The day is finally here… and our plans for the 2022 Trilby Tour are announced! We said last year that when we re-launch the Trilby Tour, we will make it bigger and better for ALL the golfers that take part. In 2022, female amateurs will also compete in the Trilby Tour and we are pleased to announce the tour […]
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THE VIC OPEN TO OFFER THREE QUALIFYING PLACES FOR THE 150TH OPEN AT ST ANDREWS
The Vic Open will feature as part of The Open Qualifying Series for the first time following the cancellation of the New Zealand Open due to on-going travel restrictions. The Vic Open is taking place at the 13th Beach Golf Links, near Melbourne, from 10-13 February and is organised by Golf Australia and sanctioned by the […]

How to Enjoy Golf Despite Spring Hay Fever
If you’re one of the unlucky ones whose hay fever is triggered by tree pollen, spring can be a real misery. And if you enjoy a round of golf, hay fever can have a profound effect on both your performance and enjoyment. With Birch, hazel, willow, alder and elm trees all wafting out their pollen […]

STARS OF GOLF UNITE IN SUPPORT OF NATIONAL GOLF CLUB CHALLENGE CAMPAIGN
The biggest names in golf have united in support of the National Golf Club Challenge (NGCC) by asking all 2500+ of the U.K. and Ireland’s golf clubs to donate one mid-week four ball to the charity spring auction. In its thirteenth year, the NGCC is raising money for On Course Foundation, the golfing charity that […]

Berkhamsted is a first for Turfgrass
Turfgrass, the world-leading golf course consultancy, recently scored a first in its 24-year history when it started working at historic Berkhamsted Golf Club. “We’ve done 260 golf courses around the world, but Berkhamsted is the first without any bunkers” said John Clarkin, Turfgrass Managing Director. “We have worked on course conditioning at Ryder Cup, Solheim […]

Shot Scope Names Golf Personality and Digital Influencer, Paige Spiranac, As Global Brand Ambassador
Shot Scope, a leading international manufacturer of GPS-based game tracking and distance measuring smart watches, as well as laser rangefinders, has named golf personality and digital influencer, Paige Spiranac as a Global Brand Ambassador. Backed by products that offer real-time on-course swing performance tracking capabilities and precise distance measuring, Shot Scope is teaming-up with Spiranac, an accomplished […]

Clevedon Golf Club
Clevedon Golf Club celebrated its 125th anniversary in 2016 and has earned itself a reputation as the course to play in Somerset . Design credit for the 18 hole layout is attributed to J.H.Tayor and remained largely untouched until the early 1990’s where the course was increased by over 1,000 yards and changed from a […]

Gleneagles Crowned #1 Golf Resort Outside The USA
Gleneagles, the iconic Scottish hotel and global luxury destination, ends 2021 on a high after today being announced as the World’s #1 Golf Resort outside the USA, narrowly missing out on top spot, awarded to Bandon Dunes in Oregon. This important accolade follows a string of recent awards for The Glorious Playground, which consistently remains the […]

RECORD NUMBERS NOW PLAYING GOLF WORLDWIDE
New research figures revealed by The R&A and Sports Marketing Surveys (SMS) show golf has enjoyed a significant increase in popularity worldwide since 2016 with over five-and-a-half million additional golfers taking up the sport. The number of total golfers globally has increased from 61 million to 66.6 million in a five-year growth period, surpassing the […]

MADEIRA ON RUNWAY TO FURTHER GOLFING SUCCESS IN 2022
The popularity of Madeira as a holiday destination for European golfers is set to soar even further in 2022 with the launch of five new flight routes to the sunshine island – from Ireland, France, Belgium and Italy. The Portuguese islands will be more accessible than ever to players from next spring following Ryanair’s announcement […]

Belfry Brabazon course added to Toptracer Range virtual offering
Toptracer has today announced the integration of the award winning and iconic Brabazon course at The Belfry Hotel & Resort into its Toptracer Range gaming platform. In addition to the course’s recent on-site installation of Toptracer Range into its practice facility, The Belfry’s famous Brabazon course has also been mapped for use in the Toptracer […]

HOWDIDIDO BOOKING PLATFORM HAS ALL ROUNDS COVERED
HowDidiDo, Europe’s largest online golf community, has further enhanced its reputation as the leading ‘one-stop shop‘ for club golfers with the launch of a new booking page which allows players to secure both casual and competition rounds on the same page for the first time. Featuring an improved user interface and faster response times, the […]

Blackmoor Golf Club Charity Initiatives Raise Over £19,000
Wednesday 20th October: Blackmoor Golf Club is pleased to announce that the captains’ charities have raised more than nineteen thousand pounds for the UK Sepsis Trust and Hampshire Alzheimer & Dementia Society. The donations, which were raised by members of the golf club over the past 18months, were presented to representatives from both charities on Saturday 16th October […]

ECCO® Golf launches new More Than a Game series
Pioneering Danish golf footwear brand, ECCO GOLF, has launched a brand-new video series that features a variety of personalities who have dedicated their lives to the game of golf – highlighting why the sport is More Than A Game. The series was launched on golf.ecco.com today, with the first episode showcasing the story of iconic […]

The Phantom of the Open
A film by Craig RobertsStarring Mark Rylance, Sally Hawkins and Rhys Ifans The heart-warming true story of Maurice Flitcroft, who entered the 1976 British Open, despite never playing a round of golf before. The Phantom of the Open will have its WORLD PREMIERE at the London Film Festival on October 12th. The film is directed […]

The secret of a great charity golf day…
After two years of social restrictions, a day of fun with friends is up there on people’s lists of priorities. Team this with the pure joy of a round of golf, on a beautiful course, for a great cause, it all adds up to something special, and an event the Melanoma Fund was proud to […]

OCEANTEE brings the industry together
Stacy Lewis, Inci Mehmet and Camile Chevalier join young golfers as OCEANTEE brings the industry together #foretheocean OCEANTEE delivered their first sustainability series workshop and beach clean with The Marine Conservation Society at the Trust Golf Women’s Scottish Open where A group of young golfers from The Fife Golf Trust,St Regulus and Lundin Links golf […]

YOUNG GOLFERS TO COME TOGETHER #FORETHEOCEAN
Starting next week, young golfers from across the United Kingdom are being invited to participate in a new project that will help combat plastic pollution and reduce its impact on the planet. Through educational workshops and beach cleans the youngsters will explore sources of pollution and the impact on marine environments and identify positive actions […]

The Funniest Golf Book Ever Written?
Pretty well everyone from Donald Trump to Jimmy Tarbuck, Jeremy Corbyn to the Pope and Colin Montgomerie to Boris Johnson are targeted in a wonderfully funny new book entitled, “Two Great Tits on the Front and a Shag up the Last”. It’s a collection of spoof letters apparently written by a thoroughly disenchanted high-handicapper, Mortimer […]

Operation Thirty Six
The Junior Initiative Most golf clubs are well aware of the difficulty of building a junior section, and the challenge of keeping young golfers in the game. It is a challenge that we need to face if the game is to grow. Here at Petersfield Golf Club, we hope that we have cracked it! Our club […]