Finally, Relief From Another Player’s Divot .. Ammended Tour Rules Come Into Effect At Sony Open.
Next week’s Sony Open will not only be the first PGA Tour sanctioned event of 2026 proper but it was also herald the first tournament on the Tour being held under a selection of revised rules.
The rules are not necessarily brand new but they’re long established rules that have been sensibly updated and already have gleaned much support.
One of the rule changes is to allow players free relief from an unrepaired pitchmark on a fairway. How frustrating has it been for the pros to hit a ...
Chris Wood Reluctantly Steps Down While A Second Christopher Wood Gets Set To Tee Up.
It was disappointing to learn England’s Chris Wood missed the first round cut in the 2026 LIV Golf Promotions event at the Black Diamond Ranch course in Florida.
Wood is the current MENA Tour money-list leader having won the revamped Tour’s Q-School and then headed out to finish runner-up in the very first event before superbly capturing the second ahead of the Festive Season break.
However the former DP World Tour and Ryder Cup player’s effort to earn full LIV Golf status ended ...
Exclusive – Double D Warming To A Welcome First In His Home For Some Time
David Drysdale is back home in chilly Scotland warming to the company of a ‘first’ in his home for many a year.
Drysdale last November ended a 19-year winless drought proudly teaming with caddying wife, Vicky, to brilliantly capture the Vattanac Legends Championship in Cambodia.
The win was the affable Scot’s first in his rookie over-50 Legends Tour season but also a first since 2006 when he captured a second of two then Challenge Tour named events ahead of an amazing effort of 576 DP ...
A Reminder In Times Of Fire, Destruction & Sadness, The True Worth Of The Golf Clubhouse.
If you love the game of golf as much I do, then it will have come as a real shock to learn of another golf clubhouse fire.
West Essex Golf Club, on the outskirts of London, last year proudly celebrate its 125th anniversary since the James Braid designed course was opened in 1900.
Less than a week into 2026, the club is reeling after the utter devastation and heartache that has taken place.
News also of the West Essex clubhouse fire also coming so soon after the Crans Montana human tragedy, and a ...
MENA Tour Gets Big Boost With Two Significant Appointments
The MENA Golf Tour has announced two significant appointments as the Tour continues to strengthen its position as the premier development pathway for professional golfers in the region.
General Abdullah Al Hashmi, President of the Emirates Golf Federation and newly appointed Vice Chairman of the Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation (APGC), joins the Board of Directors alongside Chairman and Commissioner Keith Waters and principal investor Donna Benton, while Mark Bull has been named Tournament Director.
General ...
A Bizarre Golfing First Awaiting To Greet LIV Golf ‘Promotion’ Officials & Fans
There is plenty of examples of brothers and sisters, along with fathers and their sons competing on golf’s world stage.
We’ve witnessed the recent winning ways of a super brother and sister combination with super-talented Aussies Min Woo Lee and his sister Minjee.
As well, there is a history of a husband and wife being selected for Walker Cup and Curtis Cup competition, as evident in Sir Michael Bonallack, who contested the 1957 Walker Cup while his wife, Angela (Ward) contested a first ...
McGuire: How Many Can Share My 2026 Golfing Wish?
Wishing all our many, many golfing friends a very happy and enjoyable 2026 golfing year.
So, as we look foward to the year ahead what is top of your New Year golfing wish list?
Is it to break 100? Maybe it’s posting your lowest round of golf or maybe play a round without any dropped shots.
Could it be simply setting yourself the goal of finally winning one of the Saturday medal outings or a weekly stableford competition that could lead hopefully to a first-ever club championship honour?
You ...
