Carton House – Host of the 2013 Irish Open
Jun 28th
This week the Irish Open headed to Carton House, Co. Kildare, so we thought it would be a good idea to take a look at the course the pros are competing on and the second course this superb golf resort. More >
Royal & Ancient Game Worth £1bn to ‘Home of Golf’
Jun 5th
The game of golf began as a modest sport for gentlemen on the links lands of Scotland at least 500 years ago.
But today the Royal & Ancient Game is now worth an astounding £1 billion annually to the ‘home of golf’ – this is according to new research which has been undertaken by KPMG in association with Oxford Economics. More >
Bro Hof Slott & The Nordea Masters
May 31st
This week the European Tour has headed from Wentworth Club to Sweden and the Bro Hof Slott Golf Club on the banks of the glittering Mälaren Lake. The estate, where the course lies, was once the home of royalty in the middle ages (it was known as Brogård at the time). More >
Thracian Cliffs and The Volvo World Match Play Championships
May 17th
The Volvo World Matchplay Championships kicked off yesterday at Thracian Cliffs, Bulgaria – making golfing history in the process as the first ever Tour event to be hosted in this Eastern European country, which was even named the undiscovered golf destination of 2012 by the International Golf Travel Market! More >
The Players Championship – Woods Wins Golf’s “Fifth Major”
May 13th
The Tournament Players Club at Sawgrass, affectionately referred to as TPC at Sawgrass, is a golf course in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, and first of a number of Tournament Players Clubs to be constructed, opening in 1980. Designed by the husband and wife golf course architect duo of Pete and Alice Dye, it has come to be known as one of the most testing golf courses in the world – something which we were reminded of during the past four days when the annual Players Championship came to our screens. More >
Harrington the Hypocrite – “Belly Putters are Better”
May 3rd
Padraig Harrington shot, a not so impressive, opening-round of 80 at the Wells Fargo Championship yesterday. So you might be wandering why a there were a number of journalists waiting for him when he finished…
Well, it wasn’t about the score, it was about the use if a particular club.
At a time when many golfers are distancing themselves from the anchored putting due to the proposed ban by the USGA and R&A, the three time Major Champion had a belly putter in his bag for the first time ever during a tournament! More >
Scotland’s “Hidden Gems”
Apr 26th
As a destination for a golf holiday, Scotland can be downright impossible to beat – as it provides such a huge and varied selection of high quality courses.
Home to some of the best golf courses in the British Isles, with five of its best featuring in the Open Championship rota – The Old Course, Carnoustie, Turnberry, Royal Troon and this year host Muirfield. More >
France’s Finest – Golf de Chantilly
Apr 19th
Golf de Chantilly is located just north of Paris (just 30 minutes drive away) nestled amidst the thick forest that surrounds the town of Chantilly. The historic old town an imposing, picture perfect, French château, which, along with the grand stables, was featured in the James Bond film ‘A View to a Kill’. Upon leaving the forest, the streets turn from pavement to cobblestone, and after approaching a big cobblestone roundabout you will be in direct view of the legendary race-course. Down the hill is the striking château, which you will have to drive through to get to the golf course. You will then need to make your way through an electronic gate to get into this private course… More >
The Masters 2013 – The Talking Points
Apr 16th
The Winner (Adam Scott) – He not only managed to break his own major drought at the weekend but also the Australian curse at Augusta, sinking two of the most important putts of his career on No.18 in regulation and No.10 in the two-hole playoff. More >
A Review of Spey Bay Golf Course – April 2013
Apr 9th
The true appreciation of a golf course should only be judged on the experience of your journey from the 1st tee to the 18th green and with all due respect, the rest is just cake decoration.
In Spey Bay’s case this is a wonderful journey. The undulating firm fescue fairways with gorse and heather in abundance and views over the Moray Firth, all play their part in this “sleeping beauty” of a classic natural links More >