This time last year it was not looking particularly rosy for the golf industry in the UK. Participation figures for golf had risen slightly but the outlook for many clubs up and down the land was bleak. Membership figures were falling and there was a trend forming as the body of nomadic golfers rose.
Has laser’s inherent weakness as regards line-of-sight finally been exposed by a new feature from golf GPS specialists SkyCaddie?
Tiger has sensationally pulled out of the Omega Dubai Desert Classic with back problems. No, surely not.... say it ain't so...
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Andy Sullivan shot a stunning 11 under par round of 61 to set a new Fire Course record at Jumeirah Golf Estates and take a two-shot lead into round two of the inaugural Golf in Dubai Championship presented by DP World.
YE Yang may have won a major but, to date, no Asian player has won a Word Golf Championship. Yet all that could change this week as Japan’s 24-year-old Hideki Matsuyama goes into the halfway stage of the WGC-HSBC Champions at Sheshan with a three-shot lead over Bill Haas and Russell Knox, the defending champion.
Céline Boutier followed her victory at last week’s Evian Championship with an impressive win in Ayrshire in the FreeD Group Women’s Scottish Open.
Two-time major champion Anna Nordqvist finds herself tied for the lead along with Americans Jessica Korda and Yealimi Noh at four-under-par. Starting the day with a birdie on the 1st hole, the Swede carded three more birdies in her round until an unfortunate bogey on the last cost her the solo lead. "I think I made four in a row on making the turn too," said Noh of her birdie opportunities.
Exciting Scottish talent, Cameron Adam, continued his fine form in 2020 with a dominant display in the Faldo Series England North Boys Championship at St Annes Old Link Golf Club.
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Branden Grace shot a closing round of 66 to win his eighth European Tour title and thrill the home fans at the Nedbank Golf Challenge.
While other sports (cricket, football) have turned themselves inside out in order to 'get contemporary' and relevant to millenials, golf has pretty much plodded along, drifting further away from the good old days when people knew their place and the sun never set without permission first. Anyway, this is what Richie Ramsay had to say...
