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Second Staging Of R&A Girls U16 Amateur At Fulford A more international and stronger field will tee up at Fulford this week for the second staging of the R&A Girls U16 Amateur Championship (26 – 28 April). Building on the success of last year’s inaugural event at the renowned York venue, a starting field of […]
DUBAI is set to host the first professional day-night golf tournament next month – the Omega Dubai Moonlight Classic will be played on the Faldo Course at Emirates Golf Club. Golf course designer Sir Nick Faldo made floodlights an integral part of the design. Excitement is already building as fans look to witness and be […]
THE players who won the European Nations Cup at Sotogrande last weekend have all been selected for England’s team to face Spain, in next week’s annual international, at Formby Golf Club. Champions Ben Jones, Tom Plumb, Tom Sloman and Bailey Gill (pictured left to right above) will be joined at the Lancashire links course by […]
Skipton Golf Club Skipton Golf Club, one of the most scenic courses in the North of England, was founded in 1893 on the outskirts of the famous Yorkshire Dales market town. 2018, the club’s landmark 125th anniversary, saw some of the biggest changes to the course in its entire history, with a revised layout and […]
Skipton Golf Club Ladies Unveil New Hesper Farm Skyr Kit The Ladies section at Skipton Golf Club is sporting a brand-new kit, courtesy of sponsor Sam Moorhouse, of Hesper Farm Skyr in Bell Busk. The Ladies section runs A, B and weekend league teams, playing within the Yorkshire League, with friendly matches organised for later […]
ROYAL Liverpool’s Ladies European Tour player Emma Goddard has become the first recipient of the LET’s first Gateley education grant awards. The new grant-aid scheme was launched at the beginning of December last year as part of the ‘LET’s Learn’ element of the tour’s development strategy. It exists to encourage LET members to give thought […]
Scottish Boys’ & Girls’ Opens – Day 2 Report Hannah Darling continued to lead the way at this year’s Scottish Girls’ Open. An even par round of 71 gave the Scots teenager a 3-shot lead going into tomorrow’s final round on the Eden Course at St Andrews. Looking ahead to tomorrow’s final round, Darling said: […]
Fairway To Success For Lady Golfers At Widnes Golf Club A ladies first golf drive is proving a big hit for a forward-thinking golf club. Widnes Golf Club has launched its own ladies academy to put it on the fairway to success. The club has established both a special passport scheme for newcomers to the […]
A FREE and easy-to-enter competition running across all 19 Crown Golf clubs this weekend, will help raise funds for a charity nominated by Dorset’s golf superstar Georgia Hall. Participants will get a single putt for glory – plus the chance to win a year’s free membership. The event, already being shared widely on social media […]
Liberton’s Scott Allison Secures Silverware at The Links Golf Cup East Lothian 2019 Scott Allison from Liberton Golf Club in Edinburgh took full advantage of playing on Scottish home soil to secure the silverware at this year’s Links Golf Cup East Lothian, played over four of East Lothian’s finest championship links courses. Runner-up in the event […]
Lancashire Club Looks To The Future A Lancashire club is breaking down the barriers to encourage more ladies to take up golf. Walmersley Golf Club – which was founded in 1906 – has established equal playing rights and privileges for both male and female members of the club. The decision of the club – which […]
MEGHAN MacLaren could not produce her second win in a month – and more importantly this time against a field of men – as she lost out to Holland’s Daan Huizing in the ground-breaking Jordan Mixed Open, on Saturday. Having been an outspoken critic of the disparities in prize money between men and women’s golf […]
DAAN Huizing made golfing history by becoming the first player to win a full-field mixed professional tournament with his triumph at the Jordan Mixed Open. The Dutchman began the final round at Ayla Golf Club two shots behind overnight leader Meghan MacLaren, who opened the world-first tournament with consecutive rounds of 65 to get to […]
THE LET Access Series (LETAS) will field the strongest schedule in its history as it celebrates its 10th year in 2019 – including a new Road to Largue with a new tour championship at the season’s conclusion. The series will feature 20 tournaments in nine countries across Europe, an increase from 13 last year including […]
MEGHAN MacLaren picked up where she left off by carding a second consecutive 65 and will take a two-shot lead into the final round of the Jordan Mixed Open, on Saturday. The Northamptonshire-based pro, who is a champion for the strength of the women’s professional game, has carded 15 birdies and only one bogey through […]
West Kilbride Become First Club In Scotland To Commit To R&A’s Women In Golf Charter West Kilbride Golf Club has become the first affiliated club in Scotland to sign The R&A Women in Golf Charter. Unveiled by The R&A in May 2018, the Women in Golf Charter has been introduced to create a more inclusive […]
McDonald Sets The Pace At ANA Inspiration American Ally McDonald birdied the final hole to lead the first round of the ANA Inspiration, the season’s first major championship. McDonald, the world no. 106 who is yet to win her first LPGA title, was tied with four other players on three under par, but moved clear […]
DAAN Huizing will forever hold a small place in history as the first overnight leader of the Jordan Mixed Open on eight-under par – but it was the LET’s Meghan MacLaren who did the most to make the unique format an instant success. The Dutchman birdied half of the holes at Ayla Golf Club against […]
Aberdeen Standard Investments To Host 5TH Annual Diversity Summit During Week Of Solheim Cup Nicola Sturgeon, First Minister of Scotland, today welcomed the announcement that Aberdeen Standard Investments will host its 5th annual Diversity Summit during the week of The 2019 Solheim Cup. The biennial women’s golf tournament, which this year is funded by the […]
MORE than a trophy is on the line for Scott Henry and his wife Kylie this week with the married couple also playing for bragging rights in the inaugural staging of the Jordan Mixed Open. The Scottish couple will become the first husband and wife to compete against one another in a professional golf tournament […]
