Portugal has dropped out of the race to host the 2022 Ryder Cup, leaving just four countries – Germany, Spain, Italy and Austria – in the running for the biennial matchplay event. Manuel Agrellos, president of the Portuguese Golf Federation, says that Portugal pulled out because ‘the prevailing economic environment would prevent us from developing as strong a bid as we would wish’. Portugal had previously tabled a bid to host the 2018 Ryder Cup, which was won eventually by […]
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A medical emergency disrupted play in the final round of the Peter McEvoy Trophy at Copt Heath – but nothing could derail Sussex star Marco Penge from a record-equalling victory. Players had to wait for over two hours while emergency services tended to a member who was injured in a fall on the course. But 16-year-old Penge was unfazed by the delay, and when play resumed he completed a round of 66 for a total of 12-under par. He was eight […]
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A medical emergency disrupted play in the final round of the Peter McEvoy Trophy at Copt Heath – but nothing could derail...
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Construction of a new golf course at Channels Golf Club in Essex began last month, after planning permission was granted in late February. The new-look course, at Little Waltham, near Chelmsford, will see a modern, 18-hole course designed for golf in the 21st century, with more water and buggy paths. The new-look 6,670-yard, par-72 course is expected to be fully open by 2017. The course – which will be immediately to the north of the current site – will feature […]
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