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The Trip: Packing for Portugal
Nov 2, 20233 min read
The Trip: Packing for Portugal

As the rain lashes down in London, James Day is gearing up for the first European golf trip of the winter - a classic weekend on the Algarve. Here's what he's packing...

From a garage in suburban New Jersey: the story of Sounder, Part II
Oct 17, 20234 min read
From a garage in suburban New Jersey: the story of Sounder, Part II

Jon Davie goes in search of Vance Elkins Junior - an engineer, a golfer and a good old-fashioned inventor - and the man who created the original Sounder golf clubs.

What I've learned: Ryan Noades
Aug 1, 20239 min read
What I've learned: Ryan Noades

The restoration of The Addington is perhaps the most exciting golf course project in contemporary British golf. Dan Davies sat down with Ryan Noades, the man driving the transformation.

The Sounder Tour Pro Exhibition Match at Cleeve Hill: 3pm, Sunday 18 June
Jun 10, 20232 min read
The Sounder Tour Pro Exhibition Match at Cleeve Hill: 3pm, Sunday 18 June

Join us in Cheltenham for an exhibition match featuring four professionals boasting nearly 500 European Tour appearances between them

Shop Sounder at Gleneagles and Carnoustie
Jun 6, 20232 min read
Shop Sounder at Gleneagles and Carnoustie

You can now shop exclusive co-branded Sounder gear from our 2023 collection at two of Scotland's most storied golf destinations.

One man and his bag
May 17, 20233 min read
One man and his bag

In our world of constant consumerism, Sunday is just another shopping day. But for Richard Pennell, there's still something sacred about the Sabbath, even if his place of worship is a golf course r...

Solid 5: Mini Golf Courses
May 2, 20233 min read
Solid 5: Mini Golf Courses

Like fish & chips and unrelenting rain, mini golf courses are a staple of the Great British Seaside. Richard Gottfried has clocked up more than 1,000 rounds around the world - Ned Bent asked hi...

What’s in a name? The story of Sounder…
Apr 24, 20233 min read
What’s in a name? The story of Sounder…

We named our new label Sounder after the brand of clubs that Seve played when he first emerged on the professional scene. But we never really knew the full story of the original Sounder marque, unt...

Solid 5: Irish Golfers
Mar 16, 20235 min read
Solid 5: Irish Golfers

Ireland is a country that punches well above its weight on the golfing stage, with world-class courses and world-famous players. But it's not all about Rory and Royal Portrush - to celebrate St Pat...

The purest form of the game
Mar 6, 20235 min read
The purest form of the game

The Sunningdale Foursomes is one of golf's great traditions - a curtain-raiser to the season ahead that features men and women, amateur and professional, all competing in a matchplay foursomes knoc...

TV Review: Full Swing
Mar 3, 20237 min read
TV Review: Full Swing

The much-hyped new Netflix series is supposed to introduce golf to a whole new audience. So we asked Sharifa Zaidani to review the show from a non-golfer's point of view.

Join Sounder for a festival of golf on Cleeve Hill
Feb 21, 20232 min read
Join Sounder for a festival of golf on Cleeve Hill

We’re proud to be supporting a weekend of open golf competitions at the truly unique Cleeve Hill Golf Club in June. We've got some very exciting stuff in the pipeline, but to kick things off, Jon ...

Why is pro golf so lame?
Feb 6, 20233 min read
Why is pro golf so lame?

As the PGA Tour's annual celebrity pro-am limps into a Monday finish at Pebble Beach, Jon Davie asks why professional tournament golf leaves him so cold.

A tee time for two
Jan 31, 20233 min read
A tee time for two

As a young woman in the world of golf, Lauren Prince is used to making her own way in the game. So when she found out she was expecting, she had no intention of hanging up her clubs for nine months.

Solid 5: Worst Golf Novelty Christmas Gifts
Dec 14, 20223 min read
Solid 5: Worst Golf Novelty Christmas Gifts

It's Christmas morning. You know what's coming. You're a golfer. And that means novelty golf gifts. Every bloody year. Jon Davie picks out five of the very worst that Amazon has to offer.

Introducing EAL: the man behind Random Golf Club
Nov 8, 20225 min read
Introducing EAL: the man behind Random Golf Club

With half a million members, RGC might just be the biggest golf club in the world. Dan Davies meets the man who started it all.

The anatomy of a golf trip
Sep 23, 20222 min read
The anatomy of a golf trip

There's nothing like a trip to the coast to get the juices flowing... Sam Williams of Cookie Jar Golf breaks down the perfect golf trip.  

The Life & Times of Nick de Paul
Aug 17, 20227 min read
The Life & Times of Nick de Paul

Nick de Paul was the man on Seve's bag when the Spaniard won the Open at St Andrews in 1984. Dan Davies picks up the story of the man who had a ringside seat to some of the greatest moments in gol...

Off The Beaten Tracks
Jul 22, 20223 min read
Off The Beaten Tracks

Sam Cooper has piloted his trusty camper van to every links course in Scotland over the past two years, accompanied by his wife Harriet and two Cocker Spaniels. As all eyes turned to Scotland for t...

Amateur hour at The Open
Jul 6, 20224 min read
Amateur hour at The Open

One of the many joys of The Open Championship is that it's open to everyone - amateurs and professionals alike. Seven amateurs are in the field for St Andrews - Charlie Lemay is here to introduce t...

Solid 5: Golfing Meltdowns
Jun 24, 20222 min read
Solid 5: Golfing Meltdowns

The world’s best golfers are never more relatable than when they suffer the indignity of the shed collapse – a sensation every weekend golfer is familiar with. Jon Davie recalls five classic meltd...