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Next year’s 50th anniversary Scottish Open is set to deliver more of the world’s superstar golfers with an historic decision to co-sanction Scotland’s premier golfing event with the ultra-lucrative PGA Tour. It will be the first-time ever, since the then fledgling European Tour was founded in 1972, a ‘regular’ Tour event will be jointly hosted by golf’s two biggest tours. The decision also, as European Tour CEO Keith Pelley cited, is ‘a first step in many more to come’. The renamed ...

In heralding news of the Scottish Open will be now be co-sanctioned with the PGA Tour, golf’s biggest tour also released their 2021-22 PGA TOUR schedule Tne new season features several significant enhancements and features a total of 48 official events – 45 during the FedExCup Regular Season along with three 2022 FedExCup Playoffs events. There is also some loses including losing three WGC events – the WGC WorkDay Championship, the WGC – Dell Match-Play and the WGC – FedEx ...

In an historic first, and on what will be the 50th anniversary of the major European Tour event, the 2022 Genesis Scottish Open will become both a European and PGA Tour sanctioned event. The joint announcement by both Tour confirmed this arrangements as part of a new Strategic Alliance, and with the PGA Tour also releasing its 2021-22 PGA Tour Season schedule. The landmark agreement, announced in November 2020, further enhances and connects the ecosystem of men’s professional golf through a number ...

The Tiger Woods hosted Hero World Challenge will return after a year’s absence with an increased field size. The event will now feature 20 players when it is contested from December 2nd to 5th again at the Albany club in the  Bahamas. Woods tweeted the news but naturally was not about to say whether would be able to compete as he recovers from his single car crash in February. Excited to welcome an expanded field to the Hero World Challenge at Albany this year. https://t.co/hguYVEdSX1 — Tiger ...

Xander Schauffele had spoken ahead of the Olympic Games of the heartbreak endured by his father, Stefan, in being denied his opportunity, when aged 20, of the chance to represent Germany at the sport’s highest level. His son, Xander, brilliantly made-up for his father’s sadness in brilliantly capturing the golfing gold medal in Japan. As reported by www.golfbytourmiss.com  ( http://www.golfbytourmiss.com/2021/07/this-ones-for-you-dad-xander-schauffeles-extra-special-reason-to-win-olympic-gold/ ...

Scotland’s David Drysdale showed he’s going for gold in posting a blistering six-under par 64 to be sharing second place on the opening day of the men’s and women’s ISPS World Invitational in Northern Ireland. Drysdale grabbed seven birdies in a lowest round since a similar 64 on day three of last year’s Qatar Masters, and where he went so close to that long overdue maiden Tour title. His effort on the Galgorm Castle course say Drydale end the first day tied in second place with rookie ...

This one is for my dad. That’s the message this week as American Xander Schauffele tees-up representing the USA in the Olympic Games in Tokyo. The Olympics has always been extra special for the now 27-year-old Schauffele as his father, and also his lifelong golf coach, was hopping around 40-years-ago to represent Germany in decathlon. Sadly, a drunken driver robbed the then 20-year-old Stefan Schauffele of that opportunity when their cars collided in Japan and with a piece of windshield lodged ...