The R&A is demonstrating its support for competitive nine-hole golf by introducing a new championship at Royal Troon this summer. The inaugural event for amateurs will be played on July 9 at Royal Troon, giving the players the opportunity to play nine holes at the historic Ayrshire links on the eve of the 145TH Open. In 2017, the event will be expanded to cover golf clubs in Great Britain and Ireland, with players being given the opportunity to qualify at nine […]
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The R&A is demonstrating its support for competitive nine-hole golf by introducing a new championship at Royal Troon this summer. The inaugural...
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Danny Willett ended 20 years of hurt for Englishmen at Augusta following the most extraordinary final day’s play in 82 years of Masters’ history. The Masters lived up to its reputation of only coming alive on the back nine on Sunday, with one of the most thrilling, and at times, shocking, final two hours of play in the history of the tournament. The record books will show that Yorkshireman Danny Willett shot a final round 67 to become the […]
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Danny Willett ended 20 years of hurt for Englishmen at Augusta following the most extraordinary final day’s play in 82 years...
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The winners of the gold medals on offer to male and female golfers at this summer’s Olympics are to receive exemptions into next season’s majors for their respective professional tours. Augusta National chairman Billy Payne said the men’s gold medal winner in Rio de Janeiro, where golf will make its return to the Olympics for the first time in more than a century, would get an invitation to the 2017 Masters, while the Royal and Ancient announced it would offer […]
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