Betfred British Masters host Danny Willett’s performance at The Belfry during this year’s tournament secured a £19,000 donation from tournament title sponsors Betfred to Prostate Cancer UK.
Forget the fact that umteen players had a chance to win the event. Forget the fact that Italian Guido Migliozzi let the title slip through his fingers. Forget the fact Eddie Pepperrell and Robert MacIntyre didn't really turn up on Sunday. The final hours of the Betfred British Masters were all about Richard Bland.
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.
A stunning new book about the life of Severiano Ballesteros, Europe’s most charismatic golfer, has been published to coincide with the tenth anniversary of his tragic passing.
The United States won their third successive Walker Cup with a 14-12 victory over Great Britain and Ireland at Seminole Golf Club, Florida. After trailing 7-5 overnight, GB&I had pulled within a point after taking the morning foursomes 2½-1½ but came up just short in the afternoon singles.
The Machrie Links Greens Team has completed the addition of 34 new eco bunkers and nine new championship tees to the links, under the guidance of course architect, DJ Russell. The bunkers have been introduced to create a more strategic course, with more risk-reward holes.
Hollywood is famous for its dramatic scripts and so was fitting that the final round at the Hugel Air Premia La Open provided its own excitement. Canadian Brooke Henderson overcame a four shot deficit to post a total score of sixteen-under-par and sneak past Jessica Korda, who led for the past three days, by a single stroke.
John Catlin claimed his third victory in just 13 events at the Austrian Golf Open after the American triumphed in a dramatic five-hole play-off with Maximilian Kieffer, following a similarly thrilling final-day battle with the German in regulation play.
Lydia Ko has waited a long time to add to her haul of LPGA titles but she emphatically ended the drought at the Lotte Championship in Hawaii on Saturday. Going bogey-free for the third day running, Ko shot a final-round 65 to win by seven strokes.
Alejandro Cañizares carded a five under par 67 to move into the first round lead at the Austrian Golf Open, where former World Number One Martin Kaymer was one of four players a single shot back.
Hideki Matsuyama took advantage of a damped down Augusta to fire a bogey-free third round seven-under 75 to take a four-shot lead into Sunday. Following a rain delay of over an hour, the man from Japan produced an eagle and four birdies to cover the back nine in 30.
One fact that did not come up in the Oprah Winfrey interview is that the Duchess of Sussex is a huge golf fan. She is still very much a beginner and had to take a break during her two pregnancies but she tries to sneak out on the links when she can.
