(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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Trump should concede and play golf if he loses, says Brit ally Farage
And he added: “The whole point of voting is we don’t need to fight. It is what we fought two world wars for. We settle our differences with the ballot box.” The Reform UK leader has long been one of Trump’s closest British allies. He was the first U.K. politician to meet him after his...
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Australian Golfer Jeffrey Guan Loses Eye In Freak Accident
Australian golfer Jeffrey Guan, who made his PGA Tour Debut in September, was the victim of a freak golf accident recently that led to the 20 year-old losing sight in one of his eyes. Jeffrey Guan Loses Eye After Being Hit By A Stray Golf Ball The name Jeffrey Guan might not be familiar with...
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‘World’s smallest bird of prey’ spotted killing ‘giant rodent’ on UK golf course
Mark Begg captured a rare sighting of the Steppe Grey Shrike, or ‘world’s smallest bird of prey’. It is believed to have been blown off course from its usual hunting grounds in Asia, on Winterfield Golf Course in Dunbar, East Lothian, on September 18th. Fascinating shots show the predatory songbird, known as a ‘butcher bird’,...
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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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Foresight Sports Europe partners with leading UK golf coach
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‘NBCC golf tournament will foster stronger business relations between Nigeria, UK’
The Nigerian-British Chamber of Commerce (NBCC) has said that its yearly golf competition will foster stronger relations between Nigeria and the United Kingdom, as well as, promote health and physical fitness among members. Chairman, Nigeria-British Golf, Uwamai Igein, said the event, slated for November 8, symbolises its commitment to fostering stronger business relations between Nigeria...
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Hillier Hopkins launches annual survey of UK golf clubs
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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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Bermuda Golf Links Society Strengthens Ties – Bernews
The Bermuda Golf Links Society is “forging relationships that build on the love for the game of golf around the world.” A spokesperson said, “Two years ago we set about building a bridge between the United Kingdom and Bermuda through our golfing relationships. It’s not a speedy process and it takes belief and work –...