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Scott Hend hilariously explains his crazy trip to Porsche European Open

June 6, 2021

Next time you think you’ve had a less than ideal preparation for a round of golf, consider Scott Hend’s build-up to the European Tour’s Porsche European Open in Hamburg this week.

In an interview following the first round (in which he broke 80), Hend summarizes his calamitous journey to the tournament that saw him fly into the wrong city, losing his baggage, including his golf clubs and then having to change hotel rooms because of a broken AC.

Golfer cops a stick in the head while training in the gym

May 31, 2021

English professional golfer Chris Wood is clearly happy to be laughed at after throwing this video out into the world.

Wood is seen practising in the gym by hitting a yoga ball with a warm-up stick but after a couple of swings, things get unexpectedly dangerous.

Golf ball from Canada has been found washed up in Australia

May 13, 2021

Could a golf ball really have floated from Canada, across the Pacific Ocean and ended up in Australia?

This is almost too crazy to believe.

A South African man trekking around Australia found an old range golf ball from a Canadian driving range washed up on a remote island off the coast of northern Queensland.

RECORD BREAKER Golfer tries to hit golf ball into a moving car

April 29, 2021

This is nuts. A golfer hit a golf ball and tried to land it in a speeding car.

European Tour golfer Marcus Armitage spent some time trying to break the record for the furthest golf shot that lands in a speeding car.

I know. I didn’t realise it was a record that could be broken either, but Armitage tries to break it.

Golf rules: Can you wipe away sand from the putting green?

April 22, 2021

Can you brush away sand from the green?

Golf rules question. You’re faced with a lengthy putt on the putting green but some sand from the greenside bunker sits between you and the hole, do the golf rules allow you to remove the sand from your line?

New Barnbougle short course “Bougle Run” now open

April 6, 2021

Barnbougle’s newest golf course has opened to little fanfare.

Golfers can now play the 14-hole Bougle Run short course nestled in the high dunes around Lost Farm.

A summary from the Barnbougle website:

Designed by internationally acclaimed Golf Architect Bill Coore, Bougle Run’s 14 holes consist of 12 par-3’s and two par 4’s which sit on the tall, undulating coastal dunes between Lost Farm’s front and back 9.

Golf balls were hit on the moon and now we know how far they went

March 24, 2021

Still wondering where those golf balls finished up on the moon? Well, wonder no longer.

In 1971, astronaut Alan Shepherd hit a few golf balls on the moon with an improvised golf club – the head of a 6-iron attached to the tool he was using to collect moon rocks.

Bryson DeChambeau smashes tee shot, almost drives the green on par-5

March 7, 2021

Bryson DeChambeau has muscled up so he can hit the golf ball further. That power was on stage for all to see today at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.

He’s been talking about it all week.

If the wind was favourable, Bryson DeChambeau was going to muscle his tee shot over the water and directly at the green at the 555-yard par-5 6th hole at Bay Hill.

Adam Sandler celebrates 25 years of Happy Gilmore with THAT golf swing

February 17, 2021

It’s been 25 years since the release of Happy Gilmore, the crazy golf hockey movie starring Adam Sandler, Julia Bowen, Christopher McDonald and Carl Weathers.

Lee Trevino also made a cameo in it! Although he later said he wished he hadn’t.

Co-written by Sandler the movie was largely panned by critics but did well at the box office and remains a favourite “golf” movie by many.

Watch this wonderful video about a 95-year-old man playing his last round of golf

February 16, 2021

Stuart Kerr has beautifully captured the final round of golf by this 95-year-old man from Adelaide.

One of the many postive things about golf is that by participating it plays a large role in keeping you healthy. And if you’re healthy you can keep playing for many years.