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History of Titleist: An X-ray vision

Titleist, maker of the PGA Tour‘s most popular ball used by Scottie Scheffler and Justin Thomas, dates back to the 1930s, an amateur golfer, a missed putt and an X-ray. The American golf equipment brand, also known for manufacturing clubs and bags, is owned by the Acushnet Company, with its headquarters in Fairhaven, Massachusetts. Acushnet […]

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Cape Verde: Viveiro Golf & Country Club

The archipelago of Cape Verde off the west coast of Africa is an unspoiled year-round holiday destination – and it now has its first international standard golf course. The remote string of small islands are home to stunning beaches, pretty seaside towns and mountainous interior. With year-round sunshine and warm weather and a fascinating mix […]

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PGA and DP World Tours to merge with LIV Golf

The PGA and DP World Tours will merge with the Saudi-backed circuit LIV Golf from the start of next season in a huge shake-up of professional golf. The merger will end the acrimonious split in the sport following the formation of LIV Golf and bring to an end the ongoing litigation between LIV, the PGA […]

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Kevin Murray – Golf photographer like no other: ‘My 10 favourite shots’

Kevin Murray is world renowned for his fine art approach to capturing the natural beauty of golf courses and the spirit of the game of golf. We asked him for his 10 favourite shots and the story behind them. Kevin is a staff photographer for Golf Monthly, Marriott course photographer for Europe, and official photographer […]

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Pathway to Stardom: Europe’s Mini-Tours

European golf has a number of mini-tours which offer pathways to the DP World Tour and Ladies European Tour for the game’s rising stars. In the men’s game, the DP World Tour, formerly known as the European Tour, is the leading professional golf tour in Europe. The organisation also operates the developmental Challenge Tour, which […]

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Sunshine Ladies Tour: Route to stardom

The Sunshine Ladies Tour is South Africa’s leading golf tour for professional and amateur women golfers, providing a route to the global stage for worldwide young talent. Created in 2014, it provides an inclusive and accessible platform for young female professionals to take their careers to the next level and gives amateur players an incredible […]

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Augusta National Women’s Amateur 2023

The Augusta National Women’s Amateur is a 54-hole tournament that gives amateur women players a glamorous pathway to the professional game. The 2023 edition is coming up. It was established in 2018 as a new and exciting opportunity for amateur players to advance their careers – as well as the chance for them to play […]

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Top 10 youngest LPGA Tour winners of all time

Lydia Ko dominates the list of youngest all-time winners on the LPGA Tour – but will anyone ever beat the incredible record set on the Ladies European Tour? In 1952, when American Marlene Hagge won twice on the LPGA Tour as an 18 years old, it would have been hard to imagine that decades later […]

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Record-breaking LPGA season tees off

The 2023 LPGA Tour season will hold 35 events, including five majors and the Solheim Cup, with a record-breaking purse of over $100 million. Here’s the full schedule and the big storylines. The entire season will be played in the calendar year and players will be competing for a huge record total prize fund of […]

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‘Full Swing’ – What to expect from Netflix’s golf series

Netflix’s new docuseries ‘Full Swing’ goes behind the scenes of the PGA Tour and its star players during one of the most dramatic years in the sport’s history. Here’s what to expect. Produced by Box to Box Films, the creators of the hugely popular and acclaimed Netflix series ‘Formula 1: Drive to Survive’, the highly […]

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New golf rules for 2023

The R&A and USGA have made changes to the laws of the game in the 2023 Rules of Golf that will affect professional players and the everyday club golfer. Here are the major changes. The last time the two governing bodies made changes was in 2019 when changing the drop procedure from shoulder to knee […]

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Nelly Korda signs with Nike and TaylorMade

Nelly Korda, the world No. 2-ranked female golfer, has signed an apparel deal with Nike and an equipment deal with TaylorMade Golf. Korda, an eight-time winner on the LPGA Tour, including one major championship, and an Olympic gold medallist, revealed via her social media platforms that she has signed with Nike, with the 24-year-old set […]

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LET Q-School: German duo finish top

German duo Polly Mack and Alexandra Forsterling ended the Final Qualifier of LET Q-School as joint-winners, securing full 2023 Ladies European Tour membership along with 22 other players. LET Q-School is the gruelling qualifying process in women’s golf to secure a place on the full Ladies European Tour for the following season. In total, 24 […]

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Tiger’s early Christmas gifts for golf fans

Tiger Woods is back! Here’s when he’ll be playing in the run-up to Christmas and why golf fans will get to see how his son Charlie is being inspired by Rory McIlroy. The 15-times major winner had been due to play the Hero World Challenge last week before plantar fasciitis became the latest injury to […]

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Tommy Fleetwood Academy opens at Jumeirah Golf Estates, Dubai

Tommy Fleetwood has announced the opening of his new golf academy at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai in partnership with DP World, to help grow the game at grass roots level. The current world number 23 opened the academy after winning his sixth DP World Tour title at the Nedbank Golf Challenge in Sun City, […]