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MARCUS Kinhult held off challenges from defending champion Eddie Pepperell, four-time winner Matt Wallace and Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre to win his first European Tour title at the Betfred British Masters. The Swede birdied the final two holes at Hillside Golf Club after dropping two strokes on the previous two holes, to finish one ahead of […]
ROYAL LIVERPOOL’S Matthew Jordan took full advantage of his late invitation to the Betfred British Masters with an impressive opening round of 63 to lead by two shots at Hillside Golf Club. The 23-year-old Englishman, who lives in nearby Hoylake, only got into the tournament on Sunday and is making just his ninth appearance on […]
The Marine Hotel Ownership Group Announces Major Refurbishment Plans To Commence In June At The Iconic Ayrshire Hotel Cannock Troon LLP, the ownership group of The Marine Hotel in Troon, have today, announced their plans to embark on a phased plan of major works to refurbish and bring a luxurious new look and feel […]
THE European Tour’s drive for inclusivity in golf continued apace with the announcement that two tournaments for Golfers with Disability will be run alongside two of this season’s biggest Rolex Series events. In conjunction with the European Disabled Golf Association (EDGA) – which founded the new World Rankings for Golfers with Disability (WR4GD) now administered […]
EDDIE Pepperell will defend a European Tour title for the first time in his career as he tees it up at the Betfred British Masters at Hillside Golf Club tomorrow (Thursday). The Englishman won last year’s British Masters at Walton Heath, his second title of the 2018 season, and has arrived at Hillside in a […]
THE Golf Foundation has welcomed Meghan MacLaren as an ambassador for the national golf charity that encourages young people from all backgrounds to benefit from the sport. Meghan’s first assignment was performed with skill and style at Golf At Goodwood on Sunday, as she struck the first official shot to launch the foundation’s national GolfSixes […]
EUROPEAN Ryder Cup captain Padraig Harrington has opted to reduce his number of wild cards from four to three when his team defends the trophy at Whistling Straits in 2020. The European Tour has confirmed the qualification period for Europe’s 2020 Ryder Cup team will start at the 2019 BMW PGA Championship – the fourth […]
BETFRED British Masters host Tommy Fleetwood is relishing the prospect of teeing it up in the town he grew up in as the European Tour returns to Hillside for the first time in 37 years. The Englishman is acting as the fifth host of the British Masters since its return to the European Tour’s International […]
TOMMY Fleetwood kick-started his Betfred British Masters week with victory in the first Hero Challenge of the 2019 European Tour season, defeating compatriot Matt Wallace in the final at Princes Dock in Liverpool. This year’s British Masters host topped group one and then defeated Ladies European Tour and LPGA star Charley Hull in the semi-final […]
Zest.Golf Enter Spanish Market With Leading Tee Sheet Provider iMaster.golf Zest.Golf have reached an agreement with GolfSpain to connect their respective technologies to benefit golfers and golf courses. GolfSpain are the leading provider of golf management systems and tee sheet technology to the Spanish golf course market under the iMaster.golf brand. They provide extensive booking […]
Course Changes At Barassie Links Benefit Members And Visitors One of the finest championship links courses in Scotland has undergone a new look to help boost enjoyment and playability. Kilmarnock (Barassie) Golf Club, a former Open Final Qualifying and Amateur Championship venue, now boasts an impressive new short 12th hole and other subtle course changes […]
Carryway Reveal Solheim Cup Captains’ Cars Custom-made golf buggies will go on a tour of the UK before the contest at Gleneagles in September Scotland, 3 May 2019 – Carryway, an Official Supplier to The 2019 Solheim Cup, today unveiled the Captains’ Cars, the golf buggies which will be driven by the Team Captains at […]
LADIES European Tour rookie Leona Maguire shot a course record eight-under-par 64 in round one of the Omega Dubai Moonlight Classic – the world’s first professional day-night golf tournament, played on the Faldo Course at Emirates Golf Club as golf took a leaf out of cricket’s book on opening up to a new group of […]
Ton Up for Iconic Gleneagles Gleneagles in Scotland is celebrating the 100th birthday of its iconic King’s and Queen’s Courses. Designed by James Braid and created using nothing more than manual labour and horse and cart, both courses, which were officially opened on 1 May, 1919, have an illustrious history. The King’s Course hosted a famous […]
THE BBC has agreed a deal with the Ladies European Tour to cover The Solheim Cup when European captain Catriona Matthew and her vice-captain Dame Laura Davies will try to rest the trophy back from the Americans at Gleneagles, in September. A one-hour highlights programme from Gleneagles, in Scotland, will be shown on either BBC […]
ENGLAND Squad member Cara Gainer held off a great field in tough conditions to win the 47th Hampshire Rose. The 23-year-old, from Castle Royle Golf Club, near Maidenhead, shot an impressive 36-hole total of four-under after carding rounds of 72 and 68. That was enough to hold off Hampshire veteran Kerry Smith, from Waterlooville GC, […]
LIGHTS, camera… action! The Omega Dubai Moonlight Classic gets under way tomorrow (Wednesday) over the Faldo Course at Emirates Golf Club. The revolutionary Dubai course will host the world’s first professional day-night golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour. The field of 56 professionals had the chance to practise under the lights on Monday and […]
LEE Westwood will bid for his 25th European Tour victory when he joins tournament host Tommy Fleetwood at Hillside Golf Club next week for the Betfred British Masters. The Englishman, who claimed a Rolex Series title in the Nedbank Golf Challenge last November, is in pursuit of the milestone win, and his second Betfred British […]
SPANIARD Jorge Campillo ended an eight-year wait for his first European Tour title as he triumphed at the Trophée Hassan II by two strokes. The Spaniard, playing his 229th event, had previously been a runner-up on six occasions, including two second-place finishes in consecutive weeks last month. But he held his nerve on the formidable […]
SCOTLAND’S Connor Syme claimed his first European Challenge Tour title in style at the Turkish Airlines Challenge as he held his nerve to defeat Francesco Laporta in a play-off to triumph at Samsun Golf Club. The duo played in the same group together for the second successive day and both carded five-under par rounds of […]
