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  • Charley Hull and Georgia Hall in Saudi Arabia.

    “The LET event in Saudi Arabia was anything but ‘cool’.”

    Written by Anthony Harwood on Friday 13 November 2020

    Professional women’s golf was played in Saudi Arabia for the first time with the LET’s Saudi Ladies International at Royal Greens Golf and Country Club. But should professional golf tours play in a country which has faced widespread criticism for its human rights record? Anthony Harwood, former Daily Mail Foreign Editor, doesn’t believe so and explains why those playing in the Ladies...

  • Bad Golf's John Robins shares his rainy golf experience and his tips for playing when the heavens open.

    Bad Golf’s John Robins: “I have never been wetter in clothes”

    Thursday 12 November 2020

    In the second of his exclusive Today’s Golfer columns, award-winning comedian John Robins, one half of YouTube’s Bad Golf, reflects on the wettest round of golf of his life and shares his tips for playing when the heavens open. Last month, I didn’t just play golf in the wet. I played golf on the wettest day the UK has ever seen.

  • LET star Meghan MacLaren admires sports stars who are honest about their feelings and struggles.

    Meghan MacLaren: “Every athlete is a human first. Too often we forget that.”

    Thursday 5 November 2020

    Today’s Golfer columnist and LET star Meghan MacLaren admires sports stars who are honest – both with themselves and with fans. I played a practice round recently for an event on the Symetra Tour in Florida. One of my playing partners asked the other to video one of her tee shots. There’s nothing unusual about that. When we are caddie-less, we...

  • Golf commentator Andrew Cotter believes the sport offers escape from coronavirus.

    Andrew Cotter: “Golf offers relief from coronavirus”

    Written by Andrew Cotter on Monday 2 November 2020

    As we head towards a second Covid-19 lockdown across England, TG columnist and BBC commentator Andrew Cotter explains why golf offers enormous relief and escape from Coronavirus. The champions dinner of hermetically-sealed takeaway food. The azaleas and magnolias lying dormant amidst light flurries of snow. And the sanitised Green Jacket being handed over by Tiger Woods – dangling it on a...

  • Bad Golf's John Robins shares his foolproof guide to breaking 90 on the golf course.

    Bad Golf’s John Robins: “My foolproof plan to break 90”

    Friday 16 October 2020

    In the first of his exclusive Today’s Golfer columns, award-winning comedian John Robins, one half of YouTube’s Bad Golf, explains how he ‘solved golf’ to break 90 for the first time… and how you can do it, too. Hello and welcome to my new Today’s Golfer column. I’m sorry to say that it’s not going fix your slice in five easy steps,...

  • Meghan MacLaren explains why Sophia Popov's Open win gave hope to all golfers.

    Meghan MacLaren: “Sophia Popov gives us all hope”

    Tuesday 29 September 2020

    Today’s Golfer columnist and LET star Meghan MacLaren explains why Sophia Popov’s AIG Women’s Open win at Royal Troon answered her own demons and gave hope to golfers everywhere. This year’s Women’s Open was the classic rags-to-riches Cinderella story. The kind that brings a tear to the eye of even the most hardened, storied golf journalist. RELATED: Breaking down golf’s stereotypes It was...

  • Meghan MacLaren in action at the AIG Women's Open at Royal Troon.

    Meghan MacLaren: “Tough golf courses reveal the best players”

    Thursday 27 August 2020

    LET star and Today’s Golfer columnist Meghan MacLaren loves a golf course that tests your mental game as much as your shotmaking. Is it just professional golfers who always find something to complain about? Or is it golfers, as a breed? RELATED: Tested – This Year’s Best Drivers Since Covid-19 hit the world and we all had our beautiful game taken away from us,...

  • Meghan MacLaren has joined Today's Golfer as a columnist.

    Meghan MacLaren: “Lockdown made me feel lost”

    Thursday 30 July 2020

    Ladies European Tour star and new Today’s Golfer columnist Meghan MacLaren reveals she has learnt a lot about herself during the Coronavirus lockdowns. When the pandemic hit properly and my purpose got taken away from me, I felt a little lost. Lockdown made me realise how much I need competitive golf for my overall happiness. RELATED: Andrew Cotter – “I don’t understand why...