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Archive for: July, 2017

TOP OF THE PUTTS: (L-R) Maurice Jay, Andrew Hollywood of GolfNow, Michael Rafferty of Duffy Rafferty Communications and Dame Mary Peters celebrate the success of Golf and Guitars, which raised £11,391 for the Mary Peters Trust. The event, which took place in May, saw the sporting and music worlds collide with musicians teeing off at Holywood Golf Course, music-themed holes and a concert to round the night off, all to raise funds for the Mary ...

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ROYAL PORTRUSH GOLF CLUB, host venue for the eagerly anticipated 2019 Open Championship, has teamed up with leading online golf provider GolfNow to enable visitors, for the first time in the famous club’s illustrious history, to book their golf rounds online via internet, mobile phone or app. Previously, visiting golfers would have had to contact the club directly via phone or email to book a tee time but the new partnership with GolfNow is set to ...

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  PHOENIX (July 8, 2017) – Louise Solheim, wife of PING Founder Karsten Solheim, has passed away in Phoenix, Arizona, at the age of 99. “Today we lost a very special woman who touched and improved the lives of so many,” said John A. Solheim, Karsten and Louise’s youngest son and PING’s Chairman & CEO. “Our mother was a blessing to everyone in so many ways. She had a special quality that gave her the ability to ...

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Teenager Atthaya Thitikul became the youngest ever winner on the Ladies European Tour by claiming victory in the Ladies European Thailand Championship aged 14 years, 4 months and 19 days. With rounds of 70, 71, 70 and 72, the Thai school girl won by two strokes with a total of 283, five-under-par and she never stopped smiling. Due to her amateur status, the top prize of 45,000 euros, however, went to second placed Ana Menendez of Mexico, ...

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