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England’s 2019 European Seniors Team Champions

England Seniors do double with European titles as men score first win since 2010

ENGLAND’S senior golfers completed a golden double when they won both the European Senior Men’s Team Championship, in Denmark, and the European Senior Ladies’ Championship, in Bulgaria. The men started their tournament slowly, finishing in fourth place behind Scotland, Ireland and hosts Denmark after the 36-hole stroke play qualifier at Rungsted. However, they went on […]

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Gordon Moir (right), next year’s BIGGA vice-president, talking to Jack Nicklaus at St Andrews

Old Tom Morris’ successor to become president of British and International Golf Greenkeeping Association

FORMER St Andrews Links Trust director of greenkeeping Gordon Moir has accepted the nomination to become vice-president of the British and International Golf Greenkeepers Association in 2020. Gordon, who retired from his position at St Andrews Links in December, will take up the deputy’s role with a view to becoming BIGGA president in 2021, as […]

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Jack Senior playing in the 2019 KMPG Trophy

Jack Senior having his moments on Challenge Tour

FOR the second time in the last three weeks, Jack Senior finds himself on top of a leaderboard after opening the KPMG Trophy with rounds of 63 and 66 to take a one-shot lead on 13-under. Through the first two days, the Englishman has carded 16 birdies against only three bogeys and is displaying the […]

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Hagley Golf Club’s Ellie Perks (right) receives her England Golf Hero’s Handshake Award from the scheme’s young ambassador Emily Furniss.

Ellie Perks defies disability to develop her own game and help others at Hagley GC

WORCESTERSHIRE teenager Ellie Perks has become the latest recipient of England Golf’s Hero Handshake Award. Fourteen-year-old Ellie received the award for the tireless voluntary work she has done supporting several charities. That included working as an ambassador for the Golf for Disabled Children charity at her home club – Hagley Golf Club, near Stourbridge – […]

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