What Is a Bogey, Birdie, Eagle & Albatross?
Someone in your fourball just shouted “birdie!” and high-fived his caddie while you quietly wrote “5” on your scorecard wondering whether that is good or bad for a par 4.…
Best Golf Umbrellas 2026
It is the back nine, you are three under your handicap, and the sky turns from grey to black in about forty seconds. The rain arrives sideways, your hands are…
Best Golf Balls for Beginners 2026
You’ve got your first set of clubs, you’ve had a lesson or two, and you’re standing in the pro shop staring at golf balls that cost anywhere from 50p to…
How to Warm Up Before a Round of Golf
You arrive at the first tee, pull the driver out of the bag, take one half-hearted practice swing, and launch your opening drive into the trees on the right. Your…
Golf Accessories Checklist: What to Keep in Your Bag
You’re standing on the first tee, the group behind is watching, and you reach into your bag for a tee. Nothing. You pat your pockets — no tees, no ball…
Best Golf Courses in the UK 2026
You don’t need to fly to Augusta or St Andrews to play a memorable round of golf. The UK has over 2,500 golf courses, and buried among the municipal nine-holers…
Golf Ball Types Explained: Distance, Spin & Feel
You’re standing in the golf shop staring at a wall of boxes — Tour-level urethane, ionomer surlyn, two-piece distance, four-piece tour, low compression, high compression — and the price range…
How to Clean Golf Clubs: Irons, Woods & Grips
You pull your 7-iron out of the bag and the grooves are packed with dried mud from three rounds ago. The driver face has a film of something unidentifiable. The…
Best Golf Launch Monitors Under £500
You have been playing for two years, your handicap has stopped dropping, and your mate keeps telling you that you are “probably losing 15 yards off the tee because of…
How to Choose Golf Sunglasses
You are standing on the 7th tee at 2pm on a bright July afternoon, squinting into the sun, and your approach shot sails 30 yards right because you could not…