Former Masters winner Danny Willett has been given the 2022 PGA Recognition Award for his outstanding contribution to golf. Eight-time DP World Tour winner Willett, who shot to global attention with his epic Masters victory at Augusta in 2016, received his award from PGA Captain Sarah Bennett at the annual PGA Lunch held in London on December 16. Sheffield-born Willett was a member of Rotherham Golf Club and won the English Amateur Championship in 2007, the same year he played […]
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Luton Hoo Hotel, Golf and Spa is bidding to end the almost 30-year absence of the Ryder Cup from England after launching a bid to host the biennial matches in 2031 or 2035. Located just a short direct train ride from central London and a few minutes’ drive from the M1 and Luton Airport, the luxury estate is set in over 1,000 acres of parkland, woods and lakes in Bedfordshire. The estate is currently home to an 18-hole championship course […]
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LIV Golf has announced the venues for three events in the United States that be will be part of the expanded LIV Golf League schedule in 2023. The Gallery Golf Club in Tucson, Arizona (March 17-19), Cedar Ridge Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma (May 12-14), and The Greenbrier in West Virginia (August 4-6) have been added to the list of venues that will host the 14-tournament series next year. “LIV Golf’s expansion to new US markets adds to the growing […]
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The European Challenge Tour has announced its schedule for 2023, with Europe’a second tier tour set to feature a record overall prize fund and a minimum of 29 tournaments staged across three continents in 18 different countries. Players will compete for total prize money of €8.2m, which will begin with the Bain’s Whisky Cape Town Open in February, the first of four co-sanctioned events with the Sunshine Tour in South Africa. India returns as a host country for the first […]
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A TV documentary that examines the hidden histories and untold stories of women in golf is currently airing of Sky Golf, with input from some of the sport’s leading players, including Dame Laura Davies and Georgia Hall. The documentary, called Women in Golf – Breaking with Tradition, which premiered on Sky Golf on December 12 – and is being aired again multiple times over the next six weeks – touches on a wide range of topics covering the women’s game from the […]
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