Louise Landgraf held her nerve in a play-off to become the first French winner of the R&A Girls’ U16 Amateur Championship at The Berkshire. Landgraf needed a play-off to see off England’s Charlotte Naughton over the Red Course, taking the Angela Uzielli Trophy with a par at the second play-off hole, the par-5 opening hole,…
The lip-out is one of golf’s most soul-destroying occurrences. It is almost getting it right only to have success yanked away from you at the last. We can all relate to that. This one is especially heartbreaking as it circles the hole and flies back out almost to the point it was hit from. What…
There are now a lot of golf ball tracing apps on the market – but not everyone uses them in the same way. Some people try to improve their game in some way, others just like to show off their impressive shots. Meanwhile, in the third category are those who bring joy to the world….
If Lauren Kim is intimidated by storied Augusta National Golf Club, it doesn’t show. The 19-year-old collegiate golfer from Surrey, B.C., is the lone Canadian in the field at the Augusta National Women’s Amateur this week. She said that her strategy at the elite amateur event is to take the tournament one shot at a…
Young English star Lottie Woad birdied the final two holes to win the Augusta National Women’s Amateur. The 20-year-old Florida State University student who plays out of Farnham Golf Club in Surrey had led going into the final round at Augusta National but was overtaken by American Bailey Shoemaker, who shot a bogey-free 66. Heading…
The ultimate disappointment is always with the actions you have taken yourself that didn’t quite work out. A shot that barely shifts a ball has to be one of the worst feelings. The wasted motion of a swing punctuated by the thunk of a club hitting the ground well before the ball. Some golfers might…
This spring, after Rachel Heck completes her senior year at Stanford, she’ll put her golf clubs away and take on an internship in private equity. She’ll also be pinned as a Lieutenant of the United States Air Force. Heck explained her reasons for not turning professional in a first-person essay on nolayingup.com. “I was strongly…
You will often have heard golfers or others referring to certain players as hackers. They swing at the ball as if they were hacking their way through the Amazon jungle and get just as sweaty as an explorer making their first foray into the tropics. Add a camera into the mix and you have a…
Is there anything better than a well-executed flop shot? The key to a great flop shot is often a dramatic build-up. For some reason, overblown gestures and an exaggerated swing just work when executing this shot. This version of the flop shot is no frills, just pure golf. Enjoy this one on repeat. Why the…
Leopard Creek Country Club hosts the inaugural Africa Amateur Championship. Courtesy Leopard Creek Country Club With the establishment of the Africa Amateur Championship, the inaugural edition of which is being staged this week at Leopard Creek Country Club in South Africa, the R&A continues its crusade to grow golf around the world. Much as it…
