OGILVY: The Rules of Golf can be an ass

OGILVY: The Rules of Golf can be an ass

Like most people in golf, I’ve been watching with interest as the upcoming “refreshing” of the rule book has evolved. 22 Mar 2018
OGILVY: The things taking the fun out of golf

OGILVY: The things taking the fun out of golf

The question before me is simple: what am I most disappointed to see on any golf course? 22 Feb 2018
OGILVY: Golf really is a game of opposites

OGILVY: Golf really is a game of opposites

One of the oldest clichés in golf is that it is a game of opposites. But like all clichés it is a cliché for a reason. It’s true in many ways. 22 Jan 2018
OGILVY: Too easy to “blame the ball” in distance debate

OGILVY: Too easy to “blame the ball” in distance debate

The clue is in the title. I’m a professional golfer. That’s what I do for a living. So, logically, it follows that – whether I want to or not – I am going to work on my game in ways that are going to maximise my ability to make money. 22 Dec 2017
OGILVY: Fully exempt for next season … just

OGILVY: Fully exempt for next season … just

Mission accomplished. At the start of the 2016-17 PGA Tour season my aim was simple. 26 Oct 2017
OGILVY: Why we’re all chasing Jordan

OGILVY: Why we’re all chasing Jordan

Watching the Open Championship on television is not exactly my favourite view of golf’s oldest event – I’d much rather be there playing – but like every golf fan I thought this year’s final day was fantastic. 19 Sep 2017
OGILVY: Why Royal Birkdale is so good

OGILVY: Why Royal Birkdale is so good

Ask just about any player to identify the best English course on the Open Championship rota and most are likely to answer, “Royal Birkdale.” 18 Jul 2017
OGILVY: ‘Different & fun formats have their place’

OGILVY: ‘Different & fun formats have their place’

Like most people in golf I watched the World Super 6 tournament played at Lake Karrinyup in Perth back in February. 27 Apr 2017
OGILVY: ‘Reward fast players, don’t punish the slow’

OGILVY: ‘Reward fast players, don’t punish the slow’

It’s a fact of golfing life that the subject of slow play is guaranteed to provoke a reaction in almost every player. 22 Mar 2017
Ogilvy: Why Women's Golf Has Got My Attention

Ogilvy: Why Women's Golf Has Got My Attention

I must admit, I haven’t always been a fan of watching women’s golf. Maybe there was a bit of male ego going on, which is not something I’m proud of. 17 Jan 2017
Geoff Ogilvy's Major observations

Geoff Ogilvy's Major observations

The four majors of 2016 managed to give us a little bit of everything by the time Jimmy Walker holed out on the 18th green at Baltusrol to win the USPGA Championship. 22 Sep 2016
OGILVY: Where there’s no advantage, there’s no foul

OGILVY: Where there’s no advantage, there’s no foul

Had a couple of rules officials approached me on the 12th tee in the final round of a US Open I was leading to tell me I might be getting a penalty for something that happened seven holes earlier, I’m not exactly sure what I would have said or done. 31 Aug 2016
OGILVY: The only time I’ll mention the ‘C’ word

OGILVY: The only time I’ll mention the ‘C’ word

Every golfer has done it but some have to cope with doing it on the biggest stages. Geoff Ogilvy examines the effects of the 'C' word. 29 Jun 2016
Geoff Ogilvy - My Ten Favourite Courses In The World

Geoff Ogilvy - My Ten Favourite Courses In The World

The strange thing about course ranking lists in golf magazines is that, while I never completely agree with the order of things, I always read them to see what the voters have come up with. 25 Sep 2013