Jun 6th, 2018 Article
R&A throws weight behind nine hole golf
As the quest for short formats of the game continues the R&A this week announced its support of the expansion of the Mercedes-Benz After-Work Golf Cup.
As the quest for short formats of the game continues the R&A this week announced its support of the expansion of the Mercedes-Benz After-Work Golf Cup.
A new era for the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open was unveiled today with news that the tournament, from 2019 onwards, will be hosted annually by some of the greats of the Irish game.
Premium trolley manufacturer Stewart Golf has announced the purchase of a brand–new £1m, 10,500sq ft factory in Gloucestershire. Good work!
Junior golfers have been battling it out this summer for a place in the third American Golf Junior Championships, and they have announced a line up for the final that boasts some of the U.K. & Ireland’s best young golfers.
Municipal Maybole Golf Club has been in existence since 1905 and at the Memorial Park since 1924, but its future is now uncertain due to pressure on budgets at South Ayrshire Council.
Rory and Jason are absolute beasts, and their swings (or should that be swing?), just keep getting better and better.
According to a report on the BBC local news site, a 105-year-old golf course in Leicester has closed as the city council looks to save £90m by 2018. The closure of Western Park municipal golf club will apparently save the authority a paltry £123,000 a year.
LIV Golf today announced that has been named Chief Financial Officer; has been named EVP, Head of Events; has been named EVP, Head of Team Business Operations; has been appointed to a new EVP role and will also lead LIV Golf’s London office; and
The PIF Saudi International powered by Softbank Investment Advisers, will return on 2-5 February with one of its strongest fields to date. Eleven major champions will take on Royal Greens Golf & Country Club, including the American quintet of Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka, Bryson DeChambeau, Bubba Watson, and Phil Mickelson, with a combined 15 major titles between them.
After being renamed earlier this year Mizuno is delighted to announce its partnership with the Clutch Pro Tour is about to hit new heights for 2023. The 2023 Mizuno Next Gen Series will offer 36 UK events with a total prize fund of £1,800,000 and over 40 Challenge Tour invites.
The R&A has made it clear where it stands on the LIV Golf issue by not asking Greg Norman to any of the festivities at the 150th Open Championship next week, including the Champions' Dinner. A statement from the R&A read as follows:
Mizuno has announced the signing of 32-year-old Englishman Laurie Canter as it continues to regenerate its tour staff with an eye firmly on the future.