Oct 27th, 2018 Article
Chainsaw attacker at golf course sentenced
A man who attempted to murder a golfer in a chainsaw attack has been jailed for over eight years by a judge who described the incident as “like something out of a horror film.”
Sep 17th, 2018 Article
European amateur champion Celia Barquin murdered in Iowa
Celia Barquín (22), European Ladies' Amateur champion and leading student-athlete at Iowa State University, has been found murdered at the Coldwater Golf Links in Ames. A man, Colin Daniel Richards (also 22), has been charged with murder.
Aug 10th, 2017 Article
GolfPunk becomes official media partner
The guys on the European Seniors Tour represent a golden, pioneering age of golf. Many of them, like Sam Torrance, were there at the start of the European Tour in 1972, when events took them to ridiculously hard to get to destinations, and players slept 4 to a room to save costs. Subsequently they have very interesting stories...
Jan 31st, 2018 Article
Late surge earns England's Wardle top honours
England star Isobel Wardle staged a stunning final-round comeback to claim a dramatic play-off victory at the 2018 Portuguese Women’s Amateur Golf Championship at West Cliffs Golf Links.
Nov 2nd, 2020 Article
Gay beats the youngsters in Bermuda
Brian Gay rolled in his long birdie putt at the first playoff hole at the Bermuda Championship to beat a man almost half his age and become the oldest winner on the PGA Tour since Davis Love III in 2015. "Well, this is absolutely insane," said Gay after his round. "I’ve been playing awful since Covid… it’s been a struggle. I’ve been trying to work hard and get back."
Oct 6th, 2015 Article
Mount Juliet
The internationally renowned Mount Juliet Estate becomes the 16th member of the exclusive European Tour Properties network with the announcement of the Irish venue as a European Tour Destination.
Feb 22nd, 2020 Article
Van Rooyen ties course record at WGC
Erik van Rooyen celebrated his 30th birthday most spectacularly at the WGC-Mexico Championship as the South African tied the course record at Chapultepec Golf Club with a sizzling 62. That nine under par round moved van Rooyen to a ten under total and within a shot of Bryson DeChambeau’s lead.
Aug 17th, 2019 Article
World Invitational Golf
Local favourite Stephanie Meadow will take a four shot lead into the final round of the ISPS HANDA World Invitational. The 27-year-old from Jordanstown, Northern Ireland shot a six under par 67 to sit on ten under for the event, four clear of England’s Eleanor Givens. In the men’s event, Damien Perrier of France and Todd Clement of England lead the field by a single shot following another long day with rain delays at Galgorm Castle.
Aug 2nd, 2015 Article
Ricoh Wrap Up
A scintillating last day at the Ricoh Women's British Open saw Inbee Park triumph over the Ailsa course at Turnberry. Her final round 65 was a joint course record.
Mar 3rd, 2017 Article
Top 50 GolfPunks 30-26
Numbers 30-26 in our Top 50 GolfPunks Of All Time 'Hall Of Fame'...
Mar 20th, 2024 Article
JCB ANNOUNCED AS PRESENTING PARTNER OF LIV GOLF UK
LIV Golf and JCB, one of the world’s largest privately-owned manufacturers of construction and agricultural equipment, today announced a multi-year partnership as the League gears up for its return to the United Kingdom
May 13th, 2021 Article
Schwab leads Betfred British Masters
Matthias Schwab’s red-hot form continued at the Betfred British Masters hosted by Danny Willett as the Austrian fired a six-under-par 66 to take the lead after the first round at The Belfry. The 26-year-old, who has three top ten finishes in his last four starts, carded three successive birdies from the 16th hole, making the turn three-under-par after starting from the tenth.
