SHANKmas 2025

The golfing calendar is beginning to wind down for the year, and nights are drawing in, and the clocks will go back this weekend. There are 65 days until Christmas. Coming from November 16 to December 31, across Facebook, Instagram, X, Bluesky and Threads - SHANKmas.

SHANKmas features an array of original content across the platform including website only features and content exclusively on social media.

Original Features on www.shank.golf and across SHANK on Facebook, Instagram, X, Bluesky and Threads

St Andrew's Day Live (November 29-30)

Coverage of the St Andrew's Day Celebrations in St Andrews, along with the winter lights switch on, followed by a day of content across the town from venues open for St Andrew's Day, as well as Behind the Lens: The Story of the Snowy Old Course Photo

What if Mark McCormack had succeeded? How would top level professional golf look in 2025? (December 20)

Mark McCormack and IMG have been crucial to the development of professional golf around the world, how would world golf look now if their original vision had been fulfilled?

Rory McIlroy. A Grand Year. (the same date as BBC Sports Personality of the Year TBC)

Celebrating the iconic Masters victory of Rory McIlroy and the incredible year he has had

In 2013 I had an idea. SHANK’s 50th golf tournament. (Boxing Day)

A celebration and a retrospective of the journey of this platform, and a look back at the 2025 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship

Pinehurst and St Andrews. A Home away from Home. (Hogmanay)

130 years ago on Hogmanay the Holly Inn opened in Pinehurst, and since then guests have visited the 'home of American golf' from all over the world. Over those 130 years the two towns, and golfing destinations have formed an ever-closer bond, here SHANK explores that and what makes these two golfing mecca's so great

18 holes of Christmas (7-24 December)

A series showcasing 18 great holes of golf

SHANK will also have coverage of the final week of meaningful golf in 2025 including the Australian Open and Nedbank Golf Challenge in the first week of December.

SHANK will also cover the Christmas festivities across St Andrews, Cupar, Edinburgh and Dundee as part of SHANKmas and MH LIVE will launch too

Events which MH LIVE will cover as part of SHANKmas:

Dundee Christmas Lights Switch on, November 16

Edinburgh's Christmas, November 23 and 24

SHANK, written by Matt Hooper