Bridget Jackson (Photo Courtesy of The R&A) Renowned golfers Bridget Jackson MBE, Hon D.Sc. (Birmingham) and José María Olazábal have accepted invitations to become Honorary Members of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews. During a notable amateur career, Jackson played in the Curtis Cup for Great Britain and Ireland on three occasions and was selected as an England international nine times. She has served as Chair and President of the English Ladies Golf Association ...
Leona Maguire Duke University Junior Leona Maguire got her spring collegiate season off to the perfect start with a wire to wire performance that also included her first ever collegiate hole in one as she helped her team to third place overall in the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge at Palos Verdes Golf Club in Los Angeles. Maguire was on the right track from the get-go, opening the event with a share of the lead after a 3-under-par ...
THE R&A AND THE USGA PUBLISH RESEARCH ON DRIVING DISTANCE IN GOLF The R&A and the USGA have published their annual review of driving distance, a research document that reports important findings on driving distance in golf. Introduced last year, the review examines driving distance data from seven of the major professional golf tours, based on approximately 285,000 drives per year. Data from studies of male and female amateur golfers has also been included for the first ...
Golfers get ready to ‘rock and hole’ for Mary Peters Trust Brian McFadden and Keith Duffy amongst musicians teeing up for charity event LOCAL golfers will be tuning up and teeing off against a mix of celebrities and well-known local musicians following the launch of a unique charity golf event, created to raise money for the budding sports stars of tomorrow. ‘Golf and Guitars’ promises to inject a little ‘rock and hole’ into the peaceful tranquillity that is ...
A Co. Longford Golf Club member since 1970, Vonnie Noonan is the 35th President of the Irish Ladies Golf Union. She is the epitome of a club golfer who gives willingly of her free time, all dedicated towards the progression of golf. Vonnie was elected as 35th President of the ILGU at the 9th National AGM of the ILGU Ltd on Saturday 28th January 2017 and she expressed her excitement about her tenure, “It is with ...
The 2017 Ladies European Tour Season will see three new tournaments, increased prizemoney and the return of the Turkish Ladies Open. And there is added incentive for tour members as the Solheim Cup is due to be played in Iowa in August. The 2017 season will start with the Oates Vic Open, to be held at 13th Golf Links on the stunning Bellarine Peninsula in Victoria from February 9-12. The tournament, which will feature on the ...
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