The European Tour has announced UK-based bookmakers Betfred as the new title sponsor of the British Masters. The agreement, for an initial two years, marks another new chapter for the historic tournament, which has been a popular part of the European Tour’s schedule for the past four seasons after returning in 2015 following a seven-year absence. […]
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The 151st Open is to played at Royal Liverpool Golf Club (Hoylake) from July 14-17, 2022. The occasion will mark the 13th time that The Open has been played over the famous Merseyside links, where many of the greatest names in the sport have lifted the iconic Claret Jug. The Open was last played at Hoylake in […]
England teenage internationals Conor Gough and Annabell Fuller pulled off a national double when they won the individual titles at the Major Champions Invitational at Bella Collina in Florida. Gough was 15-under in the boys’ event, while Fuller was 11-under in the girls’ championship. The Major Champions Invitational, which is in its second year, was […]
Flying Club Swingers, Virgin Atlantic’s hugely popular golf loyalty programme, returns this March with new partners and new competitions which are sure to bring much excitement to its 16th season. Long-term sponsors Stewart Golf, Dirty Dog, SkyCaddie, Gleneagles, Blunt Umbrellas, Hertz, Level 4 Golf and GolfNews all return, providing amazing prizes and giveaways throughout the season. […]
Francesco Molinari produced a stunning final round 64 to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational by two shots at Bay Hill in Florida. The 36-year-old Italian, who was five shots behind leader Matthew Fitzpatrick after 54 holes, sank a 44-foot birdie putt at the last hole for a his eight-under par round, which took his total […]
South African Justin Harding won the Qatar Masters as he secured his first European Tour title by two strokes. The 33 year old was one of 15 golfers who started the day three strokes behind 54-hole leader Oliver Wilson at Doha Golf Club, but he made a fast start to the day with three birdies on […]
Over 50s golfers wanting to play in tournaments at different courses across the south east will soon have a new option available. The inaugural event in the Southeast Over 50s Golf Tour takes place at Prince’s Golf Club in Kent on April 5, followed by five other qualifying tournaments building towards a Grand Final at […]
Little-known American Keith Mitchell holed a 15-foot birdie putt on the 18th to win his first PGA Tour title – and his first ever win as a professional – at the Honda Classic. Mitchell’s nine-under-par total saw him finish one shot ahead of Brooks Koepka and Rickie Fowler, ranked three and seven in the world, […]
European Tour 2017 Race to Dubai champion Tommy Fleetwood is the host next year’s British Masters at Hillside Golf Club in Lancashire. Fleetwood, will be following in the footsteps of fellow countrymen Ian Poulter, Luke Donald, Lee Westwood and most recently, Justin Rose, as the tournament host of the revived tournament, which was held at Walton Heath in […]
Next season’s European Tour schedule will have a very different look to it following a series of major changes announced by the tour. The most significant alteration to the previous schedule is the shifting of the BMW PGA Championship from its traditional date in May to a new slot in September. This change was forced upon the […]