The latest figures from Sports Marketing Surveys Inc show that there has been a decline of 7.5 for rounds played against the same period last year. And the main factor seems to have been the rain.
A survey of 59 PGA Tour players, including four major winners, has revealed that 46% of them have played in tournament rounds while being hungover.
You give golf a good name. At least I think he does? Yes, definitely. Anyone who goes to such extraordinary lengths to play as much golf as humanly possible deserves the ultimate accolade: GolfPunk Lord Staunch.
Shot Scope, an industry leader in advanced GPS and automatic shot tracking technology, has reported a huge increase in rounds of golf played following the easing of lockdown restrictions. “With the UK and US markets recording nearly 40% and 35% growth respectively, and as golf is the perfect outdoor social distancing activity, it is clear that the game is thriving right now.”
SMS INC. have confirmed that the average number of rounds of golf played across the England, Wales and Scotland during the final quarter of 2016 is up 10% on the 4th quarter 2015.
Day 2 saw the Saltire Energy Paul Lawrie Match Play lose its tournament host Paul Lawrie to fellow Scot Chris Doak on a blustery day in Aberdeen.
August 16-18, 2024 The Old White at The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia Three rounds/54 holes of stroke play 54 players – 13 teams of four players each, and two wild cards $25 million USD, $20 million individual, $5 million team $4 million USD (individual) $3 million USD (team) Shotgun Start for Rds. 1-2 at 1:15 p.m. ET; Rd. 3 at 1:05 p.m. ET
We love Paige Spiranac, she is not only a good golfer but she also speaks her mind. Her Podcast ‘Playing a Round’ is well worth a listen and in her most recent one she takes a shot at golf and the hypocrisy within the game.
Hold on a minute, a golf tipster who just won the whole kitten kaboodle? And he's done it before? Crikey. We have to admit weren't on this last week but we have learned our lesson. If you'd followed Fleming Golf Tips for the Pheonix and Maybank you'd be considerably happier this week. He called both winners. Here are this week's predictions...
President Obama has been in California for a quick two day fund raising trip, and he clearly had his clubs loaded onto Airforce One as he managed to slip in another sneaky round. But we think he has missed a much bigger trick.
England Golf has today announced that golfers can now pre-register and post scores from general play rounds at any rated course in England via its ‘My England Golf’ App.
It's been a big couple of months for golf. adidas and Nike jettison their golf businesses and some of the world's top golfers shunned the Olympics. But it looks like both decisions are backfiring...
