Your browser does not support iframes. Of all the ways that an Open Championship course can break you—wind, rain, gorse, gloom—the most sinister of all are the pot bunkers that dot courses all over the United Kingdom. Imagine a hole dug straight down into the earth about 12 feet, ringed by sloping grass that guides […]
Royal Portrush to host 2019 British Open
The British Open is coming to Northern Ireland. On Tuesday, the R&A announced the game’s oldest major championship will be played at Royal Portrush in 2019, as well two future to-be-determined years. The 2019 Open will mark just the second time in the nearly 150 times that the championship has been played that it will […]
Could Royal County Down host an Open Championship?
If you’ve seen any of the Irish Open this week, you know that Northern Ireland’s Royal County Down is an incredible golf course. It’s easily one of the 10 best in the world. This week, as usual, it’s also posing a trying challenge. The course chased host Rory McIlroy, reigning U.S. Open champion Martin Kaymer […]
Royal & Ancient announces first group of female members
After 260 years, the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews can now count 14 women as members of the club. The club, off which the governing body the R&A was formed in 2002, announced Tuesday seven honorary and seven ordinary — that is, they paid membership fees — female members. Among the honorary […]
Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews votes to admit female members
It only took 260 years. On Thursday, the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews announced its membership has voted to allow female members. Peter Dawson, chief executive of the R&A, the governing body off-shoot of the club, said the club will fast-track membership for “a significant initial number” of women into the club. […]
How do I send 1 golf club in UK with Royal Mail and how much it would cost?
QUESTION: Hi, I want to send a golf club to a friend but I do not know how to ship it. Where do I find the appropriate box? And will post office accept it? ANSWER: Answer by Roy Wyou can use post office, the price depends on your where your friend lives. Before shipping, make […]
Here’s what Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy will be wearing at Royal Lytham
Time was when we never knew exactly what our favorite players would be wearing in majors until they showed up on the course. Those days are gone, friends! Now we’ve got a free preview of what the big dogs will be wearing every day at Royal Lytham. And if you find someone dumb enough to […]
Unplayable? Tabloids twist Tiger Woods’ words, meaning about Royal Lytham
Mark Twain famously said that the difference between the right word and the almost-right word is the difference between the lightning and the lightning bug. In journalism, the reverse is also true: drawing just one word from many can twist meaning like a soft drive into high British wind. To wit: there’s a big difference […]