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Prize Draw World of Golf London

Prize Draw: Win the Driver of your choice

June 24, 2019 4:06 am Published by Leave your thoughts

Thanks to our friends at American Golf, we have a fantastic summer prize draw, which gives you the chance to win a driver of your choice! To enter automatically, all you have to do is top up your range card between Thursday June 27 to Wednesday July 31st with £60 or more. Terms and Conditions: All customers who top up... View Article


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Play to the Back of the Green

May 9, 2019 4:20 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

This is a subject that I have touched on in the past. With the advent of the golf watch, it is now even easier to get this principle across. Essentially, it’s about how often amateur golfers playing into the green, end up short of the pin or even more often, short of the green. Now with the modern watch technology... View Article


The Tiger is back

April 15, 2019 1:05 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

Jon Woodroffe reflects on an incredible Masters….and an incredible comeback Where do you begin? I’m struggling to remember a better comeback story in sport. For me, it beats Mohammad Ali. Here we have Tiger Woods rising from personal scandals, through severe debilitating physical problems, leaping from 1,195 in the world rankings to take his 5th Green jacket, 22 years after... View Article


Ben Hogan: one shot at a time

Stay in the moment

April 10, 2019 3:07 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

By Jon Woodroffe, World of Golf London Master Professional Remember the old football manager’s cliché: “we are just going to play one game at a time”? This sentiment is just as valid in golf. How many times have you been near the end of a round and thought “all I need to do is finish with a couple of 5’s... View Article


Stop Flicking the Chips

March 8, 2019 11:33 am Published by Leave your thoughts

By Jon Woodroffe – Master Professional, World of Golf London One of the most common errors in the short game is where people try to aid the flight of the ball by sliding the club under the ball. This is done by flicking the wrists and is wholly ineffective. In fact, it just makes things worse. So, trying to keep... View Article


New golf rules

Rule in your favour

February 10, 2019 7:08 am Published by Leave your thoughts

By Jon Woodroffe – World of Golf London Master Professional The new rules brought in this January, are an excellent step in the right direction to making the game quicker and more appealing. My favourite new rule is allowing the flag to be left in when putting on the green. Here is why. It will aid speed of play, without... View Article


Old Habits Die Hard

January 4, 2019 3:42 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

By Jon Woodroffe – Master Professional at World of Golf London This month’s tip is aimed at anybody who has taken golf instruction in the last year to correct a fault and found it has worked. This instruction may either be a formal lesson, or a tip found on YouTube, but if it worked, then this is for you. I... View Article