Jan 27th, 2016 Article
Tim Henman on the Olympics
Tim Henman was at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship last week, and mingled with the golfers to listen to their frankly rather diverse views about golf being in this year’s Olympics.
Jan 23rd, 2016 Article
Rory finishes his dinner
Rory McIlroy nearly hit the pin from 268 yards out on his final hole to set up a tap in Eagle and a place in the final three-ball for the fog delayed third round.
Jan 20th, 2016 Article
Darren Clarke & Shorts
There has been another small step forwards for golf, as at last week's EurAsia Cup Darren Clarke – the Victorious Captain – managed to persuade the powers that be to let his players wear shorts.
Jan 19th, 2016 Article
Abu Dhabi: The Golf Spiv's golf betting verdict
You can imagine how annoyed the Spiv was yesterday morning when he woke up to find out that Brandt Snedeker didn’t win the Sony Open after a play off. Gomez deserved it and well played, that man. But still managed Each Ways on Sneds and Kisner so on the whole...can’t grumble too much now can I?
Jan 12th, 2016 Article
Callaway XR OS Hybrids
As well as the Callaway XR OS Irons we got to hit the matching XR OS Hybrids on our recent excursion to Dubai. They might just be the easiest to hit hybrids we’ve ever tried.
Jan 11th, 2016 Article
The New Ping G Irons
Ping irons tend to be chunky. It’s not a criticism, just a statement of fact. They’re engineered, and if forgiveness come from them being chunky then so be it. With the new G irons though, these look much slicker. In fact, they look positively attractive. A wolf in sheep clothing, or in this case a G in I clothing.
Jan 5th, 2016 Article
Wilson Staff C200 Irons
It’s the beginning of the year, and all the club launches are coming on strong. Wilson Staff are coming to the party with their new C200 iron designed to improve distance and accuracy.
Jan 3rd, 2016 Article
Rickie hangs with Dustin & Paula
We all know it’s been a busy year for Rickie, so in the Christmas lull what better than to take off to Hawaii and hang out with Dustin Johnson and his lovely wife Paula Gretzky.
Dec 24th, 2015 Article
2015 Comeback Of The Year
Team OPf teh Year 2015 & Comeback Of The Year 2015 – who won the Staunchies?
Dec 14th, 2015 Article
Italy to host the 2022 Ryder Cup
Rome will host it’s first Ryder Cup as Italy have won the bidding process for the 2022 Ryder Cup. This will be third time the tournament has been played on continental Europe, and the event will be played at the Marco Simone Golf and Country Club, 17km from the centre of Rome.
Dec 13th, 2015 Article
Golf stabilises!
Golf participation appears to be continuing to stabilise after the latest Active People Survey figures from Sport England.
Dec 12th, 2015 Article
Omega Dubai Ladies Masters Final Day
The 10th running of the Omega Dubai Ladies Masters came to an end on Saturday, with the twenty six year old Chinese LPGA player Shanshan Feng strolling to a record 12-shot victory.
