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Tiger Woods has accepted a five-year suspension of his driving licence following a crash in Florida in March. Having originally pleaded not guilty to charges of driving under the influence with property damage and refusal to submit to testing, the 50-year-old has entered a plea agreement with prosecutors in Martin County, Florida. Woods pleaded no contest to a reduced charge of reckless driving and refusal to submit to a lawful test. He was also found guilty of careless driving, a moving violation, and he was also given $1,500 in fines. Woods was told by the judge: ‘If you were to…
A host of sporting and entertainment stars are set to tee it up at Bernardus Golf for the Solheim Cup All-Star Challenge on September 10, providing a high-profile curtain-raiser to the 2026 Solheim Cup, which begins the following day. Starting at 2pm, the event will combine entertainment and competition, giving spectators an early taste of the atmosphere ahead of Europe taking on the United States over three days at the Dutch venue. Proceedings will begin with a Q&A on the first tee, hosted by BBC Sport broadcaster Andrew Cotter, featuring Dutch darts star Gian van Veen, two-time European Solheim Cup…
The Solheim Cup is back! For the first time in three editions, the United States arrive at the event as defending champions, following a 15.5-12.5 victory in 2024. Stacy Lewis led her side to success at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club, following two successful defences by Team Europe. The Solheim Cup was first played in 1990 and follows the same format as the Ryder Cup which, last year, took place in the United States at Bethpage Black, New York. The American side will look to emulate last year’s European side by defending the cup on foreign soil. The overall score…
The USA won the Walker Cup in 2025 thanks to a brutal final-day drubbing in the singles, and this is not the first time we’ve said that. At the 2017 matches at Los Angeles Country Club, the home team collectively won the singles sessions 14-4. That was the one Scottie Scheffler, Collin Morikawa and Will Zalatoris played in. Great Britain and Ireland edged the first singles session at Hoylake in 2019, but were hammered 8-2 in the decisive one. At Cypress Point last week, GB&I won one singles match on day two, having entered the crunch afternoon only one point…
The Solheim Cup was back just 12 months after the previous edition in 2024. What’s not to like about that? The LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour held the event at Finca Cortesin in Spain in 2023 which ended in a 14-14 draw, so Europe retained the cup. But Team USA put this right at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in 2024 on home soil, taking the trophy back by 15.5 points to 12.5. So where is the upcoming 2026 Solheim Cup taking place and what future venues are booked beyond? Solheim Cup 2026: When is the next event…
Angela Stanford will lead the American Solheim Cup squad into battle against Europe at Bernardus Golf in 2026. Having been appointed as US captain, Stanford has ticked a lot of boxes during her career. She cracked the top 10 of the world rankings and crossed the line in the majors at the 2018 Evian Championship. The 47-year-old was announced captain of the US Solheim Cup team in March 2025, as the United States seek to defend the cup on foreign soil. “I’m extremely grateful to be named the next American captain for the Solheim Cup and join a list of…
Solheim Cup legend Anna Nordqvist will have the chance to lead Europe to victory as captain in 2026. The Swedish star has been revealed as leader of the blue and gold team that lost the Solheim Cup to America in 2024, having been unbeaten for three consecutive renewals. As well as winning three major titles and 16 professional trophies, Nordqvist made nine appearances for Europe on the spin from 2009, and she was a playing vice-captain in 2023 and 2024. Her playing role gradually merged into the leadership hot seat, and she will look to win the Solheim Cup when…
The Solheim Cup has arrived at Bernardus Golf in the Netherlands, and Europe will be desperate to reclaim the trophy after suffering defeat to the United States in Virginia in 2024. Team USA ended Europe’s winning streak in the Solheim Cup with a 15.5-12.5 victory at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club. Each pair and match-up will be the result of in-depth research and analysis from European captain Anna Nordqvist, USA captain Angela Stanford and their vice-captains. Nothing is left to chance, and each session’s format has a significant bearing on which players are sent out in which session. Does their…
Matt has been playing golf since the age of 13 and was largely inspired to take up the game by countless family members who played golf during his childhood. Matt is a member at Royal Cinque Ports in Deal playing off a 5 handicap, just a pitching wedge away from his hometown of Dover where he went to school and grew up. He has previously been a member at Etchinghill and Walmer and Kingsdown in Kent. Having studied history at the University of Liverpool, Matt went on to pass his NCTJ Exams in Manchester a year later to fulfil his lifelong ambition…
The Solheim Cup will reach new ground in 2026 as the event heads to the Netherlands for the first time. Bernardus Golf in Cromvoirt will host the best European and American players in this biennial team match play showpiece. In 2024, the USA won the Solheim Cup for the first time since 2017 at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Virginia, under the captaincy of Stacy Lewis, who also oversaw the 14-14 draw of 2023 at Finca Cortesin. Europe will hope to win back the trophy on home soil as Solheim Cup legend Anna Nordqvist takes the leadership reins for…
