At lunchtime I went to my local driving range and hit a few balls.  They’ve got the latest Powertees, so if you’re lazy like me, you don’t even have to bend down and tee a ball up (I say it develops muscle memory by not having to break your stance). In addition to this they’ve gone [...]

The R&A has teamed up with 2007 British Open Champion, Padraig Harrington to make a video on Golfing Etiquette and Sportsmanship.  The R&A considered Harrington an ideal spokesperson to promote etiquette on the golf course and he is seen as a role model for good behaviour. The video which is shot in three sections, covers – consideration for other players [...]

So, Tiger Woods won his 14th Major Championship and moved ever closer to Jack Nicklaus’ record - but at what cost? After 91 gruelling holes, showing obvious pain and discomfort in overcoming the challenge of Rocco Mediate, Woods has elected to have reconstructive surgery on his left knee.  No wonder Woods claimed it was the finest win [...]

In an unlikely pairing an English amateur golfer is being caddied by an English sports reporter at this year’s US Open.  After Sean O’Hair pulled out of the tournament with a chest injury Gary Wolstenholme stepped into the breach, as the first alternate player, to partner Richard Sterne and Hunter Mahan at Torrey Pines.  As an [...]

Funny…this has never happened to me – oh well!

I’m not sure how to take this; whether it’s serious or not – you’ll have to make your own mind up.  The Uroclub is a camouflaged, portable urinal which looks like an ordinary golf club (a 7-iron).  The club is designed “to eliminate anxiety and any feeling of uneasiness on the course”.  The ‘club’ comes [...]