Golf
Women’s British Open to return to Royal Lytham & St Annes
The Ladies Golf Union (LGU) has announced that the Women’s British Open will be staged at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in 2018, the fifth time the English venue has hosted the major tournament.
European Tour targets South African expansion as calendar details revealed
Golf’s European Tour is looking into the possibility of adding a fourth South African tournament to next year’s programme of events after announcing the early part of its 2017 international schedule.
Dentsu executive Burack named as new Asian Tour CEO
Josh Burack was unveiled as the new chief executive of golf’s Asian Tour this (Thursday) morning.
Golf execs confident that sport has made its mark at Rio 2016
Senior golf executives have expressed their confidence that the sport has done enough to secure long-term status on the Olympic Programme following its successful return at the summer Games in Rio de Janeiro.
Venue named for Mexico’s World Golf Championships tournament
Mexico City’s Club de Golf Chapultepec has been named as the host venue for next year’s World Golf Championships-Mexico Championship.
Pelley plays down European Tour-Asian Tour rebrand after strategic alliance
European Tour chief executive Keith Pelley has rejected talk of a rebrand for the golf organisation in the wake of its strategic alliance with the Asian Tour.
Nike follows Adidas in scaling back golf business
US sportswear giant Nike has followed the lead of its German counterpart Adidas by announcing that it will scale back its investment in golf.
European Tour targets formation of Premier Series
Golf’s European Tour is planning a new Premier Series structure that aims to create a group of top-tier tournaments and incentivise leading players from focusing their efforts on the US PGA Tour.
Charlotte set to retain PGA Championship hosting rights
The 2017 edition of golf’s PGA Championship is set to remain in Charlotte, despite concerns surrounding a law in the US city’s home state of North Carolina that limits anti-discrimination protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.
European Tour chief targets new six-hole events
Keith Pelley, the chief executive of golf’s European Tour, plans on introducing new six-hole competitions in a bid to attract younger audiences to the sport.
IMG engaged to aid staging of 2019 Solheim Cup
Organisers of the 2019 Solheim Cup have partnered with the IMG agency to aid the delivery of the women’s team golf event, which will be staged at the PGA Centenary Course at the Gleneagles Hotel in Perthshire, Scotland.
International Crown ventures outside US for 2018 event in Korea
The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) has announced that the South Korean city of Incheon will host the International Crown in 2018, the first time the fledgling national team competition will take place outside the United States.
European and Asian Tours forge ‘strategic alliance’
Golf’s European and Asian Tours have today (Monday) formally announced a strategic alliance designed to further drive the development of the sport in Asia.
Bach speaks out over golf at Rio 2016, LET chief slams male players
International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has said the withdrawal of the top men from the Olympic golf tournament at the 2016 summer Games in Rio de Janeiro will be taken into account when evaluating the sport’s future on the Olympic programme.
IGF plays down Zika fears as fourth top golfer pulls out of Olympics
International Golf Federation president Peter Dawson has suggested that there has been an over-reaction to the Zika virus outbreak that has led to the sport’s top four golfers pulling out of the Rio 2016 summer Olympic Games.
Alisports signs partnership to drive golf’s growth in China
The Alisports division of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group has entered into a partnership with US golf simulation technology company Full Swing as part of an ongoing effort to drive the growth of the sport in China.
European Tour boosts ticketing capabilities with new partnership
Golf’s European Tour has entered into a ticketing partnership with global event technology platform Eventbrite.
Royal Troon votes to admit female members
Members of Scotland’s Royal Troon Golf Club, which will host the Open Championship later this month, have voted in favour of allowing female players to join the club.