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Golf influencer Rick Shiels tees off. He is a white man with a beard who wears a green cap, blue top and green trousers. He is in front of the a blue hoarding with a silver emblem.
Golf influencer Rick Shiels has 3 million YouTube subscribers. Photo: PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo
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Friday 4th July 2025
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How influencers like Rick Shiels helped golf get its groove back

Once seen as stuffy and outdated, golf’s pulled off a remarkable comeback – thanks to social media influencers, a pandemic-era surge, and PR agencies hitting nothing less than a reputational hole-in-one

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