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What to pack for a golf trip: the kit that actually matters
The difference between a smooth golf getaway and a stressful one is mostly in what you pack. Here's the away-day checklist that earns its place in the bag.
By Tom Whitaker
Five gear trends that defined golf in 2026 (and which deserve your money)
Mini drivers, zero-torque putters, sub-grand launch monitors — the shifts that actually reached your bag this year, ranked by whether they're worth it.
By Jordan Hale
Playing links golf for the first time: what's different, and what to pack
A links trip to the coast is golf's great rite of passage — and it punishes the unprepared. Here's what changes, and the kit that makes it playable.
By Tom Whitaker
The hot-weather golf holiday survival kit
A golf holiday somewhere hot is a different physical test from a round at home. Here's the kit that keeps you swinging well when it's 35 degrees and glaring.
By Ross Hamilton
How to plan a golf trip with your mates (without it falling apart)
The golf is the easy part. Organising a group of adults to actually turn up, pay and play is where trips live or die — here's how to run one well.
By Tom Whitaker
Starting golf? The gear that matters — and the gear that doesn't
New golfers waste the most money on the wrong things. Where your first spend actually buys progress — and what to ignore until you're properly hooked.
By Dan Mercer
Resort, links or desert: which kind of golf trip is right for you?
Not all golf holidays are the same sport. Picking the type of trip that suits your game and your group matters more than the brochure — here's how to choose.
By Tom Whitaker
The 36-hole day: how to play (and survive) a marathon golf trip
Golf trips tempt you into dawn-till-dusk doubles. Done wrong, the second round falls apart and you're wrecked for the week. Here's how to last the distance.
By Ross Hamilton
Shoulder-season golf trips: better courses, smaller crowds, lower prices
The same course costs a fraction in May or October as it does in peak summer — and plays better, with fewer people on it. Here's how to time a trip right.
By Tom Whitaker
AI swing apps and smart wearables in 2026: worth it?
App coaching and swing sensors can genuinely help — but only if you'll do the reps. The honest take on what moves your scores and what's just expensive data.
By Tom Whitaker
Are lake balls worth it? The honest answer
Grade-A lake balls give you most of a premium ball for a fraction of the cost — if you buy the right grade. Here's how to tell recovered from refinished, and who should bother.
By Dan Mercer
L.A.B. DF3 review: the putter the tour keeps switching to
The zero-torque putter that won a US Open and rewrote the category. We score the most talked-about flat stick in golf — and tell you who should skip it.
By Ross Hamilton
