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ENGLAND Golf performance director Nigel Edwards has been named as Team GB’s golf team leader for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The announcement of all the team leaders was made by the British Olympic Association (BOA) at a planning workshop for the Games, which are just over 500 days away. Team GB deputy chef de mission […]
KURT Kitayama carded a six-under par 66 to lead the Oman Open after the first round at Al Mouj Golf. The American, who earned his card for 2019 at Qualifying School and then won his first title in just his third European Tour start at the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open, at Anahita, parred the first […]
DUTCHMAN Joost Luiten hopes to carry his impressive form at the start of the 2019 Race to Dubai season into his Oman Open title defence at Al Mouj Golf. Luiten started the season with a third place finish at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship The Holland golfer then finished in a share of sixth place […]
Gleneagles Announces Celebratory 4-ball Green Fee To Mark Its Hosting Of The Solheim Cup Gleneagles, the world-famous Scottish hotel and sporting estate, is giving all golfers the chance to celebrate its hosting of The Solheim Cup, September 9-15, with the launch of a special four-ball green fee that runs until the end of April, 2019. […]
SPAIN’S Nuria Iturrios holds a four-shot lead midway through the Pacific Bay Resort Australian Ladies Classic after a superb second round of 67, played in strong winds and rain at Bonville. Just nine players are in red figures for the tournament with Iturrios leading on eight-under-par. Overnight leader Doey Choi dropped to four-under and outright […]
RORY McIlroy equalled the lowest opening round of his European Tour career to lead the way after day one of the WGC-Mexico Championship. The Northern Irishman fired an eagle and seven birdies at Chapultepec Golf Club en route to his fifth first round of 63 and his lowest starting round on the European Tour since […]
The Spaniard held the lead at Chapultepec Golf Club with three holes to play back in 2017 as he made his WGC debut, eventually losing out to Dustin Johnson just weeks after winning his first professional title. Since then, the 24-year-old has claimed three European Tour wins and been a member of a victorious Ryder […]
TIGER Woods will break new ground this week when makes his debut appearance at Chapultepec Golf Club, as the 14-time Major Champion prepares for his first event played in Mexico. The 43-year-old has triumphed at this week’s WGC-Mexico Championship seven times in its previous guises and is looking forward to putting on a show and […]
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE’S Meghan MacLaren and fellow Ladies European Tour players skipped breakfast to explore the beautiful scenery on the Coffs Coast ahead of the Pacific Bay Resort Australian Ladies Classic, which tees off at Bonville Golf Resort in New South Wales, on Wednesday night (GMT). The golfers met a troop of kangaroos on the ‘Look at […]
FRANCESCO Molinari is looking forward to getting his season up and running as he prepares to launch the defence of his Race to Dubai title at this week’s WGC-Mexico Championship. The Italian enjoyed a dream 2018 campaign, winning The 147th Open Championship at Carnoustie Golf Links before becoming the first European to win five points […]
FRILFORD Heath’s Eddie Pepperell is looking forward to taking part in a tournament he enjoyed watching last year when he makes his World Golf Championships debut this week in Mexico City. The Englishman has risen to 40th in the Official World Golf Ranking after a stellar 2018 Race to Dubai season which saw him win […]
Catriona Matthew And Muni He Join Elite Field At HSBC Women’s World Championship Duo to join Singapore’s Amanda Tan in region’s premier women’s golf tournament as title sponsor looks to balances experience with youth Major winner Catriona Matthew and up-and-coming LPGA rookie Muni He have received invitations from Championship sponsor HSBC, to participate in the HSBC […]
Argentario’s Popular Spring ProAm Returns To Tuscany in May Tuscany, Italy, February 2019: Argentario Golf Resort & Spa’s popular Spring ProAm which regularly attracts visitors from all over the world will this year take place on May 18 & 19 at one of Tuscany’s top golf resorts in the Maremma region of Italy. Golfers return […]
![UNSPECIFIED, SAUDI ARABIA - JANUARY 30: during Day XX of the Saudi International at [Venue] on January 30, 2019 in King Abdullah Economic City, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Andrew Redington/WME IMG/WME IMG via Getty Images )](http://www.golfnorth.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Rose-Pro-Am-Saudi-1-1024x653.jpg "Saudi International – Previews")
Justin Rose Out To Continue ‘Dream Start To Season’ At Inaugural Saudi International Powered By SBIA American Dustin Johnson out to stop world No.1 Team Lipsky wins first Saudi International powered by SBIA Pro-Am Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – Wednesday 30th January, 2019: Justin Rose, the current world No.1, has revealed he is focused on […]
2019 PING Junior Solheim Cup Qualification Begins In Portugal PING Junior Solheim Cup to be played on the King’s Course at The Gleneagles Hotel in Perthshire, Scotland, the same week as the 2019 Solheim Cup Qualifying will comprise ten events between 30th January and 17th August, 2019 Lisbon, 30th January, 2019 – The qualification process […]
Solheim Stars Unveil Tartan Specially commissioned tartan celebrated The 2019 Solheim Cup’s return to Scotland Solheim Cup stars Danielle Kang and Madelene Sagstrom have unveiled a specially commissioned tartan design to celebrate The 2019 Solheim Cup returning to Scotland in September 2019. The Official Solheim Cup Tartan has been commissioned by VisitScotland and created by […]
Team USA vs. Team Europe Celebrity Golf Cup For The Ryder Cup Trust Heads to St. Moritz for the First Time in 2019 St Moritz, Switzerland, January 2019: The Team USA vs. Team Europe Celebrity Golf Cup for the Ryder Cup Trust is heading to St. Moritz, Switzerland, for the first time this year from […]
Jesper Thuen Appointed General Manager Of ECCO® GOLF USA Danish golf footwear innovators, ECCO GOLF, have announced that current Head of Golf for Asia-Pacific, Jesper Thuen, is to take up the role of General Manager of ECCO GOLF, USA, effective January 14th. Thuen, a former touring professional, has been part of the ECCO GOLF family […]
Lowry Takes Three-shot Lead Into Final Round Shane Lowry remains on course to claim his first European Tour title since 2015 after extending his advantage to three shots on day three of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship presented by EGA. The 31 year old secured the most recent of his three victories at the WGC-Bridgestone […]
Lowry’s Not Quite Perfect 10 SHANE Lowry will take a three-shot lead into the second round of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship after equalling the course record with a sparkling 62 on Wednesday. The Irishman became the first man to match Henrik Stenson’s 13-year-old record after firing 10 birdies and no bogeys at Abu Dhabi […]
