Golfers who like a challenge should head over to Latvia to secure a tee time at a golf club which has built the word’s narrowest fairway. Typical fairways on the professional tours measure 30 to 32 yards wide on average, but this testing par-4 cuts a narrow path through a forest of pine trees leaving a gap of just five yards. The 260-yard hole at Rezekne Golf & Country Club was conceived after a drop in local members, so the club took the […]
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A dramatic twist in the long-running dispute between Wentworth Club’s owner and its 4,000-strong membership took place late on March 18, when the club issued a statement which effectively said that it had backed down over its plans to charge its members a one-off fee of £100,000 if they wanted to renew their membership in 2017. Reignwood Group, the owner of Wentworth Club, set out plans to cull the membership to just under 900 members and introduce a £100,000 non-refundable debenture […]
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A dramatic twist in the long-running dispute between Wentworth Club’s owner and its 4,000-strong membership took place late on March 18, when the...
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One of England’s oldest golf clubs will shrug off 123 years of tradition next week when women are appointed to all its key positions. Royal Norwich Golf Club in Norfolk will give a champagne welcome to new club captain Angela Loveday and club president Cherry Bishop, who will be supported by junior captain Jasmine Campbell and ladies’ captain Janet Clare. The historic drive-in on March 19 will be attended by all four and by England Golf President-Elect Marian Rae. The club’s […]
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