Consumer spending on golf in the Republic of Ireland alone is now worth €379m million annually, according to a new report commissioned by the Confederation of Golf in Ireland (CGI) and The R&A. The report, ‘A Satellite Account for Golf in the Republic of Ireland’ * was conducted to evaluate golf’s economic value to the Republic of Ireland and found that the top three elements of this consumer spending are €94 million on club membership fees, ...
The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers have voted to admit women members for the first time since their formation in 1744. Muirfield, home to the Honourable Company, was taken off the Open Championship rota last May when members narrowly voted not to admit women into the club. Although 64% of members were in favour, the club needed 66% to pass the motion. Before the 36% even began celebrating, R&A chief executive Martin Slumbers took the 16-time ...
The proposed establishment of One Governing Body to administer golf in Ireland is progressing well with the Discussion Group formed to examine the proposal reporting good progress on the issues that have emerged. Representatives from the ILGU and GUI met for the first time in November 2015 to initiate discussions on the establishment of One Governing Body for Golf (OGB) in Ireland. A Discussions Group (DG) was established and has four representatives from each organisation. The role ...
In a major move the R&A and the USGA have unveiled a preview of the proposed new Rules of Golf, as part of a joint initiative to modernise the Rules and make them easier to understand and apply. The online release of this preview begins a six-month feedback and evaluation period during which all golfers worldwide can learn about the proposed changes and provide input before they are finalised in 2018 and take effect on 1 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Chloe Ryan is eight shots off the pace at the Portuguese International Ladies Amateur Championship taking place at the Montado Hotel and Golf Resort. The Castletroy golfer is +4 for the event after rounds of 72, 76 and 72 and she is currently in 13th place overall. The leader is Leitzia Bagnoli of Italy who is one of only two players under par on 4 under. She leads Julia Engstrom of Sweden by 2 with Agathe Laisne of France and ...
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