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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Al Sharif flies flag for Saudi golf in challenge for Royal Golf Club Bahrain Open title
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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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Ellis eyes first professional win at Bahrain’s Royal Golf Club in MENA Tour return
A CONFIDENT Harry Ellis returns to the MENA Tour seeking his first career win as a professional at the Royal Golf Club Bahrain Open, which starts Monday. The 24-year-old, from Southampton, played five events in the 2019 season and was inside the top-12 in all of them. Those consistent displays over the past few months […]
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Canterbury Golf Club Launches Second Club Membership
Canterbury Golf Club Launches Second Club Membership Following its success with the ground-breaking Associate Membership, the progressive Canterbury Golf Club in Kent (www.canterburygolfclub.co.uk) has launched another innovative form of golf club membership. For just £360 a year, the new Second Club Membership will provide similar playing rights to the club’s full membership. To be eligible […]
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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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James Braid – The Great Courses
James Braid – The Great Courses Golf North and Golf South websites are delighted to be promoting the finest selection of James Braid designed golf courses from around the world. James Braid (6 February 1870 – 27 November 1950) was a Scottish professional golfer and a member of the Great Triumvirate of the sport alongside Harry Vardonand John Henry Taylor. He won The Open Championship five times. He also was a renowned golf […]
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Wiltshire’s Jake Bolton faces Olly Huggins in last eight of South African Amateur
ENGLAND are guaranteed at least one player in the semi-finals of the South African Amateur Championship with B.B.&O. county player Olly Huggins meeting Jake Bolton in Thursday’s quarter-final. Frilford Heath’s Huggins – who lost a play-off for the African Amateur Championship two weeks ago – will be up against Wiltshire’s Bolton at Royal Johannesburg & […]
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Bailey Gill claims his maiden MENA Tour win in Oman to earn European Tour start
LINDRICK’S Bailey Gill made two stunning birdies from almost impossible positions in his last two holes to claim his maiden pro victory and deny Berkshire’s David Langley a second MENA Tour victory in 2020 at the Ghala Open, in Oman. The former England amateur international beat roommate and Journey to Jordan No. 1 champion David […]
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Herts’ Hannah Burke back at Australian Ladies Classic after achilles injury hell
LADIES European Tour winner Hannah Burke finished 25th on the 2019 Order of Merit despite playing only half a season because of a serious injury. The 2015 Tipsport Czech Golf Masters champion was forced to miss the second half of the year as she recovered from her achilles problem after a freak injury back in […]
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LET season kicks off with Australian Ladies Classic at Bonville Golf Resort
A NEW Ladies European Tour season starts on Wednesday night UK time – with the Geoff King Motors Australian Ladies Classic at Bonville Golf Resort, in New South Wales. The first event on the 2020 Race to Costa del Sol – which is the official LET ranking from this season – offers a €250,000 bonus […]
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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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Ganton Golf Club
Ganton Golf Club Ganton Golf Club 14th Hole Ganton, ranked in the top 30 of Europe’s Championship courses, has hosted many national and international tournaments and is a perfect place to play golf. Nestling in the Vale of Pickering, east of York and a few miles from the coastal resort of Scarborough, a day at […]
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Schwartz inspired by Gros’ win in NewGiza Open to take lead in Oman’s Ghala Open
LESS than a week after his best friend won a title on the MENA Tour, Frenchman Antoine Schwartz was enjoying the rub-on effect as he took sole possession of lead after the opening round of the Ghala Open on Monday. The 30-year-old from Suresnes, near Paris, posted a bogey-free six-under par 66 and was leading […]
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Proudfoot Trophy winner Simpson shows Joe Long way to go at Royal Johannesburg
SAMUEL Simpson claimed the Proudfoot Trophy for topping the 36-hole strokeplay qualifier for the matchplay stage of the Aon South African Amateur Championship. After hitting possibly the best two-iron of his life, it set up what turned out to be a decisive eagle for Simpson. After making three birdies in the opening seven holes to […]
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England Women’s squad is slimmed down to four with overseas players to be added
THE national selectors have named the players who will make up a much smaller England Women’s Squad for 2020, alongside announcing the make-up of the Girls’ group. Four of the country’s top talents will lead the way for the women in the season ahead with Yorkshire’s Charlotte Heath and Somerset’s Mimi Rhodes promoted from last […]
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Westwood wants Close House win when he hosts British Masters for a second time
ADOPTED Geordie Lee Westwood is looking forward to becoming the first player to host the Betfred British Masters on two occasions when the European Tour event returns to Close House near Newcastle upon Tyne this summer. Westwood has enjoyed an impressive start to 2020, winning the season’s first Rolex Series event, the Abu Dhabi HSBC […]
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Sebastien Gros gets career back on track with NewGiza Open victory on MENA Tour
FRENCHMAN Sebastien Gros is determined to resuscitate his career this year. And the two-time Challenge Tour winner made a brilliant start in that direction by claiming the inaugural NewGiza Open. Gros said: “This is fantastic. I have worked very hard this winter along with my team. “To get a win so early in the season […]
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Curtis Knipes is the ‘geezer’ in NewGisa on route 66 to top leaderboard in Egypt
ESSEX’S Curtis Knipes was the main man in only his second start as a professional on the opening day of the $75,000 NewGiza Open. The 19-year-old, who came through Final Qualifying to play in The Open at Royal Portrush last summer, fired a superb, bogey-free 66 to take a two-shot lead. Knipes’s six-under par round […]
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Tewkesbury Park selected to host PGA Super 60s as £10m upgrade brings its rewards
TEWKESBURY Park has agreed a three-year deal to host the national PGA Super 60s Championship until 2022. Entries are now open for the event, which will take place on August 5 and 6, on The Deerpark, Tewkesbury Park’s 6,554 yard par-72 course. Eighty pairs comprising a PGA professional and amateur both aged 60 or older […]
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Tewkesbury Park To Host PGA Super 60s Until 2022
Tewkesbury Park To Host PGA Super 60s Until 2022 Five-star family-run golf hotel Tewkesbury Park has agreed a three-year deal with The PGA to host its national PGA Super 60s Championship until 2022. Entries are now open for the event, which will take place on August 5th and 6th this year on The Deerpark, Tewkesbury […]
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