Dec 15th, 2016 Article
Vandals strike at Royal Musselburgh
One of the world’s oldest golf courses has been damaged by vandals who deliberately tore up one of the greens in a car. Utter cretins we say!
One of the world’s oldest golf courses has been damaged by vandals who deliberately tore up one of the greens in a car. Utter cretins we say!
Matilda Castren became the first Finnish winner in LPGA Tour history at the LPGA MEDIHEAL Championship, beating Taiwan's Min Lee by two strokes. "It's a huge honour to be a winner as a rookie and especially the first one from Finland," Castren said. "That's a really big honour."
Team USA opened with their most significant lead after day one of a Ryder Cup against Europe by winning both of Friday's sessions 3-1 at Whistling Straits in Wisconsin. The last time a team earned 3 or more points in each of the first two sessions was in 2004, when Team Europe went 3½-½, 3-1 at Oakland Hills on its way to a 18½ -9½ victory on foreign soil.
Laurie Canter got off to a spectacular start at the Italian Open, as the Englishman carded a 12 under par opening round 60 to take a four-shot lead at Chervò Golf Club. “It feels great. The score, days like that, the back nine there, everything’s gone in. I gave myself some chances and it was just one of those days where you’ve just got to enjoy the ride." said Canter
Denmark’s Emily Kristine Pedersen closed her second round with an emphatic eagle to post a silky round of 68 (-4) and hold a two shot halfway lead at nine-under-par from Lydia Hall, heading into the weekend at the inaugural Aramco Saudi Ladies International presented by PIF. The halfway cut fell at +7, with 67 players advancing to the weekend.
George Coetzee will go in search of a fifth European Tour win as he takes a one shot lead into the final round of the 2020 Portugal Masters. The South African produced a remarkable eagle-birdie finish on day three to sign for an impressive 66 and move to 11 under par at Dom Pedro Victoria Golf Course.
Wu Ashun delighted the Chinese crowd, adding an excellent 65 to his opening 66 and a two shot lead at the Volvo China Open at the Genzon Golf Club in Shenzhen. But it was Wu’s young countryman Yang Kuang who grabbed all the headline as the youngest player to make a cut on the European Tour at the tender age of 14 years, six months and 12 days.
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Rory McIlroy wasted no time criticising LIV Golf and Greg Norman after defending his Canadian Open title at St. Charles Country Club in Winnipeg. It was McIlroy's twenty-first PGA Tour title and the man from Northern Ireland was delighted that he moved ahead of Norman's twenty win mark. "I had extra motivation of what's going on across the pond," said McIlroy.
Lumine Beach and Golf Community, Costa Daurada’s much-loved and highly regarded golf destination, is inviting golfers to experience its outstanding golf courses with a number of new package options.
A new drive to attract golfers to some ‘hidden gem’ 9-hole courses has teed off in the Highlands.
Heritage Resort has announced that their second 18–hole championship course will be co–designed by Major champion Louis Oosthuizen and renowned designer Peter Matkovich.