Wedges are often referred to as the “scoring clubs” and there’s good reason for that. You may be able to drive the ball into “Position A”, well down the fairway. You may be a great putter, able to hole more than your fair share of mid-range putts. However, if you can’t consistently get from…
An old golfing adage repeated by sages of the game in clubhouses across the country states: “Drive for show, putt for dough.” On the face of it, this saying has some merit – there’s no use in boosting long, straight drives down the fairways if you can’t hole a few putts. However, there won’t…
Looking for a small gift for you or a golf-mad family member? Look no further! We’ve rounded up the 5 best golf stocking fillers around. 1) Personalised Golf Ball – £4.99 Image credit: Menkind Perhaps the easiest gift of the lot, as well as the cheapest – this personalised golf ball will inspire…
It’s the existential crisis that golf has been having for almost a decade and a half. When it comes to equipment distance, have we gone too far? As a gauge, when driving distance was first measured consistently in 1980 – Dan Pohl was the PGA Tour leader, with an average of 274.3 yards off the…
With the US Open almost upon us, we sat down with three-time Ryder Cup captain and Golf Care ambassador, Bernard Gallacher, to get his thoughts on the upcoming major. US Open greens are notorious for being difficult. We’ve had the ‘broccoli’ in 2015, then the ‘melon-twister’ in 2016. This year’s problem surface at the US…
The R&A and USGA have recently announced they are ‘reviewing’ the use of green-reading materials – mainly green maps and books. As the joint statement from the game’s rule makers made clear, being able to read a green and putt accordingly is considered an essential part of the sport of golf – and they are…
