Aug 30th, 2017 Article
La Manga to launch 2018 Golf Tour
The successful European Amateur Golf Tour (EAGT), now established as the most popular amateur golf tour in Europe, will launch its 2018 season at the five–star La Manga Club resort in Spain.
The successful European Amateur Golf Tour (EAGT), now established as the most popular amateur golf tour in Europe, will launch its 2018 season at the five–star La Manga Club resort in Spain.
With two G/FORE ambassadors part of team USA’s defence of the Ryder Cup, the luxury golf-inspired sportswear and accessories brand is set to feature heavily during this week’s much anticipated biennial event at Le Golf National, Paris with Bubba Watson and Phil Mickelson both sporting some eye-catching customised G/FORE shoes.
The Open Championship is the final major of the season with the 151st playing of The Open and the 13th at Royal Liverpool Golf Club, the first since 2014. 42 players in the field competed at the 2014 Open Championship, including winner Rory McIlroy and four others that finished in the top 10: Rickie Fowler, Adam Scott, Charl Schwartzel and Shane Lowry.
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.
Today it’s the start of the Deutsche Bank Championship at the TCP Boston. We’re all good to go with that. But it seems that Sergio will be staying at home. And he missed the Barclays as well. We wanted to know why?
Brace yourselves. PXG Founder Bob Parsons just said this! "We're working on a process that has never been done before and is incredibly expensive... Our next set of clubs are going to cost a lot more.”
PGA Catalunya Resort’s five–star Hotel Camiral, located just outside Girona, has been accepted as the latest member of the The Leading Hotels of the World, Ltd., a curated collection of independent and distinct luxury hotels. Just in the nick of time, GP's Editor is off there on Monday!
GolfPunk's new gun-slinger writer Keel Timmins has noticed that past Masters champions, no matter how old, have a habit of blazing up Augusta no matter what their form elsewhere. Very interesting...
Dustin Johnson produced a terrific recovery on the 72nd hole to finish -14 and win the WGC by one stroke from England's Tommy Fleetwood.
Lexi Thompson has been named as an Official Ambassador for PGA Junior League Golf. The announcement was made at Demo Day at the 63rd PGA Merchandise Show on Tuesday.
Golf. It just doesn't make sense does it? I mean, when you're languishing at World number 837, you don't really expect to be in the mix come Sunday at the prestigious BMW International tournament in Munich. And you certainly don't expect to win it.
James Heath is the first European professional to wear TravisMathew on tour.