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SELFIE STICKS BANNED FROM OPEN

The Royal and Ancient Golf Club has banned spectators from using selfie sticks during the 144th Open Championship at St Andrews. The devices were banned by the All England Club ahead of this year’s Wimbledon after being considered a nuisance  by the LTA, and the R&A have followed suit ahead of next week’s Open at the Home of Golf. “We want to ensure spectators at the Open enjoy a fantastic experience when they attend the championship and can do so safely,” said a spokesman […] The post SELFIE STICKS BANNED FROM OPEN appeared first on Golf News.

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SELFIE STICKS BANNED FROM OPEN

The Royal and Ancient Golf Club has banned spectators from using selfie sticks during the 144th Open Championship at St Andrews. The devices were banned... The post SELFIE STICKS BANNED FROM OPEN appeared first on Golf News.

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AITCHISON GEARS UP FOR US WOMEN'S OPEN

Bedfordshire’s Holly Aitchison will make her debut on American soil this week (9-12 July) when she tees off alongside the world’s best female golfers in the US Women’s Open. Aitchison, a member at Golf At Goodwood in West Sussex, qualified for the US Women’s Open after finishing in the top five at the European Sectional Qualifier at Buckinghamshire Golf Club in May. The ‘Team Goodwood’ star has had two second place finishes since joining the Ladies European Tour in 2009, but […] The post AITCHISON GEARS UP FOR US WOMEN'S OPEN appeared first on Golf News.

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AITCHISON GEARS UP FOR US WOMEN'S OPEN

Bedfordshire’s Holly Aitchison will make her debut on American soil this week (9-12 July) when she tees off alongside the world’s best female... The post AITCHISON GEARS UP FOR US WOMEN'S OPEN appeared first on Golf News.

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McIlroy doubtful for Open after football injury

Rory McIlroy is a major doubt for The Open at St Andrews after injuring himself playing football. The world No.1 revealed that a kickabout with friends over the weekend resulted in him being laid up on crutches just nine days before his title defence was due to start. The Northern Irishman posted a photo of himself with them while wearing a plastic moon boot on his left leg. A message underneath read: “Total rupture of left ATFL (ankle ligament) and associated joint capsule […] The post McIlroy doubtful for Open after football injury appeared first on Golf News.

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