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The Ladies European Tour’s 2016 Order of Merit winner Beth Allen has returned to Golf de Chantaco in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Aquitaine, to defend her title at the 27th Lacoste Ladies Open de France, which starts tomorrow, at 8.45am local time. The field of 78 competitors includes Solheim Cup stars Cristie Kerr, Georgia Hall and Florentyna Parker as well as Azahara Muñoz, who won the title in 2013 and 2014 and captured the Andalucia Costa del Sol Open ...

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Local player Azahara Muñoz delighted the galleries as she retained her title at the Andalucia Costa del Sol Open de España Femenino at her home club Real Club de Golf Guadalmina in Spain on Sunday. The 29-year-old from the nearby village of San Pedro Alcantara, who had been winning tournaments at the club since the age of nine, carded rounds of 68-64-67 and 69 to finish two strokes clear of Carlota Ciganda and Lee-Anne Pace and ...

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EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND – SEPTEMBER 21: Catriona Matthew of Scotland is announced as the European Team Captain for the 2019 Solheim Cup at Glen Eagles during a press conference at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre on September 21, 2017 in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Photo by Mark Runnacles/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Catriona Matthew Scot chosen to lead Europe on home soil “It’s a great honour and a dream come true to be the captain at home in Scotland” Catriona ...

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Zala Springs Golf and Spa Resort is set in the beautiful Zala Valley outside the charming village of Zalacsany. The resort is a two hour drive from Bratislava, Vienna, Ljubljana and Zagreb, also two hours from Budapest airport. A new destination for golfers and spa lovers from the UK and Ireland who are interested in a unique golf and spa experience. The course opened for play in 2015, in that first year there were over 5,000 ...

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Photo: Tristan Jones. Azahara Muñoz is looking forward to teeing up at her home golf course and feeling quietly confident ahead of the Andalucia Costa del Sol Open de España Femenino. The 29-year-old defending champion from San Pedro Alcántara, Málaga, knows the South Course at Real Club de Golf Guadalmina like the back of her hand, having been a member there for 20 years. “When I land in Málaga, I get butterflies in my stomach and it’s so ...

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Anna Nordqvist Wins LPGA Evian Championship 2017, at Evian Resort Golf Club, in Evian-Les-Bains, France, on September 17, 2017, Photos Philippe Millereau / KMSP / DPPI The Swede mounted a Sunday charge with a 5-under 66 to come from five strokes back of Jutanugarn, the 36-hole leader, to force a playoff with Brittany Altomare. Tied at 9-under par, the pair returned to the par-4 18th, where Nordqvist defeated Altomare with a bogey in the pouring rain and ...

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Belvoir Park Golf Club take the Ulster title for the second year in the Mary Mc Kenna Diamond Trophy tournament, they now play in the All Ireland finals at Woodenbridge Golf Club.   Photo: Mary McKenna presenting team Captain Elizabeth McCrea with pennant.  The Belvoir Team, and very proud Lady Captain, Stephanie Ferguson.

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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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