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What clubs were in the Winners' Bags this week?
It’s Manic Monday, so here is a very quick round up of all the results and stories from the weekend on the PGA Tour, European Tour, LPGA and Women’s European Tour.
Steve Staunton has won this year’s first Celeb-Am at the Farmfoods British Par 3 Championship. Staunton put in a stunning performance on the Cromwell Course to clinch victory with a score of +1 (35). He fought off competition from the likes of ex-Manchester United star Clayton Blackmore and former Strictly judge Len Goodman.
VPAR "brings the passion of the professional game to an amateur golfer irrespective of Handicap" and now they are looking to raise £1 million to take them to the next level.
Two players at different stages in their professional golf careers won tournaments last weekend while relying on SkyCaddie GPS for yardage information. Phillip Price, conqueror of Phil Mickelson in the 1983 Ryder Cup, and 25-year-old Jack Davidson, soon to make his first attempt at Q-School on the DP World Tour this October, both used SkyCaddie’s ground-mapped GPS data to lift a trophy.
It’s Manic Monday, so here is a very quick round up of all the results and stories from the weekend on the PGA Tour, European Tour, LPGA and Women’s European Tour.
Lexi chalks up her fifth LPGA Tour Win at The Meijers.
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After all that shambles of a kangaroo court TV ruling robbing Lexi of a major, the USGA and R&A have made some interesting decisions...
Swiss sisters Kim and Morgane Metraux share the lead with Sofie Bringner of Sweden after shooting a trio of five-under-par 67s on a gorgeous opening day at the Ladies Italian Open presented by Regione Piemonte.
Charley Hull has today confirmed her spot in Saudi Arabia’s ‘women’s week of golf’ – joining Major-winning Solheim Cup teammate Georgia Hall as one of the headline names competing in next month’s “unprecedented” $1.5million events. The 24-year old will head to the Middle East seeking her second win in the region, having come out on top in Abu Dhabi’s Fatima Bint Mubarak Open last year.
