Mark Townsend
Mark has worked in golf for over 20 years having started off his journalistic life at the Press Association and BBC Sport before moving to Sky Sports where he became their golf editor on skysports.com. He then worked at National Club Golfer and Lady Golfer where he was the deputy editor and he has interviewed many of the leading names in the game, both male and female, ghosted columns for the likes of Robert Rock, Charley Hull and Dame Laura Davies, as well as playing the vast majority of our Top 100 GB&I courses. He loves links golf with a particular love of Royal Dornoch and Kingsbarns. He is now a freelance, also working for the PGA and Robert Rock. Loves tour golf, both men and women and he remains the long-standing owner of an horrific short game. He plays at Moortown with a handicap of 6.
Latest articles by Mark Townsend
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FootJoy Return For Another Open Camping Village Spectacle
FootJoy have taken the camping experience at Royal Liverpool to new levels this year
By Mark Townsend Published
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Why is Royal Liverpool Golf Club Called Hoylake?
Royal Liverpool and Hoylake are the same golf course and it's been this way since 1869 when the famous links was founded
By Mark Townsend Published
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How Many Drivers Did Tiger Woods Hit At The 2006 Open?
Tiger Woods' iconic victory at Royal Liverpool was memorable in many ways but his brilliant reliance on his long irons will live long in the memory
By Mark Townsend Published
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'The Aramco Events Almost Have A Semi-Major Feel To Them' - Leona Maguire
World No. 10 Leona Maguire is relishing the prospect of a second outing in the Aramco Team Series in London
By Mark Townsend Published
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Why Does Royal Liverpool Change The Order Of Its Holes For The Open?
Royal Liverpool has a different routing during The Open to the other weeks of the golfing year. We explain why...
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The Story Behind Tiger Woods' Holed 4-Iron At The 2006 Open At Royal Liverpool
We look back on how Tiger Woods played one of the most iconic shots in recent Open times
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Bathroom Emergency Sends Rickie Fowler Into A Detroit Spin
There was a late blip to Rickie Fowler's opening round at the Rocket Mortgage Classic and it had nothing to do with his swing
By Mark Townsend Published
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'I Am Looking Forward To All The Servings Of Humble Pie' - Ian Poulter
The LIV golfers are in Spain this week and they're all confident that there is a future for the breakaway circuit
By Mark Townsend Published
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'Sorry Sis' - Min Woo Lee Plays Travelers Instead Of Watching Sister Minjee At KPMG
Min Woo Lee was all booked to watch his sister, Minjee, at this week's women's Major before his stellar play got in the way
By Mark Townsend Published
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'I Laid On The Floor For The Entirety Of The 5 Hour Flight' - Pro Reveals Kidney Stone Diagnosis
Mackenzie Hughes had to endure an horrific flight from the US Open before deciding to withdraw after round one of the Travelers
By Mark Townsend Published
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How Gerry McIlroy Won £100,000 After Rory's Open Victory In 2014
There were plenty of reasons to celebrate in the McIlroy family when he hoisted the Claret Jug at Hoylake nine years ago
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How Rory McIlroy Overcame Freaky Fridays To Win 2014 Open At Royal Liverpool
We recall how Rory McIlroy collected his second Major and his first Open win in a highly memorable win at Hoylake
By Mark Townsend Published
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G4D Players At Ping Open Get Custom Fittings
Competitors were treated to the full custom-fitting experience as Ping continue to help golfers with a disability
By Mark Townsend Published
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PGA Tour Pro Almost Holes Out For A 59 At Travelers Championship
American Denny McCarthy very nearly joined one of golf's most exclusive clubs at the Travelers Championship
By Mark Townsend Published
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'I Trust The Board To Do The Best Deal They Can' - Harrington On PGA Tour PIF Merger
Speaking to the Irish Independent, Harrington remains confident that the PGA Tour will do the right thing
By Mark Townsend Published
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Cross-Border Scoring Comes In Across Great Britain And Ireland
We can now digitally add scores wherever we are playing in England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales
By Mark Townsend Published
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'If There's No LIV Golf Of Course I'll Have To Go Somewhere' - Sergio Garcia
If LIV Golf was to cease existing then Sergio Garcia would consider going back to the PGA and DP World Tours
By Mark Townsend Published
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'They're Doing The Schedule Now' - Dustin Johnson Confident 'LIV Will Go Into 2024'
Dustin Johnson has reportedly received assurances that the LIV Golf League will be fully functional for the 2024 season
By Mark Townsend Published
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The Seven Biggest Storylines Ahead Of The US Open
We take a look at some of the key talking points as we head into the third men's Major of the year
By Mark Townsend Published
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Korn Ferry Tour Player Birdies Last Five Holes To Shoot 59
Michael Feagles birdies his last five holes to post just the ninth 59 in the history of the Korn Ferry Tour
By Mark Townsend Published
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Why Did The PGA Tour Merge With The Public Investment Fund?
We look at the reasons why the PGA Tour and the Saudi PIF have now decided to operate together
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Merger A 'Tough One To Swallow' For Players Who Turned Down LIV - Matt Fitzpatrick
Matt Fitzpatrick was sympathetic towards those players who said no to the lucrative offers from LIV Golf
By Mark Townsend Published
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PGA Tour Pro Wants To Be 'Rewarded For My Decision To Stay Loyal'
Chesson Hadley's post-round interview summed up the lack of detail that the players know about the new PGA Tour-PIF deal
By Mark Townsend Published
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Is The Ryder Cup Back On For The European LIV Stars?
With this week's bombshell news there now seems a possibility that Europe's LIV exiles could be part of the Ryder Cup team in Italy
By Mark Townsend Published