South African Ernie Els is one of the undisputed all time greats. With 70 career victories – including four major championships – and a World Golf Hall of Fame spot – there’s a lot to learn from the man they call “the Big Easy.” From his famous smooth swing to his incredible short game, let’s take a look at what makes Els such an great golfer and see if we can pick up some tips from the big man. Your …
It’s US Open time! The third major championship of the year tees off on the 17th of June and is set to be a thriller. With defending champion Bryson DeChambeau, Spanish maestro Jon Rahm, world No.1 Dustin Johnson, four-time major champ Brooks Koepka, three-time major winner Jordan Spieth, and of course the most recent major winner of them all, 50 year old Phil Mickelson, all tipped to be in the running to lift the US Open trophy, this could go …
Up until this year, Golf in Japan had been in steady decline since the 1990s, with a massive 40% drop in those playing the game. Then Hideki Matsuyama won the Masters. The impact of Matsuyama’s astounding win will be felt across the whole of Japan for many years to come, injecting new life into Japanese golf and inspiring an entire generation to wake up and take up the game. And in the year that Japan hosts the Olympics… well, the …
The opening men’s major of the year, The Masters, tees off every year at the start of April. To celebrate this years tournament, we’ve dug through the history books to pull out ten fascinating facts about this prestigious tournament. From the green jacket that sold for $5 to the time the Augusta National was used to raise cows and turkeys, here are 10 interesting facts about the masters that you may or may not have known. Course architect, Alister MacKenzie, …
One of the undisputed all-time greats, Australian legend Greg Norman – aka the Great White Shark – was known for his bold, aggressive style of play. Sometimes criticised for too often being a runner-up, Greg Norman was, in fact, one of the most consistent golfers of all time, a point driven home by the fact that he finished 2nd only to Tiger Woods in Golf Digest’s Best Golfers of All Time. Yes, second again. But Tiger Woods is superhuman and …
Ben Hogan’s 1957 book, “Five Lessons: The Modern Fundamentals of Golf” is considered by many professionals to be the ‘bible of golf instruction’. Unsurprisingly the book is divided into … you guessed it … five lessons! The first four lessons look at different fundamentals of the golf swing including the grip, stance and posture, the backswing, and the downswing. The final lesson is a review. Despite being published over sixty years ago many modern professionals and ‘golf gurus’ believe the …
Bernhard Langer, one of the world’s leading golfers throughout 1980s and 1990s, recently returned to Augusta National, an iconic golf course that he knows as well as anyone. In addition to winning two green jackets during his successful career, the German professional golfer recently became the oldest player to make the tournament cut at 63 years young. The Rise of Bernhard Langer Bernhard grew up in a little town in Germany about thirty miles from Munich. You could say it …