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History was made at Army Navy Country Club in Arlington, Virginia today as Team USA recorded the biggest margin of victory in PING Junior Solheim Cup history. Leading Gwladys Nocera’s European side 8-4 prior to the side of play, the home side, captained by Beth Daniel, produced a match play exhibition winning 10 of their 12 singles ties to triumph 18.5-5.5. Elizabeth Rudisell got the ball rolling in Virginia winning her side’s first point of the day when she defeated Spain’s Andrea Revuelta 3&2. A sea of red soon pervaded the leaderboard as Natalie Yen, Anna Fang and Madison Messimer all…
Motocaddy, the world’s leading electric trolley brand, is playing host to the season-defining penultimate Clutch Pro Tour event this week, being held at Harleyford Golf Club in Buckinghamshire (10-12 September). The Motocaddy Masters comes at a pivotal time of the season, as it offers players the final chance to qualify for the lucrative Tour Championship taking place at Royal Norwich at the end of the month, with the top-60 players on the Order of Merit after the Motocaddy Masters making it through. In addition to a £50,000 prize fund next week, the winner will receive a cutting-edge M5 GPS trolley…
Germany’s Helen Briem clinched her first win as a professional after a play off at the Rose Ladies Open held at Brocket Hall in Hertfordshire. The four-time LETAS champion was two shots back at the 36-hole mark and produced a round of 66 (-6) with a stunning eagle on the 18th to be in the playoff alongside 2023 graduate England’s Hannah Screen. The duo headed back up to 18 for the playoff and both made birdies on the first and pars on the second. On the third hole, Briem made her par putt to clinch victory. Briem said: “It feels fantastic to…
Matt Wallace had to battle hard to earn his first DP World Tour title in six years after needing a play-off to defeat Alfredo Garcia-Heredia at the Omega European Masters. The Londoner showed his class at Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Club by being the only player to be bogey-free after the first two rounds to lead by four heading into the weekend. Brutal winds on Saturday meant only three players in the field carded under par rounds, but Wallace negotiated the elements to maintain his four-shot lead despite a three-over 73. The 34-year-old endured a nervy final round, coming home in level…
Scotland’s Greig Hutcheon came storming through the field with a stunning course record 64 to win the Legends Open de France by two shots. Starting the final round four shots off the lead, Hutcheon made nine birdies on his way to the best round of the week and a -13 total that was enough to see off overnight leader Simon Khan and Scott Hend, who finished tied second on -11. It was a birdie-fest on the La Forêt course at Le Touquet, especially on the front nine, and as many as 15 players had a genuine chance of winning as…
Joakim Haeggman claimed his second Legends Tour victory at the inaugural HSBC India Legends Championship hosted by Jeev Milkha Singh. The former Ryder Cup player won by two shots, after compiling rounds of 65, 70 and 72 for a nine-under-par total at Jaypee Greens, just outside New Delhi. The Swede started with day with a one-shot lead over tournament host Jeev Milkha Singh, but the pair were locked on -8 after Haeggman dropped a shot at the opening hole. It looked like that would be the start of an almighty tussle, but the overnight leader responded brilliantly with three birdies…
Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy are to face Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka in a made-for-TV 18-hole shootout in Las Vegas later this year that is being billed as PGA Tour v LIV Golf League match up. The fourball, two-team match will air on TNT, which broadcast the previous nine editions of ‘The Match’, an exhibition series that started in 2018 with a match between Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, and most recently saw McIlroy take on Max Homa, Rose Zhang and Lexi Thompson in February. “I’m thrilled to partner with Scottie in what promises to be an exciting duel…
A father, son and stepdad have all remarkably enjoyed their maiden holes-in-one in the same month! Following a trip to watch the second day of The Open at Royal Troon in July, father and son Carl Ham-Howes (49) and Lewis Ham-Howes (18) were clearly inspired by the quality of golf they had been watching. During their trip to Scotland, the pair, who are both members at La Moye in Jersey, stayed at Cameron House, Loch Lomond and played the resident golf course, The Wee Demon, a tricky nine-hole course on the banks of the loch. On the 17th hole, a…
The players competing in this year’s Presidents Cup, which is taking place at Royal Montreal Golf Club in Canada from September 27-29, have been announced. Both teams comprise six automatic qualifiers and six captain’s picks. Team USA is being captained by Jim Furyk, while the International team, which comprises all nations outside of Europe, is being led by Canadian Mike Weir. Team USA six automatic qualifiers from the points list were Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele, Collin Morikawa, Wyndham Clark, Patrick Cantlay and Sahith Theegala. And Furyk made things easy for himself by picking the next six highest points scorers to…
Two weeks before LIV Golf wraps up its 2024 season at the Team Championship being held at Maridoe Golf Club in Texas, the league has unveiled details of its opening events on the 2025 schedule. LIV Golf’s third official full season begins next February with LIV Golf Riyadh, marking LIV Golf’s debut in Saudi Arabia’s capital city. The 2025 kick-off event be held at Riyadh Golf Club, host to events including the Aramco Team Series, the Saudi Open, and the PIF Saudi International. On February 14-16, LIV Golf will return to The Grange Golf Club in Adelaide. This past April,…
