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Golf Care was delighted to be the headline sponsor of George Blackshaw’s Charity Golf Day, helping to raise £15,561 for Alder Hey Children’s Hospital and REACH.The event took place on Thursday 4th July 2024 at Delamere Forest Golf Club in Cheshire and was attended by nearly 100 golfers competing in separate four-balls. It was the second of its kind, after the first event in 2023 was a huge success, raising more than £18,000 for charity.Golf Care ambassador George Blackshaw, also known as The Amputee Golfer, is a double amputee with a passion for golf.When he was just 15 months old,…
Keegan Bradley aims to be a playing captain in next year’s Ryder Cup after admitting he was stunned to be handed the role completely out of the blue. Bradley was a surprise choice to lead the home side at Bethpage Black in September 2025 after 15-time major winner Tiger Woods turned it down. The 38-year-old has told Woods he can be “as involved as he wants to be” and admitted he was uncomfortable that some of his “idols” had been overlooked. Stewart Cink and Fred Couples, vice-captains under Zach Johnson in 2023, had been viewed as more likely candidates. “I…
Rory McIlroy believes he can continue the “theme” of his career and bounce back quickly from his heartbreaking loss in the US Open at Pinehurst. McIlroy briefly held a two-shot lead with five holes to play but bogeyed three of the last four, missing from two feet and six inches on the 16th and three feet and nine inches on the last to finish a shot behind Bryson DeChambeau. It was the 35-year-old’s best chance to win his first major since 2014 and brought back memories of squandering a four-shot lead in the final round of the 2011 Masters with…
Lance and Charlie Forster, representing Basingstoke Golf Club, won the 75th staging of The Antlers 36-hole Scratch Foursomes Medal event at Royal Mid-Surrey Golf Club in Richmond last weekend with a total score of 142, including an impressive opening round of 66. They were placed ahead of Liam Cella and James Lennon (Sandy Lodge GC) in second place and Stephen Ross and Jacob Austin (Sunningdale GC) in third spot after a countback on scores achieved on the famous JH Taylor course. Charlie Forster, who won the Peter Alliss Memorial Trophy on the same course last year, plays at Long Beach…
Royal Troon staged one of the most titanic tussles in Open history when it hosted the championship in 2016, but who will come out on top in 2024? Golf News editor Nick Bayly previews the season’s final major and assesses the chances of the current generation of pretenders to the crown of ‘Champion Golfer’ Since 1860, The Open Championship has been played over some of the world’s most cherished links courses and has produced some remarkable champions. From the Old Course at St Andrews to Royal St George’s in Kent, golf’s oldest major creates champions whose names will be forever…
The fields for the men’s and women’s golf competitions at the Paris Olympics have been announced by the International Golf Federation. There are 32 countries represented in the men’s competition and 33 in the women’s field, across all six different continents. Paris 2024 will mark the fifth time that golf has been featured as an Olympic sport, and just the third time since 1904. The men’s competition takes place from August 1-4, while the women’s event is being held from August 7-10. Le Golf National, which annually hosts the Open de France on the DP World Tour and was the…
Days after winning a court judgement to allow him to play in men’s golf event at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, Joost Luiten has been denied his chance to compete once again. Luiten, 38, finished 40th in qualifying for the competition, well inside the top-60 cut-off for next month’s 72-hole medal event at Le Golf National. However, his hopes of taking part appeared to be brutally crushed when the Dutch Olympic Committee judged that he and compatriot Darius van Driel had “no reasonable chance” of bringing a medal home for their country and, therefore, would not be put forward…
Having topped the Challenge Tour rankings in 2023, and earned promotion to the DP World Tour, 26-year-old tour professional MARCO PENGE has firmly established himself on the world stage, chalking up three top-20s in his maiden season, with the promise of much more to come. Here Marco shares his golfing journey to date, how he is coping with the transition to Europe’s top tier tour and what he has learned about his game What’s the main difference you’ve seen between the Challenge Tour and the DP World Tour? The standard on both tours is incredible, and really very similar, with…
Dom Pedro Golf Vilamoura is undertaking an extensive renovation of its popular Old Course to cement its place among the best courses in Europe. The second oldest course in the Algarve has undergone a fundamental and sustainable series of updates over the last few months, with a new state-of-the-art clubhouse set to open in November. The new clubhouse will include upgrades to the entrance, golf shop, living room, restaurant, bar, and the terrace area, giving it a classic and elegant look and feel that compliments the overall legacy of the course. As a result of the renovations, the Old Course…
Tiger Woods and Justin Timberlake and have been granted planning permission to convert an old cinema in St Andrews into a sports bar. T-Squared Social will turn the New Picture House Cinema into a luxury bar with sports simulators, duckpin bowling and darts, while retaining two cinema screens. Fife Council said that the application from real estate company Nexus Luxury Collection – which Woods and Timberlake are shareholders in – would “protect and enhance the character and appearance of the conservation area.” Around 40 to 45 jobs will be created as a result of the redevelopment. In planning documents the…
