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Golf Industry News - skin cancer

Members of a Kent golf club have been offered discounted screening sessions to raise awareness of the risk of skin cancer in the sport.

Golfers should ditch baseball-style caps and wear wide-brimmed bucket hats, experts say, after a study found that playing the game more than doubles the risk of developing skin cancer.

Two PGA Professionals who have suffered from skin cancer hope new PGA Official Supplier Techniblock can help raise awareness among other golfers to take proper protection from the sun

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