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The Midlands might not be the first area that springs to mind when one thinks of top-class golf courses, but it’s a hotbed in terms of variety and quality.Naturally, there are no links courses given the county’s landlocked status, but the myriad of characteristics across golf courses in the Midlands is seriously impressive.This is our whistlestop tour of the best golf courses in the Midlands. Where else to start than The Belfry? This is one impressive complex—with the 18-hole Brabazon and PGA National courses backed up by first-class practice facilities, an expansive clubhouse and a hotel.The main attraction is, of course,…
After losing his card after one season on the European Tour in 2011, Woburn-based tour pro Steve Lewton turned his attentions to the fledgling Asian Tour in 2012 and has been happily plying his trade on this fast-growing circuit ever since. Golf News editor Nick Bayly caught up with the 40-year-old ahead of the Asian Tour’s two-stop swing in the UK to find out what life is like on a tour that has been thrust into the media spotlight following its sponsorship by the same Saudi-backed investment fund as LIV Golf It must feel a little strange to back playing…
Brooks Koepka is the only LIV golfer make the US Ryder Cup team Thomas is the lone team member who failed to make the FedExCup Playoffs. The 15-time PGA Tour winner has had a disappointing 2022-23 season, but has been one of the top-performing Americans in each of the last several team events. Thomas finished 15th in the Ryder Cup Points List, the lowest of any of the captain’s picks. “In my mind, he was born for this,” Johnson said regarding Thomas. “You don’t just leave JT at home. He is without question the heart and soul of the US…
Team USA captain Stacy Lewis has named Ally Ewing, Cheyenne Knight and Angel Yin as her captain’s picks for the Solheim Cup. The final three picks were made in a special announcement on Monday as Team USA look to avoid a third consecutive Solheim Cup defeat for the first time in the tournament’s history. Two-time LPGA Tour winner Knight makes her Solheim Cup debut whilst Ewing and Yin both make their third appearance. World No.1 Lilia Vu and No.2 Nelly Korda lead the list of nine automatic qualifiers for Team USA, who will take on Team Europe and captain Suzann…
Yeah, it was disappointing at Hoylake, being a past champion, and being where I’m from, people always expect you to perform well on these types of courses. Living over in the States now, and the courses I play in week in week out, it even takes like me a while to get back to feeling comfortable playing on links golf. I felt a bit rusty with it all on at the Scottish Open, but I got back into it and shot a couple of low rounds, but I also hit some really weird shots that I would never normally hit…
Trish Johnson made up for some of the disappointment of losing last month’s Senior LPGA Championship when she had the tournament in her grasp, when winning the US Women’s Senior Open by one shot at Waverley Country Club in Oregon. The Bristol-born 57-year-old, who won the inaugural Senior LPGA Championship in 2017, doubled her senior major tally after firing a closing 72, to go with earlier rounds of 73, 72 and 67, to finish on four-under and just one shot ahead of runner-up Leta Lindley, with Scotland’s Catriona Matthew a shot further back in third. After dropping three shots between…
First things first, everyone can obtain a golf handicap. This applies to casual golfers as well as members of clubs, and it doesn’t need to be as complicated as you might imagine.Put simply—it is a measure of your golfing ability, so if you are playing with someone better or worse than you, then the handicap system is in place to ensure you can enjoy a fair game.The World Handicap System (WHS) was launched in 2020 and provides an official handicap to golfers anywhere in the world. It was brought in to unify six existing systems into a single system so…
OLIVIA McMILLAN: I am delighted to be joined by our newest AIG Women’s Open Champion, Lilia Vu. Congratulations. You must be just feeling amazing. LILIA VU: Thank you, yeah, it feels surreal to have this kind of Sunday and just to come out with a win, given the past couple months, I’ve been struggling with my game and just feeling good, and yeah, I’m really happy. OLIVIA McMILLAN: Out there on the 18th green, the presentation, you had some huge praise for U.K. golf fans. What was it like playing in front of them today. LILIA VU: They are just…
Spain’s Eugenio Chacarra won the Asian Tour’s inaugural St Andrews Bay Championship after beating Australia’s Matt Jones in marathon play-off that lasted 10 extra holes. Chacarra celebrates after winning the marathon play-off against Matt Jones to win the St Andrews Bay Championship In fading light at Fairmont St Andrews, on Scotland’s east coast, Jones appeared out of it on the third extra hole, but sensationally chipped in from 25 feet to keep his chances alive. The pair then played the par-five 18th seven more times before Chacarra made a par when two putting from 30 feet, while Jones missed a…
Viktor Hovland hit a final round 63 at East Lake in Atlanta to win the Tour Championship by five shots – and the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup title –and pick up the winner’s check for a cool $18m. The in-form Norwegian, who won the previous week’s BMW Championship, led by six shots going into Sunday’s final round, after shooting 68, 64 and 66, but was pressed by Xander Schauffele, who shot a 62 and closed to within three strokes with six to play. However, Hovland birdied the final three holes to win by five strokes on 27 under. “It’s pretty…
