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The Golf Foundation’s new Play In May campaign kicked off today (May 1), with every golfer in GB&I being asked to support ‘Unleash Your Drive in Schools’ via a special competition. Thanks to the DP World Tour and Wentworth Club, the Golf Foundation are offering every UK golfer the chance to sign up and ‘Play In May’, for the opportunity to play in the BMW PGA Championship Pro-Am at Wentworth. The competition has 40 places on offer in the Unleash Your Drive Final at Wentworth Club in August, where the winning three players will earn a spot in the Pro-Am…
Defending champions Ann and Alex Peters from Shifnal Golf Club in Shropshire retained the Mothers and Daughters’ title with a one-shot victory at Royal Mid-Surrey Golf Club in south-west London earlier this month to win the historic event for a fifth time. “Winning was a real thrill and really meant a lot to me because Alex is getting married next month and so we won’t be able to compete as Mrs and Miss Peters ever again!” said Ann, who in addition to last year had previously won the event with her daughter in 2010, 2011, 2012. Alex, a former Ladies…
Golf is a repetitive, physical sport that puts a lot of strain on the body. Like in any sport, golf injuries are common.While a golfer may not have to worry about breaking their leg as much as, say, a footballer might, there are still a range of common golf injuries for golfers to consider and try to avoid.In this blog, golf fitness instructor Jamie Greaves explains some of the most common golf injuries, why you might be getting them, and how best to avoid them in the future. The most common golf injuriesJamie said:Around 80% of golf injuries stem from what…
Former England striker Jay Bothroyd hopes swapping the penalty area for a new project on the fairway can help offer improved access to golf for young players and increase diversity participation levels. Bothroyd started his football career at Arsenal, where he was part of the FA Youth Cup winning side in 2000, before moving to Coventry and then on to Serie A side Perugia ahead of spells with Charlton, Wolves, Cardiff and QPR. It was while in Japan at Sapporo during the Covid-19 pandemic that Bothroyd – whose only England senior cap came against France in November 2010 when with…
Louise Landgraf held her nerve in a play-off to become the first French winner of the R&A Girls’ U16 Amateur Championship at The Berkshire. Landgraf needed a play-off to see off England’s Charlotte Naughton over the Red Course, taking the Angela Uzielli Trophy with a par at the second play-off hole, the par-5 opening hole, after they tied on eight-under-par 211. The pair set a new 54-hole championship record, bettering the six-under-par mark Italy’s Francesca Fiorellini recorded to win the 2019 title. The French player lived up to her billing as the top-ranked player in the field at 134th on…
DP World Tour chief executive Guy Kinnings insists Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton will not be exploiting a “loophole” to remain eligible for the Ryder Cup. Rory McIlroy’s immediate reaction to Rahm joining LIV Golf in December was to call for the rules to be rewritten to ensure the two-time major champion could represent Europe at Bethpage in 2025. McIlroy later admitted the rules did not need to be changed as Rahm and Hatton were eligible as long as they maintained their DP World Tour memberships by playing four regular events per season. The pair will also earn points towards…
The Official World Golf Ranking has announced that it is to begin awarding ranking points to the Clutch Pro Tour, whose events comprise just 54 holes. The Clutch Pro Tour, which is an official feeder tour to the Challenge Tour and DP World Tour, has been included into the OWGR system after a 17-month application process and will be able to start awarding points from April 28 onwards. Each Clutch Pro Tour event comprises three 18-hole rounds, with a 36-hole cut. Its 2024 qualifying series was staged in the United Arab Emirates and, for its 2025 season, there will be…
Surrey and England amateur sensation Kris Kim is to make his PGA Tour debut at next week’s THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson, which is being held at TPC Craig Ranch in Texas from May 2-5. The 16-year-old star of last year’s Junior Ryder Cup, Kim will be facing the biggest test of his golfing life in Texas just weeks before sitting his GCSE exams back home in Surrey. The teenager, who is a member at Walton Heath Golf Club, enjoyed a sparkling 2023 that included victories in the Boys’ Amateur Championship, European Boys’ Individual Championship and the McGregor Trophy. The…
Colin Montgomerie has signed up as host of the Staysure PGA Seniors Championship at Trump International Golf Links, Scotland. The eight-time European Tour Order of Merit winner and Ryder Cup legend will proudly be putting his name to the Legends Tour’s flagship event at the end of July when it returns to the Aberdeenshire venue. Peter Baker won the 2023 event, which drew in record crowds who saw the former Ryder Cup player claim victory by six shots after rounds of 69, 66, 69 and 72 in a season where he won four times and went on to…
An “exhausted” Nelly Korda has withdrawn from this week’s JM Eagle LA Championship after claiming her second major title and fifth straight victory in the Chevron Championship. Korda’s two-shot victory on Sunday saw her tie the record for most consecutive LPGA wins, with Nancy Lopez in 1978 and Annika Sorenstam (2004-05) the only other women to achieve the feat. In a statement published on the LPGA’s website, Korda wrote: “Wow! What a week. The win still hasn’t sunk in but I have truly been overwhelmed by all of the love and support I’ve received. “The crowds at Carlton Woods this…
