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A father, son and stepdad have all remarkably enjoyed their maiden holes-in-one in the same month! Following a trip to watch the second day of The Open at Royal Troon in July, father and son Carl Ham-Howes (49) and Lewis Ham-Howes (18) were clearly inspired by the quality of golf they had been watching. During their trip to Scotland, the pair, who are both members at La Moye in Jersey, stayed at Cameron House, Loch Lomond and played the resident golf course, The Wee Demon, a tricky nine-hole course on the banks of the loch. On the 17th hole, a…
The players competing in this year’s Presidents Cup, which is taking place at Royal Montreal Golf Club in Canada from September 27-29, have been announced. Both teams comprise six automatic qualifiers and six captain’s picks. Team USA is being captained by Jim Furyk, while the International team, which comprises all nations outside of Europe, is being led by Canadian Mike Weir. Team USA six automatic qualifiers from the points list were Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele, Collin Morikawa, Wyndham Clark, Patrick Cantlay and Sahith Theegala. And Furyk made things easy for himself by picking the next six highest points scorers to…
Two weeks before LIV Golf wraps up its 2024 season at the Team Championship being held at Maridoe Golf Club in Texas, the league has unveiled details of its opening events on the 2025 schedule. LIV Golf’s third official full season begins next February with LIV Golf Riyadh, marking LIV Golf’s debut in Saudi Arabia’s capital city. The 2025 kick-off event be held at Riyadh Golf Club, host to events including the Aramco Team Series, the Saudi Open, and the PIF Saudi International. On February 14-16, LIV Golf will return to The Grange Golf Club in Adelaide. This past April,…
Every golfer knows that feeling—when you’re out on the course and feel loose and relaxed, when you’re in the flow, and the shots just seem to land on the green and slot into the hole with ease. Yes, a good round of golf depends on how you feel in your head, but you want your body to be right, too.Warming up is a simple thing to help your body get in the flow, but too many amateur golfers ignore it in a rush to get on the tee. Take the time to warm up properly and your score will thank…
Bedfordshire’s Steve Lewton ended a 10-year wait to claim his second victory on the Asian Tour after winning the Mandiri Indonesia Open after a nail-biting play-off. Experiencing the full gamut of emotions, the 41-year-old from Woburn, who joined the Asian Tour back in 2012, won with a birdie on the second extra hole against third-round leader Aaron Wilkin from Australia and Chinese rookie pro Sampson Zheng. Lewton started the final round one behind Wilkin, and playing in the penultimate pairing with Zheng and another Chinese golfer, Liu Yanwei. His bid for glory began with three birdies in a row from…
The British Speedgolf Championships return to Sunningdale Heath Golf Club on 15 September for its 10th edition, with over 50 players vying for optimum pace and performance in one of the most unique championships in UK golf. For the first time, The R&A is supporting the championship which champions a faster, more athletic golf format where the Speedgolf score is a combination of golf strokes and time. The championship also presents one of the most inclusive events in golf, with the field including PGA Professionalss, amateur men and women, and juniors. British Speedgolf has been at the forefront of pushing…
With seven victories on the PGA Tour including the Masters, his FedEx Cup success and Olympic gold, Scheffler has put together an outstanding season. Scottie Scheffler’s victory in the Tour Championship caps a fine season for the world number one and brings an opportunity to reflect on the state of the elite men’s game. Here, golfnews.co.uk looks at the situation heading towards 2025. Will Scheffler’s dominance continue? With seven victories on the PGA Tour including the Masters, his FedEx Cup success and an Olympic gold medal, Scheffler has put together an outstanding season. He has not been fazed by frequent…
Nowadays, there’s a podcast out there for pretty much every topic you can think of. In fact, there are so many it can be hard to know which ones to listen to.Golf podcasts are the ultimate down-time listening for those who just can’t get enough of the game. They’re also more important to the modern game than we sometimes give them credit for. Headline quotes are often plucked from golf podcast interviews, and the leading players know that to reach larger audiences, they need to play ball with the best golf podcasts.So, it’s a win-win for both the creators and…
Scottie Scheffler confirmed his status as the world’s number one golfer with a dominant victory at the PGA Tour’s season-ending Tour Championship in Atlanta. It caps a remarkable 2024 for the American who has won the Masters, six other PGA Tour events and an Olympic gold medal. He is the first player since Tiger Woods in 2007 to win seven events in a PGA Tour season and the first player to earn more than $50m in a single season. Scheffler, who started the final round at East Lake with a five-shot lead over nearest challenger Collin Morikawa, shot a four-under…
Surrey’s Annabel Dimmock completed her comeback from injury as she won her first Ladies European Tour title in five years after defeating Pauline Roussin-Bouchard in a playoff at the Women’s Irish Open. Dimmock held a two-shot lead at the 54-hole mark and produced three-under par 70 to be in the playoff alongside the Frenchwoman on the O’Meara Course at Carton House. The duo headed back down to 18 for the playoff and both made pars on the first hole, but on the second hole Roussin-Bouchard took a 3-wood off the tee, however, it went left into the deep rough and…
