The temporary rule introduced this year to help deal with the pandemic of banning rakes from bunkers has been revolutionary and positive for club golfers. On the pro tours, in normal times, bunkers are so manicured they could hardly be seen as hazards at all. Not only...
Over the past number of months Golf Ireland has been lobbying on behalf of golf clubs with governing bodies including The R&A, Sport Ireland and Sport Northern Ireland to examine what support packages can be put in place to assist clubs during this difficult time....
So there’s Annika Sorenstam about to tee off and Lynn McCool studiously turns away from the young Swede as they play for their respective colleges – University of Arizona and University of Hawaii. In fact, McCool would not watch Sorenstam actually swinging a club any...
I won’t lie, I’m not exactly a neutral observer. I get paid to write about golf and a sizeable chunk of my week is spent on my couch in front of the TV, and as much as I like to pawn it off as professional obligation, I’d be lying if I said I didn’t get a little kick...
In yet more good news for professional golf, Rolex and The R&A have taken measures to support the European Challenge Tour and the continued development of the next generation of leading golfers in this time of unprecedented disruption due to the Coronavirus...