Squire and Fretwell victorious at Woodsome Hall
Squire and Fretwell victorious at Woodsome Hall SCARCROFT’S Mark Squire and Kevin Fretwell (Garforth) teamed up to win the second summer meeting of the Yorkshire County Members’ Association at Woodsome Hall GC. The pair – Squire off nine and Fretwell off 11 – amassed 42 points to win by one in the three-quarters handicap stableford […]
Short and sweet as Oliver retains title
Short and sweet as Oliver retains title OLIVER Whiteley finally got his season under way after enduring a rough patch when he retained the PGA North Assistants’ Championship of Lancashire at Bolton Golf Club. A five-under-par 65 looked impressive but the 37-year-old former European Tour player admitted he owed everything to his short game. “I’ve […]
Legend Gary Player visits Golphinforkids event in St Andrews
Legend Gary Player visits Golphinforkids event in St Andrews Gary Player , 3 times Open Champion, appeared at the Golphinforkids festival at The Fairmont Resort to lend a helping hand to kids golf. The event, organised and sponsored by the Ayrshire based business was designed to inspire kids during the week of The Open Championship […]
Ladies First for Get into Golf in Cumbria
Ladies First for Get into Golf in Cumbria It’s ladies first when it comes to helping more people Get into golf in Cumbria. Clubs across the county are backing a new drive to make it easier than ever for girls and ladies to take their first shots at a sport that offers many health and […]
Improvements unveiled at Scotland’s top golf hotel
One of Scotland’s top golf hotels has unveiled a series of key on and off-course improvements ahead of hosting a senior tournament. The latest phase of projects at Scotland’s top golf hotel Meldrum House Country Hotel in Aberdeenshire has been completed ahead of the the 54-hole strokeplay Aberdeen Masters and a planned multi-million pound expansion […]
Victory for Zach Johnson at The 144th Open Championship
The 144th Open Championship, held at St Andrews, was won this week by Zach Johnson following a four-hole play-off between Johnson, Louis Oosthuizen and Marc Leishman. Beforehand Johnson had sank a 30-foot putt on the 72nd – ending on a six-under-par 66. The first 12 holes saw the champion make 15 putts only and in […]
Bushnell Golf distances itself from the competition as #1 rangefinder at The Open Championship
Bushnell Golf continues to cement its position as the #1 laser rangefinder across the professional ranks, by being the overwhelming choice of competitors and caddies at The 144th Open Championship. With more than 96% of caddies and over 93% of players using Bushnell rangefinders to prepare for their week at St Andrews, these figures once […]
Play-off joy for Spain’s Ignacio Puente
Spain’s Ignacio Puente birdied the first hole of a three-way play-off to win the McGregor Trophy at Wallasey, Cheshire. He beat England U16 internationals Toby Briggs (Dunston Hall) and Charlie Strickland (Ham Manor) after all three tied on one-under par after 72 holes. It was his third win in a play-off. The 15-year-old describes his […]
PING goes long with COR-Eye Technology, unveils irons, wedges, putters
Achieving significant performance gains by engineering without sacrificing other key design attributes, PING announced two new innovative iron models today while expanding its popular Glide wedge and Cadence TR putter families. The new GMax iron introduces COR-Eye Technology, a revolutionary design that increases flexing across the entire face for faster ball speeds that produce unprecedented […]
Sergio Garcia Junior Golf Academy pupil crowned Catalan Youth Golf Champion 2015
The Sergio Garcia Junior Golf Academy at PGA Catalunya Resort, near Barcelona, continues to empower the next generation of Spanish golfers, as one of its members, 12 year old Paula Perez Cubinas, is crowned champion at the Catalunya Youth Golf Championship, held at La Roca Golf Club. Having attended The Sergio Garcia Junior Golf Academy […]
Moray Golf Club unveils course changes
Moray Golf Club has released details of a series of course improvements that have been made ahead of one of the UK’s most prestigious amateur championships. The changes at the renowned Scottish links will provide a stunning backdrop for the Carrick Neill Scottish Open Stroke Play Championship in May – a Scottish Golf Union flagship […]
New look for 120-year-old Welsh Amateur Championship
There will be changes to the 120-year-old Welsh Amateur Championship to be held at Prestatyn Golf Club this year. The top Welsh amateur event for male golfers was first played for in 1895 and for most of its history was purely a match play event. However the 2015 Welsh Amateur Championship will start with 36 […]
Golf Linx Live re-scheduled to 2016, A positive move all round!
The organisers of Golf Linx Live 2015 have received universal endorsement from the Industry for this new show concept, almost without exception. However, the only dates available to us in this joint venture, clashed with the Open and although many saw this as a positive thing, this has substantially reduced the amount of trade support […]
Swede Success as Scotland Crowned European Team Kings
Scotland lifted their second European Amateur Team Championship title in the last six years after victory over Denmark in the final at Halmstad in Sweden. Following in the notable spike marks of Colin Montgomerie, who was part of the victorious Scotland side in at the very same venue in 1985, Ian Rae’s charges staved off […]
Henrik Stenson Launches Golf Course Design Business
Swedish professional golfer Henrik Stenson, winner of 13 tournaments on the PGA TOUR and European Tour, has announced the debut of Henrik Stenson Golf Design, a global golf course design business. The company will be based out of Orlando, Florida with a European office located in Sweden. The world No. 7 has engaged Christian Lundin, […]
American Golf join London Golf Show as official retail Partner
The Golf Show Group is delighted to announce it has teamed up with American Golf ahead of the next installment of the London Golf Show at Bluewater, November 13-15. The partnership will see American Golf join as the show’s Official Retail Partner, offering suppliers the chance to be part of a new area where they […]
Record-Breaker Stewart Captures Wire-to-Wire Boys Title
Jamie Stewart produced a dominant final day display to capture the Global Golf Post Scottish Boys Under-16s Championship in record breaking fashion at Arbroath. The 16-year-old from Old Ranfurly, who had held the overnight lead on 9-under par, fired a morning round of 69 to main his advantage, before recording his second 5-under 65 of […]
2015 Sunwise Golf Eyewear Range
British eyewear company Sunwise have announced its new range of sunglasses for golfers. The company’s latest golf range offers bright and bold British designs whilst boasting innovative features new to the eyewear market. 2015 sees Sunwise® meeting the needs of golfers with the introduction of retro fashion ranges whilst developing new sports eyewear with the […]
European Solheim Cup Team outfits unveiled by Abacus Sportswear
Abacus Sportswear, a pioneer of high-performance stretch waterproof fabrics, has unveiled the outfits Carin Koch’s European Team will wear during The 2015 Solheim Cup held at St. Leon Rot Golf Club, Germany, September 18-20, 2015. The outfits have been carefully designed to ensure the European Team not only look their best but also enable […]
Odyssey Exclusive ‘Lucky 777’ Limited Edition Putters
Odyssey has unveiled an exclusive, limited edition ‘Lucky 777’ model to celebrate the continued global success of its iconic #7 Putter. Only 777 have been manufactured, with 77 available in Europe, and its release underlines the importance of this celebrated progressive mallet design, which has been a leading money-maker on global professional Tours for almost […]