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Castle Royle’s David Langley leads the MENA Tour’s Journey to Jordan order of merit heading into the 2020 Journey to Jordan No. 2 tournament at Ayla Golf Club

Journey to Jordan No. 2 fight between Hague and Langley for Trophee Hassan II start

IT promises to be a fascinating battle between David Langley and David Hague in this week’s $75,000 Journey to Jordan No. 2, with a European Tour start up for grabs. The English duo are chasing the big reward of a spot in the European Tour’s Trophee Hassan II. The Order of Merit leader at the […]

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Al Sharif flies flag for Saudi golf in challenge for Royal Golf Club Bahrain Open title

IT was a proud moment for Saudi Arabian golf and host venue Royal Golf Club when amateur Saud Al Sharif mastered tough playing conditions to shoot the lowest round of the day on the MENA Tour’s fourth event of the 2020 season. Al Sharif surged into a tie for second place, just one behind leader […]

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Harry Colt – The Great Courses

Harry Colt – The Great Courses Henry Shapland “Harry” Colt (4 August 1869 – 21 November 1951) was a golf course architect born in Highgate, England. He worked predominantly with Charles Alison, John Morrison, and Alister MacKenzie, in 1928 forming Colt, Alison & Morrison Ltd. He participated in the design of over 300 golf courses (115 on his own) in North America, South America, Europe, Australia, Asia, and Africa. Colt’s […]

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Rory McIlroy’s pursuit of WGC Grand Slam gets off to perfect start in Mexico City

RORY McIlroy soared into a two-stroke first round lead at the WGC-Mexico Championship in his bid to complete the WGC Grand Slam. The World No. 1 continued a stunning run of recent form with a six-under par 65, at Chapultepec Golf Club, in Mexico City. The Northern Irishman has won every other World Golf Championships […]

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Castle Royle’s Langley lines up second MENA Tour in a fortnight with 65 in Oman

WITH a spectacular slam-dunk eagle the highlight in his card of seven-under par 65, Castle Royle’s David Langley moved into contention for a possible second title in three weeks on the MENA Tour, in Oman. The 25-year-old from Marlow, playing in his first full season as a professional, won the Tour’s season-opening Journey to Jordan […]

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West Surrey’s Charlotte Thomas in the fourth round of the 2020 LET Qualifying School at La Manga

Alison Muirhead and Amy Boulden lead LET Qualifying School with a round to go

AMY Boulden and Alison Muirhead share the lead heading into the final round of the Ladies European Tour’s Qualifying School at Spain’s La Manga Club. The leaders are tied on five-under par after four rounds, including two rounds on the North and South Courses respectively. They are one stroke ahead of Surrey’s Curtis Cup player […]

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Prize money on LET jumps by a third to €18m with four more tournaments for 2020

A NEW decade brings a new-look Ladies European Tour and for the first time in history, LET members will play for a combined prize money fund of almost €18 million in 2020. That’s an increase in prize money of around a third – up €4.5 million on 2019, with the 2020 schedule featuring 24 tournaments, […]

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Faldo’s Major Champions Invitational will feature 72 of the world’s best juniors

SEVENTY-TWO junior golfers from around the world will compete at in next week’s third edition of the Major Champions Invitational, at Arizona’s Lookout Mountain Golf Club. The players will be split into teams of four – each captained and mentored by one of 18 Major champions. England’s North East stars Jess Baker (Gosford Park Ladies) […]

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SkyCaddie Settles Nerves For Staysure Tour Q-School Entrants

SkyCaddie Settles Nerves For Staysure Tour Q-School Entrants Next week’s Staysure Tour Q-School in Portugal will be divided into the haves, and the have-nots. Competitors who have a SkyCaddie SX500 or SX400 GPS rangefinder will have accurate yardages to all pin positions, lay-ups, run-outs, fairway ends and hazards on the golf course – whether or […]

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PGA Backs British Golf Show 2020 As Tickets Go On Sale

PGA Backs British Golf Show 2020 As Tickets Go On Sale The PGA has announced its support of the British Golf Show 2020, as tickets for this year’s event go on sale. The two-day public exhibition, newly-titled The British Golf Show in association with The PGA, will take place on May 15th and 16th 2020 […]

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2021 GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND WALKER CUP CAPTAIN STUART WILSON PLAYYING AGAINST THE USA AT GANTON IN 2003

Stuart Wilson will be 2021 Walker Cup captain and leads GB&I against Europe

STUART Wilson – one of Scotland’s most renowned amateur golfers – has been named as Great Britain and Ireland’s Walker Cup captain, who will try to regain the trophy from America in May 2021. The 2004 Amateur champion will begin his stint as captain of the GB&I men’s teams by leading the four Home Nations […]

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Woburn’s Steve Lewton at the 2019 Korn Ferry Tour Qualifying School, at Orange County Golf Club, Florida

Lewton overtaken by Lexi Thompson’s older brother in race for Korn Ferry cards

WOBURN’S Steve Lewton surrendered the lead in the third round, at the final stage of the Korn Ferry Tour Qualifying School, on Saturday. But the 36-year-old, who was runner-up to Rory McIlroy at the 2006 European Amateur Championship, is on course to take the same parth as Surrey’s Ben Taylor. The Patchesham Park member is […]

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Woburn’s Steve Lewton at the 2019 Korn Ferry Tour Qualifying School, at Orange County Golf Club, Florida

Steve Lewton hits front with flawless 63 at Korn Ferry Tour Q-School at Orange Co.

STEVE Lewton carded a bogey-free 63 at Orange County National’s Panther Lake course in rainy conditions Friday to claim the 36-hole lead at 14-under 129 at the Korn Ferry Tour Qualifying Tournament’s Final Stage. After posting a six-under 66 on Thursday, Lewton kept his foot on the pedal during Friday’s second round. After making the […]

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The 2018 European Junior Ryder Cup team at Disneyland Paris Golf

EGA and R&A publish list of qualifying events for Junior Ryder Cup at Blue Mound

THE selection process for The 2020 European Junior Ryder Cup team has been confirmed by Ryder Cup Europe and the European Golf Association (EGA). Six boys and six girls captained by European Junior Ryder Cup captain Paul Lawrie will take on the USA at Milwaukee’s Blue Mound Golf & Country Club, in Wisconsin, in September. […]

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Sweden’s Julia Engström goes low in Kenya as Liz Young defies giant spider in shower

HAMPSHIRE’S Liz Young overcame a major scare before her tee time to emerge as the closest challenger to Swedish teenager Julia Engström, who made a strong start to the season-ending Magical Kenya Ladies Open. Engström set the pace with a five-under par 67 at Vipingo Ridge, on Thursday, in the event that brings down the […]

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SkyCaddie Users Dominate MCB Tour Championship – Madagascar

SkyCaddie Users Dominate MCB Tour Championship – Madagascar Staysure Tour competitor and SkyCaddie user Peter Wilson: Top Ten finisher in the MCB Tour Championship – Madagascar (photo: Andy Hiseman) 9 of the top 15 finishers in last weekend’s MCB Tour Championship – Madagascar event on The Staysure Tour used a SkyCaddie SX500 GPS rangefinder, including […]

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2020 EUROPEAN Junior Ryder Cup captain Paul Lawrie

Paul Lawrie agrees captaincy of European team at Junior Ryder Cup in Milwaukee

PAUL Lawrie, the 1999 Open Champion and two-time Ryder Cup player, will captain Europe at the 2020 Junior Ryder Cup, which will take place at Wisconsin’s Blue Mound Golf and Country Club in Milwaukee. The Scotsman, an eight-time European Tour winner, represented Europe at the 1999 Ryder Cup and will now lead Europe’s best juniors […]

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2019 Andalucia Costa Del Sol Open de España winner Anne Van Dam

Van Dam doubles up at Costa del Sol Spanish Open as Madsen counts costs of sixes

ANNE Van Dam from the Netherlands won the Andalucía Costa del Sol Open de España for the second straight year, collecting her fifth Ladies European Tour title at Aloha Golf Club, in Marbella, on Sunday. Van Dam was three strokes behind Nanna Koerstz Madsen after the third round and the Dane was still one ahead […]

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LPGA commissioner Mike Wha and LET chairwoman Marta Figueras Dotti

LPGA and LET working on venture partnership to grow women’s professional game

THE world’s two biggest women’s professional golf tours are to unite after an agreement was reached between the LPGA and LET. The Ladies Professional Golf Association and the Ladies European Tour are forming a venture partnership to push women’s golf to new heights in Europe and around the world. The combination of the LET’s European […]

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Justin Rose puts his money where his heart is to help his Telegraph memories live on

HAMPSHIRE’S Justin Rose has lent his name to the competition that helped him on his way to stardom – The Telegraph Junior Championship. And record-breaker Ben Schmidt is earning similar plaudits that followed the North Hants GC junior in the mid 1990s. The Yorkshire teenager, who broke two big records earlier this summer by becoming […]

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