Golf

San Francisco’s Olympic Club has agreed a deal to host the 2032 Ryder Cup and the 2028 PGA Championship, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

Golf’s European Tour has said it will launch a Technology Centre of Excellence, with newly-appointed chief technology officer, Michael Cole, set to lead the project.

The Valderrama golf course in Andalusia, Spain has been purchased by members in a €28m ($32.6m) deal.

Golf’s Asian Tour has confirmed that it will host its first Chinese event since 2008 later this year, with the Kaikou Golf Club in Xiamen, Fujian Province to host the Asian Golf Championship from November 30 to December 3.

Golf’s PGA Tour has partnered with the China Golf Association (CGA) to reintroduce the PGA Tour-China developmental series in 2018.

The United States Golf Association (USGA) has announced that Pebble Beach will host its first U.S. Women’s Open in 2023, while the U.S. Open will return to the iconic California course in 2027.

Golf’s European Tour has continued its innovation drive by rebranding its existing Lyoness Open tournament in Austria as the Shot Clock Masters.

Golf’s PGA Tour has announced that its Barbasol Championship will move from Opelika, Alabama to Nicholasville, Kentucky from next year.

Golf’s European Tour has today (Friday) confirmed the addition of new events in Belgium, Oman and the Philippines to its 2018 calendar, while Gleneagles in Scotland will also host the inaugural European Golf Team Championship.

Golf’s Asian Tour has moved to bolster its presence in South Korea through a co-sanctioning agreement with the Korea Golf Association (KGA) for the Korea Open and Maekyung Open tournaments in 2018.

The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) has been forced to cancel a tournament scheduled for Shanghai next month after failing to receive local government approval for the event.

The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) has agreed a deal with Kingsmill Resort for the venue to continue staging the annual Kingsmill Championship event.

Fred Ridley has been appointed as chairman of the Augusta National Golf Club and Masters Tournament, after Billy Payne opted to retire from the position.

The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) and men’s European Tour are lining up rescue bids for the struggling Ladies European Tour (LET).

The Ladies European Tour (LET) has announced that Ivan Khodabakhsh is leaving his position as chief executive amid a period of uncertainty for the golf organisation.

The PGA Championship golf major is to be moved from August to May in 2019, the PGA of America has announced.