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A dramatic final day at the Lacoste Ladies Open de France ended with Chiara Tamburlini being able to call herself a two-time Ladies European Tour winner following a play-off victory over Kirsten Rudgeley. With the pair locked at seven-under-par it was back to the 18th hole at Golf Barriere where the Swiss rookie produced an excellent birdie after her Australian opponent’s effort came up short. The victory is Tamburlini’s second of 2024 after she dominated in South Africa earlier in the season to claim the Joburg Ladies Open. “It was way too stressful!” she said afterwards. “Kirsten played so well…
The battle for this year’s Spanish Open came down to a domestic showdown on Sunday when Andalusia’s Angel Hidalgo held off three-time champion Jon Rahm, who was born in the Basque region, in play-off to win the historic title. The pair had gone head-to-head in an all-Spanish final group with David Puig, with Rahm’s birdie-birdie finish at Club de Campo Villa de Madrid leaving them tied at 14 under par, after Hidalgo missed a three-foot putt to win in normal time. It was the first all-Spanish final group at the national open since 2019, when Rahm won comfortably ahead of…
Tommy Fleetwood reflects on a season that has seen him improve his world ranking, win the Dubai Invitational, and bring home silver for Team GB at the Paris Olympics As things currently stand, you’ve moved up to 12th in the world ranking, but how would you assess your year as a whole, bearing in mind we still have a few events left on the DP World Tour to complete? I feel like I’ve ground out some decent results this year without having had my best stuff. I’ve never felt completely comfortable with my swing, although there have been periods…
As golfers, we often want to put backspin on our shorter shots to help us control our distance and get us up and down—particularly when we’ve got the wedge in our hands.When hitting shots, a small amount of backspin is required to keep the ball in the air. However, too much backspin will hinder our yardage, increase the height of the ball, and reduce the amount of forward roll. And, of course, we don’t want any spin (be it backspin or sidespin) when we’re hitting a driver.Finding the right balance can be tricky, but knowing how to put backspin on…
The President’s Cup, the biennial team match play event between the USA and an International team comprising players from outside of Europe, tees off its 15th renewal on Thursday at Royal Montreal Golf Club in Quebec. Team USA will be looking to extend its winning run to ten in a row in Canada, having not lost this century. Since the event was launched in 1994, USA has won 12 times, International just one (1998), with one tie (2003). Both teams comprise six automatic qualifiers and six captain’s picks. Team USA is being captained by Jim Furyk, while the International team…
There are many popular formats of golf, played in both the professional and amateur game to keep things interesting for players and spectators. Four ball is one of those formats. It’s super popular for amateur players, but is also used in both the Ryder Cup and the Solheim Cup.But how does it work and what are the rules of four ball in golf? Here, we’ll look at four ball golf rules, so you can get to grips with it for your next round. What is four ball in golf?Four ball is a type of golf format where four players play. They…
Very few of us put much thought into golf psychology and how we can improve our mental game. We might buy a new driver or a new set of irons every now and then, but a much easier way to knock a few shots off our rounds is to think and talk to ourselves more helpfully.Mental performance coach Duncan McCarthy works across all the main professional tours. We caught up with him to ask how we can improve our thinking and psychology on the golf course to help lower our scores.Read on the find out what he had to say. 5…
American players signed to LIV Golf will be available for selection for the 2025 US Ryder Cup team, the PGA of America has announced. “To ensure the PGA Championship will continue to deliver the strongest field in golf and the US Ryder Cup team will continue to have access to the best American players, the PGA of America board has determined that LIV Golf players will be eligible for both,” the organisation said in a statement posted to social media. “Going forward, all LIV Golf players are eligible for the PGA Championship and any American player who qualifies for the…
If you put the time in on your long game, you can reap the dividends when you’re out on the course. A fast and powerful golf swing will increase the distance of your tee shots and improve your work on the fairways.But what can you do to boost your golf swing speed? In this blog, we’ll look at how to increase golf swing speed through exercise, practice and technique. How to increase golf swing speedIncrease your flexibilityYou know the feeling. You step out onto the course and feel good and loose. Your swing feels easy, but it’s fast and powerful too.Being…
Van Phillips clinched his first Legends Tour title by defeating Adilson da Silva and Phillip Archer on the fourth sudden death play-off hole at the WINSTONgolf Senior Open in Germany. An incredibly tense and entertaining afternoon was capped off by a brilliant play-off as Londoner Phillips sealed the win with a beautiful approach to 18 inches to deny Da Silva a third win of the season and consign Archer to runner-up spot here for the third year in a row. Archer had looked the favourite to seal a maiden Legends Tour title for much of the final round as he…
