The calendar year of the DP World Tour kicked off in dramatic fashion with a final group pairing of Fleetwood Mac, Tommy Fleetwood and Rory McIlroy, sparring it out over the final 18 holes at Dubai Creek Golf Course.
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Reflecting on LIV Golf 2023: Team Dynamics, Rahm’s Impact, and the Future
2023 has been quite a year in professional golf, here are a few takes of the season looking at the mens game as it stands and some insights into what could happen in 2024.
LET Experience – PARK
Pickala Golf Club had a LET event here last week. Today we go over the modifications in layout to the Park course. How does the set up compare against the regular course
Is Ladies Professional Golf Relatable
I have seen many a rant on Twitter by women getting upset at people like myself for calling the ladies game “relatable”. In this post, I examine from close experience whether it really is or not.
Pickala Golf – The LET Experience #2
The final day of the Ladies Open at Pickala Golf Club. Local caddying in the penultimate grouping took the caddying experience to the next level
Pickala Golf – The LET Experience
The LET came to Pickala Golf Club. What an experience it was. What was it like from a volunteers perspective as a local caddy.
Road to Pickala Golf
The LET are coming to my local golf course this week. How relatable will their games be? I cannot wait to find out.
J6 – a version of the Tiger 5
My interpretation of the Tiger 5 rules of #golf. I need you help in refining it to my playing ability. Maybe this can help you to monitor your playing too? #golf #helpNeeded
Weekend Winner: Lilia Vu is a major champion
What a great result for Lilia Vu. She is a great example of perseverance and never giving up. After losing her card in her first year as a LPGA pro she came back really strongly this year and continued her impressive streak by capturing her first major title.
Jon wins Masters: Rahmifications
Jon Rahm cruised to a magnificent Masters victory yesterday with an efficient display of great driving, sensible approach shots and nice putting. He won comfortably by four shots in the end.
No laying up
It wasn’t just weather storms that were brewing during the first couple of days at The Masters this year. While strong winds felled some trees at Augusta on Friday a #twitterGolf storm was raging.
Just how good are pro golfers?
With the creation of LIV Golf and the dilution of the professional golf game the LIV fanboys are always shouting about how the golf rankings are not correct and how their players are amongst the best in the world. But how do you gauge their performance in “competitions” with no qualification?
Chasing the YouTube Dream
This year I am going to chase this dream and pursue a career in a field I am truly passionate about. And I need your help #golfers #PickalaGolf
Week #12 2023 Weekend Winners
This weekend climaxed with the WGC World Matchplay final – the winner of this weekend was matchplay. This is the final ever playing of this event and it highlighted what a different and fascinating format this version of golf really is.
Week #11 2023 Weekend Winners
This weekend was a somewhat weird viewing experience for me with regards to the golf. Being a total golf junkie I was limited to highlights in YouTube and watching the #livBroadcast live to get my weekly fix. Here are some of the highlights.
Week #10 Weekend Winners
There were some interesting results this weekend on the major tours this week. One tournament that I didn’t see, other than highlights was the South African Open on the #LET. Aside from the margin of victory, 4 shots, there were two stand out performances.
Week #9 Weekend Winners
There was no DP World Tour action this weekend but there were a couple of other noticeable happenings elsewhere. Former world number one Jin Young Ko returned to the winners circle in Singapore.
Week #8 Weekend Winners
This was a non-elevated event for the USPGA but that didn’t mean there was no excitement. A water ball on the 72nd hole led to a playoff. The LPGA went to the 72nd hole. The DP World tour effectively had 3 players with a chance of winning on the final hole. Oh, and there was LIV.
Week #7 Weekend Winners
3 of the major golf tours had events this weekend and some familiar names were on top of the podiums. A big shout out to Jon Rahm, Thorbjørn Olesen and Lydia Ko. Here are some of the talking points.
What makes Tiger g-g-g-great?
Tiger Woods, considered by many as the greatest golfer all time, announced his return to competitive golf for the Genesis Invitational that takes place at the Riviera Club this week. But what makes Tiger so good? Here are 5 reasons why Tiger is the GOAT.
Back to back 2nd time winners on the DP World Tour
For the second week in a row the DP World Tour produced a great tournament that, again, went to the final hole and resulted on a second tour win for the respective winners.
Max Homa – One step closer to greatness
Congratulations Max Homa. What a pleasant surprise to open the PGA app to see Max on top of the leaderboard.
A little bit on fanboy-ism #golf
My 3 key takeaways from Ockie’s 1st DP win
As I watch the final days play of the Mauritius Open on the DP World tour my thoughts drift back to the Dunhill Championship in South Africa and Ockie Strydom’s first victory on the DP World Tour.
My Golfing History
My golfing history. A checkered past? I played as a junior and as most young kids had quite an awful temperament. I soon realized that I wouldn’t make the grade,
3 Reasons why LIV Golf works & how to make it even better
There have been quite a few things that I feel have not worked this weekend but there have been many positives too. Here are my 3 reasons why LIV golf worked this weekend.
5 Reasons why LIV Golf fails to capture the imagination
The final event of the inaugural LIV Golf season started yesterday in Miami with the first day of team match play. All set for a great day? Here are 5 reasons why today did not work.
Minjee Lee Wins Again
I have to say that I really enjoy watching the LPGA. Not that I would come even close to beating any of the ladies in a match there is a certain air of realism to their games. They are methodical, lacking real egos and they hit the ball around the same distance as me.
Weekend Winners
Both the DP World Tour & the USPGA had quite remarkable winners this weekend. Both worthy of a mention – congrats Max Homa and Thorbjorn Olesen.
What’s In The Bag?
What golf clubs am I playing with right now. This is the home of the what’s in the bag video for 2022.
Scottie Too Hottie
That was some week wasn’t it? From late Friday afternoon, it looked as if newly crowned number one Scottie Scheffler would run away with The Masters. To be fair he made it a lot closer than it needed to be but it all added to the final day drama.
New Balls Please
I’ve been playing quite a bit of simulator golf over the close season and had a equipment malfunction.
Magical Kenyan Open? Almost
The DP World Tour is back and this time they were playing in Kenya. After a hiatus of a few weeks, it was great to see golf back on TV and there were some quality shots played.
Great Start Daniel Son
After what seems like a lifetime the DP world tour is back. My routine is back and the golf is in the background as I work. But I’m delighted to see our Daniel son has started very well.
Saudi golf league
There is no DP World Tour golf this week so there has been a little void in my life. However, there is a lot of chatter about Phil Mickelson and the Saudi golf league.
The first tee
Welcome to Golf is fun. I’ve decided to start blogging again. First off, congrats to Ryan Fox.