Tributes have been paid to Gordon Brand Jnr, a Ryder Cup and European Tour winner who had a long association with the PGA South West region, following his untimely and sudden death at the age of 60. The Bristol-based Scot, who was attached to The Players Club for 17
A team of 15 PGA Professionals delivered hundreds of free golf lessons at the AIG Women’s British Open. Based in the ‘Golf Zone’ which formed part of the spectator village at Woburn Golf Club, the team were on hand to provide lessons to members of the public across five
James Kane Nash is convinced he was always going to end up coaching. As a teenager, Nash would pore over golf magazines and articles looking for insights into the game. In 2008, on completing his PGA training, he was named top coach in the UK and Ireland after finishing
To shoot 59 is the dream for any Tour star – indeed any professional golfer, writes Tony Rushmer. And Andrew Pestell came very close to doing it at the Colchester Pro-Am where he signed for the East region’s lowest score in recent times. While Ian Ellis and Mark Baker
PGA Master Professional Peter Dawson, a former Ryder Cup player and one of Golf Monthly’s top 25 coaches, has written a new book: ‘Now for the back nine’ (www.nowforthebacknine.co.uk), writes Charles DeHaan. Published with help from his partner in this venture, Simon Hawkins, one of Dawson’s 60+ year old
It will mainly be remembered as Tom Watson’s last competitive event on British soil and also for Bernhard Langer claiming a record fourth title triumph. But the Senior Open Championship Presented by Rolex at Royal Lytham produced a “bonus” for Panmure PGA Professional Andrew Crerar as well. He played
In 2001, as part of the PGA’s centenary celebrations, the first PGA lunch was launched at the Grosvenor House in London. Since then, outstanding players from the world of golf have been honoured at this prestigious event including Ryder Cup winning captains Thomas Bjorn, Paul McGinley, José Maria Olazábal, Colin Montgomerie,
Simon Hubbard, The PGA’s head of training, explains the changes to the FdSc/DipHE programmes from October 2019. In mid-2017 KPMG were commissioned to review the PGA Education Programme with the key findings being presented to Members at the Regional Meetings in 2018. The review stated that that the
