WOMEN’S British Open champion Georgia Hall will support The R&A’s drive to inspire more women, girls and families into playing golf by becoming its latest ambassador. The R&A is investing £80million into women’s and mixed golf over the next 10 years to boost participation in the sport and the 22-year-old will undertake a wide range […]
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Lucky 13 as Open heads to Hoylake in 2022
THE 151st Open will be played at Royal Liverpool’s Hoylake course in 2022, the R&A has announced today. It will be the 13th time that golf’s oldest championship has been played over the famous Merseyside links where many of the greatest names in the sport have lifted the iconic Claret Jug. The Open was last […]
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BIGGA and better Harleyford bouncing back from bankruptcy
THE greenkeeping team at Harleyford Golf Club has been recognised for its incredible performance in preparing the course for The Matchroom Sport Championship at a major industry awards ceremony. The greenkeeping team at the Buckinghamshire club won the BIGGA Awards 2019 Championship Performance of the Year – just five years after the club was declared […]
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Greenkeeper Jack’s award for helping homeless
A GREENKEEPER at Chipstead Golf Club received a standing ovation in recognition of his selfless efforts in helping the homeless at the annual BIGGA Awards. Surrey greenkeeper Jack Percival was awarded the Outstanding Contribution of the Year – sponsored by Jacobsen. Chipstead deputy course manager Jack hosted an event in Croydon that provided food and […]
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Skarpnord ends six-year drought at Pacific Bay
MARIANNE Skarpnord ended a six-year drought to claim her fourth title on the Ladies European Tour after a closely fought battle for the Pacific Bay Resort Australian Ladies Classic. Skarpnord fired a final round of 69 to earn a two-stroke victory on eight-under par ahead of Australian Hannah Green and Spain’s Nuria Iturrios, after four […]
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Dustin Johnson in Mexican stroll to sixth WGC title
DUSTIN Johnson won his second European Tour title of the season as he cruised to a stunning five-shot victory at the WGC-Mexico Championship. The American is the only player to have won all four World Golf Championships events. And the 2016 US Open winner took his tally to six WGC titles at Chapultepec Golf Club […]
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Lower ball flight works well at Bonville for Iturrios
SPAIN’S Nuria Iturrios holds a four-shot lead midway through the Pacific Bay Resort Australian Ladies Classic after a superb second round of 67, played in strong winds and rain at Bonville. Just nine players are in red figures for the tournament with Iturrios leading on eight-under-par. Overnight leader Doey Choi dropped to four-under and outright […]
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McIlroy making merry in Mexico
RORY McIlroy equalled the lowest opening round of his European Tour career to lead the way after day one of the WGC-Mexico Championship. The Northern Irishman fired an eagle and seven birdies at Chapultepec Golf Club en route to his fifth first round of 63 and his lowest starting round on the European Tour since […]
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Rahm ready for a Mexican fiesta
JON Rahm is enjoying some “home” comforts as he looks for a first World Golf Championships title in Mexico City. The Spaniard held the lead at Chapultepec Golf Club with three holes to play back in 2017 as he made his WGC debut, eventually losing out to Dustin Johnson just weeks after winning his first […]
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Tiger on the prowl in Mexico City
TIGER Woods will break new ground this week when makes his debut appearance at Chapultepec Golf Club, as the 14-time Major Champion prepares for his first event played in Mexico. The 43-year-old has triumphed at this week’s WGC-Mexico Championship seven times in its previous guises and is looking forward to putting on a show and […]
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MacLaren revved up for another New South Wales title tilt
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE’S Meghan MacLaren and fellow Ladies European Tour players skipped breakfast to explore the beautiful scenery on the Coffs Coast ahead of the Pacific Bay Resort Australian Ladies Classic, which tees off at Bonville Golf Resort in New South Wales, on Wednesday night (GMT). The golfers met a troop of kangaroos on the ‘Look at […]
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Maguire ready to show you the money on LET
IT wasn’t a matter of if, but when Leona Maguire was going to become a professional golfer. She first played on the Ladies European Tour half a life time ago, aged 12, in the 2007 Northern Ireland Open with her twin sister, Lisa. Now 24 and having completed a degree in psychology at Duke University, […]
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Molinari making mark in Mexico for R2D defence
FRANCESCO Molinari is looking forward to getting his season up and running as he prepares to launch the defence of his Race to Dubai title at this week’s WGC-Mexico Championship. The Italian enjoyed a dream 2018 campaign, winning The 147th Open Championship at Carnoustie Golf Links before becoming the first European to win five points […]
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Pepperell happy to be down Mexico way
FRILFORD Heath’s Eddie Pepperell is looking forward to taking part in a tournament he enjoyed watching last year when he makes his World Golf Championships debut this week in Mexico City. The Englishman has risen to 40th in the Official World Golf Ranking after a stellar 2018 Race to Dubai season which saw him win […]
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Fox finds form for Super 6 triumph in Perth
KIWI Ryan Fox claimed a convincing 3&2 victory over Spain’s Adrian Otaegui to win his first European Tour title at the ISPS Handa World Super 6 Perth. The New Zealander finished eight-under par after 54 holes of strokeplay in the innovative event at Lake Karrinyup Country Club, sealing a place inside the top eight. That […]
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Pieters prowling in Perth’s World Super 6
THOMAS Pieters mastered the windy afternoon conditions to fire a second round 66 and join Ryan Fox in a four-way tie for the lead heading into the weekend at the ISPS Handa World Super 6 Perth. New Zealander Fox recorded a second consecutive round of 68 to set the target at eight under par alongside […]
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Jordan to host European Tour’s first mixed open
SOLHEIM Cup legend Trish Johnson, Berkshire’s Ryder Cup player Barry Lane and European Challenge Tour winner Ben Stow have confirmed their entry into the world-first Jordan Mixed Open in April. The innovative format breaks new ground in the world of golf, bringing together 40 players from each of the Ladies European Tour, Challenge Tour and […]
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Filipino’s birdie blitz lights up Lake Karrinyup
NORWAY’S Kristoffer Reitan and Miguel Tabuena carded opening rounds of 65 to share the lead after day one of the ISPS Handa World Super 6 Perth. Out in the first group of the day off the 10th, Tabuena made eight birdies in his opening nine holes to tie a European Tour record and added another […]
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Boldon are first club to sign Women in Golf Charter
COUNTY Durham’s Boldon Golf Club is leading the way to grow the women’s game by becoming the first club in England to sign up to The R&A’s Women in Golf Charter. The club has made a series of pledges which include running events to encourage more women and girls to play golf, to have at […]
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European Tour tempts players with biggest prize in golf
THE climax to the 2019 European Tour season will see the largest first prize in the history of tournament golf on offer – a cheque for $3m. In a bid to keep Europe’s leading players on this side of the Atlantic for the tour’s key events, the season-ending DP World Tour Championship, played at Dubai’s […]
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