ADRIAN Otaegui is looking to take inspiration from 12 months ago in Belgium as he defends his title this week at the Belgian Knockout. The Spaniard overcame Benjamin Hebert in the final last season at Rinkven International Golf Club. He advanced from 36 holes of strokeplay before battling through the knockout rounds in nine-hole medal […]
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Rookie MacIntyre goes for broke but Wiesberger returns to winner’s circle
BERND Wiesberger won his fifth European Tour title after a thrilling final day battle with Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre at the Made in Denmark tournament. The Austrian was out for seven months last year due to a wrist injury but is now back in the winner’s circle in his 13th event since making his comeback on […]
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Paul Broadhurst tied with Toledo but will defending champ triumph at Oak Hill?
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE County’s Paul Broadhurst carded the only bogey-free round of the day at Oak Hill Country Club as he took a share of the lead after the second round of his defence of the KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship. The Midlands-raised Ryder Cup ace, who has two Senior Major championshps to his name, ended Friday’s play […]
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Evian qualifier sharpens Solheim Cup focus for Carly Booth at Jabra Open
THE Solheim Cup dream is still alive for many of the European players in the field at this week’s Jabra Ladies Open at Evian Resort Golf Club, where Scotland’s Carly Booth will be making a push for Team Europe qualification. The top three players on the European points list in line for automatic qualification following […]
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Broadhurst won’t throw KitchenAid sink at Oak Hill to retain PGA Seniors title
PAUL Broadhurst believes that remaining level-headed at Oak Hill Country Club is key as he prepares to defend the KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship he won in stunning fashion 12 months ago. The 1991 Ryder Cup player recovered from a one over par first round at Harbor Shores, playing his next three rounds in 20 under […]
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Rory McIlroy looking for a Renaissance at Scottish Open
RORY McIlroy has confirmed his participation in the Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open, with the four-time Major champion bringing further star power to The Renaissance Club, in North Berwick, in July. The former World No. 1 will tee it up in Scotland, the Home of Golf, as the third event in the 2019 Rolex Series […]
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Koepka creates USPGA record at Bethpage as 65 opens up seven-shot lead
BROOKS Koepka made history at the US PGA Championship as the American recorded the lowest 36-hole score in Major Championship history, obliterating the rest of the field at Bethpage to move seven shots clear after a second round 65 moved him to 12 under par. The 29-year-old former European Tour winner and Challenge Tour graduate […]
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USPGA champion Koepka lets class shine through at New York’s Bethpage Black
BROOKS Koepka’s USPGA Championship title defence got off to a perfect start at Bethpage Black as an almost effortless seven-under 63 moved the American one clear of Danny Lee, while Tommy Fleetwood was three shots further back in outright third. Koepka is aiming to make it four victories in eight Major appearances this week and […]
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Solheim Cup captain Catriona Matthew calling time on her LPGA career
SCOTLAND’s Catriona Matthew – Europe’s Solheim Cup captain – has confirmed she will be stepping away from the LPGA this year and will be playing more on the Ladies European Tour in the future. The Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational, from July 17-20, will be her last LPGA event on US soil and she will […]
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Francesco Molinari ready to face Masters champion Tiger Woods at Bethpage Black
FRANCESCO Molinari is hoping to continue his impressive Major form at this week’s USPGA Championship, as The Open Champion prepares to once again tee it up alongside recently-crowned Masters winner Tiger Woods at Bethpage. The Italian played side-by-side with Woods at Augusta National as the American famously claimed his 15thh Major title. And Molinari is […]
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Rory McIlroy: Length will be key in bid for third USPGA title at Bethpage Black
RORY McIlroy feels the famous length and difficulty of Bethpage’s Black Course could play into his hands this week as the Northern Irishman targets a fifth Major Championship at the USPGA Championship. The 30-year-old has been on superb form in 2019, with a win in the Players Championship on the US PGA Tour supplemented by […]
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Challenge Tour announces ISPS HANDA World Invitational at Galgorm
THE European Challenge Tour has announced it will host the first ISPS HANDA World Invitational for men and women to be held in Northern Ireland, in August. The European Tour’s drive for inclusivity in golf – starting with April’s Jordan Mixed Open and the announcement last week of the first disabled tournaments to be run […]
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St George’s Hill member Clive Edgington to be next captain of the R&A
THE Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews has announced that 67-year-old Clive Edgington, a member at Surrey’s St George’s Hill, will serve as Captain in 2019/20. Mr Edgington has been nominated by the past captains of the club and will begin his year in office with the traditional driving-in ceremony on the first […]
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Westwood to resume host role at Close House for Betfred British Masters
THE Betfred British Masters will return to Newcastle’s Close House in 2020. Former World No. 1 Lee Westwood will become the first player to host the European Tour tournament twice. Following the success of this year’s event at Hillside Golf Club in Southport, where Ryder Cup star Tommy Fleetwood took on the hosting duties, Westwood […]
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Last-gasp birdie by Kinhult denies Pepperell British Masters defence dream
MARCUS Kinhult held off challenges from defending champion Eddie Pepperell, four-time winner Matt Wallace and Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre to win his first European Tour title at the Betfred British Masters. The Swede birdied the final two holes at Hillside Golf Club after dropping two strokes on the previous two holes, to finish one ahead of […]
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Bland begins climb back to top with share of lead at Prague Golf Challenge
HAMPSHIRE’S Richard Bland was one of five players tied for the first round lead at the Prague Golf Challenge after carding seven-under par rounds of 65 at Prague City Golf. Bland reeled off four birdies in a row starting at the 10th, in the Czech Republic, and after dropping a shot at the 18th, bounced […]
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European Tour Rolex Series will host two Golfers with Disability tournaments
THE European Tour’s drive for inclusivity in golf continued apace with the announcement that two tournaments for Golfers with Disability will be run alongside two of this season’s biggest Rolex Series events. In conjunction with the European Disabled Golf Association (EDGA) – which founded the new World Rankings for Golfers with Disability (WR4GD) now administered […]
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Pepperell confident ahead of defence of Betfred British Masters at Hillside Golf Club
EDDIE Pepperell will defend a European Tour title for the first time in his career as he tees it up at the Betfred British Masters at Hillside Golf Club tomorrow (Thursday). The Englishman won last year’s British Masters at Walton Heath, his second title of the 2018 season, and has arrived at Hillside in a […]
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MacLaren races home for a big Golf Foundation date
THE Golf Foundation has welcomed Meghan MacLaren as an ambassador for the national golf charity that encourages young people from all backgrounds to benefit from the sport. Meghan’s first assignment was performed with skill and style at Golf At Goodwood on Sunday, as she struck the first official shot to launch the foundation’s national GolfSixes […]
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Harrington cuts Ryder Cup wild cards at Whistling Straits from four to three
EUROPEAN Ryder Cup captain Padraig Harrington has opted to reduce his number of wild cards from four to three when his team defends the trophy at Whistling Straits in 2020. The European Tour has confirmed the qualification period for Europe’s 2020 Ryder Cup team will start at the 2019 BMW PGA Championship. That is the […]
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