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(Really) Bad luck - A-Z - Friday 13th

Golf A to Z – (Really) Bad luck

Friday 13th

Nightmare Among the mighty - Ian Fleming

Nightmare Among the mighty – Ian Fleming

The author recounts the personal drama of playing in the Bowmaker Invitation Amateur/Professional Tournament at the Berkshire Golf Club, in June 1957.

Live and Let Fly - Ian Fleming and golf

Live and Let Fly – Ian Fleming

Fleming’s golfing exploits go well beyond a few rounds at Royal St George’s to research Goldfinger

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…

Polished Performer

A three-time winner on the European Tour, Nick Dougherty has proved himself equally adept in front of the cameras in a second career…

Ted Baker Golf

Returning to the fairway for a third season, Ted Baker Golf is a considered menswear collection for the most gentlemanly of pursuits.

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…

Place your bets!

Tiger Woods will be among the contenders at the Open, but there are more realistic bets and generous each-way placings to look for, writes Jeremy…

Above & Beyond

The Mercedes-Benz E-Class 350d All-Terrain offers a near perfect blend of power and agility…and oodles of luxury to boot

“This for the Open” – where did those 30 years go?

When I look back on my career there is no doubt about it…the final round at Muirfield in 1987 has to rate as one of…

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

Jordan Spieth speaks to a rules official after landing in the rough off the 13th tee during the final round

Practically Unbeatable

While the overt curvaceousness and shameless luxury visited on Land Rover’s fifth generation of the iconic Disco model comes at a price, its virtue is…

The Cat’s Pyjamas

In the purposeful, gratifying shape of the F-Pace, Jaguar has delivered a stunning luxury SUV bearing the hallmarks of the much-vaunted F-Type…

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

The longest putt ever holed

The longest putt ever holedThe longest known putt is attributed to Fergus Muir, who holed a monster of 375 feet on the 125 yard par…

The Ryder Cup

The Ryder Cup Created by English seed merchant and keen amateur golfer Samuel Ryder, the first match was played in Massachussets in 1927, when America…