Professional Golf

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 […]

Destinations

Hotel Peralada Wine Spa & Golf, Spain

Peralada Resort in Catalonia offers exceptional wine tourism experiences, a 5-star hotel, a beautiful 18-hole golf course, and Michelin-starred dining. Less than 30 miles Girona Airport, the resort sits on the edge of the medieval village of Peralada in the heart of Alt Emporda, one of Catalonia’s major wine regions, and is home to the […]

Clubs

Callaway Paradym Fairway Woods, Hybrids & Irons

Start the year with a new set of clubs. Callaway has launched their new Paradym fairway woods, hybrids and irons offering distance, feel and forgiveness. They were released by Callaway along with the brand’s Paradym, Paradym X, and Paradym Triple Diamond drivers, reviewed here. Fairway woods A forged carbon sole plate in these new woods […]

Community

‘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 […]

Destinations

Sun, sea and sinking putts in Mallorca

We’ve picked out our favourite golf courses to play on the beautiful Spanish island of Mallorca along with some excellent accommodation options. With over 300 days of sunshine a year, the largest of the Mediterranean Balearic islands has great food, wonderful beaches, and the capital Palma is steeped in historic charm. It’s the perfect choice […]

PGA Tour

Jon Rahm makes it four wins in six stars

Jon Rahm bolstered his claims to be the de facto world No.1 after securing back-to-back wins on the PGA Tour at The American Express, his fourth worldwide win in six starts. The Spaniard finished on 27-under at the PGA West Stadium Course in La Quinta, California, a shot ahead of Davis Thompson, for his ninth […]

Clubs

New for 2023: Callaway launches Paradym Drivers

Callaway has launched their new Paradym drivers, offering three models which the brand says overcome the usual trade-off between distance and forgiveness. The name Paradym comes from the word paradigm which means a pattern or model of thinking, or a set of ideas. Callaway’s interpretation is a ‘paradigm shift’ – a brand new set of […]

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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 […]

Clubs

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 […]

Clubs

What’s in Si Woo Kim’s winning golf bag?

Si Woo Kim birdied his final two holes on his way to a one-shot win at the Sony Open in Hawaii. He’s a Callaway staffer and used the brand’s new driver. The South Korean missed the green with his tee-shot at the par-3 17th but then dramatically chipped in from close to 30 feet for […]

Course Reviews

Best courses for golfers visiting Sydney

There are some brilliant golf courses in Sydney that provide a true taste of Australian golf which don’t require membership, invites or exorbitant green fees. Let’s take a quick tour. Moore Park Golf Club Sydney’s upmarket Eastern Suburbs boast some of Australia’s best golf courses, like The Lakes and Royal Sydney Golf Club. But Moore […]

Clubs

What’s in Jon Rahm’s winning golf bag?

Jon Rahm overcame a seven-shot deficit against Collin Morikawa to win the Sentry Tournament of Champions, playing with Callaway‘s new Paradym driver and woods. Rahm finished at 27-under par to win by two shots over Morikawa at The Plantation Course at Kapalua in Hawaii, who tied the PGA Tour record for losing the largest 54-hole […]

Professional Golf

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 […]

Course Reviews

Best Golf Courses set to open in 2023

Among the world’s best new golf courses set to open in 2023 is a replica of a long-lost legend, while a potential world-beater from Jack Nicklaus in Scotland continues construction. The Lido, Wisconsin This ‘new’ course is a replica of The Lido, C.B. MacDonald’s long-lost legendary Long Island masterpiece, re-made in Wisconsin. Opened for play […]

Destinations

Melia Hotels: Golf vacations

Melia Hotels is a luxury Spanish hotel chain operating over 380 hotels in 40 countries, offering some of the finest golf vacations across the globe. Here’s some of the best in Spain, Portugal and Morocco. Melia Villaitana – Alicante Set between two Jack Nicklaus golf courses in the pretty resort town of Alicante on Spain’s […]

Clubs

PXG 0311 Gen5 driver

Time to upgrade your driver? The new low-spin PXG 0311 Gen5 provides distance and forgiveness along with adjustable loft and weighting technology for shot shaping and trajectory. The new Gen 5 driver – which comes in two models: the 0311 Gen5 and 0311 XF Gen5 – comes after the release of the PXG 0311 Gen5 […]

Destinations

Golf in Bilbao, Spain

The port city of Bilbao in the Basque region of northern Spain, surrounded by beaches and hills and famous for its incredible food and architecture, has some great golf courses to play. Home to delicious pintxos – the local version of tapas – and the world famous Frank Gehry-designed Guggenheim Museum, it’s also a great […]