Original Penguin by Munsingwear, part of Perry Ellis International’s golf division, is celebrating the the success of brand ambassador Cameron Smith following his victory at the 150th Open Championship at St Andrews. Smith cut a stylish figure all week in Original Penguin’s golf collection, with the UK’s Sunday Times newspaper likening his striking Bunker Print Golf Polo to a piece of modern art. Ultimately, it was Smith’s competitive spirit, precise iron play and peerless putting that landed the Australian his maiden major championship.“ […]
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Australia’s Cameron Smith produced one of the all-time great final rounds in major history to win the 150th Open Championship at St Andrews with a sizzling 64 that left his rivals toiling in his wake. The 28-year-old Queenslander, who had let slip a good chance to win this year’s Masters with a disappointing back nine, started the final round four shots behind joint leaders Rory McIlroy and Viktor Hovland, and looked for all the world to be chasing for the minor […]
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Rory McIlroy and Viktor Hovland were tied together four shots clear at the top of the leaderboard after a thrilling Saturday showdown which saw the pair fire matching third rounds of 66. Hovland, bidding to become Norway’s first major champion, made a fast start with four birdies in a row from the third, before McIlroy, bidding for his first major victory since 2014, chipped in from a greenside bunker to eagle the 10th hole and edged ahead with a birdie […]
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The Friday of an Open Championship is always fraught, as players close to the cut mark desperately scramble to ensure they’re around for the weekend’s play, but the second round at the 150th Open at St Andrews seemed especially emotionally charged. And all because, one man, albeit arguably the best player ever to grace the game, was long odds-on to miss the cut. That Tiger Woods was even at St Andrews was a minor miracle, given that he almost had […]
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Robert Holden and Hannah Screen emerged triumphant at the inaugural English Under 25 Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship held over the Duchess Course at Woburn Golf Club. England international Screen, from Berkhamsted, fired a four-under par round of 69 in the final round to finish the 54-hole tournament on level par and win by seven shots from Kings Hill’s Ellena Slater. Holden – who plays out of Letchworth, but has country membership at Woburn – earned a one-shot victory in the men’s […]
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