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Malcolm Gregson, a member of the 1967 Great Britain Ryder Cup team, and a stalwart of the early years of the European Tour, has passed away at the age of 80. Born in Leicester, and educated at Millfield School in Somerset, Gregson showed great promise as a golfer in his early teens when, a week after his 14th birthday, he reached the last 16 of the Boys’ Amateur Championship. He followed up by twice representing England Boys in their annual encounter with Scotland and, on turning professional in 1961, joined Pat Keene as an assistant at Moor Park Golf Club…
Manuel Elvira and Rasmus Højgaard share the lead at the halfway stage of the DP World Tour’s Ras Al Khaimah Championship after a low-scoring day at Al Hamra Golf Club. Elvira started the second round six strokes off the pace but carded eight birdies and an eagle to sign for a course record-equalling ten under par 62, setting the clubhouse target of 14 under par after 36 holes. The Spaniard, who graduated from the Challenge Tour after finishing third on last year’s rankings, is looking to follow in older brother Nacho’s footsteps in becoming a DP World Tour winner. Højgaard,…
Luke Donald has appointed Edoardo Molinari as his first Vice Captain for the 2025 Ryder Cup which will be played at Bethpage Black, New York, from September 26-28. Molinari will return to Donald’s backroom team after a highly successful stint in the role for the 2023 Ryder Cup in Italy, where Europe secured a memorable 16 ½ – 11 ½ victory at Marco Simone Golf & Country Club. The 42-year-old Italian proved crucial to Team Europe’s success in Rome, with Donald placing a key emphasis on Molinari’s statistical analysis model in the months leading up to, and during, the contest.…
Golf fans looking to watch live coverage of The Open Championship and the Women’s Open, along with a variety of other events staged by the R&A, will have to continue to pay out for a Sky Sports Golf package after the satellite channel extended its TV licensing deal with the R&A for the next five years. The announcement continues a partnership which started in 2016 when The R&A’s professional and amateur championships first featured as part of Sky Sports’ coverage of live golf, which includes the men’s and women’s major championships and tour events from around the world. Proceeds from…
Apes Hill Barbados has unveiled legendary golfer Ian Woosnam as a global ambassador for the luxury golf and real-estate community after agreeing a long-term partnership. A famous victory at the 1991 US Masters – along with five Ryder Cup wins, including being victorious as European captain in 2006 – are among the highlights of an illustrious 48-year career that saw ‘Woosie’ dubbed one of the finest European golfers of his generation, as well as holding the coveted world no.1 spot at the peak of his golfing powers. The 65-year-old Welshman, who is still competing on the Legends Tour, has a…
We know some golfers put the clubs in the garage at the end of October and don’t think about touching them again until someone has a Green Jacket slipped over their shoulders the following year.But an increasing number of golfers are starting to play year-round, dusting off the cold weather golf gear, possibly encouraged by the ever-improving maintenance standards that keep even inland courses in good nick from January to January.And why not? Winter golf is great, or rather, it can be if you’re properly prepared. If you’re half-hearted with your prep, winter golf can be utterly miserable. But if…
Rory McIlroy is keen to continue his “incredible journey” in Dubai by winning a record-breaking fourth title at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic. The world no.2 claimed a maiden Rolex Series triumph at this event 12 months ago, matching Ernie Els’ record of three victories at Emirates Golf Club. That took the Northern Irishman’s tally of wins in the Emirate to five, having made his debut at this event in 2006 and claimed his first victory three years later. The 34-year-old also has two wins at the DP World Tour Championship and only narrowly missed out on a victory at…
Manchester United Football Club are understood to have made approaches to a local golf club as a potential site for a new training ground. Wary of space limitations at the Premier League club’s current training base in Carrington, where they have been since 1999 – MUFC officials have focused on golf clubs in the South Manchester area, and have held preliminary talks with one venue, High Legh Park GC in Knutsford, although no agreement has been reached on a potential sale. Bought by American Golf in 2021 for £2.7m, High Legh Park features an 18-hole course, 9-hole course and 24-bay…
Q. Are you still buzzing off the victory last week? TOMMY FLEETWOOD: Yeah, it was great. It’s always putting yourself in contention, playing against the best players in the world and getting another win on tour is very, very special. Take the positives from that, and you know, crack on with this week. There’s always another week and there’s always hundreds of people that are practising and working hard for whatever is coming. So yeah, try and stay in the present and look forward to this one. Q. How many positives do you take from a victory coming so early in the…
Adrian Meronk has won the 2023 Seve Ballesteros Award after being voted Player of the Year by his peers on the DP World Tour. The accolade is one of a number of the 31-year-old’s history-making achievements as he becomes the first player from Poland to receive the honour after a season in which he won three times and finished a career-high fourth on the 2023 money list. Meronk earned 38% of the votes cast by his fellow DP World Tour members, with Race to Dubai Champion Rory McIlroy taking second place. Ryder Cup debutant Nicolai Højgaard and Viktor Hovland, who…
