IRELAND’S Conor Purcell hopes home advantage can help him overcome a stellar international field at The 124th Amateur Championship in Ireland which starts tomorrow (Monday). The 20-year-old, who reached the semi-finals of the championship at Royal Aberdeen last year, is a member at Portmarnock, situated north of Dublin, which will co-host one of the biggest […]
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Ireland’s Purcell hopes for Amateur Championship success at Portmarnock
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Euphemie takes the hard Rhodes in Women’s Amateur KO’ing close friend Screen
EUPHEMIE Rhodes. from Somerset, edged out top qualifier and England team-mate Hannah Screen to seal a place in the last-16 of the Women’s Amateur Championship, at Royal County Down, on Thursday. The 17-year-old, from Burnham & Berrow, showed experience beyond her years to defeat Elena Moosman by two holes in the last-64 match play stage […]
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Frilford Heath and Stoke by Nayland to host European Tour Qualifying School again
The 2019 European Tour Qualifying School schedule will comprise of 13 venues – including a debut for Spain’s Club de Golf Bonmont – as players go in search of a life-changing European Tour card. The European Tour Qualifying School runs from September to November and gives players – professional and amateur – the opportunity to […]
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Screen storms to the top seed spot in British Women’s Amateur Championship
HERTFORDSHIRE’S Hannah Screen finished as the leading qualifier for the matchplay stage of the 116th Women’s Amateur Championship at Royal County Down. Following the second round of strokeplay qualifying, the joint overnight leader added a three-under-par round of 70 for a seven-under-par total of 139, on an overcast and breezy day in Northern Ireland. From […]
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Nothing Bland about older golfers says Hoey heading into Pas de Calais Open
WITH three of the top five players on the European Challenge Tour rankings aged 35 or older, Michael Hoey says he has been inspired as he prepares to tee it up in the Hauts de France – Pas de Calais Golf Open. The 40-year-old, a decorated professional who has won five times on the European […]
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Economic impact of Paris Ryder Cup put at €235m – Sheffield University research
THE Paris Ryder Cup boosted economic activity in France by more than €235 million, according to a new report compiled by Sheffield Hallam University’s Sport Industry Research Centre . More than 270,000 people attended last September’s contest at Le Golf National to see Europe defeat the United States 17½-10½ as France hosted the Ryder Cup […]
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Why Shearer can’t wait for British Masters to return to North East’s Close Hall
NEWCASTLE United legend Alan Shearer has welcomed the return of the Betfred British Masters to Close House in August 2020 – and believes the European Tour tournament can be an even bigger hit in the north east than it was two years ago. Nearly 70,000 fans came out to watch some of world’s leading golfers […]
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Burnage ramps up Walker Cup bid with victory in St Andrews Links Trophy
ENGLAND international Jake Burnage claimed the biggest win of his career so far with an enthralling one-shot victory in the St Andrews Links Trophy. The North Devon ace came out on top after a hard-fought final round, coming from three shots back to win the championship on 20-under par. He pipped long-time leader Matty Lamb […]
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Lucky 13 Baker in exclusive club of European, Challenge and Staysure Tour winners
NEARLY a decade after his last victory, former Ryder Cup player Peter Baker secured his first Staysure Tour title at the Senior Open Hauts de France – hosted by Jean van de Velde – after a final round 67, signing for a 13-under par total. The Englishman, who joined the Staysure Tour in 2017 after […]
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Attoe becomes fourth player to win English Seniors back-to-back in 39 years
DEFENDING champion Ian Attoe pulled off an impressive wire-to-wire victory when he won the English Senior Men’s Open by eight shots at Holme Hall Golf Club, Lincolnshire. He was nine-under par for the 54 holes and his win gave him his third championship title since 2015. The runner-up was Yorkshireman Richard Norton while third place […]
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Thongchai is just ace for Thailand to knockout Irish in GolfSixes at Oitavos Dunes
THONGJAI Jaidee sank a hole-in-one in front of a swimming pool to close out Team Thailand’s closing victory over defending champions Team Ireland and progress to the knockout stages of GolfSixes Cascais, as the innovative event teed off with a bang in Portugal. It was an engrossing start to the six-hole tournament at Oitavos Dunes, […]
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Pelley questions if it is time for an innovation swing?
By European Tour Chief Executive KEITH PELLEYAN interesting discussion developed at our headquarters the other day about whether our current stretch of European Tour events – Made in Denmark, the Belgian Knockout and this week’s GolfSixes Cascais – should form an official ‘Innovation Swing’. It is debate not without merit. The golfing calendar is undoubtedly […]
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Ireland to defend GolfSixes title but Germany’s LET stars aiming to make their mark
PAUL Dunne and Gavin Moynihan will tee off their title defence for Team Ireland at the GolfSixes Cascais today (Friday). They will be up against an England Women’s team featuring Ladies European Tour stars Meghan MacLaren and Florentyna Parker, as the innovative event makes its first appearance on continental European soil. The Portuguese coastal region […]
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Attoe leads to begin defence of English Seniors crown at Lincolnshire’s Holme Hall
DEFENDING champion Ian Attoe launched his defence of the English Senior Men’s Open with a superb six-under 65 at Lincolnshire’s Holme Hall Golf Club. He leads by two from Essex’s Mark Stones, from Boyce Hill, with another six players also beating par on the opening day of the championship. “It was a perfect round of […]
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Burmester books US Open trip to Pebble Beach as putts drop at Walton Heath
DEAN Burmester booked his place at Pebble Beach after winning US Open Sectional Qualifying at Walton Heath – finishing four strokes ahead of Sam Horsfield. The South African, who celebrated his 30th birthday on Sunday, opened with a round of 63, nine under par, which he followed with a round of 65. On the back […]
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Schmidt pips Schwartzel and Lyle to become youngest Brabazon winner at just 16
SIXTEEN-year-old Ben Schmidt became the youngest-ever winner of the Brabazon Trophy – winning by five shots at Leeds’ Alwoodley Golf Club, on Sunday – 70 years after it was first won by a 17-year-old. Schmidt pips major winners Sandy Lyle and Charl Schwartzel, who were respectively 17 and 18 when they won the English Men’s […]
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Schmidt stands on verge of joining Brabazon’s teenage winners club as Hall cards 63
YORKSHIRE’S Ben Schmidt withstood a record-setting charge from Harry Hall today to hold on to a one-shot lead in the Brabazon Trophy at Alwoodley Golf Club. Hall, from West Cornwall, swept up the leaderboard with an eight-under 63, which set a new course record and took him to 10-under in the English Men’s Open Amateur […]
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Paisley checks out well in Belgian Knockout after finding form again
CHRIS Paisley came home in 30 to sign for a second consecutive 65 and secure top seeding heading into the weekend at the Belgian Knockout. The Englishman moved to 12-under to finish one shot clear of Section B winner Anton Karlsson, with the top 32 from Sections A and B advancing to the knockout stages […]
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Schmidt and Strickland top Brabazon leaderboad at English Amateur Strokeplay
YORKSHIRE teenager Ben Schmidt led the international field in the Brabazon Trophy by three after shooting a record-equalling 64 at Alwoodley Golf Club, in Leeds, on Friday. The 16-year-old, from Rotherham Golf Club – where Masters winner Danny Willett played as a junior – was nine-under after 36 holes of the English Men’s Open Amateur […]
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Strickland strikes Brabazon blow as he eyes Gary Evans’ English Strokeplay record
SUSSEX’S Charlie Strickland shot a bogey-free 66 to take a two-shot lead after the first round of the Brabazon Trophy at Leeds’ Alwoodley Golf Club. The 20-year-old from Ham Manor was five-under par in tough conditions of wind and drizzle, holding tight to his score with good par saves on the final two holes. His […]
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