How much are we persuaded by the marketing of leading brands and do we overlook the relative merits of Clone Golf Clubs?  Nike Paid Tiger Woods $100m to endorse their products but they need a return on their investment which we as the consumer pay for.  Clone Golf Clubs can be 70% cheaper than the leading [...]

I received the latest, May 2008, Srixon newsletter via mail and was interested to read that the Srixon, exclusive, Shark Collection is now available.  Have you ever seen anything so tasteless and garish ? Who in their right minds would walk onto a course with this gear ? (apologies now if you’re already an owner).  I [...]

I’ve just returned from a three day break, camping in Norfolk. One of the advantages of getting away from everything is a break from the incessant assault on the senses from the media. I did however manage to sneak a look at the Monaco Grand Prix, but saw no coverage, while I was away, of the [...]

Since winning last year’s European Tour Order of Merit, Justin Rose has failed to build on this success in 2008. The only brief highlight has been leading at the first round of the Masters but this was soon capitulated.  Now after having spent 5 months in the US, Rose returns to England for the BMW PGA Championship [...]

Fitness is becoming an increasingly important part of  golf which is typified by new young breed of Pros coming into the game.  Even as a recreational golfer, fitness can make the difference in playing consistent rounds particularly when it comes to maintaining the momentum on the back nine.  In more general terms fitness and flexibility can also help the [...]

Golfers at one of Scotland’s most exclusive golf clubs, Loch Lomond, had a lucky escape when a speed boat left the water and grounded in the bunker.  The skipper of, ‘The Final Fling’  (you couldn’t write the script, could you?) abandoned ship as the boat was sent of course from the waves of other vessels on the [...]

There’s a new kid on the golfing block and his name is Anthony Kim.  The 22 year old Californian, of Korean descent, is attracting rave reviews from his fellow professionals and Wood’s former swing coach, Butch Harmon observed that he thought Kim was the future of golf on the PGA Tour.  Last weekend Kim achieved his first professional win [...]

While Tiger Woods continues to recuperate from knee surgery, the leading golf professionals will be attempting to make hay while the Florida sun shines.  Although Tiger doesn’t have a great record at TPC Sawgrass, his absence will nevertheless be seen as an opportunity by the strongest field for a PGA Tour event (49 of the [...]