How many of us have considered with any degree of depth the playing properties and evolution of the humble golf ball? From the earliest days of the romantic feathery right up to the space age-engineered projectiles of the 21st century, the story of the golf ball is...
The well-known and popular, Limerick poet, Maureen Sparling, picked up on something I wrote in her St Mary’s Parish Notes: “I cannot resist referring to the golf essays penned by golf enthusiast, Ivan Morris. Except for rugby or swimming (my forte) I have little...
Some people place extreme value on their golf balls andAs a golfer, golf balls are important. To play the game, I’d go as far as to say they were essential, but that doesn’t excuse the golfing public who have grown too attached to the balls in their bag. What we tend...
When Titleist when about its extensive research in order to target exactly what the average golfer wants from a golf ball, three points stood out above all others: l’m comfortable spending approx €25 per dozen for the golf balls but they must be a brand I can rely on...
Most of us will never get the chance to play at The Open Championship but that doesn’t mean we have to golf all of our lives without aiming for the Claret Jug. Titleist, the #1 ball in golf, is celebrating its record at golf’s original Major with the launch of a...