Jul 19th, 2016 Article
Final round Open viewing figures drop 75%
It has been confirmed that the peak TV audience for the final round of The Open dropped 75 per cent on last year's figure in the first year of broadcasting by Sky Sports.
It has been confirmed that the peak TV audience for the final round of The Open dropped 75 per cent on last year's figure in the first year of broadcasting by Sky Sports.
Get in there, Monty!! Big Col will play at the Open for The first time since 2010 after qualifying to play at his home course at Royal Troon. And so has Original GolfPunk James Heath!
To quote Verne Lundquist, and the greatest piece of golf commentary of all time, “Oh, WOW! IN YOUR LIFE, have you seen anything like that?!”. And you know what Verne, we haven’t.
Robert MacIntyre wins at his home Scottish Open, finishing 18 under with a decisive birdie on the final hole to beat Australia's Adam Scott; Rory McIlroy finishes tied for fourth on 14 under ahead of The Open
For the very first time in exactly 30 years, Tiger Woods is not qualified to compete in the U.S. Open based on his play on the golf course as his five-year exemption (Masters 2019 win) expired earlier this year.
After the success of last year, FootJoy will once again bring a whole host of activities and special guests to the Hoylake Camping Village during Open Championship week.
Kalle Samooja carded a new course record of 64 in the final round of the Porsche European Open to win his maiden DP World Tour title at Green Eagle Golf Courses in Hamburg.
Lee-Anne Pace seized the lead after two rounds of the Ladies Italian Open presented by Regione Piemonte as the South African moved into position for her second win of the season. The former LET number one used her laser-like accuracy off the tee to plot her way around the course in rainy conditions at Golf Club Margara on Friday and returned a five-under-par 67, which included a double bogey.
Dundonald Links announced last night it will host the 2022 Trust Golf Women’s Scottish Open while unveiling its brand-new clubhouse as part of their multi-million-pound development project. The tournament was previously held at Dundonald in 2015, 2016 and 2017 with Rebecca Artis, Isabelle Boineau and Lee Mi-Hyang as respective winners.
Thomas Levet secured his second victory in as many weeks after he defeated Markus Brier on the first play-off hole at the Scottish Senior Open hosted by Paul Lawrie.
Henrik Stenson's fine recent form continued on the opening day of the DS Automobiles Italian Open as he fired a flawless 64 to sit in a three way tie at the top of the leaderboard. The 45-year-old Swede, who is targeting a sixth Ryder Cup appearance, followed up his share of the fourth spot in the D+D Real Czech Masters with a third place finish at Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Club last week.
Nelly Korda maintained her rich vein of form to share the lead after day one of the AIG Women’s Open at Carnoustie, as amateur Louise Duncan also shone. Korda, the Olympic gold medallist and Rolex Women’s Golf World Rankings number one, moved quickly to the top of the leaderboard after a superb opening round of five-under-par 67.