May 7th, 2016 Article
New Jack Nicklaus course gets approval
After a long debate following months of argument, Aberdeenshire councillors have agreed plans for a championship golf course to be built in Stonehaven.
After a long debate following months of argument, Aberdeenshire councillors have agreed plans for a championship golf course to be built in Stonehaven.
Spectators at this year's Open Championship will get a unique view of one of the most famous holes in golf.
There were more visits by US consumers to Scotland in the first nine months of 2017 than in the whole of 2016 according to new research, indicating continued growth from the US market and underlining its importance to Scotland’s visitor economy.
Seven men have been jailed for a total of 47 years for planning a raid on the Old Course Hotel in St Andrews.
Robert MacIntyre is taking this week’s top-billing in his stride as the highest ranked Scotsman at the abrdn Scottish Open, the second Rolex Series event on the 2021 Race to Dubai.
All golfers in England were plunged into a mood of despondency just after 8 pm last night when UK Prime Minister closed down all golf courses in England. England now joins Wales and the whole island of Ireland in a golf no go zone. Only the folk in Scotland will be able to brave the winter weather and take to the links.
The 24th Faldo Series Europe season came to a dramatic finish at the Scotland Championship, where Scottish talent, Ruben Lindsay, showed resilience and determination through a 6-hole playoff to claim the final title of the Europe Series. Leading final scores and qualifiers from the Scotland Championship: George Ash +4 George Mason +8 Charles Petrie +9 Calum D Scott +3 Lachlan Reynolds +3
Despite Scotland's ultimate failure to qualify for the 2016 European Championships, manager Gordon Strachan still maintains that managing his country is better than playing golf. And specifically, Pro-Am golf at the BMW, Wentworth, where he had a mare last year.
An American tycoon has given £2 million to Scottish charities because he fell in love with the country’s golf courses.
As we wrote recently, changes to the drink driving limits in Scotland from 80ml per 100ml of blood to 50mg, have had a really bad impact on Scottish golf clubs. One club has even closed down permanently on the back of the change.
Kingsbarns Golf Links has, for the second successive year, been recognised with a major hospitality and tourism award.
Irn Bru has been banned from POTUS Donald Trump’s Turnberry resort, because they are claiming it stains the expensive carpets. And this news has not been well recieved in Scotland.