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Tee times for the first two rounds of the women’s Olympic golf competition have been released, with the 72-hole event taking place at Le Golf National in Paris from Wednesday to Saturday (August 7-10). The 60-strong field will play in three-balls, with defending champion Nelly Korda due to begin her bid for a second gold medal starting at 9.55am local time in the company of world no.3 Jin Young Ko (Korea) and world no.5 Ruoning Yin (China). Charley Hull’s hunt for medals for Team GB begins at 9.44am, when she will be teeing off with Australia’s Hannah Green and Rose…
Essex’s Harley Smith has won the English Amateur Championship after an incredible final day of golf at Seaton Carew. In the 36-hole final, Smith (The Rayleigh) found himself 7-up through 13, but an unimaginable comeback from Will Tate (The Cavendish) saw him take the match to an extra 37th hole – where a scintillating Smith, who holed out for eagle from distance on the 9th twice on the final day, eventually sealed victory. Smith and Tate both started the day steadily with the first three holes halved till Smith rolled in a 10-footer for birdie on the 4th, which started…
In a rain-soaked afternoon at Cherry Creek Golf Club in Michigan, Team USA held off a gallant fight from its European counterpart to secure back-to-back victories in The Cairns Cup, disability golf’s premier match play event. After three gruelling days of golf played in 30-degree heat, the match finished 12.5- 11.5 in the home side’s favour, with Team USA’s Brandon Williams sinking the winning putt to claim a narrow victory. Day one began with a 4-2 lead to the USA after the foursomes, with Europe taking the honours on day two to reduce the deficit to just a single point.…
Scottie Scheffler produced a spectacular 9-under 62 at Le Golf National on Sunday, equalling the course record and emerging from a star-studded leaderboard to win gold at the Olympic men’s golf competition. On a thrilling final day in the outskirts of Paris, the American was flawless from start to finish, reaching 19-under-par as he surged to victory, highlighted by an impressive back-nine 29 to underline his status as the world No.1. Team GB’s Tommy Fleetwood fell just short of emulating Rio 2016 gold medalist Justin Rose as a closing 66 saw him have to settle for silver, one shot behind…
Xander Schauffele is well placed to mount a successful defence of his Olympic title Xander Schauffele is tied at the top of the leaderboard with Jon Rahm ahead of the final round of the Olympic men’s golf competition as the American looks to win back-to-back gold medals. Shauffele arrived at his second appearance at the Games on the back of winning The Open Championship two weeks ago and has continued his excellent form at Le Golf National. The Californian was part of a three-way share of the halfway lead at 11-under, but he shot a 3-under 68 that was highlighted…
Despite suffering a costly double bogey at the final hole on Friday, Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama managed to maintain his position at the top of the leaderboard after round two of the Olympic men’s golf competition at Le Golf National. But he has company in the shape of two-time major champion Xander Schauffele and Team GB’s very own Tommy Fleetwood. Matsuyama, who opened with an 8-under 63, followed up Friday with a 68 that featured an up-and-down front nine with three birdies and two bogeys. He seemed to be shifting momentum in the right direction on the back nine, making back-to-back…
Hideki Matsuyama holds a two-stoke lead after the first round of the men’s Olympic golf event in Paris after the former Masters champion shot an eight-under-par 63 at Le Golf National. The Japanese player, who lost out in a seven-man play-off for the bronze medal in the 2020 Tokyo Games, had six birdies in his first 10 holes and kept a clean card with a 15-foot par save on the 17th. “Fortunately, I was able to keep the ball in the fairway and left myself with a number of chances to score,” Matsuyama said. “I’m satisfied with the end result,…
Ahead of the Asian Tour, The International Series, England at Foxhills Country Club & Resort, two-time winner Ben Campbell gives an insight into the tournament being played over the Longcross Course, 8-11th Aug. You won last time out at International Series Morocco, and also won in the 2023 season on the series at the Hong Kong Open. How confident are you going into next week’s International Series England? “I am feeling really good. It has been a big trip away on the road (Asian Tour events and traveling as an alternate with the LIV Golf League) but it has worked…
After enjoying impressive results on the global tours over the last few months, Titleist has unveiled details of its new range of GT drivers and fairway woods, which are available for custom orders from today (August 1) and go on sale at retail from August 23. Titleist says that its three new GT drivers – GT2, GT3 and GT4 – are ‘faster, longer, straighter and more forgiving’ than any driver it has previously produced. Designed to offer different performance characteristics to suit different shot preferences, the GT2 is a 460cc driver designed for speed and forgiveness across the face with…
Topgolf is aiming to make the air shot a thing of the past with the launch of a brand new golf club, ‘The Sure Thing’, which is designed to make the game easier and more enjoyable. The Sure Thing is available in child and adult sizes for right- and left-handers, and is available for exclusive use at Topgolf venues around the world, including Chigwell, Watford and Addlestone and Glasgow in the UK. The Sure Thing has been designed in collaboration with Callaway and officially not for sale and only available for gameplay at Topgolf venues. The unique club boasts a…
