Fed up with wayward drives? Need to cure that slice? How about we get it fixed then… In this month TSG Pro Tips, I am going to cover a common lesson I give to all my students. Often when I see a golfer slice the ball, the clubface is wide open at impact (pointing right). So…
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Top Tips – Organising a Charity Golf Event So you’ve taken on the responsibility for organising a charity golf day and now you need some advice on how to make it run smoothly, it’s fun and at the end of the day, ensures it raises funds for the chosen charity… We’ll having attended and arranged…
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Your driving well, your fairway play is coming on but your short game needs help? It’s time to improve the game from 150 yards and in and learn here how to ‘Chip like Seve‘… are you lacking that magical touch around the greens? Let’s look at the basics of chipping along with something 90% of…
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TheSocialGolfer.com, the online social networking community for golfers celebrated its annual TSG OPEN Championship (in association with londongolfshow.com) at Bletchingley Golf Club in Surrey on 11th July 2015…. Celebrating its 5th year, the now much coveted Halliwell Cup (donated by stroke victim Ian Halliwell) was won by Harlow & Essex based TSG member Steve Slater,…
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We’re always keen to tell TSGers about the latest developments in the golf industry and today we want to tell you about a new website specifically targeted at the ‘Social Golfer’ & ‘Golf Societies’ offering great golf deals… Formally Crazy Golf Deals the new website has been renamed GolfDealsGroup.co.uk, with plenty of new offers and…
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Looking for a Father’s Day Gift for Golfers? Why not surprise your loved one this Father’s Day with a gift that lasts all year? Let them join golf games in their area, track their scores, watch tuition videos + compete in site competitions. By joining thesocialgolfer.com community, you can arrange games close to home or with…
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In January, we issued the TSG Golfers Survey questionnaire, asking you to give us your views on the website, what we were getting right and what we were getting wrong. Your thoughts on how we can improve and your opinions on the golf industry as a whole. We are very grateful to all those that took part,…
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Pro Tips – Putting If you struggle to hole your putts, specifically short putts (by this I mean 5 foot or less), this will be costing you a lot of shots and there’s no reason why you can’t be as good as Rory from these distances, here’s a few tips that will get you Putting…
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There is numerous ways to enjoy golf in 2015 and one of the most popular is to play golf through a society or a online golf club such as The Social Golfer. The History of Society Golfing… Society golfing first started back in the 16th & 17th centuries and were normally incorporated by a collection…
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With the golf season now underway and the days getting longer, now is the time to start thinking about how you are going to prepare for your Summer Golf… A great way to get back into the swing of things and get the rust off is to start with the basics. So lets go through them,…
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TheSocialGolfer.com, celebrated its 2nd annual TSG Masters Championship (in association with GolfGear247.co.uk) at Warley Park Golf Club on 3rd May 2015….. Golfers from all over the South East of England and from as far away as Lancashire gathered at the Essex-based club, all hoping to be TSG Masters Champion golfer… How they qualified for The…
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Despite stiff competition, The Social Golfer competed with websites from across all genres and won the Gold Award accolade in the SPORT & ENTERTAINMENT category!! It was a balmy spring evening at Colchester United Football Stadium, where the great and the good from Media and Marketing throughout Essex and the South East gathered for an…
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It’s a balmy Saturday in Summer and you are about to play in your first TSG official event. How are you feeling on the first tee? Are you suffering from first tee nerves? Just want to get it away? Make sure you don’t top it? You are not alone… If any of these thoughts sound familiar…
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We asked you the members to share your TSG (TheSocialGolfer.com) stories with us. Here it’s the turn of Richard Adinolfi to tell us about his TSG experience. Richard joined TSG in December 2013. TheSocialGolfer.com – My Story… “TheSocialGolfer.com means more to me than just playing golf. It started as therapy of sort and developed into an…
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I’m sure we all dream of hitting the ball further than we ever have before, but how often do we actually stop to consider, how we start driving it longer? First thing to do is make sure your driver is right for you. If you haven’t been custom fitted for your driver, it is something…
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Golf Rules – Mixed Matchplay Golf is a game that we can all enjoy and despite varying degrees of playing standards, ages and genders it is one of the few sports in which players can compete fairly with anyone, thanks to the handicap system. So with the start of the TSG Mixed Matchplay tournament nearly…
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What are the Essex Digital Awards? The social networking community and online golf club TheSocialGolfer.com (TSG) has been selected as finalists in this year’s Essex Digital Award. Now in their second year, the Essex Digital Awards look to reward innovation and progressive thinking by businesses across the county. Previous winners span several industries and range…
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This is the first in a series of monthly columns by TSG Head Pro, Andy Clissold… What happens when you go to practice at the golf range? I’m guessing it’s a large bucket of balls and repeatedly hitting 7 iron and driver? Am I right? While this can be good when you have just had a…
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What could be better than an annual PRO Membership to The Social Golfer … Why not surprise your loved one this Valentine’s Day with a gift that last all year? Let them join golf games in their area, track their scores and watch tuition videos + compete in site competitions. We believe that golfers should…
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ESTABLISHING A GOLF HANDICAP CERTIFICATE When you first take up the game of golf, you quickly find that one of the first things ‘other’ golfers asks you is “What’s your Golf Handicap?” Of course, if you’ve only just taken up the game, the chances are you won’t have one, but that’s where TSG can help. Handicapping…
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Top Rated Surrey Golf course partners with The Social Golfer Bletchingley Golf Club is the home of the TSG OPEN Championship every year and has so much more to offer than just a round of golf on a superb, well-maintained, and well-draining course. We spoke to Steve Cookson the Bletchingley Golf Club Manager and PGA…
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Free TSG PRO Golf Membership for THREE months! Over the last five years we have worked hard to grow the TSG community and whilst the members have played a huge part in this growth, we have now decided it is time that rewarded those members. As such, in our 2014 November newsletter we launched our MEMBER get…
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When one dreams about golf in the Algarve, one thinks…. …warm climate, sun-kissed fairways, immaculate greens, and a break from the old routine. On my recent trip to The Algarve, that’s exactly what I got… four days, sixteen guys, four rounds of golf, and two designated drivers, what could possibly go wrong! Golf in the…
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Englands Atlantic Links Golf Courses – Top 100 If you’ve ever thought about visiting Englands Atlantic Links, there couldn’t be a better time, as six premier links courses in the south west, have maintained their strong presence in the latest course rankings compiled by the UK magazine, Golf Monthly. Which Courses feature? In the publication’s…
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TheSocialGolfer.com, the online social networking community for golfers, held the TSG MatchPlay Championship Final (Sponsored by The Altonwood Group) at Westerham Golf Club, on Sunday 21st September 2014. The finalists Mark Crane and Matt Taylor (both Kent based golfers) had spent the summer working their way through a field of 64 to secure their place at…
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The History behind the Ryder Cup Anticipation has never been higher, The Ryder Cup, the most prestigious and distinguished tournament in golf, is now just a few short weeks away. The greens at Gleneagles are being trimmed in preparation and golfing’s elite will be building themselves up to go head to head with their cross-Atlantic…
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The Social Golfer launches Ad Campaign on Talksport Radio The online social networking community for golfers celebrates its fourth year in existence, by launching its first ‘Above the line’ marketing campaign. The website run by ex-Media Planning Director, Ian Mullins, will be running a series of 10-second commercials throughout July and August. The campaign will…
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The Social Golfer Open 2014 The online social networking community for golfers held its annual TSG OPEN Golf Day Championship at Bletchingley Golf Club in Surrey on 5th July 2014. The day was attended by over 60+ able-bodied and disabled golfers from all over the South East of England and from as far away as…
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Slow Play on the golf course is usually a habit acquired over time, with the accumulation of many bad habits. If this is you, it’s often the result of the golfer never having been taught proper golf etiquette. Meaning, a slow player can usually be encouraged to play quicker. Of course, that golfer has to…
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Thesocialgolfer.com reviews…
Obviously, we here at TSG HQ think we have a great website but what do other people think? Here are just some of thesocialgolfer.com reviews that have been sent to us by you the members “After years of playing golf irregularly on pay and play courses, I discovered TSG, my golfing life changed overnight! I…
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