Royal Liverpool Golf Club: a true Hoylake love affair
I fell in love with Royal Liverpool Golf Club the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once. I can still recall the first time I drove through the gates and caught sight of the majestic clubhouse which stands guard over the links land here. On that day, I walked around to the front of the building and looked out across the golf course towards the distant Dee Estuary which wraps around the Wirral peninsula. Now I chuckle at the memory: my first impression was that it was, well, very flat – devoid of drama, benign. There were no…
10 things you need to know for the perfect Bandon Dunes golf trip
A golf trip to Bandon Dunes is one of the great adventures in our game: truly a bucket list moment. Six distinctive links courses await you, on a piece of South Oregon coastline it seems Mother Nature had set aside for golf. Each Bandon golf course has been brought to life in harmony with the natural wonder which surrounds it. Each has been created with a clear vision and purpose in mind and together, they combine to give the golfer a new and enriching experience every single time you play. How then do you make the most of the Bandon…
Uncommon: Golf ball inspired by unconventional magic of Moe Norman
Have you ever really thought about why you play the golf ball you do? It’s a question a new U.S golf ball company are determined to get golfers to ask themselves as they look to create something truly different in the golf world. Uncommon, based in Park City, Utah, is an enterprise made up of golf-obsessed designers, product developers and, most importantly, friends, which came to life during the Covid-19 pandemic. The brains behind Uncommon are creating golf balls using cutting-edge materials and tech, but they are determined to cut through the jargon and the confusion that many golfers feel…
deWiz golf review: can wearable golf trainer make you better?
Sigmund Freud once claimed all human behaviour is governed by our desire to move towards pleasure and away from pain and now the guys at deWiz believe that principle can improve your golf swing. When I was told I should try the deWiz golf watch, which delivers electric pulses or – whisper it – small electric shocks when your swing goes awry, I’ll be honest I was a little apprehensive. But as golfers we’re no strangers to subjecting ourselves to a little pain on the course. All joking aside, the thing that interested me most about the deWiz golf watch…