Author: Sofia
Ludvig Åberg will take a two-shot lead into the final round of the Scottish Open but Ryder Cup teammate Bob MacIntyre will be breathing down his neck in search of an emotional win on home soil. Åberg started the day with a one-shot advantage at The Renaissance Club but trailed MacIntyre by two on the back nine as the Scot carded a 63 to delight the local fans and catapult himself up the leaderboard. The Swede then birdied the 16th and 17th, however, to sign for a 65 and get to 17 under as he searches for a first Rolex…
Australian Stephanie Kyriacou edged a stroke ahead of Ayaka Furue and Lauren Coughlin with a birdie on the final hole in the third round of the Amundi Evian Championship. The 23-year-old from Sydney, fired a 67 in hot and sunny conditions at Evian Resort Golf Club for a 54-hole total of 14-under-par at the fourth women’s major of the season. The world No.100 played 19-and-a-half holes on Saturday, after the second round was suspended overnight due to thunderstorms. She completed her second round at 8am before taking a nap and then starting her third round five hours later. The two-time…
It was a performance which broke or equalled all kinds of records, not to mention Phil Mickelson’s heart. The last time Royal Troon hosted the Open Championship in 2016, Sweden’s Henrik Stenson came out on top in a sensational shootout with Mickelson to win his only major title and lift the Claret Jug. Stenson carded a closing 63 to become only the second player ever to finish a major on 20 under par, equalling the record set by Jason Day in the previous year’s US PGA Championship. As well as equalling the lowest score recorded in any major at the…
Toptracer, the world’s number one range technology, has announced a five-year partnership with The R&A for The Open and AIG Women’s Open. The agreement will see Toptracer deliver innovations in unique ways in order for fans to engage with the sport both on-site at championships and when they participate at golf facilities using Toptracer technology. The breadth of the partnership will be showcased at its fullest during The 152nd Open at Royal Troon. New this year is a unique collaboration that allows Toptracer to integrate a new indoor application of its technology with Foresight Sports—the industry leader in launch monitor…
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…
