THE Reid and McGregor Trophy will not take place in 2020 – because of the continuing COVID-19 crisis, England Golf has announced. England Golf believes the English U14 and U16 championships – due to be held in the last week of July and early August – pose to many obstacles to overcome for them to […]
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England Golf chief praises club staff who have held fort to allow the game’s return
ENGLAND GOLF chief executive JEREMY TOMLINSON writes about the lifting of the lockdown that allowed clubs across England to reopen today – after being closed for seven weeks because of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has claimed more than 32,000 lives in the UK. WASN’T it fantastic to think about those words again today as golf […]
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Golf clubs gets green light to reopen as PM lifts COVID-19 rules on certain sports
GOLF clubs in England can resume playing from Wednesday this week after Prime Minister’s address to the nation on relaxing some parts of the lockdown imposed to combat the COVID-19 outbreak. England Golf – the game’s governing body – welcomed the news allowing golf clubs to open for their members for the first time since […]
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Tommy Fleetwood: ‘I owe a big debt to my upbringing in England Golf squad system’
TOMMY Fleetwood has admitted pulling on England Golf’s kit as an amateur helped to make him a star on the European Tour. Fleetwood rose from the Lancashire ranks, via the England set-up, to the Challenge Tour and the European Tour, and was crowned winner of the Race to Dubai in 2017. He revealed his career […]
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Archie Davies is crowned Wales Golf Amateur of the Year for second year in a row
WELSH Amateur champion Archie Davies has claimed the Wales Golf Amateur of the Year Award for the second-year running. Davies is currently back in the UK while his American college career is interrupted by the COVID-19 outbreak, working on his game where possible and also carrying on his studies online during lockdown. Davies was due […]
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England chief executive says: We will all get to play in our county and club events again
ENGLAND Golf chief executive Jeremy Tomlinson has penned a second letter to golf club members across the country about the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak affecting thousands of members. APRIL is the month when traditionally many golfers and their clubs come out of hibernation. The clocks have changed, the weather improves and The Masters whets […]
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England Golf’s ‘working hard to prepare for the day when play can resume on courses’
England Golf’s chief executive Jeremy Tomlinson has written a letter to golf club members across the country about the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak affecting thousands of members. Golf in England has never before faced so many difficult challenges, and in such a short space of time as it has done since restrictions were put […]
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Woodhall Spa to host both English Men’s and Women’s Amateur Championships
ENGLAND Golf will attempt to break new ground this summer by holding its men’s and women’s national championships at the same time at one venue – at its Lincolnshire headquarters at Woodhall Spa. The national governing body had revealed its plan to try to salvage some events from the season wrecked by the COVID-19 crisis. […]
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Paul Waring accepts EDGA role as official ambassador for golfers with disabilities
EUROPEAN Tour star Paul Waring has signed up to officially represent EDGA – the international body that encourages people with disability to thrive through golf. Waring has been one of the European Tour’s most popular golfers with fans and players alike since he started competing on the Tour in 2008. The former England Boys captain […]
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McGregor and Carris on hold as coronavirus bites deeper into England Golf season
ENGLAND Golf have postponed another 14 events – including the Carris and McGregor trophies – in the summer’s amateur calendar in June and July amid the continuing coronavirus crisis. All major championships organised by the game’s governing body in England have now been put off up until July 27. That includes two of the three […]
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Berkhamsted Trophy has to be put back after attracting GB&I’s top women amateurs
BERKHAMSTED Golf Club has confirmed the postponement of the 61st Berkhamsted Trophy because of the coronavirus outbreak. But the Hertfordshire heatthland club – famous for having no bunkers – plans to stage the ground-breaking event for sexual equality later this year. The 72-hole tournament was set to be the world’s first national-level elite amateur golf […]
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Minimise risk of infection says England Golf in latest advice to clubs and golfers
GOLF clubs and golfers must take appropriate steps to make sure they minimise the risk of infection from the COVID-19 virus, according to England Golf. In general, golf is a healthy pursuit played in the open air, the game’s governing body said after the Government urged the public to avoid social gatherings, and pay heed […]
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England Golf postpone Brabazon Trophy and both English Seniors events
ENGLAND Golf have postponed all championships and coaching scheduled to take place up until early June as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak. They include the Brabazon Trophy at Sherwood Forest and the first international match of the season between England and France at Ganton, which hosted the Walker Cup in 2003. All England coaching […]
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England Golf update: COVID-19
England Golf update: COVID-19 In the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, England Golf has today announced a number of key decisions relating to all of our championships and wider golfing activities. All championship and performance events have been postponed until 7 June. With the health and wellbeing of all golfers, staff and volunteers paramount […]
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Petition to Keep Golf Open launched by club owners to help in coronavirus fight
GOLFERS are being urged to sign a petition to ensure the Government allows courses to stay open. The UK Golf Federation has launched a petition urging the Government to ‘Keep Golf Open’ during the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak. Some two million people play golf every week – and while many golf clubs’ weekday regulars are senior […]
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England Golf Statement Regarding Coronavirus
England Golf Statement Regarding Coronavirus England Golf – in light of the developing situation with the COVID-19 outbreak – has today issued the following guidance to all our affiliated golf clubs and golfers. We fully recognise the need to adhere to the expert advice available and as such we would point all our clubs in the […]
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Augusta National postpones Masters for first time since 1946 as coronavirus spreads
NEXT month’s Masters at Augusta National has been postponed because of the growing threat of the coronavirus pandemic. The 84th editon of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club, was due to start on April 9 – with the players making the famous drive down Mangolia Lane the weekend before. But one of golf’s most […]
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Innovative 9-hole Competitions Introduced At Bentham
Innovative 9-hole Competitions Introduced At Bentham Family run Bentham Golf Course is once again showing its flair for making golf a more appealing and all-embracing pastime with their latest initiative, the Friday Night Knock series, starting late Spring. Since taking on the picturesque Yorkshire Dales course in 2009, the Marshall family have worked tirelessly to […]
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Nelson Golf Club
Nelson Golf Club Nelson Golf Club is an 18 hole course in the heart of beautiful countryside and is yet very accessible, being situated only a few miles from the major Lancashire conurbation of Burnley, Blackburn, Preston and Nelson, with far reaching and breathtaking views towards Pendle Hill, Rossendale, Ribble Valley and the Yorkshire Dales. […]
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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 […]