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The genius of Seve: Ryder Cup maverick & legend, © Matthew Harris/TGPL

Behind the Ryder Cup – The Players’ Stories

The genius of Seve: Ryder Cup maverick & legend

Tales of the unexpected

Carnoustie may have staged just seven Open Championships but such is the pedigree of this fearsome links that each and every one has produced a…

Names - Old golf clubs and their equivalents

Names of old golf clubs and their closest modern equivalents

The practice of giving numbers to irons only began in the mid-1920s

Carnoustie: Tough love

A three-­time winner on the European Tour, Sky Sports’ Nick Dougherty enjoyed his finest professional success at the Dunhill Links Championship in 2007, his 72-­hole…

Pour l’amour du golf!

There’s a lot more at stake than a Ryder Cup… golf’s ultimate extravaganza is set to take the game in France to a whole new…

Carnoustie – a monster bash!

Both as player and broadcaster, Peter Alliss has experienced the thrills and spills of Carnoustie. Here, the ‘Voice of Golf’ takes a trip down memory…

The Great Escape - Spieth at Royal Birkdale

The Great Escape

2017 Open Championship – Jordan Spieth at Royal Birkdale

Stableford Scoring System Format

The Stableford Scoring System Format

The system was invented in 1931 by Dr. Frank Stableford

Up Close & Personal

Sir Nick Faldo’s love affair with the game’s oldest and greatest championship goes all the way back to 1973

Foursome format - Golf competition

Foursome

A foursome is commonly used format in pairs golf

Majors Nicklaus v. Woods. Can Woods beat the record?

Major Championships – Jack Nicklaus v. Tiger Woods

Will Tiger Woods beat Jack Nicklaus’ record of 18 professional major championship?

Most major runner-up finishes

Who has the most major championship runner-up finishes?

Most people – players and non-players alike – agree that major championship victories are the yardstick for ‘greatness’