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Crail Golfing Society already boasts a rich history spanning three Century’s and the Scottish club has now been further enriched with news of the appointment of David Snodgrass and the club’s new Head Professional. Remarkably, it is only the second occasion in Crail’s proud 234-year history golf’s seventh oldest club has appointed a Head Professional. David, and the current Assistant Professional, will take over from 4th January, 2021. David has been assistant under current ...

Rory McIlroy’s caddie Harry Diamond has returned to the States to ‘self-isolate’ ahead of rejoining the World No. 1 for the June 11th restart to the PGA Tour. Under US laws, anyone entering the States must spend a fortnight in isolating. The Belfast-based Diamond has a young family and chose to return home following the March 12th cancellation of the Players Championship. Diamond arrived back into Florida on Sunday and with McIlroy confirming the duo will be travelling to Fort ...

Tiger Woods exacted revenge of long-time rival Phil Mickelson when the reigning Masters champion teamed with Peyton Manning to win 1up over Mickelson who teamed with Tom Brady in ‘The Match: Champions for Charity on a rainy Sunday afternoon at Medalist Golf Club at Hobe Sound in Florida. In conditions more akin to playing links golf in Ireland or Scotland the four superstar sportsmen braved the awful Florida spring weather for Woods and Peyton to hold on to win 1up at the final hole at the ...

Open Champion Shane Lowry has confirmed to www.golfbytourmiss.com he will return to the PGA Tour mid next month to play the opening three events in succession and seven of nine events up to and including the first week in August. Lowry and his young family chose to remain in the States at their Ballen Isles rented house following the March 12th cancellation of the Players Championship and while it be a three-month absence from competition, their decision now seems to have been vindicated. It will ...

Lee Westwood’s hosting of the Betfred British Masters – https://closehouse.com/british-masters/ – will herald a return to the European Tour. The Euro 2m event is being moved forward and will now be held from July 23rd to 26th and opposite the 3M Open on the PGA Tour and with the following week to be the hosting of the WGC – FexEx St. Jude Invitational in Memphis. As well, it is understood the British Masters will not be held at Close House, and as appears on the Race to Dubai schedule, ...

Tiger Woods will be appointed USA Captain for the 2022 Ryder Cup in Rome. This is what many close observers believe will transpire and with American Kevin Na letting slip suggestions Woods appointment will be rubber-stamped by the PGA of America. Na, 36 dropped a huge hint in an interview with SKY Sports ahead of the Korean/American defence starting June 11th of the Charles Schwab Challenge in Fort Worth. Na said: “My goal is to make the Ryder Cup team this year, and I know the following Ryder ...

Good news for Ardglass golfer Cormac Sharvin with the European Tour to follow in the footsteps of the PGA Tour and afford full 2021 membership to those who qualified automatically for the 2020 Tour season and regardless should those players fall outside the end-of-year qualifying cut-off mark. That is to be the decision in a leaked European Tour report that is understood was sent to all members. The PGA Tour recently advised that those who obtained full 2020 Tour membership would retain their Tour ...