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Archive for: January, 2019

Shane Lowry kicked off 2019 with a wonderful wire-to-wire victory at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship presented by EGA after coming out on top in a thrilling final-round battle with Richard Sterne. The Irishman closed his final-round 71 with a crucial birdie to win by a single shot and secure his fourth European Tour title – but he did not have it all his own way on Saturday. Lowry entered the day with a commanding three-shot lead ...

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After landmark votes at separate meetings the I.L.G.U and the G.U.I. have formally approved the establishment of Golf Ireland.   The Irish Ladies Golf Union approved a special resolution at their AGM, while simultaneously the Golfing Union of Ireland passed a motion at a Special General Meeting.  In the case of the GUI, for the first time in its history postal voting was permitted, and 292 of the Union’s 395 clubs availed of this facility.  A further 34 ...

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  The Ladies European Tour and LET Access Series jointly announce today a new event set to debut on their 2019 schedules. The Tipsport Czech Ladies Open will be played at Golf Resort Karlštejn on 23-25 August and will become the second dual-ranking event between the LET and LETAS, following the Jabra Ladies Open. “We are delighted to add a second dual-ranking event with LETAS onto the LET schedule, this time in the Czech Republic. In the ...

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12/01/2019. Ladies European Tour 2019. Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Open, Saadiyat Beach Golf Club, Abu Dhabi, UAE. 10-12 January 2019. Charley Hull of England with her trophy. Credit: Tristan Jones   12 January 2019; Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: England’s Charley Hull made the best possible start to 2019 when she claimed a wire-to-wire victory in the Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Open to earn her second Ladies European Tour trophy. Hull fired rounds of 67, 72 and 69 ...

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  Olivia Mehaffey courtesy of R&A The biennial encounter will be played at Royal St Georges in Kent from 28-29 June and GB&I will be aiming to win the match for the first time since 2005 when they defeated the Continent of Europe 13-11 at Golf de Chantilly. Elaine Ratcliffe, who will lead the team for the first time as captain of GB&I, said, “We have selected a talented group of players and they all now have a ...

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The three-time Major Champion has a storied Ryder Cup career, having represented Europe six times as a player – including being part of four triumphs – while latterly he has brought his extensive experience to the role of Vice-Captain in the past three editions of the biennial contest. The 47 year old joins Paul McGinley (2014) and Darren Clarke (2016), as professionals from the island of Ireland to lead Europe and will be hoping to emulate ...

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2019 Solheim Cup to be played on the world-famous PGA Centenary Course at The Gleneagles Hotel in Perthshire, Scotland, from Sept. 13-15, 2019   European and U.S. Points Races to conclude at Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open and CP Women’s Open respectively With just eight months to go until The 2019 Solheim Cup, the battle for spots on Team Europe and Team USA will intensify with the 2019 Ladies European Tour (LET) and LPGA seasons about to ...

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08/01/2019. Ladies European Tour 2019. Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Open, Saadiyat Beach Golf Club, Abu Dhabi, UAE. 10-12 January 2019. A view of the 16th hole. Credit: Tristan Jones Abu Dhabi’s first ever women’s professional golf tournament returns to the award-winning Saadiyat Beach Golf Club from 10 – 12 January 2017 champion, Aditi Ashok, to defend her title as British star Charley Hull makes her Abu Dhabi debut New format event to kick-off fortnight of golf in the capital, ...

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   Ladies European Tour 2018. Final Qualifying School, Amelkis Golf Club, Marrakech, Morocco. Tour school winner, Bronte Law of England. Credit: Tristan Jones   England’s Bronte Law posted a course record-equalling 10-under-par 62 in the third round of Lalla Aicha Tour School at Amelkis Golf Club on Tuesday, which included nine birdies in a row: an all-time record on the Ladies European Tour. With a 54-hole total of 13-under-par 203 in the 90-hole marathon qualifier, Law ended the day ...

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The Scandinavian, arguably Denmark’s most prestigious 36 hole property just outside of Copenhagen, has confirmed its continued partnership with the EGTMA. [European Golf & Travel Media Assoc.] Under the expert guidance of David Shepherd, CEO and his experienced team, The Scandinavian has gone from strength to strength with many golf course improvements, improved membership offerings and increased service levels resulting in huge growth of the membership. Situated in 200 hectares of forest, trees and ponds, both ...

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