Monthly Archives: January 2019

The first two important factors in reading the green are its contours and its speed. Contours are the slopes and undulations which do not change. The pin position and the location of the ball will determine which contours will concern … Continue reading →

Rory as Mrs Crocombe He can do an English accent as well as his ‘American’ one then

Happy Birthday to Jack Nicklaus, who is 79 today. And let us give thanks that the greatest golfer can still play at all. Thanks to stem cell therapy which he undertook in Munich two years ago, and the same treatment … Continue reading →

This week the huge PGA Merchandise show will take place in Orlando, Florida. Over five days a huge variety of exhibitors will display and a number of top PGA and LPGA pros will be making personal appearances. It’s the golf … Continue reading →

Adam Long, a 31 year old rookie who joined this season from the Web.com Tour, won the Desert Classic at PGA West on Sunday beating Adam Hadwin and Phil Mickelson by one shot with a birdie on the 72nd hole. … Continue reading →

Last season’s transformed Zurich Classic of New Orleans was a big success, not just the new team format but the whole atmosphere, including the walk up music personally chosen by the players to reflect their personalities. Here are some of … Continue reading →

  LPGA Commissioner Mike Wahn spoke this week about the ISPS Handa Open which will be played in Melbourne 7-10 February. This is the first year it will be on the LPGA schedule and is co- sanctioned event with the … Continue reading →

After a three year consultation process, described as “longer than Brexit”, the Golfing Union of Ireland and the Irish Ladies Golf Union separately voted on Saturday to establish a new national body – Golf Ireland – which will go live … Continue reading →

After the 1942 Masters competition ceased for the duration of the war and Augusta National was turned over for raising cattle. They wandered the fairways and destroyed the azalea and camelia bushes. Bobby Jones enlisted and became a captain  in … Continue reading →