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Obviously, being in the UK I have access to some the majority won't have seen, but I highly recommend tracking down if you can a new magazine called GolfPunk (web www.golfpunkmag.com)

Actually I only recommend it if you are not a member of the R&A, any of the Royal clubs, or indeed if you are an arch-traditionalist. If you believe Ian Poulter should be banned from the golf course then this is not the mag for you. But it is very entertaining, and the tuition bits won't ruin your game, because there aren't many.

The word is they couldn't get press accreditation from the R&A for the Open, so they went up there anyway and in the end nabbed passes of Todd Hamilton!

You mean this Ian Poulter?:)


So to subscribe to the magazine on this side of the pond is 42 pounds. What does that come to in US dollars?

A lot. I think somewhere close to 75-80 bucks. I could get it exact, but that might take too much effort for a magazine I wouldn't want to read since I can't stand Poulter...

Assuming exchange is around $1.50/£1 that is about $63 US. I'd not spend your cash until you're sure it's the mag for you though - it clearly won't be to everyone's taste. But I got fed up with all the traditional mags with all the same repetitive tuition and reviews of courses you will never have the money or luck to play.

It's not about Poulter per se, but if you think stuffy clubs like Royal St Georges are the way golf should stay, this won't be your cup of tea.

I don't agree with the stuffy clubs. Augusta, I agreed with. But some clubs need to relax just a little. But then Poulter is way on the other side of the table, and I can't stand his type. So I guess I would lean more towards the stuffy extreme than the Poulter extreme.

Occasionally I find an odd European issue of golf magazines at Barnes & Noble's but they usually cost $8.00-9.00 US. I've looked at the subscription costs and for US delivery the cost is just too much for me. Besides...I can get all me "golf tips" here at Golf Rewind for free! (Even if most should come with a "use at your own risk" disclaimer! )

I got a few issues of GolfPunk, and i did find it a really interesting read, it was really different from all the other magazines, took a more light hearted look at the game, aimed at the younger generation.

I think its a good magazine, and i do enjoy reading it! makes a change from the rest of the mags, which i think are all the same lol

Read it at a Barnes and Noble for free. Buy a coffee if you feel guilty doing so.

I'm not a huge fan of the Ian Poulter, but it's the presence of "bunker babes" that instantly alienates myself, and no doubt a great deal of potential readers. They're going for people who read "loaded" and play golf aren't they?

Tim Southwell is the editor, the guy who launched loaded, and who put Tiger on the cover for its first issue.

Actually, the bunker babes are about 5/6 pages. The mag is ten cuts above loaded, which I would never read. It's actually ofr guys who USED to read Loaded but have grown up somewhat.

Still, as a women golfer, it's a bit offputting. It's the same with some car magazines as well. I suppose they will probably attract more male readers than they will alienate female ones.
That said, I remember reading some of my brother's copies of loaded a while back, and they were pretty funny.

I got my girlfriend a subscription to "Golf for Women." It's pretty nice, though they spend a bit too much time trying to be "Cosmo" (i.e. fashion and hair) and a bit too much time trying to be Golf Digest (catering to women who are really good players, and not enough time catering to women who have trouble getting the ball airborne on a high portion of their shots).

Golfpunk is indeed a fantastic magazine. It's got a good balance of articles usually with a trail of humour running through it.
There's some pretty decent wallpapers of the "Bunkerbabes" to download from the aforementioned website... If you're into that kind of thing of course.

"Golfpunk" sounds like a magazine we had here in the States a few years ago called Maximum Golf (I think that was it). This mag included a monthly "cart babe" and many irreverent golf interviews and articles aimed at the 18-25 year olds that played golf as a "new and hip" thing to do. The articles often included profanity (including f-bombs) and it only lasted about a year. Gee....too bad.