R & A Confident Turning Royal Portrush ‘Blank Canvas’ Into Open Championship Masterpiece
R & A CEO Martin Slumbers is confident this year’s ‘blank canvas’ Royal Portrush host course will allow the organizing body to create an Open Championship masterpiece.
Golf’s oldest Major is heading in July to the Co. Antrim course for a first occasion since 1951 and with the four championship days long ago a sell-out.
Seventy per cent of the ticket sales have been to those living in Ireland.
Slumbers and his R & A team played Royal Portrush a few weeks ago and while facing strong ...
Royal Liverpool To Host 2022 Open Championship
St. Andrews, Scotland …
The R & A has confirmed the staging of the 2022 Open (British) Championship will be held at the Royal Liverpool course and for a first occasion since 2014 when Rory McIlroy capturing a first Open title.
It will be the 13th occasion Royal Liverpool with host golf’s oldest major.
The future Open’s now are:-
2019 – Royal Portrush
2020 – Royal St. Georges
2021 – St. Andrews
2022 – Royal Liverpool
2023 – Now possibly Muirfield.
R & A Concerned For Royal Portrush Open With Continued Brexit Uncertainty.
St. Andrews ….
Organisers of this year’s historic Open (British) Championship in Northern Ireland fear chaos over continued Brexit uncertainty and the Irish border issue.
Golf’s oldest major is returning to the Royal Portrush course this July for a first occasion since 1951 and with the championship long ago a sell-out.
It also will be just the second occasion The (British) Open is being hosted outside of England and Scotland since the inaugural tournament in 1860.
The announcement Royal Portrush ...
Eight Weeks In & 10 Controversial Headlines – Golf Needing Rules Issues Respite
A meeting tomorrow (Tuesday) hosted annually by R & A CEO Martin Slumbers with leading members of the European Tour media would seem now very timely.
Less than eight weeks into a new season and the proud ‘self-calling penalty’ game of golf is being dogged by all the wrong headlines.
There’s been no fewer than 10 different scenarios to controversially tug at the ancient club-and-ball game’s heart strings.
All but one of the 10 relate to the Rules of Golf.
Three of controversies come from ...
McGinley Warmly Praises McIlroy For Stance Over Mexican Ruling (See Video)
Rory McIlroy did not secure a winning Mexican take-out but he’s been warmly praised by Dubai Duty Free Irish Open host, Paul McGinley for his actions early in the final round of the WGC – Mexico Championship in Mexico City.
Dustin Johnson shut the victory door on McIlroy posting a final round 66 to win by five shots with a 21-under par tally and become the first to win twice this season.
McIlroy, who saw his chance for a first win in 50-weeks die at the sixth hole, eventually signed for a 67 ...
McIlroy Up For A Mexican Takeout Victory Challenge
Here’s a stat that might play into Rory McIlroy’s hand but only if he gets off to the final round start he desperately desires on day four of the WGC – Mexico Championship in Mexico City.
Six of the golfers this season who have led by two shots after 54-holes of a PGA Tour event did not win the title.
The most recent included England’s Paul Casey leading the AT & T Pebble Beach Pro-Am by three strokes and American Justin Thomas, who last week led Genesis Open by four strokes through ...
Fowler Declares New ‘Drop’ Rule Terrible Change Declaring ‘It’s Not Doing Any Favours’ To Golf
Leading members of the European Tour media are due to meet on Tuesday in St. Andrews with Martin Slumbers, CEO of the R and A.
One of the items now sure to be on the agenda is Rickie Fowler’s protest over a new Rules drop that saw him slapped with a one-stroke penalty on day two of the WGC – Mexico Championship.
Fowler’s mistake was to take a wrong drop after he shanked his second shot from the 10th tee.
Instead of adopting the new drop from ‘knee height’, Fowler, and ...
