There is no doubt that 2020 has been a year like no other in recent history. We have seen challenges like never before, yet we have managed to overcome some of them thanks to technology and the Internet.

The recent lockdown had been very difficult for all of us. We are all clinging to the hope that some restrictions may be lifted or eased a little on the 5th May, particularly those of us from the golfing community. Golf was one of the last activities to stop when the full scale lockdown came into place and by logic we are hoping it will be one of the first activities to be lifted.

Izzo have launched their latest handheld GPS unit, the Swami 6000. The new 6000 is a simple to use GPS unit whilst maintaining its value for money price tag. There have also been a number of improvements on the GPS functionality. Izzo have a reputation for designing simple, straightforward, easy to use devices and they have built on that whilst adding some useful tools and info.

The ZOZO Championship is being held at the Accordia Golf Narashino CC this weekend. It is the second of three events to be held in Asia by the PGA tour and the first to be held in Japan this year. The inaugural ZOZO Championship is co sanctioned by the Japanese Golf Tour Organisation and has a purse of $9.75 million on offer to a 78 man field.

Cut off times for Christmas Deliveries 2017 The last time to place an order on ColeGolf.ie to ensure delivery before Christmas Day is at 2.30pm on Wednesday 20th December.

The last time to place an order on ColeGolf.ie to ensure delivery before Christmas Day is at 2.30pm on Wednesday 21st December.

There are very few of us who naturally pick up a golf club for the first time and hit it miles down the fairway! Golf like any other pursuit takes a little bit of time and patience. If you think back to when you started learning how to drive a car you probably didn’t drive like you do today!

There is only one name that comes to mind when writing our latest instalment of the Legend Series and that is The King, Arnold Palmer. The word legend can sometimes be overused or referred to somebody in passing; however this cannot be said of Arnold Palmer who really is a true golfing legend.

As golf was part of the Olympics this year the golfing schedule was amended resulting in the Ryder Cup being played slightly later in the year and the British Open and USPGA being played within two weeks of each other in July.

The new Wilson Staff Dry Tech Cart Bag has a similar design and look to the Ogio Aquatech Cart Bag. We stocked the Aquatech Cart bag back in 2014 and it proved to be a popular bag, so much so that it was one of the first bags in the Ogio range to sell out that year.