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LIV Golf is bidding to shake up its format still further with the launch of its first ever mid-season trading window, which will enable team captains to switch up their teams during the middle of the 14-event schedule. The period in which players can be traded runs for a month – May 8-June 9 – during which time teams are free to negotiate trades in which a straight swap of players takes place. Both teams must agree to the trade and modifications to players’ contracts may not take place. In addition, players in the final year of their contract may…
The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews has announced that His Majesty, King Charles III has accepted the patronage of the club. Following her accession in 1952, Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II accepted the patronage of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews, which has been accepted by reigning monarchs since King William IV in 1834. Martin Slumbers, Secretary of The R&A, said: “Her late Majesty’s 70-year patronage of the club was an immense source of pride for its members. We are delighted and deeply honoured that The King has accepted patronage of The Royal…
Defending champion Brooks Koepka, past winners Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, and world No.1 Scottie Scheffler will headline the 156-man field at the second major of year, the US PGA Championship, which is being held at Valhalla Golf Club in Kentucky from May 16-19. Koepka recorded his fifth career major last year by winning at Oak Hill, with Scheffler finishing tied for second alongside Viktor Hovland. Koepka also won the tournament in 2018 and 2019 and is in good form ahead of his defence after triumphing at last week’s LIV event in Singapore. Woods, a 15-time major champion, won the…
The Buckinghamshire Golf Club welcomed VIP guests and members to the grand reopening of its 17th century house on May 3 following an investment of more than £10 million. The transformation of the historic country estate just 15 miles from Central London 10 miles from Heathrow Airport is part of a major investment to create a prestigious private members’ club on London’s doorstep – and signals plans by the Arora family to develop a portfolio of world class golf venues. Sanjay Arora, President of The Buckinghamshire and Chief Operating Officer of the Arora Group, said: “This is a dream come true.…
I was actually talking — before my first-ever LPGA win I was talking with Hollis Stacy on the green at Concession. I was out there putting, doing a drill, and she always comes up to me when she sees me out there. She was just — I was talking to her about like obviously that I haven’t won on the LPGA Tour. She just said, when the time is right. So I just put that in my yardage book that week that I won in Taiwan at Swinging Skirts. I said, when the time is right it’ll happen. That made…
The US PGA Championship is being held at Vahalla Golf Club in Kentucky for the first time since Rory McIlroy’s victory in 2014. But can a return to happy hunting grounds provide the ingredients for the Northern Irishman to enjoy a long overdue return to the major winner’s circle or will the Scottie Scheffler trophy train rumble on? With majors coming along like buses these days, no sooner has the dust settled on the Masters than all eyes are swiftly turning to the season’s next major examination, the PGA Championship. Long regarded as the least significant of the quartet…
Adrian Otaegui overturned a five-shot deficit to secure his fifth DP World Tour title at the Volvo China Open and earn a spot in the US PGA Championship later this month. The Spaniard entered the final round five-strokes behind Swede Sebastian Söderberg, who had sat on the lead since Friday after Saturday’s third round was cancelled due to thunder and lightning in the Shenzhen area. Brighter conditions greeted the field for the final round at Hidden Grace Golf Club and Otaegui made a terrific start with four birdies and five pars on his front nine to move into a share…
The second Major of the year is almost upon us.This year sees the 106th edition of the USPGA Championship as Brooks Koepka looks to defend his title. The tournament is being held at Valhalla Golf Club in Kentucky from May 16-19.In this blog, we look at 10 of the best USPGA venues and how much it could cost to get a game there. Disclaimer: some of them are pretty expensive! The best USPGA venues you can play Years hosted (winners): 1972 (Gary Player), 1979 (David Graham), 2008 (Padraig Harrington)What’s it like? There are two courses at Oakland Hills, the North and South,…
Peter Oosterhuis, winner of four consecutive order of merit titles on the European Tour from 1971-74, and winner of 20 tournaments during his 25-year professional career, has died at the age of 75 following a near 10-year battle with Alzheimer’s. Oosterhuis was the dominant force in European golf during the European Tour’s formative years, winning the Order of Merit in the Tour’s first three seasons from 1972 to 1974, having also being crowned European No.1 in 1971. He also topped the Sunshine Tour’s Money List in 1970 and 1971. In total he won 20 times around the world, finished runner…
Golf GameBook, a leading golf app with over 1.5 million users worldwide, has signed of Finnish PGA Tour player Sami Välimäki as its new global ambassador. As part of the partnership Välimäki, 25, will play a key role in promoting Golf GameBook, which aims to enhance the golfing experience by connecting players around the world through its innovative platforms. As the only Finnish player on the PGA Tour, and one of the sport’s most promising talents, Välimäki will also be the face of Golf GameBook’s Junior Programme in Finland. With a decade of personal use and experience, Välimäki has been…
