Posts Tagged ‘ Golf News ’

Today in Paris, the French Golf Federation (Fédération Française de Golf, FFGolf) officially submitted their bid to host the 2018 Ryder Cup. The presentation in the Sénat has received the full backing from the two French golfers to have represented Europe in the Ryder Cup, Jean Van de Velde and Thomas Levet.  Van de Velde,...
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Rentaclub.co.uk, the online golf service, which has been renting drivers since February, has now launched iron sets to rent, giving golfers the opportunity to hit their best shots with top equipment including the Nike VR Split Cavity Irons used by Open Champion Stewart Cink and the TaylorMade R9 TP Irons favoured by Spanish Ryder...
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During a packed Environment Session at the World Forum of Golf Architects in St Andrews, the Golf Environment Organization (GEO) debuted their draft Guidelines for Sustainable Golf Development. Since the groundbreaking project commenced in 2009, GEO has been co-ordinating a team of experts in the creation of globally applicable guidelines that will enable the diverse...
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Golf is seen as a leisurely activity, yet, according to the latest research conducted by The British College of Osteopathic Medicine (BCOM), into the injuries sustained by amateur golfers, the sport may not be as stress free as many of us imagined, particularly for women.  Over half (55%) of all respondents questioned reported injuries,...
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The effects of the global financial crisis have been felt in some form or other by most of us, so it is little surprise that a report from KPMG Golf Advisory Practice suggests that revenue from the golf business across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMA) has dropped dramatically in recent times. The report...
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While the unfortunate Tiger Woods saga fills the gossip pages, Lee Westwood has been hogging the golfing headlines. A week after winning the European Tour’s Golfer of the Year award for the third time the world number four walked away with The Golf Writers Trophy, also for a third time. Seve Ballesteros is the only...
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Lee Westwood has agreed to become an ambassador for the Golf Foundation Charity, the world number four will support Golf Roots, the national project that aims to improve the playing and personal skills of  all young people. For the last eight years Westwood has supported the Golf Foundation’s ‘Charity Challenge‘ and this year he...
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Jesper Parnevik, the man responsible for bringing Tiger Woods and his Swedish wife Elin together, says that he regrets playing matchmaker to the famous couple following the recent revelations over the world number one’s private life that have emerged since Woods crashed his car last week. Parnevik said in an interview with the Golf...
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PGA Tour golfer Doug Barron is the first player to be banned for taking a performance enhancing drug, following the introduction of drug tests on European and PGA golf tours in July 2008. The American who has only played one PGA Tour event this year, has been banned for a year after testing positive for...
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The top four players on the European money list have managed to avoid each other in the draw for the Volvo World Matchplay Championship in Spain. The group stages will be played at Finca Cortesin close to Marbella and will take place on the 18th green, with the semi finals on Saturday and the...
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