Last year we thought we had seen Tom Watson’s final appearance at St Andrews, and we were there to cheer him in on the 18th as the light faded fast. Now it’s the turn of Augusta to bid him farewell.
GolfPunk send it condolences and prayers to Tom Watson and his family on the sad passing of Hilary Watson just before midnight on Thanksgiving Eve. Hilary, who Tom described as ‘my hero’ had been battling pancreatic cancer for two years.
GolfPunk's unique Masters Course Guide & trivia special: Augusta uncovered...
It's 1932 at Augusta and America is under prohibition. But people are still seeing things... aren't they?...
Callaway has further strengthened its team of Staff Professionals representing the brand on the PGA European Tour with the signing of Tom Lewis.
We've got to get this guy to our Christmas Party! It's Jack Bartlett and his Bubba Watson...
When I was a hot headed and slightly greasy 14 year old, I hated Tom Watson. I mean I hated him.
Tommy Fleetwood’s caddie dropped a clanger during the third round of the WGC-HSBC Champions when he failed to stop Tommy’s ball from going into the water.
We've been looking back at the best read articles from GolfPunk in the past year, and our exclusive interview with Tommy Fleetwood seemed to hit the mark with you. Here it is for you to enjoy again, or catch up with it if you missed it first time round. Wow. One simple word. Wow. And that’s all you need to sum up the last 18 months of Tommy Fleetwood’s career. So what has he done to make all this happen?
Bubba Watson shot a final round of 63 to win the Travelers Championship by three shots, as Paul Casey’s challenge faded.
Brooks Koepka captured his first US Open last year at Erin Hills with a belligerent display of big hitting and aggressive scoring, devastating the Wisconsin course with a winning score of 16-under. He has become only the third man in post-war going history to retain that title in totally different circumstances.
Tommy Fleetwood, Europe's number one golfer, will tee it up at BMW PGA Championship this week in Nike outfits chosen by TrendyGolf.com, golf's leading online fashion retailer.
Golfers always hope to pull a good shot out of the bag and a special edition collection will make it easier for them while playing at the internationally-renowned Castle Stuart Golf Links.
Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, will tee it up alongside Europe’s Number One golfer Tommy Fleetwood in the Celebrity Pro-Am at the BMW PGA Championship on Wednesday May 23.
Check out our Top 6 customised golf carts. They may cost you a small fortune to buy one, but you'll be the coolest person on the fairway.
The latest potential change, according to a Golfweek report, will allow club officials to lengthen the par-5 13th hole, which is one of the most famous risk-reward par-5′s in the game, and the last hole in Augusta’s famed Amen Corner.
Some people said it couldn't be done. Others advised that it really shouldn't happen. But it did. Seriously, these boys have got too much time on their hands.... This may, or may not, get you in the mood...
Jeff Ritter isn't just the Sultan of Swing, he's a perfectionist of putting too. Spending time at Augusta watching Tiger Woods Jeff noticed that Woods dealt with long putts a little differently than you would expect.
Augusta National has spent the last 15 years buying up property around its borders. But there is one property that is not for sale, whatever the money.
Adidas have taken inspiration from Augusta National’s legendary pimento–cheese sandwich to launch a limited edition “Crossknit Boost” golf shoe.
Following on from the release of the G/FORE shoes and gloves Bubba Watson will be wearing at this week's first Major, here are the hand-painted custom Disruptor shoes he will be sporting during the traditional Par 3 Tournament.
It's shoe time for Bubba Watson ahead of this year's Maters, when the in form man of the moment will make a bid for his third Green Jacket. But when it comes to shoes, it's G/Fore all the way for Bubba.
He does things on the golf course that mesmerise and amaze us. Off the course he’s nuttier than a squirrel at a nut festival. Here he comes, right atcha, Bubba Watson.
Tommy Armour golf clubs are to make a comeback. The brand will be sold exclusively at DICK’S Sporting Goods and Golf Galaxy stores in the USA, but will be sold online as well for UK fans of the brand.
Ryder Cup hero Tony Jacklin CBE has tipped 2017’s Race to Dubai winner Tommy Fleetwood for Major success this season, with The Open his best shot at a top trophy.
Tommy Fleetwood has to be a shoe in for the Ryder Cup after this stunning 2017 season, and today's win in Abu Dhabi. But he seems to be trying to cover all the bases. for selection.
Bubba Watson called out Wesley Bryan for a “Flick of the wrist challenge”, and posted a great video of himself knocking in a long putt one handed putt, without batting an eyelid. Here's how Wesley responded.
Race to Dubai winner Tommy Fleetwood is just two shots off the lead as he goes into the final round of the Hong Kong Open.
Tommy Fleetwood has won the Race to Dubai and with it a cheque for $1.25 million, as Justin Rose's faltering on the back nine.
You couldn't make this up. The Race To Dubai remains on a knife edge as Justin Rose and Tommy Fleetwood go toe to toe. At the end of day three we still don't know who is going to prevail...
Bubba Watson proves here once again he plays the game a little bit differently to most. Practicing before the Mitsui Sumitomo VISA Taiheiyo Masters, the Masters specialist hit a splash shot out of a water bunker.
He is, as Iggy Pop once famously said, worth a million in prizes. There's just no stopping Tommy Fleetwood.
Tommy Fleetwood gate crashed Sergio Garcia’s and Jon Rahm’s post round interview on Friday at the Italian Open, and did it in some style.
Tommy Fleetwood has taken Carnoustie apart, as he shoots 63 to beat the course record during the Alfred Dunhil Links Championship.
Yorkshire born Dr Alister MacKenzie is renowned for designing Augusta, but he was also responsible for some other masterpieces. Here are four of our favourites, which just about anyone can play, and one that is virtually impossible to get on.
Augusta National has been on another spending spree, and has now bought land from the adjoining Augusta Country Club. The reason behind the purchase is believed to be their desire to lengthen the famous par–five 13th.
Southport local Tommy Fleetwood has received some fantastic support after a video was sent out by his former primary school Kew Woods.
Tommy Fleetwood has claimed his second victory of the season in the HNA Open de France. And he's going to be No 15 in the world when the new rankings are released tomorrow.
At first they thought it was an explosion or a truck colliding with a building, but it turns out the frightening incident that shook Augusta was an earthquake with an epicentre just six miles away from the Masters' home.
Bubba Watson had to contend with a heckler in the gallery at the Memorial Tournament. On the 18th, Watson made a 19–foot birdie putt and then took a bow aimed at the heckler. This is what Bubba had to say about the incident.
Tommy Fleetwood has already blazed a trail on the European Tour this season and TRENDYGOLF has selected Nike's joggers for him to stay ahead of his fashion rivals at Wentworth for the BMW PGA Championship.
Bubba Watson will be hunting a third Masters title this week and will be adding G/FORE colour and style to Augusta National.
Callaway has today announced the launch of Callaway Customs, a Tour–level customisation and personalisation service that gives every golfer the opportunity to create their own bespoke wedges, designed exactly for them, by them.
David Duval, Ian Baker-Finch and Rich Beem are amongst the ex-tour players who will miss out at this year's Masters Par-3 contest due to a change in eligibility rules.
It was a sensational weekend for 26–year–old Tommy Fleetwood, as he came second at the WGC Mexico Championship, shooting a closing day 66 to finish one shot behind Dustin Johnson. But his celebration didn't quite go to plan.
Tommy Fleetwood has backed blood cancer charity Anthony Nolan’s ‘March of the Men’ campaign, which seeks to recruit more young men to the stem cell register.
Augusta National Golf Club's property buying spree just keeps on going, as they' ve now gone and bought a car repair centre.
The official trailer for Tommy’s Honour, a feature film directed by Jason Connery based on the book by Kevin Cook, was released this week. It's the story of Old & Young Tom Morris.
Golfers have celebrated the youngest winner of The Open Championship by playing a round in traditional attire.
To be fair, we were predicting Tiger would be president one day until, well, y'know, he did all that stuff. So, as long as Bubba keeps his mitts clean, what's to say he couldn't become mayor?
Augusta National Golf Club's land grab has continued with the purchase of a local music store. And it came at quite a price!
Bubba Watson grows his retail empire as he adds a car dealership to his sweet shop!!!
Bubba Watson has been named as the 5th Team USA Ryder Cup Vice-Captain.
Bubba Watson has sold the Orlando mansion he bought off Tiger Woods.
We can't stop telling you how important a custom fitted set of clubs is. TaylorMade agree with us. Watch The Game Changer...
Bubba Watson is branching out. Forget hovercraft and jet packs, the future is in sweet shops!!!
G/Fore have made some patriotic golf sneakers for Bubba Watson and his upcoming trip to Rio.
European Tour star Tommy Fleetwood, who won the Farmfoods British Par 3 Championship in 2013, will return to Nailcote Hall and will aim to make history by becoming the first player to win the title more than once.
Not content with a hovercraft, Bubba Watson has teamed up with Oakley to produce the first flying golf cart jetpack to get him round the course.
West Bromich Albion midfielder and Scottish international James Morrison has spent a whopping £60,000 on one round of golf at Stiliyan Petrov's Foundation Dinner, but it's all in a good cause.
Here’s a cheeky little video of a role reversal with Bubba Watson and his caddie Ted Scott, who gets his turn to throw the on-course tantrum.
Greenjacketauctions.com have been busy again. This time they have been selling the front entrance sign to Augusta National. And this is how much it went for.
Did you know that The Old Course at St. Andrews was originally built to be played in two different directions? Tom Doak knew this and, with a little help from English architect Tom Simpson, he's creating something very similar in Michigan called The Loop.
Jordan Spieth has played at Augusta National a total of three times, including this year's Masters. This infographic shows you exactly why.
Stop, collaborate and listen, Henrik's back..
Bubba Watson first started wearing the G/Fore golf glove a little while back. First week in wearing the glove, Bubba won wearing the Northern Trust Open. Now his deal has officially kicked in, Bubba will be wearing the G/Fore Gallivanter shoes this week at the Masters.
TomTom has unveiled the ultra-slim TomTom Golfer 2, a GPS Watch designed to help golfers improve their game by using automatic shot detection to give detailed post-round analysis.
Tom Watson. A living legend. A five time Open Champion. And a master of the shortgame. Watch this video masterclass on nailing those tricky half wedge shots.
At the beginning of the year Tom Watson signed with Callaway golf. They've paired Tom Watson and wedge guru Roger Cleveland to put togther a series of short game masterclasses. First up, the bunker shot.
He doesn't only hit it miles, he's got a ridiculous short game. Bubba Watson pulls off an audacious greenside trick shot.
After criticising Tom Weiskopf's redesigned TPC Phoenix course, Bubba has issued an apology for his remarks and even admits his wife thinks he's out of order... PLUS the marvellous moment when Bubba blanks GolfPunk at the PGA Show in Orlando!!
It’s been a fairly quiet start to the year when it comes to equipment companies making new player signings. While PXG have made some noise with their new roster including Zach Johnson, and Nike have signed Brooks Koepka, the big two of Callaway and TaylorMade have been very quiet.
Good work Tom Watson! Makes the cut and then some... Rounds of 69, 68, 68 roll back the years.
Tommy's Honour – The Movie Sir Sean Connery’s son Jason is about to start shooting a major new movie about the Godfather of Golf - Old Tom Morris, at the world-famous home of the sport. Peter Mullan, one of Scotland’s leading actors, has been confirmed to play Old Tom, who helped set up The Open Championship and went on to win it four times.
There appear to be recurring problems at the Norwegian Golf course of Stavanger, which has been confronted by a serial cup defecator, who uses the course’s holes as toilets.
1996 Open Champion Tom Lehman made his way to the GolfPunk Clubhouse last night, finding himself in the middle of the missed the cut party and being interviewed by our ragged reporter Georgeous George. Here's what he had to say..
Home favourite Victor Dubuisson, Austrian Bernd Wiesberger, and South African Jaco Van Zyl all shared the clubhouse lead after the opening day of the Alstom Open de France at Le Golf National.
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.
It's Masters Monday and to celebrate here we bring you the Top 20 Masters Dramas Ever...
Forces golf charity, On Course Foundation, was celebrating a late Christmas present yesterday as American Golf handed over a cheque for £11,649, raised by its customers over the festive period.
Globally-renowned whisky distillers Tomatin are returning as headline sponsors of a prestigious Pro Am golf tournament over three of Scotland’s finest links courses.
If you're just about to tuck into your lunch or dinner, you might want to look at this later... Paulina Gretzky and Dustin Johnson were on holiday in the Maldives recently with fellow PGA pro Brooks Koepka and his girlfriend, Jena Sims. Someone mentioned "Sun's out" and the next thing you know...
Scotty Cameron has created his most technically advanced putter line to date with the 2019 Phantom X family – a collection of nine new modern mallets engineered to take putting performance to the next level. There is, quite literally, something for everyone here!
The New Year saw the much-anticipated release of TaylorMade's M6 range of drivers, fairways and hybrids - and Clubs to Hire (CTH) customers can rent them on golf breaks from March 1.
Who said he didn't have a sense of humour? Well, no one probably. Here he is giving it both barrells to Kansas City Chiefs quarter back Patrick Mahomes, to whom he claims anyone can throw it but can you hit it?
It's been a ridiculous couple of years for Tommy Fleetwood, going from 188th in the world rankings in September 2016 to the world's top 10, Race To Dubai champion and Ryder Cup hero. And now, he's got his own golf tournament. Just when we were being warned the British Masters might not even happen in 2019, Tommy Fleetwood has announced he is bringing the prestigious tournament to Hillside.
Bettinardi Golf has taken custom putter fitting to the next level as the form of brand ambassador and Ryder Cup record holder, Francesco Molinari has demonstrated over the past five months.
Ian Poulter’s performance at the US PGA Championship this weekend has pushed Paul Casey out of the automatic qualifying spots.
You're caddying at Streamsong minding your own business when you check your bank account and see you've just received £110,00 for finishing 12th at The Open at Carnoustie. The only problem is, you weren't actually playing at the event...
Kilmarnock golfer Mark Evans was amazed when he arrived at the Clubs to Hire shop in Faro Airport to be told he was the company's 500,000th customer.
Finca Cortesin Hotel, Golf & Spa's reputation as one of the finest resorts in the world has been further strengthened after being named Spain's ‘Most Hospitable Golf Club' in the Golfers' Choice Awards of 2018 by users of respected website Leadingcourses.com.
Watch 6 time major winner Nick Faldo go through Mizuno's Swing DNA process of matching a swing to its best suited iron shaft. The Shaft Optimizer is available to try at any Mizuno Swing DNA Centre.
Titleist continues to place more emphasis on custom fitting than any other brand in golf with further investment in its Product Specialist team and fitting events across the UK & Ireland.
Seven QHotels’ golf resorts – managed by Redefine|BDL Hotels (RBH), the UK’s leading hotel management company – have received prestigious BDRC VenueVerdict accreditations following glowing 2017 customer service feedback.
Forces golf charity, On Course Foundation, was celebrating a late Christmas present yesterday as American Golf handed over a cheque for £20,000, raised by its customers over the festive period.
Silvermere Golf and Leisure Complex in Surrey has increased its custom fitting business significantly with the addition of 4 GCQuad launch monitors from market-leading technology brand Foresight Sports.
Christmas came early for Ernie Els, as on Christmas Eve he received a letter from Augusta National inviting him to the 2018 Masters. But it was sadly not an exemption as Ernie clarified on Boxing Day via Twitter.
In another blow to tournament host Lee Westwood, Tommy Fleetwood will miss this week's British Masters at Close House in Newcastle, because his partner and manager Clare, may give birth to their child.
It's one thing getting custom fitted for a brand spanking new PXG driver, but it's quite another when the guy doing the fitting is none other than PXG founder and all-round GolfPunk Bob Parsons!!
