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Woods offered Ryder Cup vice-captain role

US Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III has handed Tiger Woods his only realistic chance of attending next year’s Ryder Cup, after announcing the former world No.1 as one of his five vice-captains for the matches at Hazeltine. Jim Furyk and Steve Stricker were also named alongside Woods, and together with earlier appointment Tom Lehman, and a further appointment to be announced later, will assist Love with Team USA’s attempt to wrestle the Ryder Cup from Europe. Woods’s appointment is […] The post Woods offered Ryder Cup vice-captain role appeared first on Golf News.

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R&A overlooks England for 2018 championship venues

None of amateur golf’s leading tournaments are to be held in England during the 2018 season, after the R&A announced that its seven most important championship and international events are to be spread between Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and Finland. Scottish links courses feature prominently on the list of venues for 2018, with the Amateur Championship split between Murcar Links and Royal Aberdeen (pictured). The latter hosted the Walker Cup in 2011 and the Scottish Open in 2014, while the […] The post R&A overlooks England for 2018 championship venues appeared first on Golf News.

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European Tour lowers minimum events number

The European Tour is reducing the number of tournaments needed for players to maintain their membership from 13, a move designed to help those playing a full season on the PGA Tour. Speaking in a press conference ahead of the DP World Championship in Dubai, European Tour chief executive Keith Pelley (pictured) said the move follows ‘significant dialogue with all of our players’ and that the five tournaments will exclude the four majors and the four World Golf Championships. The […] The post European Tour lowers minimum events number appeared first on Golf News.

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