| |  Urban golf, an inner-city-based version of the game which has proved popular in Europe and the United States, is becoming a regular pastime in the old town of Swiss city Fribourg.
Visitors to the quaint location are being invited to introduce a competitive element to their sightseeing tours, playing their way around a thoughtfully-planned course through squares, parks and bridges, reports Swissinfo. Continue Reading: Swiss take to urban golf  |  |
| |  US actor Tom Cruise has parted with $150,000 (£75,000) to make his wife Katie Holmes a member of the exclusive Bel-Air Country Club in Los Angeles.
According to reports, the Top Gun star is hoping Holmes will invite her golf-playing Dad along for a round - Martin Holmes is said not to approve of her daughter's marriage to the Scientologist. Continue Reading: Cruise woos wife with golf membership | |
| |  An internet-based coaching centre is inviting golfers to send in home movies of themselves in action in order to benefit from the expertise of a former professional.
Chuck Quinton is on hand for the users of RotarySwing. Continue Reading: Website offers online tuition | |
| |  Virgin Trains have been left with a red face after mistakenly sending an invite to an exclusive golf resort to thousands of customers.
Recipients read messages inviting them along to the Grove Golf Resort Hotel, situated on an 18th century country estate in Hertfordshire. Continue Reading: Virgin Trains in Grove resort gaff | |
| |  Professional golf is set to receive another member, as teen player Henni Zuel makes the move from the amateur ranks.
Ms Zuel, who received training from Nick Faldo, is competing at the Turkish Open, reports the Daily Mirror. Continue Reading: Brit amateur Zuel set to turn pro | |
| |  Brittany Weddell has won the MIAA girls' individual state championship at the Woodland Golf Club in Newton.
The junior player finished a total of eight shots ahead of the rest of the field following third place finishes at the championship over the previous two years. Continue Reading: Weddell takes MIAA title | |
| |  Jack Nicklaus has been giving golf tips to young golfers in Arkansas during a charity event, though he admits he does not play as often as he used to.
The 68-year-old pro was the guest star at the Jackson T Stephens Charitable Golf Tournament in Little Rock at which he offered a series of tips to players of all abilities. Continue Reading: Nicklaus gives golf tips | |
| |  Congratulations to the following players who are the winners of the Golfonline "On the Fairway" online open for the month of April, brought to you by TaylorMade - adidas golf.
1st - 2000 points - Derek Aitken
2nd - 1632 points - Colin Coote
3rd - 1582 points - Zdenek Seidl
4th - 1328 points - Abel Vermeulen
Each of these players have won a round of golf at the exclusive Forest of Arden golf course, as well as a TaylorMade gift pack. Continue Reading: The Winners of the Golfonline "On the Fairway" Game are... | |
| |  The Royal and Ancient Golf Club will host a conference to discuss golf sustainability across Europe at St Andrews at the end of May.
Experts from both golfing and environmental circles will congregate at "The Course for Europe" conference. Continue Reading: Golf sustainability to be discussed at conference | |
| |  Building upon the success of the "On the Fairway" Challenge, we have released a new competition for May in conjunction with Nike Golf.
In the Nike Driving Range Contest, you have to get the highest average drive using three different Nike clubs. Continue Reading: Golfonline - Nike Golf Driving Range Contest Online Game Now Open! | |
| |  Phil Harison, a starter at the US Masters for over 60 years, has died aged 82.
Harison became one of the familiar voices of golf in his job introducing the players on the first tee at the Augusta National Golf Club. Continue Reading: Long-standing Masters starter passes away | |
| |  Greg Norman has become the latest figure in the upper echelons of the golfing fraternity to announce his approval for the proposal that golf should feature in the Olympic Games.
The former world number one likes the idea of each country fielding teams made up of both amateurs and professionals. Continue Reading: Norman throws weight behind Olympic cause | |
| |  A group of students in the US have been caught trying to steal an alligator from a mini golf course.
According to officers, the gang of five were seen scaling the fence which surrounds the alligator exhibit at the Congo River Miniature Golf course in Daytona Beach, Florida. Continue Reading: Students in alligator theft attempt at golf course | |
| |  A pre-shot routine is an essential part of any golfer's game and can impact greatly on how players fare out on the course, one PGA-recognised coach has advised.
PGA Professional 2003 Philadelphia Section Teacher of the Year, Lou Guzzi, believes that a golfer could spend a lifetime waiting to make the perfect swing if a suitable pre-shot routine is not identified. Continue Reading: Pre-shot routine all-important, says coach | |
| |  Golf chief Tim Finchem has put forward the idea of the sport being introduced to the programme at the 2016 Olympic Games.
The PGA Tour commissioner believes there is a place for golf at the Olympics and has suggested the sport be reinstated after featuring in 1900 and 1904. Continue Reading: Golf to become an Olympic sport? | |
| |  New US Masters champion Trevor Immelman has revealed how an answer phone message from Gary Player, the only other South African to have taken the title, spurred him to win at Augusta.
Immelman became the first wire-to-wire victor at the Masters since Raymond Floyd in 1976 yesterday (Sunday, April 13th) finishing at eight-under par for a tournament score of 280, three ahead of Tiger Woods in second place. Continue Reading: Player's advice spurs Immelman on to Masters win | |
| |  A legally blind golfer from the US has stunned his fellow players by making a hole-in-one.
Robert Dunham's eyesight began to deteriorate 10 years ago, at which point he prepared to give up the game, until he found help from the Southern Arizona VA Health Care System, whose support allows him to meet up with fellow pensioners and play a nine-hole par-three course every week, reports the Green Valley News. Continue Reading: Hole-in-one for blind golfer | |
| |  US Ryder Cup captain Paul Azinger has turned up the heat in the run-up to this year's event, with comments on his opposing captain, Europe's Nick Faldo.
Azinger and Faldo are old foes from their playing days, a feud was said to have stemmed from the 1987 Open at Muirfield when Faldo picked up the title after Azinger bogeyed the final two holes. Continue Reading: Azinger stokes up Ryder Cup battle | |
| |  Getting to grips with the fundamental aspects of the game is imperative for any aspiring golfer, according to on respected coach.
Head golf instructor at the George Dunne Golf Course in Illinois, Lloyd Higley, explained that nailing the basic principles of a swinging a club will go a long way to determining how long beginners stick with the game. Continue Reading: Fundamentals essential for new golfers, says coach | |
| |  The golf world as a whole has not been slow in incorporating new technology into the game, for players and fans alike.
As a part of this trend, next week's Masters is scheduled to be streamed online over the competition's official website. Continue Reading: Masters goes live on the internet | |
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