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Last week’s Omega European Masters just happened to be the first European Tour tournament providing qualifying points (euros) for next year’s Ryder Cup clash at Celtic Manor in Wales. You may think that it’s a little premature to be thinking about an event which is more than a year away, but Sunday’s result at Crans-sur-Sierre [...]
Tags: European Tour, Ryder Cup
Most keen golfers follow the exploits of the star players on TV as they tackle increasingly long golf courses. Courses measuring in excess of 7,000 yards now seem to be the norm on the European Tour, which is fair enough for the top pros, most of whom can wallop their drives well over 300 yards. Those [...]
Tags: European Tour, Golf Courses, Golfers
By common consent, 19 year-old Rory McIlroy is currently the world’s best golfer, based on his present form. Even Mark O’Meara, one of Tiger Wood’s best friends, reckons that young Rory is better now than Tiger was at the same age. It must be said that there were times during the final round of the Dubai [...]
Tags: European Tour, Rory McIlroy
Being born in La Línea and now resident in Cádiz makes it a bit of a stretch claiming Álvaro Quirós as a local lad, but it’s worth the effort, since he is the most watchable European golfer since Seve Ballesteros. This “lad” (he’s 26 years old) weighs in at 13 stone and stands 6 ft [...]
Tags: Alfred Dunhill Championship, Alvaro Quiros, Cadiz, Challenge Tour, European Tour, La Linea, Portugal Master, Qatar Open, Seve Ballesteros
Since 2004, La Cala Resort has hosted this annual team event, which this year featured teams of four from nine of the regional Spanish golf federations. Each team comprised two girls and two boys, playing 36 holes of stroke-play, with the best three cards counting. Since its inception, the event has featured some of Spain’s best junior golfers, [...]
Tags: Andalucia, European Tour, Junior Master, La Cala Golf
…if you are a golf pro playing on the European Tour, that is. Only a few days after the final tournament of 2008 – the Volvo Masters – the 2009 Race to Dubai has begun with the HSBC Masters in Shanghai. The fact that it is still 2008 and Europe has not yet annexed Asia [...]
Tags: Calanova Golf, Costa del Sol, European Tour, HSBC Masters, Parador Golf, Santa Maria Golf
The impact this lady had on womens’ professional golf can’t be overstated. The European Ladies Tour was on its knees until she came along and her unequalled record on the U.S. tour did as much for the European girls as it did for the Americans. Despite her success, she has always remained modest and approachable, [...]
Tags: Anika, Eur, European Tour
OK, so Harrington won again, with Europeans filling the top places and no Americans in sight. Notwithstanding the absence of Woods, the advantage of strength-in-depth is now with Europe, at least as far as The Open Championship and the Ryder Cup are concerned. Of course, the Americans enjoy a huge advantage in the other three [...]
Tags: BBC, Eur, European Tour, Major, Open
La Cala Resort has decided to dedicate the week commencing Monday 21st July to the West Syndrome Foundation with regular competitions for the remarkable green fee of only 30 euros, including shared buggy. On Sunday 27th, the competition will be followed by a group lesson by prominent European Tour player, Simon Dyson. Entry, including green [...]
Tags: European Tour, La Cala Golf
The European Tour has just announced Volvo’s take over as title sponsor of the World Matchplay Championship, replacing the annual Wentworth event which was inaugurated in 1964 by the late Mark McCormack’s IMG (remember the Picadilly?). Wentworth’s loss is Andalucia’s gain, as the host for at least the next three years will be the magnificant [...]
Tags: European Tour, IMG, Matchplay Championship
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