one had ever heard of golf in Shubham Jaglan's poor Indian village. Until, that is, the five-year-old Shubham happened upon a six iron one day and decided to take on the world. Six years later he won back-to-back junior titles in the US.
Jan 20th, 2016
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The PGA Tour is trying to organize a test event for the new Olympic course in Rio de Janeiro. But the Tour is struggling to find anyone who has time in their already hectic schedules. But they have to do it. Can they pull it off?
Jan 20th, 2016
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Seven Majors and a penchant for straw hats.
We give you Slammin’ Sam...
Jan 19th, 2016
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EA Sports have announced that the TPC Stadium Course at PGA West will be the new free course for Rory McIlroy PGA Tour, and it’s arriving this week.
Jan 19th, 2016
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You can imagine how annoyed the Spiv was yesterday morning when he woke up to find out that Brandt Snedeker didn’t win the Sony Open after a play off. Gomez deserved it and well played, that man. But still managed Each Ways on Sneds and Kisner so on the whole...can’t grumble too much now can I?
Jan 19th, 2016
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Callaway had a breakout hit with the original Chrome Soft ball last year. Designed with the amateur golfer in mind, it was very popular with their professional tour staff. Their new four layer model is a better golf ball in every way.
Jan 16th, 2016
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If anyone’s been watching the European Tour coverage, they may have noticed Paul Lawrie has a new golf bag, with Cardinal emblazoned down the side. So who or what is Cardinal?