Rory McIlroy has confirmed his participation in the first Rolex Series event, the 2017 BMW PGA Championship, which will be staged to the revamped Wentworth Club from May 25–28.
Emily Kristine Pedersen sealed her second career LET title at the 2020 Tipsport Czech Ladies Open at Beroun Golf Club, closing with a dramatic 80ft eagle putt on the 18th hole to win by four-shots at 17-under-par from Austria’s Christine Wolf. The scores suggest it was a procession, it was anything but. By the 12th it was down to three, as Austria’s Cristine Wolf came knocking.
Heritage Golf Club in Mauritius has been named ‘Indian Ocean’s Best Golf Course’ for the second year in a row at the annual World Golf Awards. World Golf Awards serves to celebrate and reward excellence in golf tourism through their annual awards programme, and is part of the World Travel Awards.
Italian golf fashion brand Duca del Cosma has extended its colourful and successful involvement in one of Europe’s oldest golf tournaments by committing its sponsorship of the Dutch Open for a further three years.
Spending less time over the ball has been proven to improve performance on the golf course, according to a new study. And spending less time over the ball could earn a European Tour player an astonishing extra €189k per season!
Ryder Cup legend and two-time Masters Champion José María Olazábal has become the latest recipient of the PGAs of Europe Lifetime Achievement Award.
There are certainly worse phone calls to receive on a Friday afternoon after recently coming to terms with the fact that your bank account clearly doesn’t shout ‘late summer holiday’. I was off to the Villamoura, to play in the Portugal Masters Pro-Am.
Joakim Lagergren, the highly-rated Swedish player who contested a dramatic playoff at the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters last year, has signed an exclusive deal to play with Wilson Staff clubs this season.
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.
Leica Sport Optics has signing two times European Tour winner, Lee Slattery, to become global Brand Ambassador for the company’s Pinmaster II and Pinmaster II Pro Laser Rangefinders.
It was a maiden victory for South African Brandon Stone on his 27th European Tour event start, and it has propelled him from a lowly 249th in the official World Golf Ranking to 120. Not a bad way to start your season.
Leona and Lisa Maguire, the highly talented Irish sisters who have just completed a glittering golfing scholarship at Duke University in North Carolina, have turned professional under the guidance of Modest! Golf, the exclusive management company set up by compatriot Niall Horan and the Modest! Management group.
