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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…
Niklas Nørgaard held his nerve to clinch his maiden DP World Tour title by two shots at the British Masters held at The Belfry. The 32-year-old Dane posted a closing level par round of 72 to clinch his maiden victory on 16 under par, two shots clear of Thriston Lawrence, who halved the overnight deficit but could not catch Nørgaard. Nørgaard started the day four strokes clear of the South African but was forced to fight for his breakthrough victory on a dramatic final day at the four-time Ryder Cup venue.. He cancelled out a bogey at the second with…
Great Britain & Ireland claimed a historic 10½-9½ victory over the USA in the 43rd Curtis Cup after a thrilling final day at Sunningdale. GB&I Captain Catriona Matthew, who famously led Europe to back-to-back Solheim Cup triumphs in 2019 and 2021, savoured another famous team success against Meghan Stasi’s USA team. The decorated Scot led GB&I to their first win in the Curtis Cup since 2016 and sealed only a ninth triumph overall in the history of the contest. With the hosts leading 7-5 overnight, GB&I needed 3.5 points from the eight singles matches to triumph. Ireland’s Sara Byrne, Patience…
World number one Scottie Scheffler will take a five-shot lead into the final round of the PGA Tour’s season-ending Tour Championship. After a slow start to his third round, the American finished strongly with birdies on four of the final five holes at East Lake Golf Club to put himself firmly in line for the $25m first prize. They helped Scheffler to card a 66 for a 26-under-par total and sit five strokes ahead of compatriot Collin Morikawa. Morikawa had reduced the deficit to two shots on the front nine, but Scheffler recovered with back-to-back birdies on the seventh and…
