BROOKS Koepka sealed his first World Golf Championships title as he cruised to a three-shot victory at the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational. The World No. 1 carded an impressive bogey-free round of 65 at TPC Southwind to get to 16-under par and add a WGC to his four Major Championship victories. Fellow American Webb Simpson […]
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Langer legend goes from strength to strength with record fourth Senior Open
BERNHARD Langer continued his historic dominance of over-50s golf by winning The Senior Open for a record fourth time. The German set a new benchmark for Senior Major Championship victories – with 10 – when he last won The Senior Open in 2017 at Royal Porthcawl, And with his win at Royal Lytham & St […]
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Hewson claims spot in AIG Women’s British Open by winning European Amateur
HERTFORDSHIRE’S England international Alice Hewson booked herself a place in this week’s AIG Women’s British Open at Woburn, after producing a last day charge to win the European Ladies’ Amateur Championship at Dorset’s Parkstone Golf Club. Hewson, from Berkhamsted, started the final day just inside the top 20 after opening rounds of 72, 70 and […]
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Tom Watson confirms he will bow out of Senior Open and The Open at Royal Lytham
TOM Watson, five-time winner of The Open and three-time Senior Open Champion, has announced that the final round of The Senior Open at Royal Lytham & St Annes will be the last competitive round in the UK. The 69-year-old, who has competed in The Open an astonishing 38 times and has made the cut in […]
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Schmidt becomes youngest to complete the Brabazon and Carris Trophy double
BEN Schmidt became just the fourth golfer to win both the Brabazon Trophy and the Carris Trophy in the same season when he won the English Boys’ Under 18 Amateur Strokeplay Championship at Moor Park Golf Club. The 16-year-old from Rotherham Golf Club became the youngest-ever winner of the Brabazon Trophy when winning the English […]
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Ryder Cup ready for Irish return in 2026 as Adare Manor gets green light
THE Ryder Cup will return to Ireland in 2026 when Adare Manor, in County Limerick, hosts the biennial contest between Europe and the United States for the first time. Ryder Cup Europe announced the five-star resort will follow in the footsteps of Whistling Straits in Wisconsin (2020), Marco Simone in Italy (2022) and Bethpage Black […]
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Nicholas breaking down boundaries as amputee qualifies for Senior Open
AMPUTEE golfer Geoff Nicholas will make his Senior Open debut at Royal Lytham & St Annes today after earning his place in Monday Qualifying. The Australian – who participated in the European Tour’s ground-breaking EDGA Scottish Open for Golfers with Disability earlier this month – was one of more than 500 golfers who competed at […]
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Rory McIlroy admits emotion of playing Open at Royal Portrush really got to him
RORY McIlroy arrives at the WGC-FedEx St Jude Invitational buoyed by the support of his home country, after experiencing an outpouring of love as he narrowly missed the cut at The Open last week. An emotional McIlroy was visibly overwhelmed by the support he received on Friday after battling back from a disappointing opening round […]
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Zen Green Stage Scores Sky Sports Hat-Trick At Royal Portrush
Zen Green Stage Scores Sky Sports Hat-Trick At Royal Portrush The adjustable Zen Green Stage completed a hat-trick of Open appearances last week, once again acting as the dynamic and exciting centrepiece for the Open Zone during Sky Sports Golf’s impressive TV coverage of the 148th Open Championship from Royal Portrush. Its TV appearance in […]
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How Mexican Toledo took advantage of Langer invite as hottest player in Germany
ESTEBAN Toledo recorded his lowest round in Europe to take the lead at the end of day one at the WINSTONgolf Senior Open after an eight-under par 64. The Mexican, making his debut appearance at WINSTONgolf in Vorbeck, made 10 birdies in his round of 64, despite not having played the course in competition before. […]
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Willie Park Jnr – The Great Courses
Willie Park Jnr – The Great Courses Willie Park Jr. (4 February 1864 – 22 May 1925) was a Scottish professional golfer. He won The Open Championship twice. Park was also a successful golf equipment maker and golf writer. In his later years, Park built a significant career as one of the world’s best golf course architects, with a worldwide […]
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Record attendance set at Royal Portrush and 2020 Open tickets selling fast
A RECORD-breaking crowd of 237,750 is attending The 148th Open at Royal Portrush, setting an attendance record for a championship staged outside St Andrews. This year’s attendance surpasses the crowd of 235,000 that attended Royal Birkdale in 2017 and the 237,000 mark set at St Andrews in 2015 making it the second largest championship ever. […]
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Top 30 confirmed for AIG Women’s British Open for Solheim Cup race climax
THE 2019 AIG Women’s British Open is set to welcome a star-studded field to Woburn next month, with every player from the current top 30 in the Rolex Women’s World Rankings confirmed. The AIG Women’s British Open was founded by the LGU in 1976 and this year will held on Woburn’s magnificent Marquess’ course from […]
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England miss out on Euro’s glory as Sweden condemn them to third silver in a row
ENGLAND narrowly missed out on the chance to win the European Men’s Team Championship for a record 12th time when they lost to hosts Sweden in the final of this year’s championship at Llunghusen GC. Tom Sloman, Alex Fitzpatrick and Ben Jones all claimed top-10 finishes as England finished second behind Ireland in the 36-hole […]
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Tiley takes top spot right to the wire to claim maiden win at Le Vaudreuil Challenge
KENT’S Steve Tiley claimed his first win on the European Challenge Tour with a wire-to-wire victory at Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge. The Englishman, playing his 11th season on the Challenge Tour, finished runner-up to last year’s wire-to-wire champion Richard McEvoy. But 12 months later the former Georgia State University golfer went one better – recording […]
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Goodall breaks LET Access record with a 61 on route to second win in Spanish event
CHESHIRE’S Rachael Goodall followed up her record breaking score in LET Access Series history by winning the Ribiera Sacra Partimonio de la Humanidad International Ladies Open – her second career win. She claimed a two-shot victory over Italy’s Lucrezia Colombotto Rozzo, playing with her in the last group as the final pair both posted two-under […]
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Tiley’s three-shot lead at Le Vaudreuil as he goes in search of maiden victory
KENT’S Steven Tiley will take a three-shot lead into the final round of Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge as he goes in search of his first European Challenge Tour title. The Englishman, who is playing in his 11th season on the Challenge Tour, leads after 54-holes for the first time. The Royal Cinque Ports player is […]
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Wiesberger gets 10-out-of-10 for sharing Scottish Open lead with Slattery after a 61
BERND Wiesberger carded the lowest round of his European Tour career to share the halfway lead of the Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club. The Austrian, whose previous low round was 63, made 11 birdies – including five in a row to end his round – to sign for a 10-under par […]
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Tiley taking it one step at a time at top of leaderboard in Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge
KENT’S Steven Tiley leads by three shots at the halfway stage of Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge at Golf PGA France du Vaudreuil. The Englishman, who finished runner-up to last year’s wire-to-wire champion Richard McEvoy, followed up his opening round of 64 with a three-under par round of 68 to break away from the chasing pack […]
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Levet looking for his first Staysure victory at scene of finest win at PGA Catalunya
THOMAS Levet returns to the scene of his 2009 Open de España victory when the European Tour Destinations Senior Classic gets under way on the Staysure Tour at PGA Catalunya Resort today (Friday). The Frenchman captured the fifth of his six European Tour titles at the acclaimed Spanish venue, holding off Paraguay’s Fabrizio Zanotti to […]