Golf blog with Rockliffe Hall head golf pro John Stacey

Difficult time for golf clubs as memberships fall

9:33am Friday 10th May 2013

A WORRYING time for all golf clubs at the moment is their membership renewal date. With falling memberships, golf clubs must start to take a look at the main causes for this.

Augusta and the rest of the world ready for the Masters

Tiger Woods hits out of a bunker to the 2nd green during a practice round for the 2013 The Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club. Photo: Jack Gruber-USA TODAY Sports

11:16am Wednesday 10th April 2013

I think everyone agrees that The Masters is a major highlight in the sporting calendar and this year will be no exception.

Tiger's back and the game is the better for it

NUMBER ONE: Tiger Woods

3:11pm Tuesday 2nd April 2013

THE big news in the golfing world this week is that Tiger Woods has taken number one spot at the top of the World Rankings again, by winning The Arnold Palmer Invitational at the famous Bay Hill course. This was his eighth title at Bay Hill and he is in red hot form having won six of his last 20 tournaments.

The long putter debate

Competitors in the 'Britain's Best Putter' competition at Rockliffe Hall Golf Club in Hurworth near Darlington last year

5:25pm Friday 1st March 2013

Anybody who watched the WGC World Matchplay last week may have noticed a certain Matt Kuchar win with the hotly debated ‘Long Putter’.

Tips: Playing wet greenside bunkers

Wet greenside bunkers can be a problem

6:04pm Tuesday 22nd January 2013

During the winter months the sand in greenside bunkers becomes wet, hard and compacted. While the normal bunker technique still works to get the ball out and on to the green, you may have to change your club to one with less 'bounce'.

Rough justice

This year’s Ryder Cup had to be the most remarkable comeback for Europe, triumphing in Medinah. So much so that those amongst us who now and again have a small wager on sporting outcomes could have backed Europe to win at 25 to 1 on the morning of the final day’s singles. Needless to say, I have yet to meet anyone who did!



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