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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Why The LIV Golf Schedule Is Too American Centric
LIV Golf has a blank canvas in terms of where it can stage its events but its schedule remains heavily based in the States
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The Female Community Mixing Business and Golf
Women In Golf and Business is a vibrant community to encourage the wider benefits of golf to professional women. We speak to the people behind it
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Should Greg Norman Stay As LIV Golf CEO?
After one of the most ground-breaking years in the game we look at whether Greg Norman will remain as the head of LIV Golf in 2023
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Duca Del Cosma Churchill Golf Shoe Review
How did one of the best looking golf shoes of the year fare on the golf course?
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'Mentally I Thought I Was Going To Shoot 90' - Tour Winner Reveals Struggle
Amy Boulden won on tour in 2020 but the last two years have been far from plain sailing for the Welsh star
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'This Time Last Year I Had Nothing, I Had No Sponsors, Nothing'
Ireland's Gary Hurley began this season with a card on the Alps Tour, now he's booked his place on the DP World Tour
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Why Q School Should Be Televised
This week will see the return of the Final Stage of the DP World Tour Q School and it's about time that we all got to watch it live
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Valderrama A Huge Loss To The DP World Tour Calendar
Valderrama has long been a mainstay in European tournament golf but next year it will likely be a jewel in the LIV crown
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What Would A PGA Tour vs LIV Golf Ryder Cup Look Like?
Could you imagine if the powers-that-be got together to pit the PGA Tour and LIV stars up against one another?
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'I Just Wanted To Get A Couple Of Starts' – Robert Rock Set To Sign Off Tour Career
Robert Rock never really intended to make a career of playing on Tour - now he's ready to call it a day after 465 starts
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What Is Score Differential?
We often hear about the term Score Differential but what does it actually mean and how does it affect our handicap index?
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Where Should The 2031 Ryder Cup in Europe Be Held?
We look at the runners and riders for the 2031 Ryder Cup and why the governing bodies are missing a huge trick
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How Many Steps Do You Do In A Round Of Golf?
We all hear about the need to walk 10,000 steps per day so we look at how many steps a round of golf will give us
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Ogio All Elements Cart Bag Review
We test out the Ogio All Elements Cart Bag, a fun and funky addition to the golf bag market place
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How Golf Fans Have Been Robbed Of A Great Presidents Cup
This year's Presidents Cup promised much but, with all the LIV defections, the build-up has just been one big damp squib
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What Is The Maximum Number Of Strokes Per Hole In Golf?
We explain how there is a huge difference in how the maximum number of strokes per hole are calculated for medal and handicap purposes
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How Many Golfers Are There In The United States?
We look at the big uplift in how many people are now playing the game in America
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Exputt RG Putting Simulator Review
We test out the Exputt RG Putting Simulator
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Trident Align Transform Mirror Review
We test this simple but very effective training tool to really help you improve your putting stroke
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'The Women Aren’t Getting Away With Anything' - Dame Laura Davies
Dame Laura Davies and the head of the Ladies European Tour Alex Armas on why the Saudi-backed Aramco Team Series isn't a case of double standards
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PuttOUT Tournament Inspired Studio Set Review
How good is the PuttOUT Tournament Inspired Studio Set? We find out by giving it a thorough test
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Sun Mountain H2NO Lite Speed Stand Bag Review
We test out the impressive Sun Mountain H2NO Lite Speed Carry Bag
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Longridge Stand Bag Review
We check out the Longridge stand bag and put it through its paces out on the course
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Did The 150th Open Live Up To The Hype?
There were a lot of ingredients that went into making this Open one for the absolute ages
By Mark Townsend Published