Category: Golf
How much will a round at Glendower Golf Club’s championship course set you back?
Founded in 1935, Glendower Golf Club currently hosts the Jonsson Workwear Open, a stop on both the DP World Tour and the Sunshine Tour. Glendower also played host to the South African Open three times in 10 years, beginning in 1989. The 104th South African Open, won by Morten Ørum Madsen, returned to Glendower Golf…
The Rise of Crazy Time Live in Online Casinos – Golf News
Online casinos are always changing. Among these changes, a popular game, Crazy Time Live, stands out. Created by Evolution Gaming, it gained popularity fast after its release in July 2020. You might wonder why this game is different, and why it’s not only attracting regular casino fans, but also an unexpected group – golfers. Exploring…
What is The R&A 9 Hole Challenge and how could you qualify?
Inaugural BDO National Golf League champions will gain an exemption into The R&A 9 Hole Challenge at Royal Troon Imagine walking the historic fairways of Royal Troon Golf Club; the same course where legends and global stars of the game have completed in pursuit of glory. For one lucky Canadian pairing, that dream will become…
Stunning shot-tracers on a misty morning: Practising in the dark at The Players
Practising in the dark is usually for golfers desperately chasing a good feel after a hard day at the office. But when you’re given a tee time before 8 am in March in Ponte Vedra, balls are flying under the floodlights well before dawn begins to crack. Arriving at a golf course in complete darkness…
Texas Division II college golf program gets $5M donation for facility
Angelo State University in Texas has received a $5.2 million gift from an anonymous donor to fund construction of an all-inclusive new golf facility, according to a news release. The school sits in the city of San Angelo, which is about three hours west of Austin. The Angelo State Golf Complex will be on the…
Changing lives – Global Golf Post
Judy McDermott (second from left) stands with Frankie Felix (from left), Alclare Trapp and Olivia Munoz. Felix and Munoz are teen participants in First Tee. Judy McDowell After more than 30 years of directing professional golf tournaments and rubbing shoulders with the world’s top players, Judy McDermott answers surprisingly when asked about the highlights of…
WATCH: Golfer defies logic with sand wedge escape filmed in super-satisfying slow-mo
Anyone who’s played golf will have stories about difficulty playing out of the sand – but this guy’s got a much more positive tale caught on camera. Sometimes, you look at where your ball’s landed and decide it’s simply impossible to play out of trouble. We’d have come to that conclusion pretty damn quickly in…
Phil Mickelson opens up on gambling addiction – Golf News
Phil Mickelson has revealed the harm and hurt his gambling addiction has caused to those closest to him. The 53-year-old six-time major winner, who opened up about his addiction in a lengthy post on social media, claimed it affected those he cared about “in ways I wasn’t aware or could fully understand”. Mickelson wrote on…
Sebastian Szirmak’s Mexican Tour win prepares him for European Challenge Tour
John Chidley-Hill/ Canadian Press Sebastian Szirmak won’t be coming home to Toronto this summer for the best possible reason — he’ll be playing golf in Europe. Szirmak won the Wipa’s Open in a three-way playoff on Sunday for his first victory on the Gira de Golf Professional Mexicana. That victory helps set him up on the Challenge Tour, the…
How Jerry Pate ignored the noise surrounding Sawgrass to win The Players
To say the home of The Players Championship came under fire in the first year of its hosting duties is a gross understatement. Fuzzy Zoeller jokingly asked where the windmills and animals were, John Mahaffey questioned if you won a free game for holing a putt on 18 and Tom Watson speculated if it was…