“I think he has an opportunity to win 15 or 20 majors or whatever he wants to do if he wants to keep playing. I love his swing, I love his rhythm, I love his moxie. He’s got a little swagger there, it’s a little bit cocky but not offensive.” When Jack Nicklaus speaks we… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Debates
New LPGA dress code an embarrassing step backwards
The LPGA’s ban on plunging necklines, short skirts and leggings only makes golf look more boring and old-fashioned, writes Harriet Shephard. We all know that to grow women’s golf, we need to get rid of its archaic, stuffy image and make it seem more welcoming and fun. But with brands like Nike and Puma… Read more »
Getting Young People Involved: Real Golfers Speak Out
We recently ran a survey about how to get more women playing golf, unveiling a selection of the best responses we received shortly afterwards. The response was so overwhelming that we decided to turn the power of our dedicated golfing audience to the just-as-difficult task of getting more young people playing golf too – and… Read more »
Five tournaments cancelled – what does the future hold for the LET?
This week the second ladies’ major of the year takes place at Olympia Fields near Chicago. A total of 156 women are playing in the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, one of who is Georgia Hall. She currently leads the Ladies’ European Tour rankings for the Solheim Cup but hasn’t played competitively since April when the… Read more »
This club is famous for… being the home of ‘bogey’ golf
How did we come to use the term bogey – and what’s it got to do with Great Yarmouth and Caister? Great Yarmouth & Caister is a club that could feature in this column several times over. It is the oldest in Norfolk – founded way back in 1882. The course also winds its… Read more »
Women In Golf: Real Golfers Speak Out
We recently asked The Golfers Club policyholders what percentage of their local golf club members were female. You can see the full results for yourself here, but the shocking statistic to emerge was that 80% of respondents placed the number at less than a quarter. Clearly, we need to get more women playing golf regularly…. Read more »
