Jon Rahm successfully defended a title for the first time in his career as he stormed to a five-stroke victory at the Mutuactivos Open de España. The 24-year-old secured his fifth European Tour title in just his 39th start, becoming the fastest Spaniard to reach five victories surpassing the late, great Seve Ballesteros who reached that milestone on his 49th appearance.
Forget the roses and chocs this Valentine’s Day what you need is a shiny new Stewart Golf trolley. Yes, slightly left field isn’t it but those lovely folk at Stewart have produced a shiny new video to support their Valentine’s offer.
Great to deliver a winner again for GolfPunk readers; nervy stuff but Paul Casey held on to win at 26/1 at last week’s Valspar Championship!!
Duca del Cosma, the Italian fashion brand that pioneered ultra-lightweight spikeless golf shoes more than a decade ago, is introducing an eye-catching new range of premium golf shoes for the 2019 season that includes the brand’s first-ever soft spiked shoes and boots.
Jodie Kidd..at Brocket Hall? Yes Sir, No Sir.
Sergio Garcia has won the rain delayed Andalucía Valderrama Masters for his third victory at the course.
Innovative fashion brand Duca del Cosma has created two pairs of golf shoes to celebrate the brand’s first involvement in a European Tour event at the KLM Open this month.
Valdy comes face to face with one of his heroes, Ryder Cup Captain & Player legend Mr Paul McGinley for a chat about punk rock, narrow fairways and football...
Italian fashion brand Duca del Cosma offers golfers a new spring in their step with a stunning range of luxury shoes that deliver comfort and style both on and off the course.
Premium golf shoe brand Duca del Cosma has reached an agreement with the Forest of Arden Golf & Country Club to act as its major showcase venue in the Midlands.
All the action here as Paul Casey chases down Webb Simpson in Texas
GolfPunk's resident sock-puppet-rascal-love-child-of-Roland-Rat-&-Frank-Spencer takes on European Tour star Graeme Storm. And talk soon turns to surrender monkeys and the art of cake making...
Golfers have awarded Real Club Valderrama with the title of Best Golf Club of Spain in 2017, with an average rating of 9,41.
Ian Poulter has lost his PGA Tour card after signing for a second round 71 to miss the cut at the Valero Texas Open.
The Valero Texas Open is one of the more historic events played on the PGA Tour, dating back to 1922. Here we look back at some of the best moments at the tournament.
Well after a two week stretch to fit in the Masters and RBC Heritage, the PGA Tour heads back to Texas, this time for the Valero Texas Open at TPC San Antonio.
GolfPunk's very own resident sock-puppet-head-cover the rascal lovechild of-Frank Spencer & Roland-Rat) gets chatted up by Sky Sports/ITV presenters (and golf nuts) Charlotte and Zoe...
Fidel Castro has died peaceful at the ripe old age of 90. The communist revolutionary ruled Cuba for half a century and inspired insurrections across the globe. And he also liked a bit of golf.
Aaron Baddeley has signed to play Ping golf clubs for 2017.
How a struggling gardener from Manchester ended up inventing the world's greatest team sporting event.
72 players dressed in vintage golf attire took on the challenge of playing the renowned James Braid Goodwood course with Hickory clubs on Friday.
Graham DeLaet and his mega beard, turned into an animated Lego figure. Obviously...
Golf in Japan is very different. Monorails, electric toilets, and Kobe burgers. Add to it delivery drones.
Charl Schwartzel roars back from five behind to win Valspar. Watch how he pulled it off right here!!
Bill Haas took the lead on the third day of the Valspar Championship, from Graham DeLaet, AKA the greatest beard in golf. But more impressively after his terrible start to the week Jordan Spieth has got himself into the top ten going into the last day at Innsisbrook.
Spiv was not far away from a monster payout as Danny Willett contended to the end at the WGC Cadillac. Then he hit the water on 18 and that dream was over. Still, the Yorkshire man produced a nice Each Way.
Sometimes words are just not enough. And what's a girl going to do then? Why get straight onto Instagram of course. Happy Valentine's Day Dustin. Yes, the single men in the crew are all a bit jealous.
The European Tour has announced that Valderrama will stage the Spanish Open for the first time in April, with the Sergio Garcia Foundation as official host of the event at the course in Sotogrande, southern Spain.
Samuel J. Jackson’s feud with Donald Trump has intensified. Trump has now denying that he ever played golf with Jackson and called him "boring."
Don’t read too much into Samuel L. Jackson playing golf with Donald Trump, the actor says in the January issue of United Airlines’ Rhapsody magazine.
For the love of... over to you, Valdy and Nicky C...
Normally a Hell Hole is a winding par four, or a mammoth double driver par five. But rarely has it ever been a tricky little par three. Yet this is a true card wrecker, with a green that can destroy a scorecard. Have you ever heard of a par three where you can rack up a 12? Despite this tricky little beast, this inland links course is a joy to play, who'd have thunk that Poland was home to such an awesome golf course?
Five days after this encounter, Ben An won the BMW at Wentworth and a cheque for loads of cash. We're not saying Valdy is 100% responsible but it's pretty obvious Ben wouldn't have won without this radical pep-talk...
George Coetzee achieves a lifetime ambition by finally getting an audience with his favourite Golf head cover sock puppet, Valderrama. And when they met it was muydaahh....
This weekend the biggest winner’s cheque on Tour were nabbed by Jon Rahm on the European Tour and Kim Sei-young on the LPGA Tour. Check out how both closed out their respective events and raked in a rather obscene amount of cash.
Paula Creamer was going along nicely in the sun at the Evian Resort in Evian-Les-Bains when the weather took a turn for the worst. Wearing a rather provocative top with ‘Kiss My Putt’ emblazoned across her chest, the American sank a monster putt from the edge of the 12th hole to move the overnight leader to nine under par and one off the lead.
Well, there you have it. After all these years it seemed to be written in the stars that Tiger would deliver once again among the azaleas and pines of Augusta. Yes, he rode his luck a little, but ultimately he was the player that held his nerve the best coming down the stretch.
Over to GP's ace golf betting tipster, The Golf Spiv, (AKA Nick Fleming):
They're under orders in Austin, Texas as the world's best 60 golfers go head to head in a match play bonanza...
Great to see Rory McIlroy winning the Players Championship last week. Our selection Tommy Fleetwood led well into the final round but faded to finish 5th. Two televised events this week but the EuropeanTour event low key so we concentrate on the Valspar Championship on PGA tour.
Leading golf club rental agency Clubs to Hire is now offering Titleist products for the first time.
A review of Scotland’s National Golf Tourism Strategy has extended the industry’s target for the value of the sector to £325 million following a strong period of growth.
Not many golf courses are worth making the effort to play during the winter months, but Burnham and Berrow is certainly an exception to the rule. And with some fantastic winter packages and on-site accommodation it might be wise to make a trip to this South West links gem sooner rather than later.
This Autumn, Delamere Forest Golf Club near Chester is celebrating the culmination of a six-year programme to revert one of England’s finest heathland championship courses back to its original 1910 design.
Dustin Johnson has done a vanishing act from fiancée Paulina Gretzky's Instagram page, giving rise to rumours that the couple have split.
Now we're talking. Drones that deliver you beer direct to wherever you are on the golf course. What a world we live in...
Close but no cigar last week with Tony Finau 59/1 coming 2nd and Adam Scott 5th at 54/1. It's the Dell Technologies in the USA, the second of the FedEx playoff events. We will just concentrate on USA.
Stuburt, the British brand dating back to 1860 with a fine reputation for producing quality affordable golf footwear for players of all abilities offers a superb selection of golf shoes in its Spring/Summer 18 collection.
One of the many, many things that we love about the Masters is just what great value for money it offers for the ordinary spectator- opps, Patron.
For a second consecutive year, market-leading electric trolley brand PowaKaddy has been awarded the prestigious Quiet MarkTM – the international award for excellence in low-noise technology from the Noise Abatement Society.
We may have been wrong before but that's not going to stop us throwing our weight around... I mean, if we don't know who's going to win the Masters then who the blazes does??
To mark the six-months-to go-before the opening round in the Ryder Cup 2018 at Le Golf National south-west of Paris, the European team captain teed off over the weekend - at 2,230m above the French ski resort of Val d’Isère.
World number one Dustin Johnson is out of the World Golf Championships with a game to play after a second straight defeat in Austin, Texas.
Great stuff from Rory McIlroy at last weekend's Arnold Palmer Invitational, he must have a great chance at this week's match play event, as has last year's winner Dustin Johnson. But we will try and look outside the two hot Favourites. This week's other event is low key, so we concentrate on the Dell Match play.
Paul Casey has won the Valspar Championship, as Tiger Woods comes up just short.
Don't say it too loud but Tiger Woods could be back in the winner's circle come Sunday night...
Get rich or throw the dice tryin'... it's Fleming Golf Tips for the Valspar and Hero...
One of the world's greatest sportsmen chose Golf Son Gual as the closing venue for a three-day Mallorcan golf event which bears his name.
Wow. That's all I could say when I first laid eyes on the Duca del Cosma golf shoes. That's what you get when you ask an Italian fashion brand to design you a golf shoe – something that totally stands out from the crowd and hits you right between the eyes like a 7-iron off the hosel.
Wilson Staff, the pioneering brand in low compression golf ball technology, has completely re-designed the construction of its popular DX2 Soft and DX3 Soft Spin balls to enhance their performance for the 2018 season.
G/FORE is gearing up for the festive season with a selection of gifts to add some serious style to any Christmas stocking. Fill your boots.
Golf Channel’s Brandel Chamblee estimates that he has blocked 20,000 people on Twitter, and added another yesterday to the list when he blocked Jason Dufner.
The Els Club Desaru Coast has further reason to celebrate following the announcement the Valley Course has received the prestigious accolade, ‘Best New Course in Asia Pacific’ at The Asian Golf Awards.
Branden Grace shot a closing round of 66 to win his eighth European Tour title and thrill the home fans at the Nedbank Golf Challenge.
It’s road trip time as we head up to the British Masters at Close House. And where better to stay en route to Newcastle than Oulton Hall in Leeds.
There have been 30 holes in one on the PGA Tour so far this season, and today at the Dell there were two within 65 seconds of each other. And one that just got away….
There's nothing more important than Fantasy Golf. Well, maybe actual golf. Or pitch & putt even. And probably your ability to make and maintain meaningful relationships in life. Actually, most things in life are probably more important than Fantasy Golf...
This week marks the start of the tour seeding and validation process for prototype Titleist 718 irons. Here's what will be going on.
Dustin Johnson has delayed his journey to Erin Hills for one very good reason. Paulina Gretzky, Dustin's fiancee, will be giving birth to the couple's second child today by Caesarean section.
The Algarve continues to exceed golf visitor records after a flying start to 2017, while it has also retained its place as the best value holiday destination for UK tourists.
England Golf is partnering British Speedgolf to promote the fast and fun version of the game as part of its Golf Express campaign.
One of the world's top golf architects has pledged to create a spectacular new challenge for London's golfers before the decade is out.
Four legendary golfers, Severiano Ballesteros, José María Olazábal, Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus, have designed or redesigned courses in the Region of Murcia – and there’s some great value to be had in April.
This is sensational. Major winner, Ryder Cup legend as a player and Captain – Tony Jacklin CBE gives Valderrama both barrells as they sing together and plot revenge over a certain Mexican golf nuisance....
He might have forearms like dinner plates (eh? – Ed) but when it comes to sock puppets, Paul Casey is like putty in Valderrama's hands. If he had any, that is...
European Tour star Thomas Aiken show his fun side by getting Valdy completely hammered at Wentworth...
Lovely stuff: Valderrama – the head-cover-sock-puppet-lovechild of Roland Rat & Frank Spencer gets totally busted by Ian Poulter...
A second vote on whether to admit women members at Muirfield has been put on hold by the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers.
A man was jailed on Thursday after breaking into a love rival’s home and battering him with a golf umbrella. We're used to assaults with golf clubs, but a golf umbrella is breaking new ground!
We've all been there: Stood over a 20 yard chip or a 60 yard pitch and you're terrified. It just all feels.. weird somehow... Imagine what it's like if you're a tour pro and you rely on making chips & pitches for a living?
After a long debate following months of argument, Aberdeenshire councillors have agreed plans for a championship golf course to be built in Stonehaven.
Brian Stuard has won the weather-disrupted Zurich Classic, which had a Monday finish. He held on to claim his maiden PGA Tour victory in a three-way playoff.
Dell’s video game PC brand, Alienware, is powering Lunar Golf: The Future of Golf Experience on HTC Vives in a traveling virtual reality experience that will visit the PGA Tour world golf championship events this season.
Check out last night's highlights at the Valero Texas Open.
Here's a lovely long putt from Brandon Steele on Day 2 of the rain delayed Valero Texan Open. He finished the day one shot ahead of Charley Hoffman.
The PGA Tour heads to Texas for the Valero Texas Open and the first thing we notice is that the big three won’t be playing. This has opened up the market considerably......
The Golf Spiv has some competition. Say hello to Divot the goat...
Day one at the Valspar Championship set up an interesting start to the tournament as Keegan Bradley, Charles Howell III and Ken Duke all took a share of the lead, shooting matching 67's.
Sergio has thrown a bit of a Twitter wobbly after the Golf Channel’s Brandel Chamblee said he had a bad attitude after an outburst of temper at this week’s WGC-Cadillac Championship at Doral.
PING Apparel has announced the re-signing of the 2010 Open Champion, Louis Oosthuizen as well as several new apparel ambassadors, including 2015 European Solheim Cup captain Carin Koch.
It may be his first time playing at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, but that didn’t stop Justin Rose from slotting in a quick 66 with playing partner Justin Timberlake.
It’s Manic Monday, so here is a very quick round up of all the results and stories from the weekend on the, PGA Tour, European Tour, LPGA and Women’s European Tour.
It’s Manic Monday, so here is a very quick round up of all the results and stories from the weekend on the, PGA Tour, European Tour, LPGA and Women’s European Tour. It was certainly a great day for the folk down under yesterday!
Master Craftsman Scotty Cameron has produced a reboot of his classic designs to produce eight new blade and mid-mallet setups precision milled putters. Retaining the classic Scotty Cameron look the putters look to deliver a tour level performance to the retail market.
It’s Manic Monday, so here is a very quick round up of all the results and stories from the weekend on the, PGA Tour, European Tour, LPGA and Women’s European Tour.
The GolfPunk team love the game of golf and are big supporters of the idea of improving the etiquette on the course and in general. However, this week the big news running around social media was about the US amateur golfer that carded an impressively poor 194 for 18 holes and things got worse when the Florida State Golf Association confirmed it was actually a 131 over par 202!
We get a loads of stuff sent to us at GP Towers and a much of it doesn’t really get us going. One area sure to unite the team are any efforts to bring in young’uns into our beloved sport and on Sunday 14th (this weekend) Crown Golf have a beauty as over 100 juniors can walk away with a year’s free membership!
Who ever said that golf couldn't be sexy? It doesn't sound like something we'd say at Golf Punk... and it definitely wasn't Blair O'Neal...`
When 21-year-old Kim Smith, the tall green-eyed brunette model, actor and brainiac hit her first hole in one she felt perfectly complete. Her father, a handsome swaggering Texan, had been teaching her the game since 'practically the day I could walk' she says...
