It may be season’s end, but there are still a few loose ends to be tied off before the PGA calendar rolls over to 2017. And there’s none bigger that the 2016 WGC–HSBC Champions at the Sheshan Golf Club in Shanghai.
Entries have opened for the year’s first key domestic men’s elite amateur event, the 72-hole Berkhamsted Trophy in association with Bushnell Golf, which takes place from 4th – 6th April at Berkhamsted Golf Club.
GolfPunk's latest excursion saw us jetting off to Costa Calida, in the Murica region of Spain, to La Manga Club courtesy of Solmar Villas, where we were treated to a luxury villa, pool, a round of golf on the immaculate northern course, as well some nice weather (for a change).
Step forward Rickie, Bryson and Gary Woodland...
It was as you were at Wentworth as both overnight leaders shot four-under-par rounds of 68 to extend their lead to three shot over the field. Chasing them are Englishman Justin Rose, South African Christiaan Bezuidenhout, who both carded 69, and India’s Shubhankar Sharma who had one of the round of the day, a six-under 66.
If anyone’s been watching the European Tour coverage, they may have noticed Paul Lawrie has a new golf bag, with Cardinal emblazoned down the side. So who or what is Cardinal?
Rafa Cabrera Bello was back to his brilliant best as he carded a bogey-free 64 to take a two shot lead into the weekend at the 2021 ACCIONA Open de España presented by Madrid. The home favourite finished second at the last staging of this event in 2019 but revealed he had felt "lost" at times in the following two years as he slipped outside the top 200 in the Official World Golf Ranking.
Srixon are celebrating a successful weekend, as three staffers claimed huge worldwide wins with the all-new Z-STAR Series golf ball.
Wentworth's owners have announced their 'final enhancements and improvements' to their new membership structure, which will take effect from 1st April next year. Here's what they had to say. We will also be reporting on how the members reacted in a separate posting.
Mrs Forman’s is the oldest golf pub in the world, but plans are afoot to demolish it and turn it into a garage. Have people no respect?!
Etiquette - “The customary code of polite behaviour in society or among members of a particular profession or group.” There were certain sporting maxims when we grew up. Football is a gentleman's game played by thugs, and rugby is a thug’s game played by gentlemen. Cricket and golf were games for protaganists who played with a significant side order of honour.
Ian Poulter has received a PGA Recognition Award for his outstanding contribution to the game at the annual PGA lunch at Grosvenor House. And it's not before time.
