Golf is a global phenomenon, transforming into a thriving industry with over US$100 billion in annual revenue and supporting millions of jobs worldwide. Geography is a big factor influencing whether it’s local consumption of tourism that is the central factor. Continue reading More Than a Game 2: Golf’s Hidden Economic Benefits
The rules of golf were updated in 2019 and it is now permissible to put with the pin in the hole or out of the hole. It’s the players choice. But was does the evidence say about the value, or otherwise, of leaving the pin in? Continue reading Should you putt with the pin out or the pin in?
The Open, the oldest Major golf championship, where history meets modern excitement. From its humble beginnings to becoming a global sporting phenomenon with a huge economic impact. Continue reading More Than a Game 1: The Economic Impact of The Open
How Green Is Golf? Carbon, water, tourism and the environmental footprint of the game. It’s a complicated discussion with lots of competing factors. The answer is not straightforward! Continue reading How Green Is Golf? Carbon, water, tourism and the environmental footprint of the game.
Golf is more than just a game; it’s a rounded activity that combines physical exercise, mental stimulation, and social interaction, offering numerous health benefits. There are a lot of positives! Continue reading A Game of Life and Death: What the Data Says About Golf, Health and Longevity
The US Open returns to Shinnecock Hills this week. The 2004 US Open is at that venue remembered for the absolute carnage of high scores as the USGA lost control of the course. Something similar nearly happened in 2018. Why? How? Can it be avoided this year? Continue reading The 2004 US Open: Carnage at Shinnecock Hills
The R & A and USGA are the bodies that run golf. Tremendous custodians of the sport. But occasionally they seem to get things very wrong. The golf ball “roll back” is not going to have the desired results! It just won’t work. Continue reading Things the R&A and the USGA get wrong: Part 2. The golf ball “roll-back”
Being hit by a fast moving golf ball is not a pleasant experience! How common are such incidents and what factors influence risk? The cone of risk seems to be expanding and traditional compact golf courses are a particular problem. Continue reading The Geometry of Fore: Flying Golf Balls and the Expanding Cone of Risk
A golfer hits a shot to the green. It lands, bounces forward but then spins and stops. Just how does that happen? What’s the physics involved? And the maths? Continue reading The Secret Life of a Spinning Golf Ball: One Hop and Stop
The World Handicap System was introduced in 2020 to rationalize 6 disparate golf handicap systems. Used by 131 countries it’s been successful but has many critics. What are the problems and how can it be improved? Continue reading Things the R&A and the USGA get wrong: Part 1. The World Handicap System
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