What Tour Pros Are Up To During The Coronavirus Lockdown
With no tournaments on and courses closed, the world's best players are showing us on social media how they're spending their days...
With no tournaments on and courses closed, the world's best players are showing us on social media how they're spending their days...
What Tour Pros Are Up To During The Coronavirus Lockdown
The current worldwide Coronavirus pandemic has meant that all elite level pro golf has been suspended and a large number of the world's courses and golf facilities are also closed too.
This has resulted in, just like us, the world's touring professionals staying at home and only venturing out when necessary during this health crisis.
So, what are they up to?
Thankfully due to social media, many pros have been able to show us how they are spending their time during the lockdown...
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The World No.1 has been sharing his fitness regime on social media including his love for Peloton as well as his tennis practice and gym routine.
Billy Horschel
Horschel has been riding against McIlroy in Peloton...turns out Rory is just as tough to beat on the bike as he is on the course!
The four-time Major winner's coach Claude Harmon III posted a video of Koepka's left-handed swing last week and it is better than most golfers' usual swings.
He carried a driver over 290 yards and an 8 iron over 190!
Rickie Fowler and Justin Thomas
The Americans were playing a round of golf left-handed last week, hence Koepka's response.
The pair clearly aren't as handy as Brooks when it comes to playing the wrong way round, with Thomas shooting 94 and Fowler shooting 101.
The Postman took part in the Formula 1 E-Sports race at Bahrain, where he was representing Renault.
This came about after he shared a video of his impressive skills on his incredible home setup where he did a lap around the Melbourne F1 circuit -
The Englishman is also doing his bit to help raise money to fight Covid-19 by signing nearly 200 pairs of FootJoy shoes that will go to auction.
Great stuff Poults.
Padraig Harrington
The three-time Major winner and 2020 European Ryder Cup Captain has turned into a Twitter golf coach with some fantastic video tips from his garden and home hitting studio.
We'd definitely recommend a scroll through his Twitter page.
Luke Donald
The former World Number One has also been posting some great tips on his social media pages that we'd recommend you check out.
The 2016 Olympic Gold Medallist showed off his special Hublot watch that he received after winning in Rio four years ago.
This was after the Olympics was confirmed to be postponed.
He also posted this trickshot video of him on his pool table...
Erik Van Rooyen
The South African, it turns out, is pretty mean on the guitar and has posted two great videos so far of him playing along to the Foo Fighters and ACDC.
He has even started the #MusicMonday hashtag and has told people to send in their requests.
Ryan Fox
The Kiwi has sent in his audition to partner Erik Van Rooyen in the virtual Foo Fighters cover band...just need a bass player and vocalist now!
Eddie Pepperell
The Englishman shared a picture of his well-stocked wine rack and also showed an image of his car, that he washed himself...better leave it to the professionals next time.
Tommy Fleetwood
The World Number 10 has an impressive home practice facility as seen in these pictures from the European Tour... Jealous.
Joost Luiten
The six-time European Tour winner looks to own some sort of city penthouse apartment meaning that practising golf can be fairly difficult in times like these.
However, he has built a net to turn his balcony into a home hitting studio...genius!
Ryan Evans
The Challenge Tour pro has also made himself a hitting bay, this time on his patio using what looks like a towels or bedding. Commendable.
Charley Hull
Someone who doesn't need a hitting bay is Solheim Cup star Charley Hull, who clearly owns a lot of acreage.
She posted a video of her hitting a driver in her garden.
Matthias Schwab
The Austrian posted a video practising his bunker action out of melted snow, saying it has a "similar consistency as sand."
Richard McEvoy
2018 Porsche European Open winner Richard McEvoy has also been practising in his garden, posting a video of a great way to train your flop shots.
Jordan Smith
The 2017 Porsche European Open winner Jordan Smith has also been practising in his garden on his putting green.
He has now also created his own homemade hitting net...
Brett Rumford
The Aussie also showed off his flop shot skills in the form of this cool trickshot.
Jason Scrivener
Rumford's fellow Aussie has also been practising his short game at home.
Have you been practising your golf at home? Send us your videos on social media
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Elliott Heath is our News Editor and has been with Golf Monthly since early 2016 after graduating with a degree in Sports Journalism. He manages the Golf Monthly news team as well as our large Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages. He covered the 2022 Masters from Augusta National as well as five Open Championships on-site including the 150th at St Andrews. His first Open was in 2017 at Royal Birkdale, when he walked inside the ropes with Jordan Spieth during the Texan's memorable Claret Jug triumph. He has played 35 of our Top 100 golf courses, with his favourites being both Sunningdales, Woodhall Spa, Western Gailes, Old Head and Turnberry. He has been obsessed with the sport since the age of 8 and currently plays off of a six handicap. His golfing highlights are making albatross on the 9th hole on the Hotchkin Course at Woodhall Spa, shooting an under-par round, playing in the Aramco Team Series on the Ladies European Tour and making his one and only hole-in-one at the age of 15 - a long time ago now!
Elliott is currently playing:
Driver: Titleist TSR4
3 wood: Titleist TSi2
Hybrids: Titleist 816 H1
Irons: Mizuno MP5 5-PW
Wedges: Cleveland RTX ZipCore 50, 54, 58
Putter: Odyssey White Hot OG #5
Ball: Srixon Z Star XV
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