Abdulaziz Murad: Family, Fairways & a Hole-in-One

Some golfers are born into the game. Others stumble across it later and never look back. For UAE national Abdulaziz M. Murad, golf wasn’t love at first sight, but when it came, it was the start of something special....
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U.S. Open flashback: Jon Rahm secures maiden Major Championship

The third Major of the men’s schedule gets underway this month with The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts welcoming golf’s biggest names for the fourth time in U.S. Open history. The USGA have a habit of setting up U.S....

Scandinavian Mixed: Will we see more of Annika Sörenstam in competition beyond Tylösand?

Annika Sörenstam’s Instagram handle – @annika59 – serves as a modern-day reminder of legendary deeds past, the bio beneath it as a pointer to legacy enhancing exploits that remain passionate works in progress. “Happy wife and mother. Cherish life...

Scandinavian Mixed: Co-host Henrik Stenson purveyor of dreams for Swedish golf’s next-gen

When Henrik Stenson edged Phil Mickelson in the fabled ‘Duel of the ‘Sons’ to capture the 2016 Open Championship at Royal Troon, he proudly accepted the mantle of Scandinavian trailblazer.  “I’m really proud to have done that, and it’s...

Summer looking good at Yas Acres Golf & Country Club

It’s fair to say that golf in the UAE can be a challenging undertaking during the summer months. It’s more than a little sweaty out there and nobody wants to be walking the golf course when the mercury is...

Worldwide Golf Society Showdown II – Dingers crowned champions at Al Hamra Golf Club

The second instalment of the Worldwide Golf Society Showdown took place at sunny Al Hamra Golf Club last month with a bulging field of 96 golfers taking to the Peter Harradine designed course in Ras Al Khaimah in a...