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Angel Ayora will take a two-shot lead into the weekend of the Rolex Challenge Tour Grand Final supported by The R&A after he posted a bogey-free seven under par round of 65 at Club de Golf Alcanada. The Spaniard, who entered the second round with a one-shot advantage after his course record 62 yesterday, carded seven birdies to move to 17 under par in Alcúdia, two ahead of Norwegian Kristoffer Reitan who signed for an eight under par round of 64. The 20-year-old showed no signs of nerves with a birdie at the par five first hole, before two more…
We wear golf gloves for a number of reasons. The main one is grip; when we wear a golf glove, the friction between our hand and club grip throughout the swing is hugely enhanced.We also play golf in a mix of climates and conditions, and a good-quality glove will help you maintain a strong grip, whether it’s hot and sweaty or cold and wet.The last thing you want during a swing is for your grip to slip, but the best golf gloves will bolster your hold on the club and give you more confidence in the follow-through. Why do golfers wear…
The grand final of the 2024 PING Junior Masters took place at Close House yesterday, with over 70 junior golfers gathering to showcase their skills on the Northumberland club’s championship Colt Course. In a thrilling and close contest, the winners of the six categories were separated by just three shots, with 10-year-old Havish Aravind from Brampton Golf Club in Cumbria being crowned as the overall champion with a Stableford score of 39 points. Age group winners:Boys U12 – Havish Aravind (Overall Champion)Boys U18 – Henry MurphyGirls U18 – Kayla HillBoys U15 – James HendersonGirls U15 – Amelia HothersallGirls U12 –…
Smaller, higher quality fields look set to be part of a major overhaul of the PGA Tour’s schedule as the US circuit bids to make its tournaments more attractive to players, TV viewers. tour venues and sponsors. A recent meeting of the PGA Tour’s Player Advisory Council (PAC) has laid out a raft of changes to the status quo that, if implemented, would result in the tour becoming more competitive, with reduced sized fields, fewer exemptions and fewer players being promoted from the lower tier tours. This analysis follows extensive feedback from PGA Tour members about tournament field sizes and…
Spain is to host the Ryder Cup for the second time in the history of the biennial matches after it emerged that Camiral Golf & Wellness, the Costa Brava resort formerly known as PGA Catalunya, has been chosen to host the event in 2031. Although an official announcement is expected in the new few days, sources have confirmed that the venue, which has hosted numerous European Tour events over the years, including Final Qualifying School, is the preferred choice to host the matches in seven years’ time. The resort, which is located 10 miles from the city of Girona on…
Chiara Tamburlini has made golfing history after becoming the first Swiss player to be crowned Rookie of the Year on the Ladies European Tour The 24-year-old from St Gallen has enjoyed an impressive first year on Europe’s top tier professional women’s circuit, accumulating 2,623 points from 23 events and now has an unassailable lead in the season-long competition to crown the best new player on Tour. Tamburlini played on the LET Access Series in 2023, turning professional in August and securing two victories which saw her finish third on the Order of Merit and clinch her LET card for the 2024…
Padraig Harrington kept his hopes of winning the PGA Tour Champions Charles Schwab Cup alive when he claimed his third win of the season in the Simmons Bank Championship in Arkansas. After carding rounds of 67 and 65 to share the 36-hole lead with New Zealander Steven Alker on 12-under, the 53-year-old Irishman birdied the last for a five-under 67 and a two-shot win over South Korea’s YE Yang on 17-under-par. It was Harrington’s ninth win in 48 starts on the PGA Tour Champions and crucial for his hopes of winning the season-long points race at the Charles Schwab Cup…
Hampshire’s Liz Young secured the second Ladies European Tour title of her career after she pipped Belgium’s Manon De Roey to the Hero Women’s Indian Open title. Trailing De Roey and compatriot Alice Hewson by one shot heading into Sunday’s final round at DLF Golf & Country Club, the 42-year-old from Brockenhurst was still a shot behind De Roey after 14 holes, but the turning point came at the par-5 15th when Young’s patience paid off and she carded an excellent birdie. Two holes later and the treacherous 17th proved decisive again as De Roey dropped a shot to give Young…
Thomas Gögele edged a tense final day battle with Bradley Dredge to win Legends Tour’s Senior Italian Open with a superb 54-hole total of -19 after scores of 64, 66 and 67. The 53-year-old German had a one-shot lead over Dredge heading into the final 18 holes at San Domenico, and it quickly became a two-horse race as Gögele made two birdies and the Welshman picked up three in the first six holes to be locked together on -16. Both players birdied the 8th and 10th but they were finally separated when Dredge dropped a shot on the 14th. Gögele…
Byeong Hun An beat fellow South Korean Tom Kim in a play-off at the Genesis Championship to secure his first win on the European circuit for almost 10 years. Birdies were dropping in from the start by the contenders as six players held the lead in some capacity at Jack Nicklaus Golf Club on Sunday. The carousel at the top of leaderboard was in full flow until Kim jumped one shot clear heading down the last when An lipped out for bogey at the penultimate hole. Both landed their approach to eight feet for birdie putts, with An applying the…
