Author: Sofia
Golf may seem like a leisurely sport, but it demands a high level of physical and mental fitness. Golfers are athletes who train rigorously, and their fitness levels can be comparable to those in other demanding sports. Affordable Golf conducted a survey that reveals 87% of non golfers think there is NO/little fitness associated with golf. The survey was conducted in May 2024 to 2500 Brits that don’t play golf. James Telford, a senior sports physician from Affordable Golf, tells us why golfers can be considered as fit as other professional athletes and how playing golf can contribute…
The US Open returns to the No.2 Course at Pinehurst for the fourth time in its history from June 13-16, but who will rise to the occasion at the Cradle of American Golf to claim this year’s penultimate major championship While it has been a decade since the US Open was last held at Pinehurst’s famous No.2 course – when Martin Kaymer laid waste to the field with an eight-shot win – golf fans should be prepared to get to know every blade of its 7,500-plus yards in the years to come following the USGA’s decision to host no fewer…
The DP World Tour, The R&A and the PGA TOUR have launched the Global Amateur Pathway to help the very best male amateur players take the next step in their careers. The landmark initiative creates a pathway for non-collegiate amateur players on to the DP World Tour and partner Tours around the world. The Global Amateur Pathway will complement PGA TOUR University – which awards membership on PGA TOUR-sanctioned Tours to the top Division 1 college golfers at the end of the NCAA Championship – to ensure opportunities are available for elite players across the amateur ranks. Under the Global…
The UNDERRATED Golf Tour held its first event in the UK last week, when Walton Heath Golf Club hosted a two-day tournament for the fast-expanding junior golf circuit founded by NBA star Stephen Curry. Earlier this year, Curry announced the expansion of the tour into Europe, following its successful launch in the USA in 2022. Junior golfers aged between 12-18 from all across Europe competed in a two-day, 36-hole tournament at Walton Heath. And it proved to be an all-Wales affair at the top end of the leaderboard, with Wales national squad members Brodi Lewis (Southerndown GC) and Isobel Kelly…
Bob MacIntyre secured his first victory on the PGA Tour just five months into his first full season appearance on the topflight US circuit after winning the Canadian Open in fine style – and with his dad on hand to carry out caddying duties. The 27-year-old Scot, who had only admitted last month that he was struggling to cope with the demands of being away from home and his friends for such long periods, decided to ask his father, Dougie, a part-time greenkeeper in Scotland, to take over bag duties this week in order to give him a lift after…
It’s that time of year again, when children all over the land try to think of a Father’s Day golf gift for their Dad that won’t end up in the bottom drawer of the lounge sideboard.Dads with minimal interests or hobbies make this a very difficult task, but if yours is a golfer, you’re laughing—because we’ve done all the hard work for you with this collection of brilliant Father’s Day golf gifts. With present ideas ranging from less than £20 to £169, there’s something for everyone! 1. Twoball somewhere niceList of courses on Today’s Golfer, approx. £35.Green fees can be expensive,…
Japan’s Yuka Saso came from three shots behind on Sunday to become the youngest player to win two US Women’s Open titles. There had been a three-way tie heading into what became a dramatic final day at Lancaster Country Club in Pennsylvania, with Australia’s Minjee Lee, American Andrea Lee and Thailand’s Wichanee Meechai level at the top of the leaderboard. But Saso, 22, produced a run of four birdies in five holes on the back nine to snatch victory by three strokes. Her two-under-par 68 saw her triumph on four under, with compatriot Hinako Shibuno finishing second. SECOND US OPEN…
The UK leg of the Ladies European Tour’s Aramco Team Series, which is being held at Centurion Club from July 3-5, is shaping up as a preview for the Paris Olympics, with Great Britain’s Charley Hull and Georgia Hall set to tee it up in the high-class field which includes World No1 Nelly Korda. The English duo are sure to be a hit with the home crowds, and with further announcements set to follow on a strong field, both are looking to build on fantastic 2023 outings at the tournament. Last year, Hull came up just short to the all-conquering…
Suffolk’s Michael Rees has been presented with England Golf’s Gerald Micklem Award in recognition of his exceptional commitment to golf in various roles across the sport. Named in honour of the former English Amateur champion and Walker Cup player, the Gerald Micklem Award was set up in 1990 and annually recognises those unsung individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to further the interest of amateur golf in England. Rees has made quite the impact in the world of golf in England, particularly at his local club where he has been club captain at Rookery Park in 1989 and 1994,…
Stoke Park, which has been largely closed for the last two years, has provided a major update on its future, with the parkland golf course welcoming back golfers to ‘pay and play’ its historic Harry Colt course from June 8. The Buckinghamshire-based luxury hotel, golf and country club shut its doors to members in 2021 after it was bought by Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani, who has since invested heavily in the 300-acre estate. As well as improvements to the golf course, and the opening of a new coaching swing studio in March, renovation plans for the site also include improvements…
