An husband and wife team from Buckinghamshire emerged victorious in The R&A 9 Hole Challenge Final as golfers enjoyed the dream opportunity to play the Old Course on the eve of The 150th Open at St Andrews. Robert and Elizabeth Culley, who are both members at Ivinghoe Golf Club, a 9-hole course near Leighton Buzzard, beat 19 other pairs over a composite 9-hole course to capture the title at the Home of Golf. From the 20 team pairings, the Culleys […]
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The uneasy relationship that exists between golf’s traditional power bases and the newly formed LIV Golf Series reared its head ahead of the 150th Open Championship with a statement from the R&A confirming that it had not invited LIV Golf chief executive Greg Norman to attend the Celebration of Champions or attend the Champions’ Dinner in order to avoid ‘an unwelcome distraction’ on the eve of the season’s final major. The Celebration of Champions, which is taking place on Monday, will […]
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The spiralling prize funds being offered for the world’s best golfers took another significant rise following the announcement that the winner of this year’s 150th Open Championship at St Andrews will pocket a cool £2.1m. That sum represents an increase of more than £300,000 on the £1.7m Collin Morikawa won in 2021, while the total purse for the game’s oldest major has risen by 22% from last year to a new record high of £11.2m. Martin Slumbers, chief executive of The R&A, […]
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Tiger Woods continued his preparations for next week’s Open Championship with a round at Ballybunion Golf Club in the West of Ireland on Thursday, where he teed it up with Rory McIlroy, who was also putting in some finishing touches to his assault on the season’s final major. Having both played at the JP McManus Pro-Am at Adare Manor earlier this week, the duo took time to work on their game at one of the world’s most highly rated links […]
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Adrian Meronk became the first player from Poland to win on the DP World Tour, formerly the European Tour, after securing an historic three-stroke victory at the Horizon Irish Open at Mount Juliet. The 29-year-old led heading into the final round, but was required to conjure some back nine magic to overhaul clubhouse leader Ryan Fox, who had set the target at 17 under par after closing with a superb 64. Meronk found that magic emphatically as he birdied the 15th and […]
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