Mar 17th, 2016 Article
Football and Golf meet at Cheltenham
Alan Shearer and Lee Westwood joined their fellow owners with runners in the parade ring before the Weatherbys Champion Bumper at Cheltenham on Wednesday.
Alan Shearer and Lee Westwood joined their fellow owners with runners in the parade ring before the Weatherbys Champion Bumper at Cheltenham on Wednesday.
Ryan Fox posted his second consecutive round of 65 after just beating the fading light to lead the weather-affected second round of the Saudi International powered by SoftBank Investment Advisers.
Despite dropping three shots in her last three holes, Gabriella Cowley held on to win the fifth Rose Ladies Series event at the JCB Golf and Country Club. She carded an excellent two-under-par round of 70 to win by one shot from a group on one-under that included Charley Hull and Georgia Hall. Cowley, who has performed well throughout the Series, was delighted with her win. 5. Georgia Hall 222.5
Golf clubs up and down the country will see the first real surge of activity as players inspired by events in Augusta enthusiastically book a tee time at their local course. However, for many of those players, who will not have picked up a driver since last year, the fairway can present hidden dangers.
There I was, researching pics for the speed golf feature when this randomly turned up. It's 1935 and Tom McHugh has launched a sweet power draw when, suddenly, there's a loud sqwawk and an explosion of feathers. Blimey...
Well done Danny Willett. First Masters champion from England in 20 years. We've been reading Danny's brother PJ Willett's Twitter feed while watching this back nine, and his stream of consciousness has been genius! Enjoy that hangover...
The closing hole at St Andrew’s Old Course has been voted as the best golf hole in Scotland, after a poll of 3,000 golfers chose it ahead of a formidable selection from the country’s world–class courses.
Jin Young Ko held off Japan's Nasa Hataoka to clinch the CME Group Tour Championship, the $1.5 million pay cheque, and the player of the year title. Four players came into the fourth round tied at the top of the leaderboard but it developed into a two-horse race.
Three Ladies European Tour professionals set to compete in the Aramco Team Series - London have volunteered to act as role models and share their stories with young women from The Girls’ Network, a national mentoring charity aimed at inspiring and empowering girls from the UK’s least advantaged communities to be ambitious about their futures.
Jon Rahm finished with back-to-back birdies to win the U.S. Open and take his first major title. In complete contrast to two weeks ago, when Rahm was in tears on being told he had tested positive for COVID at the Memorial, the Spaniard was punching the air as his birdie putt fell.
Robert MacIntyre carded the joint-lowest round of the day, a six under-par 66, as he took a share of the lead at the halfway stage of the Betfred British Masters hosted by Danny Willett.
South Africa’s Branden Grace produced a stunning finish to win his second PGA Tour title in the Puerto Rico Open. He credited inspiration from his late father for his superb finish of eagle, bogey, which stole the trophy away from Jhonattan Vegas.