(Reuters) – Major winners Cameron Smith and Jason Day went stroke-for-stroke for a share of the early clubhouse lead on four-under-par after matching 67s in the opening round of Australian PGA Championship on Thursday. Smith and Day played with defending champion Min Woo Lee in an Australian super grouping as they made an early start...
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UK Golf Club Fined for Dumping Illegal Garbage On its Course
Rusper Golf Club, now permanently closed, along with Cook and Son Ltd and Bell and Sons Construction Ltd, were penalized by England’s Environment Agency for running an under the table, yet out in the open, garbage dumping operation. An anonymous tip-off made investigators aware of the golf club’s waste management activities, which were not approved...
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Galvin Green appoints UK & Ireland Sales Director
Golf apparel brand Galvin Green has appointed experienced sales leader Stewart Clare to a new role as its Sales Director in the UK & Ireland in a move designed to drive sales of its collections in Europe’s largest market. Clare, who is based in Derbyshire and has previous golf industry sales experience with Cobra Puma Golf...
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Tour pro claims Saudi PIF are buying England’s most prestigious golf course
English tour pro Eddie Pepperell says Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund are going to purchase Wentworth. Pepperell made the claim on the latest episode of The Chipping Forecast. Subscribe to our Newsletter The 33-year-old said he was told the news by someone ‘who would know’ last week at the Genesis Championship in South Korea. And...
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Challenge Tour Grand Final 2024 Prize Money & Purse Payout
This week sees the final off the 2024 Challenge Tour, as 45 golfers head to Mallorca for the Rolex Challenge Tour Grand Final 2024. The 45 remaining golfers will be playing for the €500,000 prize money with various different purse payouts up for grabs. 2024 Rolex Challenge Tour Grand Final Prize Money Purse Is €500,000...
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‘Provisional Support’ Given To Portmarnock As First Open Outside UK Moves A Step Closer
A first Open outside the United Kingdom has moved a step closer, after the Irish government announced that it has given “provisional support” to Portmarnock hosting golf’s oldest Major Championship. The Irish government has rubber-stamped funding of between €35 million and €40 million to bring the men’s and women’s Open to Portmarnock Golf Club in...
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Gunman lurked for hours before Trump’s last-minute game of golf
Bodycam footage shows arrest of suspected Trump gunman A gunman hid for nearly 12 hours in bushes before Donald Trump played an unscheduled game of golf at his oceanfront club in Florida – leaving locals stunned at what authorities say appears to be the second attempt to assassinate the former president in as many months....
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Ten GCSAA members selected for Bernhard Academy’s ‘Links to Success’ UK visit
Ten members of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) have been selected for the Bernhard Academy Links to Success United Kingdom 2025, and they will attend the 2025 BTME conference in Harrogate, England, in January. For more than two decades, Bernhard has selected 10 members of the British and International Golf Greenkeepers...
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SuperStroke: Selects JS Golf Brands as sole U.K. distributor
Wixom, MI – SuperStroke, the No. 1 Putter Grip in golf and the leader in innovative Tour-proven golf grip technology, proudly names Watford, England-based JS Golf Brands as the sole distributor of its product line in the United Kingdom sales territory, effective January 1, 2025. Working with a single distributor in this vital golf market...
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Crazy Golf just got (a bit) serious
Anyone tempted to train for potential Olympic glory may want a course at home. A self-assembly “supersize” nine-hole crazy golf course, with assorted obstacles, 18 putters, 18 balls and 1,000 scorecards certainly sounds like the ultimate kidult gift. But it does not come at pocket money prices. It is yours for £3,000. More affordable, perhaps,...
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UK Golf Federation Welcomes Regency Purchasing Group as New Corporate Partner
The UK Golf Federation (UKGF) is pleased to announce Regency Purchasing Group as its newest Corporate Partner, marking an exciting collaboration that will benefit golf course owners, operators, and participants across the UK. Regency Purchasing Group is part of the UK’s largest group purchasing organisation (GPO). Renowned for its extensive network of over 700...
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UK Golf Federation Partners with Environmental Solutions International to champion sustainability in Golf
The UK Golf Federation (UKGF) is proud to announce its supporting partnership with Environmental Solutions International (ESi) to advance environmental management and sustainability across the golf sector. This collaboration underscores UKGF’s commitment to promoting sustainable practices and supporting the industry in navigating environmental challenges. Representing over 1,200 owners and commercial operators of proprietary golf...