The Continent of Europe achieved a historic double by securing victory over Great Britain and Ireland in the Junior Vagliano and Jacques Léglise trophies at Blairgowrie today, the first time that the matches have been played alongside each other. The renowned Rosemount Course in Perthshire was bathed in sunshine as the Europeans continued their dominance in the Junior Vagliano Trophy to take the match by 10-8 after the afternoon singles finished three points apiece. The keenly contested Jacques Léglise Trophy […]
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Callaway Golf is to change its corporate name to Topgolf Callaway Brands to reflect the company’s expanded brand portfolio following its merger with Topgolf in 2021. The corporate name change will come into effect on September 6, with Callaway Golf’s ticker symbol on the New York Stock Exchange changing from “ELY” to “MODG”, which, the company says, is designed to reflect its ‘leadership position in the Modern Golf ecosystem’. Chip Brewer, President and Chief Executive Officer of Callaway Golf, said: […]
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The PGA Tour has announced some further major changes to its tournament schedule and its prize money and payment structure as part of its on-going bid to prevent more of the game’s top players deserting the tour to join the LIV Golf Series. Speaking on the eve of the Tour Championship at East Lake, where the winner will pick up an $18m pay out, PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan listed four key changes to the 2023 schedule and beyond that […]
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While Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy have been rivals on the golf course for many years, they have kindled a strong friendship off the course, and now they have come together to set up a new technology company that aims to focus on “progressive approaches to sports, media and entertainment’. Their company is called TMRW Sports (pronounced ‘tomorrow’) and former president of NBC Sports’ golf Mike McCarley is a co-founder and will be the company’s chief executive. Woods said: “I […]
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Tom Weiskopf, winner of the 1973 Open Championship, whose talents translated from an impressive playing career to critical acclaim as a golf course designer, has died at the age of 79. Weiskopf had been battling pancreatic cancer after being diagnosed with the disease in late 2020, and died at his home in Montana, USA on August 20. He had been working on course design projects up until a week before his death. Born in Ohio in 1942, and a graduate […]
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