While the schedule is solid through until the end of October, the European Tour already has back-up plans in place – two more possible “swings” – that are ready to step in if some of the events at the end of the year don’t come to fruition.
Having lost his European Tour card in each of the past two years, Warren is exempt for at least the rest of this season and all of next courtesy of his victory.
The field at Troon will be comprised of the leading players from the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings as well as recognising successful players from recent tournaments staged on the world’s leading tours.
When the PGA Tour and Korn Ferry Tour make welcome returns next week after being on hold since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, so too will the Official World Golf Ranking.
In a memo to the tour membership that has been seen by Golf Digest, David Park, a former Walker Cup player and the European Tour’s head of player relations, outlined a situation that he says “continues to evolve.”
As preparations continue for the return of the PGA Tour next month in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, things have been contrastingly quiet on the other side of the Atlantic.
Realising that food hand-outs are but a short-term solution to the problems faced by the locals, Nilsson and his gang have introduced them to basic farming.
CEO Keith Pelley is bracing players for a ‘radically different’ look to Euro Tour events when play resumes. But when might that be and how radical could things really look?
The story of the 25-year-old Australian amateur, who was to make his Masters debut this week, begins with his father’s escape from Eastern Europe and includes an engineering degree, studies in St Andrews and a US Mid-Amateur title
When the Masters will actually take place remains a matter of some conjecture, but October seems to be the best bet, a favouritism Michel is happy to confirm.
Valimaki got his European Tour card at Q-school last year, and a T-7 finish at the recent ISPS Handa Vic Open in Australia hinted at a burgeoning potential that has been further underlined with this victory.
A bit like the Old Course that sits directly below his office window, R&A chief executive Martin Slumbers’ annual sit-down with members of the UK media typically offers up all kinds of angles.
Almost exactly halfway through his reign as “champion golfer of the year”, Shane Lowry doesn’t have to look far for good things in his professional life.
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