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Sir Michael Bonallack, the most successful British amateur golfer of the post-war era, and one of golf’s most pre-eminent administrators, died yesterday (September 26) in St Andrews at the age of 88. Born in Chigwell, Essex, in 1934, Bonallack first showed an aptitude for golf on a family holiday to Devon when, at the age of 10, his parents spotted his skill while playing around on the beach. He was given membership at Chigwell Golf Club and began to receive coaching from the club pro. A few years later, while still a junior, he joined Thorpe Hall Golf Club and…
Looking at the best golf headcovers on the market is a bit like being in a YouTube spiral. You start by clicking on a shot by Seve in the 1987 Ryder Cup, and before you know it, you’re watching Oh Oh Oh by the Golf Boys (Bubba Watson, Rickie Fowler, Ben Crane and Hunter Mahan, to save you from having to Google it).Why? Because the choice is immense. You can go for a smart-looking option from your favourite equipment manufacturer. You can go for a sleek option from what is essentially a fashion designer. You can go for something that…
The Trilby Tour has crowned its first-ever female winner after a dramatic finish at Dundonald Links in Scotland to wrap up an action-packed season of amateur golf. Karen Beattie, a member of John O’Gaunt Golf Club in Bedfordshire, looked as if she would have to settle for second place before a nett eagle at the final hole earned a historic last-gasp victory. The impressive finish drew Beattie level on Stableford points with the clubhouse leader, Hull-based junior golfer Harry Mukerjea – and Beattie’s triumph was sealed on countback thanks to a better back nine.Bringing the curtain down on the Trilby…
England Seniors were crowned R&A Home Internationals champions after a stunning performance from the women’s team at a wet and windy West Kilbride GC in Scotland. Following England Men’s European Team Championship win in Czech Republic a couple of weeks prior, they managed to comfortably beat Ireland on the first day but lost their matches to Wales and Scotland. However, the women were in sensational form as they recovered from their personal European Team Championship disappointment by fighting out a tie with Ireland on day one before defeating Wales and then thumping Scotland on the final day to secure the…
The Junior Ryder Cup tees off at Golf Nazionale in Rome for the opening two days of matches today before moving on to Marco Simone Golf & Country Club for the final round. In a change to the previous format, the Junior Ryder Cup is being staged over three days instead of two, with Marco Simone hosting the decisive singles matches on Thursday. Golf Nazionale, which hosted the Italian Challenge Open earlier this year, will be the venue for the first two days of foursomes and fourballs. The competition will then move to Marco Simone Golf & Country Club, the…
Buckinghamshire won all five of their matches to be crowned champions of an entertaining Women’s County Finals at King’s Lynn Golf Club in Norfolk. At the six-team finals, Yorkshire finished second after three wins and a draw while Essex came third and Dorset ended fourth after three draws. A thrilling second day saw a battle of the two unbeaten teams to that point, with Dorset looking to upset Bucks’ winning run, and despite Bucks being down 3-2 for most of the afternoon, the final foursomes match engrossed over 100 followers in a dramatic finish. Dorset were two-up through eight, but…
Bryson DeChambeau won the LIV Golf League event in Chicago after shooting a final round 63 at Rich Harvest Farms. DeChambeau, for whom this was his second win of the season after he shot a final round 58 to win LIV Golf Greenbrier, started the day eight strokes off the lead, and finished at 13 under to take the title, with Anirban Lahiri and Marc Leishman tied for second at 12 under. Leishman, who shot a closing 66, took second-place points via a better final round score than Lahiri, who shot 69. DeChambeau and Lahiri were able to celebrate the…
Ryo Hisatsune became the first Japanese player to win in Continental Europe in over 40 years as he claimed the Cazoo Open de France in stunning fashion. The 21-year-old DP World Tour Qualifying School graduate started the final round at Le Golf National four strokes off Jordan Smith’s lead, but burst into life on the back nine to capture Continental Europe’s oldest national open. Hisatsune posted both a pair of birdies and bogeys on the front nine to make the turn at level par before a birdie at the tenth proved to be the catalyst for a brilliant title charge.…
Spanish eyes were certainly smiling on Sunday at Finca Cortesin as home nation heroine Carlota Ciganda sensationally holed the putt that saw Europe retain the Solheim Cup as they tied 14-14 with the United States after a dramatic final day’s play. Ciganda holed a two-footer for birdie on the par-3 17th to beat Nelly Korda to end a tense six hours of singles match play action in Malaga. After being somewhat surprisingly being left out of the first morning’s foursomes, the 33-year-old from Pamplona rampaged through the rest of the matches, winning four points and sinking the putt that retained…
It was a super Saturday for Europe at the 18th Solheim Cup as the home side made another incredible fightback in the fourballs at Finca Cortesin in Spain to leave the match firmly in the balance tied at 8-8 overall going into the 12 singles matches on Sunday. Carrying a two-point deficit into the afternoon session, with America leading 7-5 after the teams tied the morning foursomes, the home team made a strong start. The standard of golf from both teams was exceptional, but in the end, the session ended 3-1 in favour of Europe to level up the scores.…
