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Essex have won the English Men’s County Championship for just the second time ever, and the first time since 2009, after a tense final-day win over Gloucestershire at Whittington Heath Golf Club in Staffordshire. After Essex edged the Sunday morning foursomes, Lincolnshire meanwhile were looking to win their first – and only – title since 1974, but needed to beat Cumbria and hope Gloucestershire could do them a favour. There was still hope for Cumbria and Gloucestershire, who could still win the event themselves if results went their way. Lincolnshire went about their business with a fine 6-3 win over…
The United States continued its dominance of the Presidents Cup with 18½-11½ win over the International team. The US led 11-7 before Sunday’s 12 singles matches, needing just 4½ points on the final day to defend their title in Canada. Xander Schauffele set the Americans on their way with a 4&3 victory over Australian Jason Day in the opening contest. Team USA secured further full points through Russell Henley and Patrick Cantlay, leaving them close to victory despite world No.1 Scottie Scheffler being beaten by Hideki Matsuyama. Canada’s Corey Conners claimed the biggest victory of the day as he thrashed…
Scotland’s Euan Walker produced a sensational final round to win the Swiss Challenge after the tournament was reduced to 36 holes at Golf Saint Apollinaire. Following a three-hour weather delay on Thursday and the entirety of play being washed out on Saturday due to a flooded course, Walker returned to the tee on Sunday to fire a bogey-free six under par final round and secure a dominant three stroke win in Folgensbourg. Walker fired rounds of 69 and 66 to reach nine under par and finish two clear of Norway’s Kristoffer Reitan and Englishman Bradley Bawden, who shared second place…
A dramatic final day at the Lacoste Ladies Open de France ended with Chiara Tamburlini being able to call herself a two-time Ladies European Tour winner following a play-off victory over Kirsten Rudgeley. With the pair locked at seven-under-par it was back to the 18th hole at Golf Barriere where the Swiss rookie produced an excellent birdie after her Australian opponent’s effort came up short. The victory is Tamburlini’s second of 2024 after she dominated in South Africa earlier in the season to claim the Joburg Ladies Open. “It was way too stressful!” she said afterwards. “Kirsten played so well…
The battle for this year’s Spanish Open came down to a domestic showdown on Sunday when Andalusia’s Angel Hidalgo held off three-time champion Jon Rahm, who was born in the Basque region, in play-off to win the historic title. The pair had gone head-to-head in an all-Spanish final group with David Puig, with Rahm’s birdie-birdie finish at Club de Campo Villa de Madrid leaving them tied at 14 under par, after Hidalgo missed a three-foot putt to win in normal time. It was the first all-Spanish final group at the national open since 2019, when Rahm won comfortably ahead of…
Tommy Fleetwood reflects on a season that has seen him improve his world ranking, win the Dubai Invitational, and bring home silver for Team GB at the Paris Olympics As things currently stand, you’ve moved up to 12th in the world ranking, but how would you assess your year as a whole, bearing in mind we still have a few events left on the DP World Tour to complete? I feel like I’ve ground out some decent results this year without having had my best stuff. I’ve never felt completely comfortable with my swing, although there have been periods…
As golfers, we often want to put backspin on our shorter shots to help us control our distance and get us up and down—particularly when we’ve got the wedge in our hands.When hitting shots, a small amount of backspin is required to keep the ball in the air. However, too much backspin will hinder our yardage, increase the height of the ball, and reduce the amount of forward roll. And, of course, we don’t want any spin (be it backspin or sidespin) when we’re hitting a driver.Finding the right balance can be tricky, but knowing how to put backspin on…
The President’s Cup, the biennial team match play event between the USA and an International team comprising players from outside of Europe, tees off its 15th renewal on Thursday at Royal Montreal Golf Club in Quebec. Team USA will be looking to extend its winning run to ten in a row in Canada, having not lost this century. Since the event was launched in 1994, USA has won 12 times, International just one (1998), with one tie (2003). Both teams comprise six automatic qualifiers and six captain’s picks. Team USA is being captained by Jim Furyk, while the International team…
There are many popular formats of golf, played in both the professional and amateur game to keep things interesting for players and spectators. Four ball is one of those formats. It’s super popular for amateur players, but is also used in both the Ryder Cup and the Solheim Cup.But how does it work and what are the rules of four ball in golf? Here, we’ll look at four ball golf rules, so you can get to grips with it for your next round. What is four ball in golf?Four ball is a type of golf format where four players play. They…
Very few of us put much thought into golf psychology and how we can improve our mental game. We might buy a new driver or a new set of irons every now and then, but a much easier way to knock a few shots off our rounds is to think and talk to ourselves more helpfully.Mental performance coach Duncan McCarthy works across all the main professional tours. We caught up with him to ask how we can improve our thinking and psychology on the golf course to help lower our scores.Read on the find out what he had to say. 5…
