On June 6th golf made the world news headlines. After two years of open PR warfare between the PGA Tour establishment and anything LIV Golf, the PGA TOUR, the DP World Tour and the Public Investment Fund (PIF) of Saudi Arabia, owners of LIV, announced they...
Image: Sky Sports GolfWhen club professional Michael Block was told he was going to be paired with Rory McIlroy last Sunday at the 2023 PGA Tour Championship, Block’s reaction was, “Are you serious? Wow. That should be fun. We’re going to have a good time.” He...
There’s a good reason why golf equipment brands spend a fortune on getting tour pros to use their gear. It all helps drive revenue. Who doesn’t want to drive like Rory? Surely, using the same TaylorMade driver is a sure-fire way to get another 20 yards down the...
The winter weather has not been kind to UK golfers – again. Courses are closed the length of these Isles. So what do you do when you can’t play golf for weeks on end? Cold, wet golf is the new fun I went down the local range last week. They had recently invested in...
This is the question that every final round player, except Cameron Smith, will have asked themselves last Sunday night. All those who fell short will have sat down with their teams on Monday morning, reviewed their data, drawn conclusions and started working on the...
There comes a time when you realise you’re not going to qualify for the Masters. For me it hit home last week after I hooked my drive into the car park, owned up with a note on the windscreen and paid for the damage. In Augusta the car parks are set way beyond the...
With the European women winning the Solheim Cup against the odds in Ohio, I had high hopes for the men at Whistling Straits. But it was not to be. It started to look like an uphill climb after day one. Young and talented The ranking stats indicated that Team Europe...
When you hit a poor shot and the ball ends up somewhere less than ideal, how well do you recover to make a nett par? Do you take your medicine and take a drop or the sensible route, adding up an extra stroke, or do you try and hit a heroic risky recovery shot?...
I write as the UK chalks up the second week of another national lockdown, potentially lasting for months, to rightfully stem the spread of COVID, save lives and protect the NHS. As a consequence, courses in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have been closed. Not...
