Mark Townsend, deputy editor of National Club Golfer and with decades of losing bets behind him, breaks down the movers and shakers for 2018. Credit: Getty Images There’s an awful lot of good sense being talked at this time of year on how to make a few quid from this season’s early-bird prices in the majors. Most of which… Read more »
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Golf in the Olympics: Everything you need to know
Steve Carroll from National Club Golfer uncovers the key facts and talking points ahead of golf’s return to the Olympic Games. Why is golf in the Olympics this summer? Having not featured as an Olympic sport since 1904, the IOC (International Olympic Committee) voted in 2009 for golf to be reinstated for Rio 2016. Should… Read more »
What can we expect from the devilishly difficult US Open Oakmont course?
HC Fownes’ brute of a creation, the Oakmont course, Pennsylvania, is preparing to host its ninth national championship. But what exactly makes this course the sternest of tests for the world’s golfing elite? Henry Clay Fownes, a Pittsburgh businessman who grew up in England, never intended for Oakmont to be easy. In fact, he built… Read more »
The six majors of 2016: all you need to know
2016 is a truly once in a lifetime year for golf. First of all, the usual four majors have been generously increased to six with the additions of the inaugural Olympics golf tournament. And of course, the absolute pinnacle of match play golf, the Ryder Cup, is back as Europe head to Hazeltine National to… Read more »
