It will be the first time the County Antrim venue has hosted the island of Ireland’s national Open with the event moving into the date vacated by the rescheduling of The 2020 Ryder Cup to 2021. The 2020 Ryder Cup would have been a celebration of Irish golf with three-time Major Champion Padraig Harrington captaining Europe in the contest at Whistling Straits – the third European Captain from the island of Ireland in the past four ...
The championship will be played as closed door events due to the COVID-19 pandemic with health and safety protocols in place Katie Poots [Knock G.C. N.I.]photo. Golfile Many of the world’s most talented amateur golfers will assemble at neighbouring venues on England’s Golf Coast this week to contest The Amateur and Women’s Amateur championships. In total, almost 100 players will gather at West Lancashire, a course in north-west England, for The Women’s Amateur Championship. The championship will be played ...
Sophia Popov of Germany lAIG Women’s Open at Royal Troon on August 23, 2020 in Troon, Scotland. (Photo by R&A – Handout/R&A via Getty Images) Germany’s Sophia Popov made history with a life-changing two-shot victory at the 2020 AIG Women’s Open at Royal Troon, closing with a magnificent final round of 68 (-3) to finish at seven-under-par and claim the $675,000 first place prize. Looking unfazed throughout, Popov, who lead by three-strokes overnight, came into the week ranked ...
There is always something special about a Major week and none more so than the AIG Women’s Open, where 144 of the world’s best look to etch their name in the history books, following in the footsteps of former champions including Laura Davies, Annika Sörenstam, Catriona Matthew, Georgia Hall and most recently, Hinako Shibuno. Royal Troon offers that special chance and, as the first women’s major to ever be played at the prestigious venue, this week ...
The first Major golf week since the return of the LPGA and LET Tours is upon us and three players from the island of Ireland will tee it up at Royal Troon from August 20 – 23. Leona Maguire, Stephanie Meadow and Olivia Mehaffey (AM) join the strong field for the AIG Women’s Open where Hinako Shibuno of Japan is defending champion. Meadow enters the event on the back of two consistent finishes at the LPGA Drive ...
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