We have also witnessed the world’s best golfers throwing their toys out of the pram when things don’t go their way. It is embarrassing and it sets a dreadful example.  Is it time the all grew up?

Galvin Green unveils its stretchiest ever jackets using the sustainable PFC-free 100% waterproof fabric.

Sotogrande unveils plans for new Almenara Golf Academy at SO/ Sotogrande Spa & Golf Resort

BIG MAX has announced its most luxurious range of golf bags yet with the launch of their latest designs - the Dri Lite Hybrid Prime and the Dri Lite Prime.

Al Zorah Golf Club has unveiled exciting plans for the inaugural Al Zorah City Pro-Am, signalling another eye-catching addition to the Middle East’s ever-growing golf calendar and enhancing Al Zorah’s burgeoning reputation as one of the region’s elite venues.

After a summer that has seemed to be all too short, we are fast approaching the time of year when many of you might well be considering whether you want to renew your golf club subscription in 2025. It got us thinking about a simple question: what do you want and/or expect from your golf club? And, as it turns out, none of it is rocket science.

This week Derek offers his thoughts on the forthcoming Solheim Cup which has become one of the biggest events in world golf pushing the reach of the women's game to a global audience.

Miguel Angel Jimenez will tee it up at the Omega European Masters for the 34th time at Crans-sur-Sierre this week taking on the role of tournament ambassador and Omega brand ambassador.  The star attraction will be former US Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick, who is looking to win the event for a third time.

And so it brings down the curtain on another season on the PGA Tour.  After an uncharacteristic blip at the BMW Championship, Scottie Scheffler resumed normal service by claiming the Tour Championship, a pay cheque for $25m and a season total of a quite astonishing $54m!

Great Britain and Ireland pulled off a thrilling victory to win the Curtis Cup for the first time since 2016, beating the USA 10½-9½ at Sunningdale.

Scottie Scheffler continued his fantasy golf year by winning The Tour Championship, the FedEX Cup and the small matter of a $25m bonus.

Plan for 2025 with the Golfbreaks Early Birdie Giveaway.  With huge discounts, exclusive added extras and more destinations to choose from than ever before, now it the perfect time to book your next golf break.

Niklas Nørgaard completed an emotional victory at the British Masters at The Belfry. He finished two shots clear on 16 under overall to claim his maiden DP World Tour win.

Golf is a game that gets in your head. No matter what standard you play to, there will be times when you think that you have cracked it, only for it to come back and kick you where it hurts the most. And because of the way that it can play with us, we all make mistakes that make us look pretty stupid.

While they are to be praised for the work that they do, perhaps we as club golfers should be asking ourselves what we can do to help the greenkeepers. Golfshake's Derek Clements has come up with some basic things that should all do on the golf course.

Earlier this week, PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan addressed the world’s media and many hoped that he would have given an update the progress of talks between the tour and PIF, who own LIV Golf, but as Golfshake's Derek Clements remarks, it looks like the parties are as far apart as they have ever been.

Stray golf balls have smashed car windows and narrowly missed passersby at Thorney Park Golf Club, which has led to the South Buckinghamshire venue to submit plans to redesign the course in order to address health and safety concerns.

It came as no surprise that American Solheim Cup captain Stacy Lewis has given a wild-card pick to Lexi Thompson, who is retiring from full-time play at the end of this season.

Luke Donald has delivered a crushing blow to the Ryder Cup hopes of Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton, saying that the qualification rules for the European team will not be changed to accommodate LIV golfers.

TaylorMade has launched its new TP5 and TP5x Stripe golf balls that are on offer for the first time featuring 360° ClearPath Alignment.

There is a perception among many non-golfers that our sport is elitist, that it favours wealthy, well-connected individuals. They believe that annual subscriptions are sky-high, that equipment is ludicrously expensive, that the game is riddled with snobbery. But how true are those beliefs?

Suzann Pettersen has named the 12 women she hopes will retain the Solheim Cup for Europe. Eight players qualified automatically after the AIG Women’s Open. It meant the captain had four picks.

Somebody is going to be walking away from East Lake with a huge smile on their face - and a very, very happy bank manager. The PGA Tour season reaches its climax with the Tour Championship deciding who will end the season as FedEx Cup champion and receive a bonus cheque of $25m.

Nick Faldo once again hosts this week's British Masters at The Belfry, where Tyrrell Hatton makes a surprise return to the DP World Tour. But there will be plenty of other home players who could challenge the Englishman for the title.

There is an extraordinary prize fund available as the PGA Tour season concludes at the Tour Championship, but does the FedEx Cup format provide the best spectacle? Golfshake's Derek Clements explains why he thinks it needs a rethink.

The AIG Women's Open at St Andrews offered proper links conditions, a thrilling finish, and a brilliant champion in Lydia Ko, but many commented on the pace of play at the Old Course. Golfshake's Derek Clements explains why he believed it detracted from the spectacle.

After winning the BMW Championship, Keegan Bradley, the new American Ryder Cup captain, has climbed to 11th in the world rankings and he will rise even further with a good performance at this week’s season-ending Tour Championship.

Lydia Ko ended an eight-year major drought, winning the AIG Women’s Open at St Andrews after defending champion Lillia Vu took three putts from 15 feet on the final green

Frederic Lacroix became the latest French winner when he secured his maiden DP World Tour title with a final round of 65 to take the Danish Golf Championship by four shots.

The Old Course at St Andrews has long been the most scrutinised layout on the planet, but what are best and worst holes? Golfshake's Kieran Clark has played here more than most and he ranks all 18 from his least favourite to most favourite.

The Solheim Cup is fast approaching and PING has today revealed the official team uniforms that will be worn by Team Europe as they seek to retain the trophy on American soil.

Earlier this summer, male and female golfers came together in teams at Little Aston Golf Club for the inaugural Prostate Cancer UK Mixed Pairs Invitational.

What are the most popular golf channels on YouTube? We've had a peek into subscriber numbers to see who stands out above the rest - perhaps giving you a place to start if you are yet to fully immerse yourself into the universe of Rick Shiels and Bryson DeChambeau.

Golf's major season concludes at the most appropriate of locations - St Andrews - as the world's best golfers arrive in the iconic Fife town for the AIG Women's Open. But what are the stories you should be following this week at the spiritual Home of Golf?

There is much to be excited about as the AIG Women's Open returns to St Andrews. But Golfshake's Kieran Clark explains why it's the legendary Old Course itself that is set to be the star of the show - as it will look and play at its very best.

TaylorMade has launched its exciting new Kalea Gold range of women's golf clubs, which build on the legacy of Kalea Premier to create equipment that will help all female golfers play better.

Turnberry's new peak green fee of £1,000 went viral, and that got us thinking about how the iconic Ayrshire layout compares to other eye-watering prices in the world. On the face of it, peak Turnberry is the highest on the planet, but others are even more restrictive to those who don't possess the deepest pockets.

When Mizuno releases new irons, everyone pays attention, and that is certainly the case for the legendary manufacturer's just launched JPX925 Hot Metal Iron family, which have been engineered to take innovation and performance to another level.

Twelve months ago, Viktor Hovland picked up the BMW Championship title - seven days later he added the Tour Championship and picked up the FedEx Cup and walked away from East Lake with a cheque for a cool $18m. Can someone else emulate the Norwegian this week?

The world’s best women golfers arrive at St Andrews this week as Lilia Vu defends her AIG Women’s Open title at the home of golf in what will be a historic week.

Rasmus Hojgaard will defend his title at the Danish Golf Championship at Lubker Golf Resort and says he cannot wait. For many golfers this is an important time of the season. We all spend a great deal of time focusing on winners but a whole host of golfers will be starting to worry about retaining their tour cards.

There was a heavyweight clash at The Greenbrier on Sunday, as Brooks Koepka won his fifth individual LIV Golf title after defeating Jon Rahm in a playoff.

Hideki Matsuyama nearly threw away a five-shot lead but dug deep to hang on and win the FedEx St Jude Championship at TPC Southwind in Memphis.

David Ravetto claimed his maiden DP World Tour win with a closing round of 64 as nearest challenger Jesper Svensson stumbled at the 16th hole of the Czech Masters.

Having waited years for her maiden title, American Lauren Coughlin secured her second LPGA Tour title in three weeks as she held on to the overnight lead to win Women's Scottish Open and will now head to the AIG Women’s Open at St Andrews as one of the favourites.

Sadly, this has been a topic that we've covered repeatedly in recent times, as vandals have routinely targeted golf courses throughout the UK. There is no corner of the land that has been untouched by this menace, with Holywell Golf Club in Wales just the latest victim, with the course having been attacked on several occasions in recent days.

If you're looking to find an edge on the golf course - potentially with your irons - then the distance, accuracy and forgiveness of Ram Golf's new Axial Forged Irons might just appeal to you.

The Big Golf Race - which raises funds for Prostate Cancer UK - has been a massive success this year and has already surpassed the £1m donation mark.

England's Lottie Woad has claimed the prestigious Mark H McCormack Medal as the leading woman in the World Amateur Golf Ranking for 2024, being the first winner from her nation, and the 20-year-old will receive exemptions into the US Women’s Open and the AIG Women’s Open in 2025.

Ensuring that you can play successfully in all conditions, Galvin Green has released its most innovative collection of rain gear yet, including a new fully waterproof PFC-free fabric that enhances its jackets and trousers.

We would love your feedback in our latest survey focused on your playing habits and your thoughts on pace of play.

TaylorMade has revealed its new Hi-Toe 4 Wedges, which have built on the legacy of previous generations, featuring the innovation and technology that offers golfers greater confidence and enhanced control in their short game.

The Women's Olympic Golf event in Paris was a thriller to watch, but it was also a proud moment for ECCO GOLF, as each of the three medalists wore the brand's shoes.

Seed Golf has already made a name for itself with regards to offering exceptional golf balls for a reasonable cost, and that reputation will only be enhanced after the brand launched its second-generation of the SD-X1, a golf ball specifically designed for the game’s big-hitters.

England's Aaran Rai won the Wyndham Championship, but for many watching, it'll be the bizarre scene of Matt Kuchar electing not to complete his round after hitting his tee shot on the 18th that is most remembered.

We have covered extensively the rising cost of green fees at the most celebrated golf courses in the UK & Ireland, but even we were caught off guard when we saw the price to play the legendary Ailsa Course at Turnberry in 2025.

We have written a great deal about the respective benefits of club membership and nomadic golf. Golfshake's Derek Clements falls firmly into the membership camp. For him, it represents great value and offers a great social life, as well as the opportunity to play some competitive sport. This is how he would convince someone to become a golf club member.

And suddenly, in the blink of an eye, we arrive at TPC Southwind for the FedEx St Jude Classic, the first of three FedEx Cup playoff tournaments that bring down the curtain on the main PGA Tour season.

The DP World Tour returns to action for the Czech Masters, where former Open champion, Francesco Molinari is among the veteran stars battling with youngsters for a chance at rare glory and the potential rewards that follow.

Was this the Olympic Games that showed golf truly belonged in the event? Following the dramatic victories - and emotional celebrations - of both Scottie Scheffler and Lydia Ko, Golfshake's Derek Clements believes that our game has justified its place.

Lydia Ko completed her set of Olympic medals, striking gold as she won the women’s tournament at the Olympic Games at Le Golf National by two shots.

It's always an exciting day for golfers when Callaway reveals new irons, and the acclaimed manufacturer has something especially intriguing for us today.

When you're visiting a golf course, how much do you value the hospitality and welcome that you receive? Golfshake's Derek Clements has had many positive and negative experiences, which made an impression and underlined just how essential good customer service is.

PXG has presented a trio of new marquee products to the market, including its PXG 0311 GEN7 Irons, PXG Black Ops Irons, and PXG Sugar Daddy III Wedges.

The ISPS HANDA Women's Scottish Open is coming up next week from the exceptional Dundonald Links in Ayrshire, and the event has been bolstered by the announcement that TravisMathew, the California based apparel brand, has become an official partner.

Titleist has introduced three exciting new driver models - all part of the GT series - which have been engineered to provide exceptional looks, feel and sound, but this innovative family has also been carefully crafted to offer faster ball speeds, longer and straighter shots and greater forgiveness than any previous release from the legendary manufacturer.

adidas consistently delivers striking footwear for golfers and that has often been showcased through its CODECHAOS range, with the new CODECHAOS 25 set to offer incredible traction and stability in a distinctive visual style.

If you're looking for clothing that will suit you on and off the course, Under Armour's new UA Goin’ Under Golf Collection has something for both men and women.

There is no doubt that it can be prohibitively expensive to play many of the greatest and most celebrated courses in England, but golfers shouldn't despair, as the sheer depth of quality throughout the nation is vast and unparalleled, meaning there are a significant number of venues out there that offer a fabulous experience at a fraction of the cost seen elsewhere. 

Seven-year-old Walter Hall didn't have to wait long to make his first hole-in-one. On the same day that his favourite golfer Scottie Scheffler claimed Olympic Gold, Walter was playing at The Ross on Wye Golf Club, when he stood on the tee of the seventh hole and aced his shot of 111 yards for something that was clearly written in the stars.