The Flightscope Mevo Plus is a portable launch monitor offering over 20 metrics on your golf swing, using 3D Doppler radar technology.…
MoreRoyal Troon’s Postage Stamp remains one of golf’s great holes
It may well be the most celebrated short hole in Open Championship golf. At 123 yards, the Postage Stamp hole at Royal Troon should, on the face of it, pose no problem for the world’s best golfers, let alone you and me. The 12th at Augusta National has Rae’s Creek and the swirling winds of Amen Corner, the 17th at TPC Sawgrass is engulfed by water, and the 7th at Pebble Beach is flanked by sheer cliffs. But the genius of the Postage Stamp is that, at first glance, it looks, well, pretty easy. Straightforward. Enticing. And yet it is…
Pinehurst: 10 things you need to know
It just doesn’t get much better than a golf trip to Pinehurst. The magic of the place is something we have documented at length and we’ll continue to tell anyone who asks, why this place is so special. But to truly get the most from your visit there are a few things you’ll want to know. Yes, Pinehurst No 2 really is one of the world’s great courses, Pinehurst No 4 isn’t far behind and The Carolina Hotel is beautiful. But you almost certainly know all that already. What we want to do here, is arm you with the tools…
Pine Valley Golf Club: 10 things to know about the America’s No 1 course
There are no ocean views, towering dunes, sheer cliffs or plunging valleys and yet, Pine Valley Golf Club in the US state of New Jersey, has consistently been ranked the No 1 golf course in the world not just for years, but decades. The likes of Cypress Point in California, Augusta National in Georgia and the Old Course, St Andrews in Scotland have all enjoyed moments at the top of the list, but more often than not it has been George Crump’s timeless design in the top spot. The obvious question is why? What makes Pine Valley Golf Club so…
A guide to Pine Valley – the world’s best golf course?
At the end of a quiet, dead-end in New Jersey, down a road time forgot, lies arguably the greatest destination in golf: Pine Valley Golf Club – to many the single best golf course in the world. As you reach the end of the road, to your right – on the other side of the old railway track which runs between Philadelphia and Atlantic City – you will spot a modest wooden hut, shrouded by scrub pines, which stands as the entrance to 184 acres of golf nirvana. You won’t find a website for Pine Valley Golf Club, you won’t…