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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…
The eight-strong team to represent Great Britain and Ireland in the 43rd Curtis Cup, which is being held at Sunningdale Golf Club at the end of this month, has been announced. The GB&I team to face their USA rivals comprises Sara Byrne (Ireland); Beth Coulter (Ireland; Hannah Darling (Scotland); Aine Donegan (Ireland); Lorna McClymont (Scotland; Euphemie Rhodes (England); Patience Rhodes (England), and Lottie Woad (England). The top five players on the World Amateur Golf Ranking and three captain’s selections make up the GB&I side. Surrey’s Lottie Woad is currently the number one ranked women’s amateur player in the world, while…
Tommy Fleetwood will look to call on his “special” memories of Le Golf National as he goes for Olympic gold this week. Fleetwood won the Open de France at the venue just outside Paris in 2017 and another career highlight occurred the following year as he won four points in five matches to help Europe regain the Ryder Cup. MOLIWOOD PAIRING He struck up a winning combination with Francesco Molinari – the pair prevailed in all four matches together – and the Italian claimed the winning point to guarantee victory over the United States. Asked about his favourite memory of…
Ahead of hosting Farmfoods British Par 3 Championship, Tony Jacklin CBE reflects on turning 80, how he played like an “actor on a stage” & his concerns over “chaotic state” of modern golf. World Golf Hall of Famer Tony Jacklin CBE has reflected on turning 80-years-old and says he feels blessed to have enjoyed such an illustrious career. Globally renowned for his two major championship victories and Ryder cup captaincy, Jacklin is seen by many as the most talented British player of all time. TONY’S TIMING Reflecting on hitting his landmark age, “Timing is everything in life. You realise that…
Captain Gwladys Nocera has announced the 12 girls that will be representing Team Europe at the 2024 PING Junior Solheim Cup. The tournament will take place at Army Navy Country Club in Arlington, Virginia between 9-10 September. Following the conclusion of the final qualifying event, the European Ladies’ Amateur Championship, the top six ranked players eligible for selection were confirmed for the team ahead of the away trip to Virginia. Team Europe are aiming for a hat-trick of wins after defeating USA 15-9 at La Zagaleta, Spain, last time out. Spain’s Andrea Revuelta, a two-time PJSC winner, topped the standings…
Tee times for the first two rounds of the men’s Olympic golf competition have been released, with France’s Victor Perez hitting the opening tee shot at 9am on Thursday. (8am UK time) Team GB’s Tommy Fleetwood and Matt Fitzpatrick go off at 9.44am local time and 12.0pm on Thursday respectively, while the showpiece three-ball of world no.1 Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and Ludvig Åberg get their hunt for the gold medal under way at 10.11am (9.1am UK time). TEE TIMES FOR ROUNDS 1 & 2 09:00 Thursday / 10:55 Friday: Victor Perez (France), Matti Schmid (Germany), C.T. Pan (Chinese Taipei)…
Identifying the best children’s golf clubs is not as easy as you might expect.Never has more time and resources been dedicated to analysing the best golf clubs for adults, with column inches in magazines, endless videos on YouTube, and thousands of reels on Instagram. However, when it comes to advice on children’s golf clubs, the younger generation has largely been left behind.That is perhaps surprising, given that while today’s juniors might be penniless irrelevances to the equipment manufacturers, they are tomorrow’s driver-buying adults who will help shape the next generation of golf equipment.We all remember our favourite trainers or football…
