{"id":10071,"date":"2012-03-05T18:40:46","date_gmt":"2012-03-05T17:40:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/?p=10071"},"modified":"2014-12-03T17:45:24","modified_gmt":"2014-12-03T16:45:24","slug":"golf-interviews-edward-battye-of-golf-empire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/golf-interviews-edward-battye-of-golf-empire\/","title":{"rendered":"Golf Interviews &#8211; Edward Battye of Golf Empire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Golf-Empire.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10072 lazyload\" title=\"Golf-Empire\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Golf-Empire.jpg\" alt=\"Golf-Empire\" width=\"295\" height=\"197\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 295px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 295\/197;\" \/><\/a>From fresh faced beginners to seasoned veterans the game of golf is a game enjoyed and loved by millions of people across the globe. Recently Your Golf Travel has got together with some big hitters from the golfing world to pick their brains about the courses they love, great golfing moments from the professional game and why they love the game. We all love to talk about the game in the 19<sup>th<\/sup> hole after a day on the fairways and here is what leading professionals in the golf industry had to say: \u00a0<!--more--><\/p>\n<hr style=\"clear: both;\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Edward-Golf-Empire4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10113 lazyload\" title=\"Edward-Golf-Empire\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Edward-Golf-Empire4.jpg\" alt=\"Edward-Golf-Empire\" width=\"592\" height=\"396\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/19th-hole.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Edward-Golf-Empire4.jpg 592w, https:\/\/19th-hole.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Edward-Golf-Empire4-300x200.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 592px) 100vw, 592px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 592px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 592\/396;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em style=\"color: #666;\">Edward letting rip!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr style=\"clear: both;\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Name<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em style=\"color: #666;\">Edward Battye<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Title<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em style=\"color: #666;\">Founder of <a title=\"Golf Empire\" href=\"http:\/\/www.golfempire.co.uk\/\">Golf Empire<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>About Golf Empire&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em style=\"color: #666;\">Golf Empire is a website that helps amateur golfers find out where and when competitive golf will be played. There are currently over 10,000 amateur competitions at more than 1,500 golf clubs listed on the site.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em style=\"color: #666;\">I set it up nearly three years ago because I personally found it difficult and time consuming to find entry-forms for open tournaments. In that time over 17,000 golfers have registered for email updates and the site gets over 60,000 visits per month.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em style=\"color: #666;\">I\u2019ve worked in the golf industry for all my adult life having previously spent 9 years at the golf retailer <a title=\"Direct Golf\" href=\"http:\/\/www.direct-golf.co.uk\/\">Direct Golf UK<\/a> and before that a short spell at De Vere <a title=\"Slaley Hall\" href=\"http:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/slaley-hall.html\">Slaley Hall<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em style=\"color: #666;\">My handicap is scratch. I play as much as possible in the summer, around four or five times per week, but don\u2019t play at all from November to March, I\u2019m a definite fair-weather golfer!<\/em><\/p>\n<hr style=\"clear: both;\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Formby-12.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10078 lazyload\" title=\"Formby 1\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Formby-12.jpg\" alt=\"Formby 1\" width=\"592\" height=\"231\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/19th-hole.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Formby-12.jpg 592w, https:\/\/19th-hole.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Formby-12-300x117.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 592px) 100vw, 592px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 592px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 592\/231;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em style=\"color: #666;\">Formby Golf Club<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr style=\"clear: both;\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Handicap <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em style=\"color: #666;\">Scratch<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>How often do you get to play golf these days?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em style=\"color: #666;\">As much as possible.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>What inspired you to take up the sport?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em style=\"color: #666;\">When I was about nine or ten I used to tag along with my father\u2019s fourball during the summer holidays. He used to let me play the par 3\u2019s and I soon got hooked.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Where is your home club and why do you enjoy playing there?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em style=\"color: #666;\">I\u2019m attached to Bradley Park in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire but vary rarely play there. Virtually 100% of my golf is played at other courses, usually in open competitions.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em style=\"color: #666;\">I try to play at least ten courses that I haven\u2019t played before each year. I think one of the reasons golf is such a great game is the variety of courses and would hate to play just one course the majority of the time.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the best golf course you have ever played?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em style=\"color: #666;\">I\u2019ve been lucky enough to play lots of the top golf courses in the UK but I don\u2019t really like to single out one as being the best because each one offers something different in terms of strategy, design and challenge etc..<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em style=\"color: #666;\">One of my favourites is a course called Hollinwell in Nottinghamshire, it\u2019s not one many people have heard about or played but I think it\u2019s as good as many of the names that will be at the top of most people\u2019s lists.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em style=\"color: #666;\"><a title=\"Woodhall Spa\" href=\"http:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/woodhall-spa-golf.html\">Woodhall Spa<\/a>, <a title=\"Alwoodley Golf Club\" href=\"http:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/alwoodley-golf-club.html\">Alwoodley<\/a> and several of the Surrey heathland courses are also ones I find really enjoyable to play. When it comes to links golf I love <a title=\"Formby Golf Club\" href=\"http:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/formby-golf-club.html\">Formby <\/a>and <a title=\"Royal Birkdale\" href=\"http:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/royal-birkdale.html\">Royal Birkdale<\/a>. I also think <a title=\"Silloth on Solway\" href=\"http:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/silloth-golf-club.html\">Silloth on Solway<\/a> and perhaps controversially the Cashen course at <a title=\"Ballybunion Golf Club\" href=\"http:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/ballybunion-golf-club.html\">Ballybunion <\/a>are great fun to play too.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr style=\"clear: both;\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Woodhall-Spa-Hotchkin-12th1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10080 lazyload\" title=\"Woodhall-Spa-Hotchkin-12th\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Woodhall-Spa-Hotchkin-12th1.jpg\" alt=\"Woodhall-Spa-Hotchkin-12th\" width=\"592\" height=\"332\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/19th-hole.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Woodhall-Spa-Hotchkin-12th1.jpg 592w, https:\/\/19th-hole.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Woodhall-Spa-Hotchkin-12th1-300x168.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 592px) 100vw, 592px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 592px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 592\/332;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em style=\"color: #666;\">Woodhall Spa &#8211; The Hotchkin Course<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr style=\"clear: both;\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is your favourite moment from golf\u2019s rich history?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em style=\"color: #666;\">I was at <a title=\"St Andrews Old Course\" href=\"http:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/old-course-st-andrews.html\">St. Andrews<\/a> when John Daly won The Open, which was pretty special, and the moment when Tiger chipped in from the back of the 16<sup>th<\/sup> green at Augusta in the 2005 Masters was great drama.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Who would complete your dream fourball?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em style=\"color: #666;\">Bobby Jones, Jack Nicklaus &amp; Tiger Woods.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>If you had the keys to a private jet and could choose to play any golf course in the world; where would you go?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em style=\"color: #666;\">Cypress Point on the <a title=\"The Monterey Peninsula\" href=\"http:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/golf-holidays\/usa-california-san-francisco.html\">Monterey Peninsula<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>If you worked for Your Golf Travel, where would you recommend for people to go for a golf holiday?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em style=\"color: #666;\">I\u2019m a huge fan of golf in the UK so during the summer I would encourage people to stay here (would I get fired for that?!). I\u2019ve been to both <a title=\"Vilamoura Golf Break\" href=\"http:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/algarve-vilamoura.html\">Vilamoura<\/a>, <a title=\"Portuguese Golf Breaks\" href=\"http:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/golf-holidays\/portugal.html\">Portugal <\/a>and <a title=\"Golf in Belek\" href=\"http:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/golf-holidays\/turkey-belek.html\">Belek<\/a>, <a title=\"Turkey golf holidays\" href=\"http:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/golf-holidays\/turkey.html\">Turkey <\/a>a number of times and would definitely recommend both of those destinations for a Spring or Autumn break.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr style=\"clear: both;\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Turkey-Golf1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10082 lazyload\" title=\"Turkey Golf\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Turkey-Golf1.jpg\" alt=\"Turkey Golf\" width=\"592\" height=\"266\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/19th-hole.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Turkey-Golf1.jpg 592w, https:\/\/19th-hole.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Turkey-Golf1-300x134.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 592px) 100vw, 592px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 592px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 592\/266;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em style=\"color: #666;\">Turkey boasts countless top class golf courses including the likes of <a title=\"Carya Golf Club\" href=\"http:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/carya-golf-club.html\">Carya Golf Club<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr style=\"clear: both;\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the best golf related advice you have ever received?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em style=\"color: #666;\">Just to enjoy it, regardless of how good or bad you are playing.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>What piece of golfing equipment or golfing gadget could you not live without?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em style=\"color: #666;\">I purchased a Bushnell rangefinder a couple of years ago and have been very impressed with it. The battery ran out during a round once and I was amazed how much I had come to rely on it. Ironically I don\u2019t think they (or any form of distance measuring, even 150 yard markers) should be allowed in golf as judging distances is a skill and should be part of the game. But I don\u2019t see that changing so I will continue to use mine and always carry a spare battery now!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s the funniest thing you have witnessed on a golf course?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em style=\"color: #666;\">Sad to say but it was probably me letting go of my electric trolley and it running away down a hill and ending up with all my clubs and bag in a pond!<\/em><\/p>\n<hr style=\"clear: both;\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.golfempire.co.uk\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-10122 lazyload\" title=\"Untitled-1\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Untitled-1.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled-1\" width=\"592\" height=\"182\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/19th-hole.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Untitled-1.jpg 592w, https:\/\/19th-hole.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Untitled-1-300x92.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 592px) 100vw, 592px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 592px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 592\/182;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr style=\"clear: both;\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table width=\"592\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"15\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #006599; font-size: 9px;\" align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><a style=\"color: #006599; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/\">yourgolftravel.com<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #006599; font-size: 9px;\" align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><a style=\"color: #006599; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/yourgolftravel\">facebook.com\/yourgolftravel<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #006599; font-size: 9px;\" align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><a style=\"color: #006599; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/yourgolftravel\">twitter.com\/yourgolftravel<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #006599; font-size: 9px;\" align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><a style=\"color: #006599; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\">yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/resources\/userfiles\/newsletter-images\/reflex\/your-golf-travel.jpg\" alt=\"Your Golf Travel\" width=\"80\" height=\"67\" border=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 80px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 80\/67;\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/yourgolftravel\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/resources\/userfiles\/newsletter-images\/reflex\/facebook.jpg\" alt=\"Facebook\" width=\"80\" height=\"67\" border=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 80px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 80\/67;\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/yourgolftravel\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/resources\/userfiles\/newsletter-images\/reflex\/twitter.jpg\" alt=\"Twitter\" width=\"80\" height=\"67\" border=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 80px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 80\/67;\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/resources\/userfiles\/newsletter-images\/reflex\/19th-hole.jpg\" alt=\"Blog\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" border=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 75px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 75\/75;\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<strong> <\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From fresh faced beginners to seasoned veterans the game of golf is a game enjoyed and loved by millions of people across the globe. Recently&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5162,8],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-10071","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-golf-features-2","7":"category-golf-interviews"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Golf Interviews - Edward Battye of Golf Empire - 19th Hole Golf Blog by Your Golf Travel<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/golf-interviews-edward-battye-of-golf-empire\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Golf Interviews - Edward Battye of Golf Empire - 19th Hole Golf Blog by Your Golf Travel\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"From fresh faced beginners to seasoned veterans the game of golf is a game enjoyed and loved by millions of people across the globe. Recently...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/golf-interviews-edward-battye-of-golf-empire\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"19th Hole Golf Blog by Your Golf Travel\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2012-03-05T17:40:46+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2014-12-03T16:45:24+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Golf-Empire.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Rory\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Rory\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.yourgolftravel.com\\\/19th-hole\\\/golf-interviews-edward-battye-of-golf-empire\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.yourgolftravel.com\\\/19th-hole\\\/golf-interviews-edward-battye-of-golf-empire\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Rory\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.yourgolftravel.com\\\/19th-hole\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/0efc819cb9b123f6904afad1735bb7bc\"},\"headline\":\"Golf Interviews &#8211; Edward Battye of Golf Empire\",\"datePublished\":\"2012-03-05T17:40:46+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2014-12-03T16:45:24+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.yourgolftravel.com\\\/19th-hole\\\/golf-interviews-edward-battye-of-golf-empire\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":936,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.yourgolftravel.com\\\/19th-hole\\\/golf-interviews-edward-battye-of-golf-empire\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.yourgolftravel.com\\\/19th-hole\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/Golf-Empire.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Golf Features\",\"Golf Interviews\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.yourgolftravel.com\\\/19th-hole\\\/golf-interviews-edward-battye-of-golf-empire\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.yourgolftravel.com\\\/19th-hole\\\/golf-interviews-edward-battye-of-golf-empire\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.yourgolftravel.com\\\/19th-hole\\\/golf-interviews-edward-battye-of-golf-empire\\\/\",\"name\":\"Golf Interviews - Edward Battye of Golf Empire - 19th Hole Golf Blog by Your Golf Travel\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.yourgolftravel.com\\\/19th-hole\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.yourgolftravel.com\\\/19th-hole\\\/golf-interviews-edward-battye-of-golf-empire\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.yourgolftravel.com\\\/19th-hole\\\/golf-interviews-edward-battye-of-golf-empire\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.yourgolftravel.com\\\/19th-hole\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/Golf-Empire.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2012-03-05T17:40:46+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2014-12-03T16:45:24+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.yourgolftravel.com\\\/19th-hole\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/0efc819cb9b123f6904afad1735bb7bc\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.yourgolftravel.com\\\/19th-hole\\\/golf-interviews-edward-battye-of-golf-empire\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.yourgolftravel.com\\\/19th-hole\\\/golf-interviews-edward-battye-of-golf-empire\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.yourgolftravel.com\\\/19th-hole\\\/golf-interviews-edward-battye-of-golf-empire\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.yourgolftravel.com\\\/19th-hole\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/Golf-Empire.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.yourgolftravel.com\\\/19th-hole\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/Golf-Empire.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.yourgolftravel.com\\\/19th-hole\\\/golf-interviews-edward-battye-of-golf-empire\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.yourgolftravel.com\\\/19th-hole\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Golf Interviews &#8211; Edward Battye of Golf Empire\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.yourgolftravel.com\\\/19th-hole\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.yourgolftravel.com\\\/19th-hole\\\/\",\"name\":\"19th Hole Golf Blog by Your Golf Travel\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.yourgolftravel.com\\\/19th-hole\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.yourgolftravel.com\\\/19th-hole\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/0efc819cb9b123f6904afad1735bb7bc\",\"name\":\"Rory\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/19th-hole.yourgolftravel.com\\\/19th-hole\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/avatar_user_14_1731317677-96x96.jpg\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/19th-hole.yourgolftravel.com\\\/19th-hole\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/avatar_user_14_1731317677-96x96.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/19th-hole.yourgolftravel.com\\\/19th-hole\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/avatar_user_14_1731317677-96x96.jpg\",\"caption\":\"Rory\"},\"description\":\"The resident golf geek at Your Golf Travel. Have been lucky enough to have travelled far and wide playing golf and if I\u2019m not writing about it at work, you will probably find me hacking it around my local course. Owner of 2 holes in one and some of the most crooked drives you have ever seen! What's in my bag? Srixon ZX5 Driver Srixon ZX7 irons Srixon ZX 2 iron Cleveland RTX Zipcore 52 &amp; 56 Cleveland Fullface 60 Odyssey O Works Red #7 putter www.yourgolftravel.com\\\/ygt-rory\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.yourgolftravel.com\\\/ygt-rory\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.yourgolftravel.com\\\/19th-hole\\\/author\\\/rory\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Golf Interviews - Edward Battye of Golf Empire - 19th Hole Golf Blog by Your Golf Travel","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/golf-interviews-edward-battye-of-golf-empire\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Golf Interviews - Edward Battye of Golf Empire - 19th Hole Golf Blog by Your Golf Travel","og_description":"From fresh faced beginners to seasoned veterans the game of golf is a game enjoyed and loved by millions of people across the globe. Recently...","og_url":"https:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/golf-interviews-edward-battye-of-golf-empire\/","og_site_name":"19th Hole Golf Blog by Your Golf Travel","article_published_time":"2012-03-05T17:40:46+00:00","article_modified_time":"2014-12-03T16:45:24+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Golf-Empire.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"Rory","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Rory","Estimated reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/golf-interviews-edward-battye-of-golf-empire\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/golf-interviews-edward-battye-of-golf-empire\/"},"author":{"name":"Rory","@id":"https:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/#\/schema\/person\/0efc819cb9b123f6904afad1735bb7bc"},"headline":"Golf Interviews &#8211; Edward Battye of Golf Empire","datePublished":"2012-03-05T17:40:46+00:00","dateModified":"2014-12-03T16:45:24+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/golf-interviews-edward-battye-of-golf-empire\/"},"wordCount":936,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/golf-interviews-edward-battye-of-golf-empire\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Golf-Empire.jpg","articleSection":["Golf Features","Golf Interviews"],"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/golf-interviews-edward-battye-of-golf-empire\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/golf-interviews-edward-battye-of-golf-empire\/","url":"https:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/golf-interviews-edward-battye-of-golf-empire\/","name":"Golf Interviews - Edward Battye of Golf Empire - 19th Hole Golf Blog by Your Golf Travel","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/golf-interviews-edward-battye-of-golf-empire\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/golf-interviews-edward-battye-of-golf-empire\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Golf-Empire.jpg","datePublished":"2012-03-05T17:40:46+00:00","dateModified":"2014-12-03T16:45:24+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/#\/schema\/person\/0efc819cb9b123f6904afad1735bb7bc"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/golf-interviews-edward-battye-of-golf-empire\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/golf-interviews-edward-battye-of-golf-empire\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/golf-interviews-edward-battye-of-golf-empire\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Golf-Empire.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Golf-Empire.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/golf-interviews-edward-battye-of-golf-empire\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Golf Interviews &#8211; Edward Battye of Golf Empire"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/","name":"19th Hole Golf Blog by Your Golf Travel","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/#\/schema\/person\/0efc819cb9b123f6904afad1735bb7bc","name":"Rory","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/19th-hole.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/avatar_user_14_1731317677-96x96.jpg","url":"https:\/\/19th-hole.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/avatar_user_14_1731317677-96x96.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/19th-hole.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/avatar_user_14_1731317677-96x96.jpg","caption":"Rory"},"description":"The resident golf geek at Your Golf Travel. Have been lucky enough to have travelled far and wide playing golf and if I\u2019m not writing about it at work, you will probably find me hacking it around my local course. Owner of 2 holes in one and some of the most crooked drives you have ever seen! What's in my bag? Srixon ZX5 Driver Srixon ZX7 irons Srixon ZX 2 iron Cleveland RTX Zipcore 52 &amp; 56 Cleveland Fullface 60 Odyssey O Works Red #7 putter www.yourgolftravel.com\/ygt-rory","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/ygt-rory"],"url":"https:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/author\/rory\/"}]}},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10071","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10071"}],"version-history":[{"count":47,"href":"https:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10071\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20123,"href":"https:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10071\/revisions\/20123"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10071"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10071"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yourgolftravel.com\/19th-hole\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10071"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}