Chinese teenage sensation Guan Tianlang amazed everyone by becoming the youngest person ever to play and make the cut at the US Masters this month at the age of just 14.

Taking golf lessons abroad in warm, sunny climes is becoming more and more popular and Donnafugata Golf Resort & Spa is rapidly establishing itself as a centre of excellence for teaching programmes across Europe following an outstanding start to 2013.

- an Affordable, Award-Winning System soon Available Online and at Leading UK, European Retailers - Dancin' Dogg Golf - developer of innovative virtual golf systems - announces that retailer and media previews of its new OptiShot +3 in-home simulator will take place during The Open Championship, featuring a closest-to-the-pin competition on Fylde Links, a hyper-accurate re-creation of the renowned Lancashire club set to host its 11th Open Championship.

A former Nottingham Forest professional footballer under Brian Clough, who later turned golf pro, has launched a new teaching academy at Wast Hills Golf Centre in Redhill Road, near Kings Norton in Birmingham.

An ambitious PGA professional has admitted he feels like 'the cat who got the cream' as he oversees a unique £ 7.5m golf and leisure facility near Hartlepool.

England's Paul Casey was a leading supporter when Golf Live made its debut two years ago and the 11-time European Tour winner will again be one of the star attractions when the 2012 version of the show takes place in May.

John Hellstr?m, Founder of GolfPyramid.com, successfully defended his doctoral thesis in Sports Sciences, called 'Expert Performance in Golf'. He then became one of the few professional golf coaches in the world to earn this academic title.