Well they’ve had the boxing, Tiger and Rory have declined big pay days to play there and now Saudi has made history by announcing the first-ever professional women’s golf event in the Kingdom. The fully-sanctioned Ladies European Tour event will be staged in collaboration with Golf Saudi and the Saudi Golf Federation and carry a purse of $1 million.
The skies lightened up for the first day of the Trust Golf Women’s Scottish Open, with the sun shining down on the homeland’s own Michele Thomson. Thomson walked away with the 18-hole lead after recording a 7-under 65, a season-best for her on the Ladies European Tour.
Entries for The 2022 Senior Open Presented by Rolex are now open for both exempt and non-exempt players. Europe’s only Senior Major Championship will visit Gleneagles for the first time when The Senior Open Presented by Rolex heads to Auchterarder from July 21-24, with Welshman Stephen Dodd set to defend the title he won last year at Sunningdale Golf Club.
According to its founder, the premium Bettinardi putter brand has been taken to a new level this year - thanks to a record collection of wins on the European, PGA, and LPGA Tours.
Tiger Woods is writing a book, which will recount his historic victory in the 1997 Masters, when he broke 20 records and became the first player of black heritage to win a major championship.
Get in! The International Olympic Committee’s Executive Board meeting Friday ended with the inclusion of golf at Paris 2024 and Los Angeles 2028 Olympics.
President Trump has been teeing it up this weekend, which is his ninth visit to one his golf courses in the seven weeks since he took office. Obama, eat your heart out!
A prolific burglar who’s been linked with at least two robberies at golf clubs has been jailed for two years.
Francesco Molinari was the well deserved winner of the BMW PGA Championship as he beat Rory McIlroy with a brilliantly composed final round of 68 to take the title by two shots. And he’s properly played himself into Ryder Cup contention.
Byeong Hun An has become the first Korean winner of the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Award. His breakthrough 2015 season also yielded another prestigious title as the Challenge Tour Graduate of the Year.
A 130-year-old golf course in Lichfield has been saved from closure by a plan that will offset the routing of the HS2 railway through the middle of the golf course.
Golfers at Beacon Park golf course, which is owned by West Lancashire Council and operated by Serco, are fed up with the state of their course and are up in arms. What on earth does Serco know about running golf courses, and could it happen to your golf course?
