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R&A will use The Open to promote Scotland

Toby Keel, 07 March 2007 10:47

The R&A and three public sector agencies are to continue using The Open Championship to promote Scotland as the worldwide home of golf, Patricia Ferguson announced today. EventScotland, VisitScotland and Scottish Enterprise have agreed to extend the partnership with the R&A till 2010. The R&A is predicting a £200 million boost for the Scottish economy from The Open Championship, which ...

Win a round with Sam Torrance

Toby Keel, 07 March 2007 10:21

Visitors to the London Golf Show in April will stand a chance of winning a round of golf with Ryder Cup-winning captain Sam Torrance OBE. The European Tour legend – who won 21 titles over three decades – is an ambassador for VisitScotland, and as part of the national tourism organisation’s participation in the show it will be running a ...

Championship football teams in charity match

Toby Keel, 01 March 2007 12:50

The four East Anglian championship football teams recently challenged each other to a different type of game – golf. The teams from Colchester United, Ipswich Town, Norwich City and Southend United met at Ufford Park Golf Club near Woodbridge in Suffolk for the charity event in aid of the East Anglian Air Ambulance. Each football team provided eight ...

New indoor golf academy opens

Toby Keel, 01 March 2007 12:32

A new indoor Golf Academy, the only such facility in Scotland, has been opened at Heriot-Watt University's Edinburgh Campus. The new indoor golf practice facility, an addition to the already extensive portfolio of facilities at the University, incorporates driving, chipping, bunker and putting areas, and provides users with the unique opportunity of practising their golfing skills in an indoor ...

BBC to show Masters in HD

Toby Keel, 26 February 2007 16:38

The BBC's 40th year of covering the US Masters will see the tournament broadcast in High Definition for the first time. Gary Lineker and Hazel Irvine will present The U.S Masters coverage. Commentary will come from Peter Alliss, Ken Brown, Sam Torrance and Wayne Grady. Coverage on Thursday, April 5 and Friday, April 6 will be on BBC Two from ...

Howell to star at Docklands show

Toby Keel, 26 February 2007 16:06

Ryder Cup hero David Howell is just one of the celebrities of sport, stage and screen who will be visiting the London Golf Show when it returns to ExCeL on April 26-29, 2007. The 31-year-old helped contribute 2½ points to the overall winning total at The K Club, as he added to his already burgeoning reputation on the world stage. ...

Famous course to get massive makeover

Toby Keel, 19 February 2007 13:22

Bushey Hall Golf Club in Hertfordshire is about to embark on a major, long-term investment to upgrade the course. March 2007 will see the start of the work on the course which is the oldest parkland course in Hertfordshire. The work is expected to be phased over two years and it will include: the planting of additional trees, rebuilding bunkers ...

Square drivers too straight for Tour, say Callaway and Nike R&D men

Toby Keel, 13 February 2007 17:16

Tour pros reluctance to switch to the new square drivers is easily explained, according to Callaway's vice president of R&D, Jeff Colton. "The clubs hit the ball too straight," explains Colton. "You'll probably see players put them in and out of their bags depending on the type of course." The problem is that the resistance to twisting at impact which is ...

New golf town in the desert

Toby Keel, 06 February 2007 15:00

Former Open champion Peter Thomson is designing a course as a centrepiece of a new ‘golf town’ in the United Arab Emirates. It will be part of a new community in the desert on the outskirts of Al Ain, the UAE’s largest inland city. The settlement will be home to 120,000 people with facilities including a 40,000-seat sports stadium, leisure ...

New shoes from ECCO

Toby Keel, 06 February 2007 09:00

ECCO has just unveiled some new shoes, the Flexor GTX. It's completely waterproof via premium Gore-Tex technology, making it ideal for all playing conditions. Available in black/black, white/bison/bison, white/black/black colour combinations, it features crossing bands of patterned ECCO Lizzard and Croco leather on top of smooth Manhattan leather for a smart look and feel Built upon a completely new ECCO outsole ...

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