Golf North
Local Golf News Magazine and Website for Golfers in Scotland, North England and North Wales
Helensburgh is a premier moorland golf course set high above the town. It’s location affords golfers stunning views across the Clyde Estuary towards Arran and Bute in the South West and Loch Lomond and The Trossachs in the North. A James Braid course, it measures just under 6000 Yards of the medal Tees. The […]
Slip! Slap! Swing! is the UK’s leading sun protection campaign for golf, created by the Melanoma Fund in 2019, and widely supported by the industry, helping keep skin cancer OFF the fairway. Becoming ‘Sun Protection Accredited’ will provide you with a toolkit of resources and benefits, making implementation easy, protecting wellbeing of your staff, members, […]
WHY one / single plane golf has taken so long to get to a UK golfing public is strange – single plane golf is huge with our golfing friends over in the USA and Canada where the great “Moe Norman” (Pipeline Moe) the originator of the single plane golf swing lived and played his golf. […]
An international field will gather at Royal Lytham & St Annes and St Annes Old Links for The 127th Amateur Championship next week after a record number of entries were received. The Championship, staged from 13–18 June, attracted 585 entries with players hailing from 43 different countries. This is an increase of 32 per cent […]
Huxley Golf, the well-known supplier of premier quality all-weather surfaces for golf, are very sad to announce the unexpected death of Barry Huxley, who founded the Huxley Golf business with his brother Paul in 2000. Barry had been a Director of the Huxley family business Huxley (UK) Ltd for over 50 years, before its transfer […]
May 31st will see the return of WGD Palooza, a virtual online event brought to you by Women’s Golf Day. Last year’s event was an experience unlike any other, connecting thousands of golfers from around the world to the movers and shakers who inspire us all. WGD Palooza is a free to attend event, open to […]
Scotland’s Golf Coast is one of the most well-known golf regions in the world. Boasting the world famous Muirfield, North Berwick and Gullane courses, there are a total of 21 courses along 30 miles of beautiful East Lothian coastline. A short 30-minute drive from Edinburgh and on a trainline to the capital, Scotland’s Golf Coast […]
The Manor House Golf Club, Wiltshire, has purchased a fleet of 50 golf buggies from leading manufacturer, Club Car. The lithium battery cars each include full Visage GPS touch screens, designed to further enhance golfers’ experiences on the course. The heightened GPS systems on the new fleet provide golfers with more accurate distance measuring and […]
Golfers taking part in this month’s Palheiro Gardens Golf Classic in Madeira will have good reason to dig deep into their pockets for charity after organisers announced that this year’s event will be held in aid of refugees from the Ukraine. Players and dignitaries are being encouraged to donate as much as possible towards the […]
It’s back! SkyCaddie’s Trade-Up promotion is alive again, giving golfers whopping discounts on SkyCaddie’s greatest-ever range of GPS handhelds and watches. SkyCaddie’s award-winning ‘big four’ – the SX550, SX400, LX5C and LX5 – all cost £50 less during the promotion. All you have to do is hand your old laser or GPS over to your […]
Do you want to speed up the pace of play and add years to your life? Well, researchers at the University of Leicester have found the perfect combination that allows golfers to do just that! In a study of over 400,000 adult U.K. participants, researchers found that “…as little as 10 minutes of brisk walking […]
Prince Harry got into the swing of things at the Invictus Games last week showing off his golfing prowess using Awesome Golf alongside #1 disability golfer in the world Brendan Lawlor. The pair went head to head at a simulator ‘Golf Clinic’ at the Invictus games in the Netherlands hosted by the Dutch Golf Company. […]
Top television presenter Dan Walker will be part of a star-studded line-up of celebrities that will head to the sunshine island of Mauritius at the end of next month to take part in an international golf event for charity. Breakfast TV host Walker, one of the stars of the 2021 series of Strictly Come Dancing, […]
The day is finally here… and our plans for the 2022 Trilby Tour are announced! We said last year that when we re-launch the Trilby Tour, we will make it bigger and better for ALL the golfers that take part. In 2022, female amateurs will also compete in the Trilby Tour and we are pleased to announce the tour […]
The Vic Open will feature as part of The Open Qualifying Series for the first time following the cancellation of the New Zealand Open due to on-going travel restrictions. The Vic Open is taking place at the 13th Beach Golf Links, near Melbourne, from 10-13 February and is organised by Golf Australia and sanctioned by the ISPS […]
If you’re one of the unlucky ones whose hay fever is triggered by tree pollen, spring can be a real misery. And if you enjoy a round of golf, hay fever can have a profound effect on both your performance and enjoyment. With Birch, hazel, willow, alder and elm trees all wafting out their pollen […]
The biggest names in golf have united in support of the National Golf Club Challenge (NGCC) by asking all 2500+ of the U.K. and Ireland’s golf clubs to donate one mid-week four ball to the charity spring auction. In its thirteenth year, the NGCC is raising money for On Course Foundation, the golfing charity that […]
Scottish Golf today announces the appointment of Stuart Clayton as Director of Pathways and Coaching. Stuart is currently Performance Coach with the women and girls’ squads, and returns to a leadership role, previously held in 2018. “I can’t wait to get started in the new role to help develop and enhance the environment and opportunity for all […]
Shot Scope, a leading international manufacturer of GPS-based game tracking and distance measuring smart watches, as well as laser rangefinders, has named golf personality and digital influencer, Paige Spiranac as a Global Brand Ambassador. Backed by products that offer real-time on-course swing performance tracking capabilities and precise distance measuring, Shot Scope is teaming-up with Spiranac, an accomplished […]
Gleneagles, the iconic Scottish hotel and global luxury destination, ends 2021 on a high after today being announced as the World’s #1 Golf Resort outside the USA, narrowly missing out on top spot, awarded to Bandon Dunes in Oregon. This important accolade follows a string of recent awards for The Glorious Playground, which consistently remains the […]
