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Local Golf News Magazine and Website for Golfers in Scotland, North England and North Wales
Day 3 Report: 2019 Helen Holm Scottish Women’s Open Slovenia’s Pia Babnik led from start to finish at the 2019 Helen Holm Scottish Women’s Open Championship as a bogey-free round of 66 helped the youngster claim a seven-shot victory over France’s Charlotte Bunel. With a three-shot lead going into Sunday’s final round, Babnik continued to […]
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: […]
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 […]
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 […]
STEPHEN Gallacher birdied three of his last four holes to produce a stunning comeback and win his first European Tour title in five years at the Hero Indian Open. The Scot had shared the first round lead but a second round 74 saw him slip back and his chances looked doomed when he made a […]
SCOTLAND’S Stephen Gallacher and Julian Suri fired opening rounds of 67 to take a share of the first round lead at the Hero Indian Open. Gallacher has often flourished on tough courses throughout his career, and showed he had the measure of DLF Golf and Country Club last season as he recorded a top 10 […]
Scots Star Carly Booth To Become Scottish Golf Ambassador for Women and Girls’ Golf Carly Booth is set to support Scottish Golf’s plans to grow the game among women and girls in the Home of Golf after it was announced on International Women’s Day that the former Scottish Girls’ Champion will partner the national governing […]
The British Junior Golf Tour The UK’s leading Junior Golf Tour The British Junior Golf Tour, a not-for-profit organisation, is the leading Junior Golf Tour in the UK. We provide junior golfers with outstanding opportunities to experience great competitions, on wonderful courses, at top class venues. Our events are fun, competitive, affordable and open to […]
Youngsters Encouraged To Play Their Part In Shaping The Future Of Golf In Scotland Youngsters who are passionate about golf are being urged to apply to become a member of a pioneering new programme to help drive the future of the sport. Applications are now open to join The Young Person’s Golf Panel (YPGP), a national […]
Affiliation Increase Approved At Scottish Golf General Meeting Scottish Golf’s membership has voted in favour of a resolution to increase the per capita fee at a General Meeting held at the Stirling Court Hotel tonight. The resolution was passed with a majority vote of 60.2%. The increase from £11.25 to £14.50 will take effect from […]
Stoneleigh Deer Park GC’s Johnny Reay Wins The Links Golf Cup Ayrshire 2018 Over Four of the Finest Championship Links in West Scotland Johnny Reay of Stoneleigh Deer Park Golf Club in Coventry took the top honours in The Links Golf Cup Ayrshire 2018 on Friday (September 7) ahead of defending champion, Neil Sanderson of Eaglescliffe […]
Scotland Announce Teams for World Amateur Team Championships Scottish Golf has announced its teams for next month’s World Amateur Team Championships, at Carton House, Ireland. Key members of last week’s winning Ladies Home Internationals team, Connie Jaffrey, Hannah McCook and Shannon McWilliam will represent the women’s side, while Ryan Lumsden, Sandy Scott and Euan Walker […]
Trump Turnberry King Robert the Bruce Yards – 7203 Par – 72 www.turnberry.co.uk King Robert the Bruce The King Robert the Bruce course was redesigned and opened in 2016, named after the birth place of Robert the Bruce which is situated in the ruins of a medieval castle where the famous Turnberry Lighthouse stands. The […]
Kilmarnock Barassie Golf Club The Jubilee Book, the history of the Kilmarnock (Barassie) Golf Club, records Kilmarnock men playing golf at Troon in the 1870’s and 1880’s. The course was initially at Holmes Farm in Kilmarnock but this location only provided 9 holes, and on 26th September 1894 new land was secured at our present […]
Scottish Golf Reveals European Team Championship Selections Scottish Golf has today (Monday 25th June) announced Scotland’s line-up for the European Team Championships, each taking place 10th-14th July 2018. The four championships will tee off in the same week, with the Ladies Team Championship taking place at Golf Club Murhof, Austria, the Girls Team facing off […]
Prestwick St Nicholas Golf Club Prestwick St Nicholas Golf Club is the 26th oldest Golf Club in the world. Old Tom Morris winner of four Open Championships was a founding/honorary member of the club, a traditional Scottish links golf course occupying a prime position on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. The deep bunkers, […]
Rowallan Castle Designed by Eight-time European No 1 golfer and 2010 winning Ryder Cup Captain Colin Montgomerie, the course is now gaining a global reputation as a masterpiece thanks to its fast undulating greens, cavernous bunkers and mature setting. Set amongst two historic castles and playing through 1000-year-old Yew Trees the course also overlooks the […]
The Irvine Golf Club There are over a dozen fine links golf courses on the Ayrshire Coast. The Irvine Golf Club stands proudly as one of the best but perhaps the most unheralded. The test of golf that this well-maintained true links course provides is without question and there is a real understated quality about […]
Blairquhan Castle Set in over 200 acres of private land and gardens in the heart of unspoilt Ayrshire, Blairquhan Castle is the ideal venue for an unforgettable golf holiday. This magnificent 19th century baronial castle is surrounded by many great golf courses in Ayrshire like the Ailsa course at Trump Turnberry and Royal Troon golf […]
Challenges Ahead for Scottish Golf after AGM Setback Scottish Golf Chair Eleanor Cannon has today (Saturday 10 March) expressed her “deep disappointment” after the membership voted against a proposal to increase the annual affiliation fee paid by members for the first time in five years.At the governing body’s Annual General Meeting in Edinburgh, members voted […]
