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Georgia Hall says her Women’s British Open trophy was stolen

Golf Digest Middle East — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 06:29:58 +0000

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By Joel Beall
Georgia Hall will be defending her Women’s British Open title this week. Figuratively, that is.

Speaking to the media on Tuesday at Woburn Golf Club, Hall relayed that her trophy from last year’s triumph at Royal Lytham & St Annes was stolen two months ago from her car.

“Smashed my back window, like 12 o’clock in the middle of the afternoon,” Hall said. “I don’t know if they knew it was me or not, because it was in the box and everything. And I had golf clubs as well, and they didn’t take that. A bit strange.”

The 23-year-old admitted her vehicle was not the best place for the silverware’s safekeeping but added that her car has tinted windows and the trophy resided in her trunk.

“Obviously, I feel a bit silly having it in the car,” Hall said. “Maybe I should have took it out. But you know, some things happen like this in life and you can’t . . . you know, just get on with it, I suppose.”

If there’s any saving grace, it’s that Hall was in a possession of a replica. The actual trophy for the Women’s British Open is usually kept at the R&A, and on-site at Woburn for this week’s event. Hall said she is working on getting a replica of the replica, hoping her insurance company will claim the cost.

If it’s any consolation, the theft doesn’t impact this year’s Open: With IMG taking the sponsorship reigns from Ricoh, a new trophy had to be commissioned.

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Inspired by ‘cool’ meeting with Tom Watson, Kelbrick survives weekend in dream Senior Open debut

Kent Gray — Tue, 30 Jul 2019 08:19:19 +0000

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Kelbrick in action during the third round of the Senior Open at Royal Lytham & St. Annes on July 27, 2019.

By Kent Gray
Even for professionals, qualifying for your first major championship is a genuine dream come true. For Dubai-based amateur Steven Kelbrick, teeing it up in last week’s Senior Open produced an even sweeter sense of satisfaction.

The 52-year-old Trump International Golf Club, Dubai member is still buzzing after sensationally making the cut at Royal Lytham & St Annes where the seemingly ageless Bernhard Langer won for a record fourth time.

Kelbrick dug deep after a weather-interrupted opening 76 that spilt over into Friday to reach the weekend on the number with a superb second round 69, one under on the famed Lancashire links. Scores of 78-74 over a wet weekend eventually saw him finished T-76 of the 79 players to make the cut.

It was the performance of a lifetime for Kelbrick but not simply because it was his senior major debut. More importantly for the two-time Emirates Golf Federation champion, he ticked off a bucket-list dream of playing in the same event as his hero Tom Watson – and just in time too, it seems.

Kelbrick in action during the third round of the Senior Open. Photo: Jan Kruger/Getty Images

“I’m so happy to have played in same tourney, especially as he announced his retirement from British links golf on the Saturday night,” Kelbrick told Golf Digest Middle East. “All I ever wanted was to peg it up in any tournament that my hero was playing in. I’ve managed that.”

Indeed. He also has photographic evidence of one of two brief meetings with U.S. legend who won five Open Championship titles among his eight major title wins and finished T-64 in his Senior Open swansong on +9, just eight shots clear of his greatest Dubai admirer.

Kelbrick, not one prone to hyperbole, kept Golf Digest Middle East abreast of his week via message updates and was most animated when relaying details of his dream meetings with Watson, a three-time Senior Open champion.

“Meet TSW [Thomas Sturges Watson]. So Cool,” Kelbrick said ahead of the opening round. “He told me to go out and play hard, so I will.”

There was another encounter on the range before the rain-delayed final round. “Today he stopped by the range to tell me to play well. Meeting Mr Watson was so inspirational.”

Kelbrick needed the high powered pep talks as Royal Lytham & St Annes, playing just shy of 700 yards in the wild weather, was “brutal”.

The Englishman picks up the story of his week, which started when he advanced via final qualifying with a two-over 74 at Hillside Golf Club in Southport.

“The aim was to play in the same tourney as Mr. Watson once in my life. The quali was the most nervous as there was an expectation and it was very windy. Once Monday at 1850 came and I knew that I was in, I was ecstatic,” Kelbrick said

“Tuesday registration and seeing the stands and getting the players badge brought it all home. Practicing alongside my old friend Peter Mitchell was great [to settle some of the nerves].”

Kelbrick settled on just seven holes in Wednesday practice as he’d played seven days straight by that stage.

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“Thursday was building up to [his tee time at} 2.57pm but two rain delays meant 1800 tee off and unsettling. Closed in dark at 2135 with three holes to play. We restarted Friday at 7.10am for the three holes and I finished in an ambulance for 76. Before I knew it it was 10.13am and we were back on the on 1st tee again shooting 69 and digging deep.

“Saturday didn’t feel a swing at all and alongside poor conditions played badly but again dug deep to break 80. On Sunday I arrived at course 6.30am and weather again meant we teed off 10th at 3.30pm. It was difficult to manage [the delay] but happy to grind in poor weather.”

So after achieving a lifetime dream, what’s next?

“To have made the cut gives me the confidence to go ahead and perhaps try for the U.S. Senior Open.”

With Watson’s ‘play hard’ advice stored in his memory bank forever, you wouldn’t bet against Kelbrick achieving that dream either.

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Bernhard Langer wins the Senior British Open with another age-belying performance

Golf Digest Middle East — Mon, 29 Jul 2019 06:55:14 +0000

Langer in action during the final round of the Senior Open presented by Rolex played at Royal Lytham & St. Annes on July 28, 2019 in Lytham St Annes, England. (Photo by Phil Inglis/Getty Images)

By John Strege
The end for Bernhard Langer has to be out there somewhere, but where? Who can tell? Langer stubbornly will not allow it to get close enough that it can be definitively identified.

So it was on Sunday, a month shy of his 62nd birthday, that he again quelled any notion that his better days are numbered by winning the Senior British Open for a record fourth time.

On a cold, rainy day at Royal Lytham & St. Annes, Langer erased a three-stroke deficit with a front-nine of four-under-par 30, shot a four-under-par 66 and won by two over Paul Broadhurst.

“I love holding this trophy,” Langer said. “It’s a beautiful one. I never got to hold the Open Championship trophy, but this is the next best thing and I’m very blessed to have won four of these now.”

Early in the week, Langer spoke of having been hindered recently by mental mistakes, which could have been construed as an unwelcome concession to age. His three previous starts—ties for 30th, 24th and 34th—also suggested the years finally were beginning to take a toll.

“I just need to avoid these silly mistakes,” he had said. “I make one or two silly mistakes a day, and you can’t do that, and that costs you four, six, eight shots a tournament. So I’ve got to be going back to being rock-solid where you just don’t make those mistakes and get the lowest score possible.”

He was successful in doing so on an exceedingly difficult day for golf on England’s west coast. His only errors were in execution, a few errant shots that led to two back-nine bogeys.

“I did eliminate them, yeah,” he said of the mental miscues. “It wasn’t mental today. It was just a couple of bad swings. My mind was working 100 percent. I didn’t make any mental error all day long.”

At the outset of the round, Langer trailed Broadhurst by three, but a bogey-free front nine allowed him to make the turn leading him by one and Woody Austin and Doug Barron by two. A birdie at 13 put him up three and he holed a 50-foot birdie putt on 14 to increase his lead to four.

“I was trying to have a good attitude, which is not easy when you see the forecast,” Langer said.

But even on a miserable day, if it’s the Senior British Open, the sun tends to shine on him. In his 12 starts in the championship, Langer has finished in the top two in half of them and in the top four in eight. Only once has his finished outside the top 10 and that was a tie for 12th.

The victory was his second of the year, extending his streak to eight straight years with multiple senior wins. It was his 11th senior major championship, and the 40th win of his senior career.

Clearly, the end, as it relates to his productivity, remains elusive and not yet visible even on the horizon.

Eds Note: After a brilliant second round 69 to make the cut on the number, Dubai-based amateur Steven Kelbrick produced weekend rounds of 78-74 to finish T-76 of the 79 players to make the cut.

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Dubai amateur sensationally qualifies for the Senior Open; eyes warm-up round with boyhood hero Tom Watson

Kent Gray — Tue, 23 Jul 2019 06:24:03 +0000

By Kent Gray
What do provocative Golf Channel analyst Brandel Chamblee, the eldest son of 18-time major champion Jack Nicklaus and 52-year-old Dubai amateur Steven Kelbrick all suddenly have in common?

The glorious answer to this random pub quiz-style question is that all three have squeezed into the 144-man field for this week’s 33rd Senior Open Championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes via final qualifying.

It’s a dream come true for Trump International Golf Club Dubai club member Kelbrick who like Gary Nicklaus advanced at Hillside Golf Club in Southport, also host venue of the recent British Masters, on Monday. Kelbrick, who has won the Emirates Golf Federation’s season-long Order-of-Merit title two times in the last three years, qualified with a two-over-par round of 74, a shot worse than the Golden Bear’s oldest son who is giving professional golf one last shot.

Chamblee, who worked behind the cameras as Shane Lowry captured last week’s 148th Open Championship at Royal Portrush, was one of 14 successful qualifiers from Fairhaven as he carded a one-under-par round of 72.

More than 500 starters chased the 49 remaining spots for Royal Lytham & St Annes at Monday qualifiers held at Hillside, Fairhaven, Southport & Ainsdale and St Annes Old Links.

Spaniard Miguel Ángel Jiménez will defend the senior claret jug from Thursday in a field overflowing with former major (main and senior circuit) champions.

Kelbrick will be especially excited about the opportunity to join the same fabled fairways as his boyhood hero Tom Watson who has three Senior Opens to go with his five Open Championship wins in 1975, 1977, 1980, 1982 and 1983.

After going within a stroke of qualifying for the 2017 Senior Open at Royal Porthcawl, Kelbrick set his heart on qualifying last year after being promised a practice round with the eight-time major champion if he could qualify for last year’s Senior Open at St. Andrews. He couldn’t quite achieve that – missing by two – but may yet achieve that dream on Wednesday.

“I set out to do this not knowing if it was possible but to say to my children that I have played in the same tournament as Mr Watson,” Kelbrick told Golf Digest Middle East. “It’s a dream realised. I could possibly even play a practice round with him [Watson] on Wednesday but we shall see.”

Kelbrick’s outlined his dream of playing alongside Watson in an interview with Golf Digest Middle East last year.

“I first saw him play at Royal Troon in ’82 when he beat Nick Price [to hoist the Claret Jug for the fourth times] and from that day on…it’s just the way he’s lived his life, conducted himself,” Kelbrick said of Watson. “I’ve had the chance to meet him twice but I’ve never played with him. He’s a hero as man and as for his golf, his record speaks for itself.”

Interestingly, Watson has never won on the famous Lancashire links of Royal Lytham & St Annes.

“My record at Lytham could use some polishing but I would love nothing more than to play well with a chance to win at this iconic and historic venue. I am looking forward to this Major Championship with great anticipation,” Watson told the Staysure Tour.

“Royal Lytham is one of the premier links courses in the world and it always presents the players with a tough but fair challenge,” said the two-time Ryder Cup Captain who has collected wins at Carnoustie, Turnberry, Muirfield, Royal Troon, Royal Birkdale and Royal Aberdeen.

It will be interesting to see if Kelbrick gets his dream practice round and who the Dubai Trophy mainstay is grouped with for the opening two rounds on Thursday and Friday.

Bernhard Langer (1985 and 1993 Masters), who like Watson has won the Senior Open three times, and Fred Couples (1992 Masters) have seven Senior Open titles between them.

Other major champions confirmed for Royal Lytham & St Annes include Michael Campbell (2005 U.S. Open), Retief Goosen (2001 and 2004 U.S. Open), Paul Lawrie (1999 Open), Sandy Lyle (1985 Open, 1988 Masters), Larry Mize (1987 Masters), José María Olazabal (1994 and 1999 Masters), Ian Woosnam (1991 Masters) and Darren Clarke (2011 Open) who hit the opening tee shot at last week’s Open at Royal Portrush.

Perhaps the most dangerous major champion competing this week will be Tom Lehman. The American won the 1996 Open at Royal Lytham and St Annes by two strokes from Ernie Els and Mark McCumber.

Other names to watch this week are Ryder Cup-winning player and captain Paul McGinley, 2016 Senior Open champion Paul Broadhurst and eight-time European Tour Order of Merit winner Colin Montgomerie, who is chasing his fourth senior major title but first on British soil.

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Georgia Hall wins Ricoh Women’s British Open, first Englishwoman to take the title since 2004

Golf Digest Middle East — Mon, 06 Aug 2018 01:50:22 +0000

Richard Heathcote
LYTHAM ST ANNES, ENGLAND – AUGUST 05: Georgia Hall of England plays her second shot on the 3rd hole during day four of Ricoh Women’s British Open at Royal Lytham & St. Annes on August 5, 2018 in Lytham St Annes, England. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

By Keely Levins
Georgia Hall plays with a quiet intensity, which on the final day of the Ricoh Women’s British Open made her look like she was exactly where she belonged: In the hunt and then on top of the leader board at a major championship. Her play over four days at Royal Lytham & St. Annes, where she shot rounds of 67-68-69-67 to win by two strokes, made it easy to forget that she started the week as a 22-year-old LPGA rookie still looking for her first tour win.

Though she got it on Sunday, it wasn’t the first time that Hall has impressed on a major stage. She played in the final group and finished T-3 at the 2017 Women’s British Open. She followed that performance with an impressive debut in the Solheim Cup, the only player on either team to play all five matches. Annika Sorenstam, the captain of the European squad, put her trust in Hall, making it easy for fans to believe in her, too.

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The potential that she’s showed flashes of came to fruition late in the back nine of the final round at Lytham. She started the round one shot back of Pornanong Phatlum. Two major champions, So Yeon Ryu and Sung Hyun Park, were one and two shots behind Hall, respectively. But after an early triple bogey from Ryu and back-to-back front-nine doubles for Park, it was soon down to Hall and Phatlum.

Through 13 holes, Hall and Phatlum were tied at 16 under. The two remained in a deadlock for the next two holes, but then the momentum shifted. On the 16th, Hall made her third birdie in four holes to get to 17 under. Then on the 17th, Hall made par but saw her lead stretch to three when Phatlum made a costly double-bogey 6. A bogey on 18 for Hall gave her a closing 67 and the two-stroke win.

You could point to Hall’s consistency off the tee, or her clutch approach shots, or steady putting for that, but it was also a victory for her mental fortitude. At the Solheim Cup she proved she could be tough and have endurance for her team, but at the Ricoh Women’s British Open she proved she could do it for herself, too.

“It was my goal when I was 9 to win the British Open,” said Hall after becoming the first Englishwoman to win the title since Karen Stupples won in 2004. “I am so happy. I just had to stay calm and patient. It was very close up to the last two holes and I holed all the putts today. I was loving it deep down, hitting the shots under pressure. To get six birdies in the final round of a major is not bad.”

Hall’s victory is on-trend with the winners of the LPGA Tour this year. There have been 22 tour events this season, and Hall is the 19th different winner. This is the third season in a row where a rookie has won a major.

“It is too good to be true,” Hall said.

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How much prize money every golfer earned at the 2018 Ricoh Women’s British Open

Golf Digest Middle East — Sun, 05 Aug 2018 22:36:43 +0000

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A breakout win from a rising young star? That certain is how Sunday appears to have unfolded at the Ricoh Women’s British Open. LPGA rookie Georgia Hall at 22 became the first English native to win the Open title since Karen Stupples in 2004. That she did so in front of a supportive crowd at the famed English links only added to the occasion.

Hall’s victory earned her $490,000, the biggest payday in her young career. How much money did everyone in the field at Royal Lytham earn? Here’s a breakdown for all those who made the cut.

Win: Georgia Hall, -17, $490,000
2: Pornanong Phatlum, -15, $300,388
3: So Yeon Ryu, -13, $217,910
T-4: Sei Young Kim, -9, $138,420
T-4: Ariya Jutanugarn, -9, $138,420
T-4: Mamiko Higa, -9, $138,420
T-7: Shanshan Feng, -8, $82,505
T-7: Carlota Ciganda, -8, $82,505
T-7: Yu Liu, -8, $82,505
10: Minjee Lee, -7, $66,606
T-11: Jeong Eun Lee, -6, $55,956
T-11: Thidapa Suwannapura, -6, $55,956
T-11: Lydia Ko, -6, $55,956
T-11: Brooke M. Henderson, -6, $55,956
T-15: Jaye Marie Green, -5, $43,088
T-15: Su Oh, -5, $43,088
T-15: Brittany Altomare, -5, $43,088
T-15: Teresa Lu, -5, $43,088
T-15: Sung Hyun Park, -5, $43,088
T-20: Haeji Kang, -4, $37,168
T-20: Madelene Sagstrom, -4, $37,168

T-22: Aditi Ashok, -3, $32,070
T-22: Ryann O’Toole, -3, $32,070
T-22: Sandra Gal, -3, $32,070
T-22: Pannarat Thanapolboonyaras, -3, $32,070
T-22: Hyo Joo Kim, -3, $32,070
T-22: Phoebe Yao, -3, $32,070
T-28: Mi Hyang Lee, -2, $24,856
T-28: Ally McDonald, -2, $24,856
T-28: Marina Alex, -2, $24,856
T-28: In Gee Chun, -2, $24,856
T-28: Amy Olson, -2, $24,856
T-28: Cristie Kerr, -2, $24,856
T-28: Mina Harigae, -2, $24,856
T-35: Amy Yang, -1, $19,818
T-35: Wei-Ling Hsu, -1, $19,818
T-35: Mi Jung Hur, -1, $19,818
T-35: Pernilla Lindberg, -1, $19,818
T-39: Mo Martin, E, $17,104
T-39: Bronte Law, E, $17,104
T-39: In-Kyung Kim, E, $17,104
T-42: Nelly Korda, +1, $14,571
T-42: Tiffany Joh, +1, $14,571
T-42: Moriya Jutanugarn, +1, $14,571
T-42: Catriona Matthew, +1, $14,571
T-42: Jessica Korda, +1, $14,571

T-47: Azahara Munoz, +2, $12,499
T-47: Florentyna Parker, +2, $12,499
T-47: Lizette Salas, +2, $12,499
T-50: Klara Spilkova, +3, $11,348
T-50: Mariajo Uribe, +3, $11,348
T-52: Eri Okayama, +4, $10,525
T-52: Hee Young Park, +4, $10,525
T-52: Caroline Inglis, +4, $10,525
T-55: Hannah Green, +5, $9,702
T-55: Sun-Ju Ahn, +5, $9,702
T-57: Emma Talley, +6, $8,717
T-57: Lydia Hall, +6, $8,717
T-57: Nuria Iturrios, +6, $8,717
T-57: Annie Park, +6, $8,717
T-61: Rebecca Artis, +8, $7,977
T-61: Celine Herbin, +8, $7,977
63: Meghan MacLaren, +9, $7,730
T-64: (a) Atthaya Thitikul, +12, Amateur
T-64: Cloe Frankish, +12, $7,567

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The clubs Georgia Hall used to win the Ricoh Women’s British Open

Golf Digest Middle East — Sun, 05 Aug 2018 22:13:40 +0000

David Cannon
LYTHAM ST ANNES, ENGLAND – AUGUST 05: Georgia Hall of England lines up a birdie putt on the 13th hole during the final round of the Ricoh Women’s British Open at Royal Lytham and St Annes Golf Club on August 5, 2018 in Lytham St Annes, England. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images)

By E. Michael Johnson
Georgia Hall, a 22-year-old from England, made her first win on the LPGA a memorable one as she captured the Ricoh Women’s British Open for not only her first LPGA win, but a major held in her homeland at Royal Lytham & St. Annes.

Hall opened with a birdie at the par-3 first and it proved to be a harbinger as she produced six birdies during a final-round 67 that gave her a two-shot win over Pornanong Phatlum. Hall was relentless in her play, opening with 48 straight holes without a bogey before finally making one on the 13th hole in the third round. For the week she made just three against 20 birdies.

Hall hit an impressive 72.2 percent of her greens in regulation with her split set of Callaway Apex 3- and 4-irons (which she added to the bag this week) and her Callaway X Forged 18 5-iron through pitching wedge. Her Callaway Mack Daddy wedges also helped keep her card relatively clean as she was a perfect seven-for-seven in sand saves.

She used her Callaway Rogue fairway wood to reach the par-5 15th in two, setting up a birdie to bring things even with Phatlum, then took the lead alone when she used her Odyssey White Hot RX Rossie putter to roll in a 20-footer for one final birdie at the 16th. The putt brought to mind a comment Hall made after the third round when she said, “I holed a lot of putts, a lot of 20-footers, as well.”

One last one on Sunday gave the home fans something to cheer about.

What Georgia Hall had in the bag at the Ricoh Women’s British Open

Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
Driver: Callaway Great Big Bertha Epic (Fujikura Evolution), 9 degrees
3-wood: Callaway Rogue, 15 degrees
Irons (3-4): Callaway Apex; (5-PW): Callaway X Forged 18
Wedges: Callaway Mack Daddy 4 (50, 54, 58 degrees)
Putter: Odyssey White Hot RX Rossie

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Could the Old Course at St. Andrews one day disappear? Report says it’s not as crazy as it sounds

Golf Digest Middle East — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 06:38:59 +0000

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Staff clear the course of water after heavy rainfall prior to the second round of the 2015 Open Championship at the Old Course at St. Andrews.

By Ryan Herrington
A future without the Old Course at St. Andrews? Or Royal Troon? According to a new report, it’s a reality golf fans could potentially face in the wake of data about the impact of global warming.

The Climate Coalition, which represents more than 130 organizations in the United Kingdom studying the effects of climate change, released a paper titled “Game Changer: How climate change is impacting sports in the U.K.” In it, the group makes the case that rising temperatures can and will have a detrimental impact on some of the area’s most popular pastimes, including golf, soccer, skiing and cricket.

According to the report, six of the seven wettest years on record in the U.K. have taken place since 2000. Citing new rainfall patterns, rising sea levels and increased storm surges, the report states that golf courses along the coasts are already dealing with the adverse effects of erosion and will continue to be faced with issues down the road.

“Unchecked, the impacts of climate change could significantly affect the sport over the long term, particularly in Scotland,” the report states, noting that one in six of Scotland’s 600 courses are located on the coast.

The report mentions by name the Old Course at St. Andrews, the iconic Home of Golf and Open Championship venue, and Royal Troon, another cherished venue in the Open rota, as vulnerable. Other seaside courses in the U.K. that host the Open include Royal Birkdale, Royal Liverpool, Royal Lytham & St. Annes, Muirfield, Royal St. George’s, and Turnberry.

The Climate Coalition used Montrose Links as a case study. The first reference to golf being played at there was in 1562. In the last 30 years, however, the North Sea has crept 70 meters closer to the course, according to research published by Dundee University.

“As the sea rises and the coast falls away, we’re left with nowhere to go,” Chris Curnin, director of golf at Montrose, is quoted in the report. “Climate change is often seen as tomorrow’s problem, but it’s already eating away at our course.”

Cumin notes that in 2017 a rock armour protecting the first green and second tee would no longer suffice in a severe storm. The course, with the help of the local council, was forced to take rocks from near the third tee and move them to the armour to help fortify the area and prevent a major storm from doing significant damage to the course.

The report quotes Steve Issac, the R&A’s director of sustainability, about growing concerns for the sport.

“It [climate change] is certainly becoming a factor,” Isaac says. “Golf is impacted by climate change more than most other sports. Trends associated with climate change are resulting in periods of course closures, even during summer, with disruption seen to some professional tournaments. We are witnessing different types and timings of disease, pest and weed outbreaks. The future threats are very real, with course managers having to show adaptation if we are to maintain current standards of course condition. It is something we take very seriously.”

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