Monday 28 November 2022
We are into the upper echelons of our 100 Most Influential People in Golf 2022, a brand-new ranking of the men and women who have made the biggest difference in the game in the last year. These are the people we ranked 25th-11th. Influence Noun; The capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behaviour of someone or something,...
Monday 28 November 2022
This is it. We reach the Top 10 of our 100 Most Influential People in Golf 2022, a brand-new ranking of the men and women who have made the biggest difference in the game in the last year. Influence Noun; The capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behaviour of someone or something, or the effect itself. JUMP TO:...
Monday 28 November 2022
We begin our countdown of the 100 Most Influential People in Golf 2022, a brand-new ranking of the men and women who have made the biggest difference in the game in the last year. These are the people we ranked 100th-76th Influence Noun; The capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behaviour of someone or something, or the...
Thursday 24 November 2022
Meet the tour stars, YouTubers, Instagrammers, equipment designers, company CEOs, course architects, legends, rule-makers, deal-breakers and controversial disruptors who’ve had the biggest impact on our game this year. JUMP TO: How we did it | 100-76 | 75-51 | 50-26 | 25-11 | 10-1 Welcome to The 100 Most Influential People in Golf 2023. The word ‘influencer’ has evolved significantly over the last...
Friday 18 November 2022
As Gareth Bale prepares to lead Wales into their first FIFA World Cup since 1958, we sat down with the captain to discuss his biggest passion… golf! Gareth Bale’s love of golf has been well-documented. He was nicknamed ‘The Golfer’ during his time at Real Madrid and the infamous ‘Wales. Golf. Madrid. In That Order.’ banner that Bale was pictured with...
Friday 18 November 2022
Ahead of England’s World Cup campaign, we caught up with captain Harry Kane for an exclusive chat about everything from getting to scratch and playing with Tiger, to getting on Augusta and the difference between a pressure putt and a crucial penalty. Harry Kane is one of those annoying people who excels in just about every sporting activity he tries his...
Wednesday 26 October 2022
DP World Tour star Andrew ‘Beef’ Johnston and comedian John Robins are creating the ultimate golf club – and we’re all invited… Have you heard the one about the vegan comedian who likes to work with beef? Thankfully it’s not quite as odd as it sounds. The “broadly vegan” comedian is none other than Bad Golf star and TG columnist John Robins...
Monday 24 October 2022
Everything you need to know about the Official World Golf Ranking, including all of the milestones and every player to have been No.1. Since the introduction of the men’s Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) in 1986, 25 different players have reached the pinnacle, from ten different countries. Scottie Scheffler became the latest new player to achieve the feat with his victory at...
Wednesday 17 August 2022
Exclusive: Solheim Cup star Bronte Law on mental strength, equality and what golf can learn from tennis Bronte Law is one of the most opinionated and eloquent golfers in the women’s game right now. Her words pack a real punch whenever she feels strongly about something – and there are a lot of things she wants to get off her chest.
Friday 29 July 2022
World No.1 Jin Young Ko reflects on her elite mentality, the importance of YouTube, comparisons with Tiger Woods, and her obsession with Brooks Koepka and Brad Faxon. 1. What’s been your biggest achievement so far? Winning so many awards in a single year. I received the Player of the Year, the Vare [lowest scoring average for the season], the Annika Major [best...
Monday 27 June 2022
At the age of 50, Padraig Harrington continues to add new achievements to his incredible golf CV. Making his debut at the US Senior Open, the Irishman held his nerve to seal a one-shot victory at Saucon Valley – his first win on any Tour in more than six years. Having been heavily defeated as European Ryder Cup Captain by Steve Stricker’s...
Monday 20 June 2022
Matt Fitzpatrick is a Major champion, Ryder Cup player and world top-10 golfer. But back in 2014 a then 19-year-old Fitzpatrick had only just turned pro when he sat down with TG for his first interview after leaving golf’s amateur ranks. While a lot has changed in the eight years since this interview, the Sheffield native’s victory at The Country Club...
Monday 20 June 2022
Millions across the world watched as Billy Foster broke down in tears following Matt Fitzpatrick’s US Open victory at Brookline. Not only was it a first Major title for the 27-year-old golfer, but a first Major title for his caddie and fellow Yorkshireman. While Fitzpatrick had only been waiting the eight years since turning pro for the victory, it had been...
Monday 20 June 2022
Matt Fitzpatrick was fed-up with being known as the PGA Tour’s nearly man. Now the 27-year-old US Open Champion is known as a history maker. In late 2021 we sat down with the Englishman to talk statistics, Billy Foster, Bryson-proofing golf courses, the problem with slow play, and find out how he was going to conquer America. Matt Fitzpatrick has come a...
Monday 9 May 2022
Soccer AM star Tubes and brother Ange have taken YouTube by storm with their hilarious Golf Life channel. During Mental Health Awareness Week, the popular pair explain how the game has changed their lives. If you spent your Saturday mornings watching Soccer AM on Sky Sports in the early-to-mid noughties, you’ll remember Tubes (real name Peter Dale) for his hilariously awkward...
Thursday 5 May 2022
Everything you need to know about big-hitting DP World Tour winner Adria Arnaus. Arnaus won his first title with a victory over Oliver Bekker after a mammoth six-hole play-off at the Catalunya Championship at PGA Catalunya. It was a case of third time lucky for the Spaniard, who had lost his two previous play-offs, beaten on both occasions by fellow countrymen...
Written by Lawrence Donegan on Thursday 10 March 2022
As Tiger Woods is inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame, we look back at how racism and bigotry cast a shadow over the teenage life of the world’s most famous golfer. This story is taken from the October 2007 issue of Golf World magazine but, after Tiger Woods’ speech as he entered the World Golf Hall of Fame, we believe this...
Written by Michael Catling on Thursday 10 March 2022
Maurice Flitcroft was not a golfer, but that didn’t stop him trying to qualify for golf’s most famous tournament. Fitting then that Sir Mark Rylance had only played a handful of rounds himself when he was cast to play ‘the world’s worst golfer’ in new film The Phantom of The Open. We’ve long been fans of Maurice Flitcroft’s extraordinary story here...
Thursday 10 March 2022
Maurice Flitcroft was not a golfer. But that didn’t stop him making multiple disatrous attempts to qualify for The Open. Now the ‘world’s worst golfer’ is the subject of a star-studded movie. 15 years after Maurice Flitcroft’s passing, a new British film will tell the extraordinary true story of how the chain-smoking crane driver from Barrow-on-Furness, attempted to qualify for The...
Written by Kevin Brown on Tuesday 8 February 2022
The first Irishwoman to win on the LPGA and the best Solheim Cup rookie ever, Leona Maguire won’t stop in her drive to be golf’s best. Everything Leona Maguire touches turns to gold. At least, that’s how it seems, and it’s been that way ever since she first picked up a club in her native Cavan, Ireland, 27 years ago. A stellar...