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  Sweden’s Caroline Hedwall secured her first Ladies European Tour title in six years with a record-breaking performance on the final day of the Lacoste Ladies Open de France. Hedwall came from seven strokes behind the overnight leader Nanna Koerstz Madsen and set the clubhouse lead at 12-under with an incredible course record nine-under-par 62, reeling the Dane in with nine birdies at Golf du Medoc. Madsen was tied for the lead after 14 holes but dropped shots ...

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The United States of America produced win the World Amateur Championship by 10 shots and take home the Espirito Santo Trophy for the first time since 1998. Ireland entered the closing round with an outside chance of taking a medal but they failed to gain ground and an even par return for the day left them finishing in a tie for 11th place. Japan, second on 19 under, and Republic of Korea, one shot further back ...

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The Ladies European Tour (LET) announced that the Andalucía Costa del Sol Open de España will be the climax of the 2018 season. The tournament will be contested at La Quinta Golf & Country Club in Benahavís, in the province of Málaga, on November 22-25. Promoted by the Royal Spanish Golf Federation and organised by Deporte and Business, the title sponsors are Tourism Andalucía, Costa del Sol and the municipalities of the Costa del Sol Occidental. The choice ...

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European Solheim Cup Captain Catriona Matthew has named Suzann Pettersen and Kathryn Imrie vice captains for The 2019 Solheim Cup, to be played against the United States at The Gleneagles Hotel in Perthshire, Scotland, next September. The duo are both extremely passionate about The Solheim Cup and will bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the backroom team, having been involved in a combined total of 18 contests. Speaking ahead of the Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies ...

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Catalonia is one of the most interesting and beautiful areas in Europe,  It has always been famous for its fabulous beaches, mountains, rich culture and world class golf courses. It had been a life time ago when I first visited the region with some good friends. We bought an old land-rover, painted it blue  and went on an adventure of a life time. Our journey took us through the UK, through France, the Pyrenees into Catalonia ...

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SKY IS BLUE FOR IRISH GOLF TOURISM: John McLaughlin (right) of North & West Coast Links Golf Ireland and John Farren (left), General Manager of Ballyliffin Golf Club are pictured with Sky Sports presenter Sarah Stirk ahead of this year’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Open.   AS the dust settles on an amazing Dubai Duty Free Irish Open at Ballyliffin, one of Ireland’s leading golf marketing companies has claimed that the tournament’s resurgence in recent years, aligned ...

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  Players from 15 countries will compete for medals on behalf of their nations in the inaugural European Golf Team Championships at Gleneagles after the teams for the historic event were unveiled today. In a ground-breaking format, both male and female professionals will compete in a revolutionary Mixed Team format as well as a Men’s and Women’s Team event, as part of the innovative multi-sport Glasgow 2018 European Championships. Teams from Great Britain will lead the way with ...

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  WITH the 2018 Dubai Duty Free Irish Open hosted by the Rory Foundation teeing off at Ballyliffin Golf Club in County Donegal next week (July 5-8), the European Tour has put together 18 interesting facts that you probably didn’t know about the event and its illustrious 91 year history.   Jon Rahm of Spain receives the trophy from Colm McLoughlin the Executive Vice Chairman and CEO of Dubai Duty Free after his victory at the Dubai Duty ...

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The Ladies European Tour and Leading Courses .Com the largest golf course review platform in Europe, announced that they have combined forces to further promote some of the world’s best championship courses. The two organisations will look to tap into their various resources to allow golfers to discover where to play and engage with golf events internationally. Features of the partnership will include the promotion of each Participating Course on the LET and LET Access Series schedule, offering ...

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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL – MAY 11: Rafa Cabrera Bello of Spain plays his tee shot on the par 4, 10th hole during the second round of the THE PLAYERS Championship on the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass on May 11, 2018 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images)     RAFA Cabrera Bello will be hoping to emulate his Spanish compatriot Jon Rahm by claiming the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open hosted by the ...

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