Golf

LIV is a Saudi-backed professional golf league launched in 2022 to challenge the established PGA Tour and D P World Tour. Its closure is a striking reminder that the resources to disrupt an industry do not automatically provide what is needed to sustain an institution.

More than 100 golfers from across Nigeria have converged on Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, for the 15th edition of the Gulf and Tours Charity Association Tournament, with organisers extending humanitarian assistance to the host community as part of efforts to combine sporting activities with social responsibility.

A professional pathway cannot appear suddenly when a player decides to turn pro. It has to start much earlier, with children given the opportunity to discover golf, learn its fundamentals and receive the coaching and competition they need to improve.

Golfers eventually learn that each of the 14 clubs they are permitted to carry can produce two very different numbers: the distance they might hit it on an exceptional strike and the distance they can reasonably expect it to travel.

There was a time when standing on the tee of a par four, one of the longer holes on a golf course, automatically meant reaching for my driver.

For those unfamiliar with the game, a standard round consists of two halves of nine holes. Completing the ninth is known as reaching the turn, the halfway point when you have enough evidence to form an opinion about how you are doing but still have half the contest ahead.

There is an intriguing idea in investing known as the margin of safety. The principle is most closely associated with Benjamin Graham, the legendary investor and teacher of Warren Buffett. At its simplest, it means leaving enough room in a decision for the possibility that your assumptions may be wrong. You do not build a strategy that succeeds only if everything unfolds exactly as expected.

August 02, (THEWILL) — Yesterday reminded me once again why golf remains one of life's greatest teachers. I was playing a casual round on a course I had never played before, and from the very first few holes, it...

July 19, (THEWILL) — As millions of golf fans around the world tuned in to the 153rd Open Championship at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Northern Ireland this week, I found myself fascinated by how quickly the leaderboard was...

July 12, (THEWILL) — Millions of golf enthusiasts around the world are looking forward to next week, when the world's finest golfers will gather at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland for The Open Championship, golf's oldest major. As anticipation...