How to Play Match Play Golf
You’ve been invited to a match play competition at your club, you’ve only ever played stroke play, and the rules are different enough that you’re going to embarrass yourself if…
Is Golf Good Exercise? Calories, Fitness & Health
Your mate at work just told you golf isn’t a real sport. He reckons it’s an excuse to walk slowly across a field, hit a ball occasionally, and drink in…
How to Regrip Golf Clubs at Home
Your irons are ten years old but the heads are fine. The shafts are fine. The only thing letting them down is the grips — shiny, hard, and about as…
Steel vs Graphite Shafts: Which Should You Choose?
You are standing in American Golf, holding two 7-irons that look identical except one has a dull silver shaft and the other has a dark grey one. The fitter tells…
Golf Simulator Guide: What You Need to Know
It’s November, the course is waterlogged, sunset is at 4pm, and you haven’t hit a golf ball in three weeks. You’ve seen the YouTube videos of people playing Pebble Beach…
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…