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The best golf courses in the UK’s north west


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 16 Feb 2015   Posted by Richard Forrester

In our humble opinion, the United Kingdom offers the most complete range of challenging, beautiful courses in the world, from the famous Home of Golf, St Andrews  to the lesser known tale of two nines at Mottram Hall. Here, the put open team from the 19th Hole reveal their insights after scouring the...

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Five reasons we like The Open moving to Sky


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 05 Feb 2015   Posted by Richard Forrester

The decision by the R&A to take the Open from only terrestrial TV and take the millions of pounds on offer from Sky has been met with outrage. 'This will kill the game of golf,' comes the cry from golf clubs across the land. But will it, really? [polldaddy poll=8634979] Here at the 19th Hole...

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The Open Championship on Sky Sports “best result for golf” says R&A


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 04 Feb 2015   Posted by Dan Foley

Amidst the uproar following the announcement that Sky Sports will be given the live television rights of the Open Championship from 2017, the R&A has defended the decision and said this is"the best result for golf as a whole". Golf's governing body announced on Tuesday that Sky had been awarded...

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Biggest Chokes in Golf – You’re not alone Martin Kaymer!


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 21 Jan 2015   Posted by Rory

As most of you will probably know, Martin Kaymer was up to his usual tricks in Abu Dhabi last week. The German has made Abu Dhabi GC somewhat of his own private playground in recent years, having won the HSBC Abu Dhabi Golf Championships no less than three times to date. Surely after three days of sublime...

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The hardest holes in the 2015 golf majors


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 20 Jan 2015   Posted by Dan Foley

It's a funny old year for the major championships, with two being staged at possibly the world's two most iconic and best-known courses and the other pair leaving us with more questions than answers. The Masters at Augusta National and the Open Championship at St Andrews will give us plenty to drool...

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50th birthday gift ideas for the golfer in your life


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 11 Jan 2015   Posted by Richard Forrester

Treat your loved one or friend to the perfect gift this year guaranteed to put a smile on their face. If you’re struggling for ideas then look no further as we give you a list of great courses and destinations which will live long in the memory.   The Golden Ticket A trip to The Masters...

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From Hero to Zero – When Tour Pros make us hackers feel better about our golf


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 05 Jan 2015   Posted by Rory

Tour Pros...they’re an irritatingly talented lot aren’t they? Credit where credit’s due though: they do provide plenty of entertainment throughout the golfing season for us weekend warriors to marvel at. But let’s be honest; for every 350 yard drive, every wedge shot that lands like a butterfly...

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