Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship

Interview with Rory McIlroy at 2021 Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship

Ahead of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, we spoke to Rory McIlroy about his goals for the upcoming season and why Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are an inspiration. How excited you are to be back at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, a Rolex Series Event, and can you expand on your goals for this […]

Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship

Interview with Lee Westwood at 2021 Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship

Ahead of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, we spoke to reigning champion and Race to Dubai winner Lee Westwood about his hopes to retain the title. Defending champion at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship and starting the year as reigning European Tour Number One, how are you feeling going into this week?  I feel good. […]

Course Reviews

Greg Norman Design Golf Courses

Several European and PGA Tour events are played on golf courses designed by former world number one and two-time Open champion Greg Norman.  The ‘Great White Shark’, who won 89 titles worldwide and held the number one ranking for an extraordinary 331 weeks in the 1980s and 90s, established Greg Norman Golf Course Design in […]

Travel

Lee Westwood: What’s In The Bag?

Let’s peek inside the golf bag of Race to Dubai winner Lee Westwood. The Englishman has been a Ping staffer his entire career and currently has a bag full of the company’s clubs.  Westwood started the year by winning the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship at Abu Dhabi Golf Club in January, and ended it by […]

Majors

Future US Open Venues

The US Open has built a reputation for being notoriously tough and played across testing layouts. That trend is set to continue – and one venue in particular could favour Tiger Woods. The 2020 US Open was the 120th edition of the event and was held between September 17-20 over the West Course at Winged […]

Clubs

Jon Rahm signs with Callaway Golf

Jon Rahm has signed a multi-year deal with Callaway Golf to use the brand’s equipment. The world’s second ranked player will use a full bag of Callaway woods, irons, and wedges, along with the brand’s putter and ball.  Rahm’s 2021 bag will include Callaway’s prototype woods and irons, along with the brand’s Jaws MD5 forged […]

Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship

Rory McIlroy and Justin Thomas to play Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship

Major champions Rory McIlroy and Justin Thomas will play at the 16th edition of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship from January 21-24, 2021. The championship will be the opening tournament of the 2021 European Tour season and is one of four premium events which form the Rolex Series. Contested on the Championship Course at the […]

Community

Tiger Woods and his son Charlie team up at the PNC Championship

Tiger Woods was every bit the proud dad as he teed it up with his 11-year-old son Charlie at the PNC Championship in Florida. Team Woods shot a 10-under 62 for the second day in a row to end on 20-under par and seventh overall in the two-day exhibition event at Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in […]

Clubs

Charlie Woods: What’s In The Bag?

Let’s take a look in the golf bag of Charlie Woods, son of 15-times major winner Tiger Woods. The pair teed up together recently at the PNC Championship, formerly known as the Father-Son Challenge. 11-year-old Charlie and Tiger finished five shots behind winners world number three Justin Thomas and his father Mike at the two-day […]

Interviews

Exclusive Interview with Matthias Widor – General Manager at The Westin Abu Dhabi Golf Resort & Spa

We spoke to Matthias Widor, General Manager at The Westin Abu Dhabi Golf Resort & Spa, and asked him what measures have been taken to make the resort and Abu Dhabi as a whole a safe place to play golf during the global Covid-19 pandemic. The Westin is one of the most luxurious golf resorts […]

Course Reviews

Golf Trip to Cairo, Egypt

With a fantastic year-round climate and manicured fairways with views of the Great Pyramids, Egypt‘s historic capital city of Cairo is a world-class golf destination. Now open to international travellers, we have picked out four of the city’s best golf courses and excellent nearby accommodation options for the perfect golf trip. Dreamland Golf Resort Just […]

Clubs

Victor Perez: What’s In The Bag?

We delve into the golf bag of Victor Perez, the talented Frenchman who won his first European Tour title at the 2019 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in his first full season. The 28-year-old has made an exciting start to his career after rising quickly through the ranks on the Challenge Tour. In January 2020, Perez […]

Destinations

Golf Entertainment in Dubai

With night-time floodlit courses from the likes of Sir Nick Faldo, as well as the casual fun of TopGolf, Dubai is a great place to enjoy golf long after the sun goes down. Let’s take a look… Dubai TopGolf Dallas-based TopGolf has joined forces with Dubai Golf and will open a venue in Dubai later […]

Travel

Abu Dhabi: Golf & Culture

Once you’ve played a round at one of Abu Dhabi‘s world-class golf courses, there’s incredible cultural attractions and breathtaking architecture to experience including Louvre Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, and Qasr Al Hosn. Here’s our handy guide. 1: Abu Dhabi Golf Club The National course at the Abu Dhabi Golf Club, designed by Peter […]

Course Reviews

Dubai’s lesser-known world-class golf courses

The world-class golf venues of Dubai Creek, Emirates Golf Club and Jumeirah Golf Estates are internationally recognised, but Dubai has other golf courses to rival them, as well as some off-the-beaten-track hidden gems. Let’s take a look… Dubai Hills Dubai Hills is part of Dubai Hills Estate, one of the most exclusive residential complexes in […]