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Once upon a time, any list of the best golf courses in Europe would have been dominated by the usual hotspots of Spain and Portugal. However, the European landscape has changed dramatically in recent years, and as golfers, we’ve become more adept at seeking out new challenges.If you’re planning a trip to the Continent any time soon, you’ve come to the right place. In this article, we highlight some of the very best golf courses in Europe.Note: The courses below are ranked alphabetically rather than in order of quality. The 10 best golf courses in Europe 1. Fontainebleau, FranceGreen fee: €165This is…
The LIV Golf League returns this week for the 11th event of the season as the UK plays host for the first and only time in 2024. In June 2022, the inaugural tournament was held at Centurion Club in Hertfordshire as the Saudi-backed breakaway league began its ascent to disrupt the professional game. Fast forward two years, the series has expanded rapidly. Centurion held the LIV Golf UK event last year, but this week will see JCB Golf & Country Club in Staffordshire host the event for the very first time. LIV Golf UK by JCB will take place between…
The team representing Europe in this year’s Cairns Cup – disability golf’s premier matchplay event between the USA and Europe – is heading Stateside this week ahead of the matches against their US counterparts which are taking place at Cherry Creek Golf Club in Detroit, Michigan. Five talented British golfers will be flying across the Atlantic to represent Team Europe against in Michigan from July 27 to August 3. The Cairns Cup is a week-long festival of golf that includes a pre-tournament charity golf day, followed by a fundraising gala dinner and an open day where the players hold workshops for…
Justin Rose admitted to having mixed emotions after his bid to become the first Englishman to win the Open since 1992. Sir Nick Faldo was the last but all week, Rose’s name has been close to the top of the leaderboard and he began the day just one off the lead. He went to the turn in 33 on the final day, twice briefly holding the lead, but he was overpowered by Xander Schauffele over the back nine with his American playing partner posting 31 to his 34. TEARS By the time the pair reached the last, Rose knew Schauffele’s…
Callaway Staffer Xander Schauffele landed his second major of 2024, by claiming the 152nd Open Championship. Victory for Xander comes just two months after he won his maiden major title at the PGA Championship. Xander’s win at Royal Troon also marks back-to-back Open victories at the Scottish venue for Callaway Staffers, with the brand also claiming the Claret Jug when the tournament was last held there in 2016. Xander has gamed his Paradym Ai Smoke Driver and Chrome Tour Golf Ball since the season-opening event in Hawaii, earning 12 top-10 finishes already in 2024. He’s added over 4 mph of…
Xander Schauffele admitted it was a “dream come true” after winning his second major title in quick succession in the 152nd Open to complete an American clean sweep of the game’s biggest titles. Schauffele carded a flawless closing 65 at Royal Troon to finish nine under par, two shots clear of overnight leader Billy Horschel and Justin Rose, who had threatened to become the first English winner of the Claret Jug since 1992. South Africa’s Thriston Lawrence, who held the lead after 11 holes of the final round, finished a shot further back in fourth following a 68. SIT BACK…
Q. How good was that then? It was a pretty good round. As I said, I think my round at Kingsbarns in 2022 was probably better than this, and those conditions were pretty nasty. I think you were there that day. But this one’s by far my best round in really tough conditions in an Open Championship. Q. Billy, why do you enjoy this so much? I’ve just always embraced the toughness of anything. I’ve always enjoyed it. I think that’s the best way you can do to have a chance to play well. I enjoy hitting little bunt shots. It’s not…
Qualifier Dan Brown wrote another chapter in his incredible Open Championship story to set up a thriller of a final day at Royal Troon. Brown, who birdied the 36th hole in qualifying to secure his major debut, defied miserable conditions to leave himself 18 holes away from a fairytale triumph. The world number 272 held the outright lead until an unfortunate double bogey on the 18th, but a third round of 73 left him just a shot behind American Billy Horschel. Horschel, who famously followed a 67 with an 85 in similar weather the last time Troon staged the Open…
Shane Lowry believes he is ready to take whatever is thrown at him “on the chin” after keeping his bid for a second Open title firmly on track at Royal Troon. Lowry added a second round of 69 to his opening 66 for a halfway total of seven under par and two-shot lead over English duo Justin Rose and Dan Brown, who both came through 36-hole final qualifiers earlier this month. BIG NAMES MISS THE CUT With a strong wind sending scores soaring for the later starters, Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Bryson DeChambeau, Ludvig Aberg and Tommy Fleetwood all missed…
Rory McIlroy’s bid to win a fifth major title will stretch into another decade after he suffered his second worst performance in the Open Championship. Five weeks after his heartbreaking loss in the US Open, McIlroy added a second round of 75 to his opening 78 at Royal Troon to finish 11 over par, a single shot better than he managed at Muirfield in 2013. The world number two admitted he started thinking about his holiday plans after his outside chance of making the cut disappeared when he covered the first six holes in six over par, including a triple-bogey…
