This year, Cádiz Turismo in Spain invited travel agents who offer golftrips on the golfcourses around Cádiz, as well as golfwriters to the annual Cádiz Cup. The Invitational dates back to the year 2005, but this time it was being held on May 5th 2011 at the golfcourse of Arcos Gardens. Participants from Iceland this time were the travel agency Heimsferðir and this golfnews website: Golf1.is. This was a 3 day journey, where a.o. we were treated to a Flamenco show,whereas Flamenco is deeply rooted in the culture of Cádiz and in fact Andalucia as a whole. We were also invited to play some of Cádiz´s gorgeous golfcourses. The highlight Read more

Nökkvi Gunnarsson is a 35 year old PGA teaching pro at Nesklúbburinn in Seltjarnarnes. He participated in the OGA (Open Golf America) Tour in Florida and on the 4th day of the tournament, on December 20th 2011 he won with a score of 69. But also in Iceland he has won several tournaments despite being busy teaching, a.o. the prestigious Duel at Nes, on August 1st 2011 – An Invitational, where only the very best in Iceland compete against each other in a Shoot-out format.  Also memorable from last summer are Open Tournaments here in Iceland he participated in for example he played 36 holes in 2 tournaments on June Read more

If you decide to come to Iceland for a golfbreak it might come in handy to know a few basic golf terms in Icelandic. The name for club in Icelandic is kylfa (pron: kill-va) and the name for golfball is either golfbolti or golfkúla (pron.: golf-cool-a). There is an ongoing debate whether to use the word golfbolti or golfkúla for golfball in Icelandic. The Icelandic Golf Association has translated the term golfball or ball with golfbolti or bolti in the Icelandic translation of the Rules of R&A. So bolti or golfbolti is the offical term for golfball in Icelandic. However, many prefer to use golfkúla.  Kúla in Icelandic has a Read more

Icelandic golfer, Birgir Leifur Hafþórsson, is currently in Pinehurst North-Carolina participating in PGA´s 1. stage Q-school. He is trying to become the first Icelandic golfer to get his card on the PGA Tour. In a field of 76, Birgir Leifur is fighting it out against a.o. PGA veteran Brent Delahoussaye and Spains Antonio Garcia Heredia, who has been playing on the European Tour this past 2011 season. Currently, after 2 rounds, Birgir Leifur is doing fine, he is T-11, along with 3 other players. Here, you can view the: PGA Q-SCHOOL 1. STAGE LEADERBOARD But who is Icelandic golfer Birgir Leifur Hafþórsson? Golf 1 asked Birgir Leifur a quick 18 questions last Read more

Dear English-speaking Golf Aficionados! Welcome to the English section of Golf1.is.  Golf1.is is a brand new Icelandic golfnews website, one of 3 here in Iceland; the others being iGolf.is and kylfingur.is Why on earth are there 3 golfnewswebsites in Iceland? In a tiny country comprising only 319.090 inhabitants (160.130 men and 158.960 women, according to the Icelandic Bureau of Statistics) by the end of September 2011? Well, golf is the fastest growing public sport here in Iceland. It is the 2nd most popular sport after soccer. There are currently approximately 15.000 members in the 65 golfclubs that are in Iceland and it is estimated that many more play golf without Read more