Woburn Archives - Golf Digest Middle East https://mot-backup.golfdigestme.com/tag/woburn/ Golf Instruction, Equipment, Courses, Travel, News Wed, 31 Jul 2019 06:29:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 https://mot-backup.golfdigestme.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/gd-favicon.ico Woburn Archives - Golf Digest Middle East https://mot-backup.golfdigestme.com/tag/woburn/ 32 32 Georgia Hall says her Women’s British Open trophy was stolen https://mot-backup.golfdigestme.com/georgia-hall-says-her-womens-british-open-trophy-was-stolen/ https://mot-backup.golfdigestme.com/georgia-hall-says-her-womens-british-open-trophy-was-stolen/#respond Wed, 31 Jul 2019 06:29:58 +0000 https://golfdigestme.com/?p=28203 Georgia Hall will be defending her Women’s British Open title this week. Figuratively, that is.

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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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]]> https://mot-backup.golfdigestme.com/georgia-hall-says-her-womens-british-open-trophy-was-stolen/feed/ 0 Poulter punches his ticket to “favourite Open venue” Royal Birkdale in final qualifying https://mot-backup.golfdigestme.com/poulter-punches-ticket-favourite-open-venue-royal-birkdale-final-qualifying/ https://mot-backup.golfdigestme.com/poulter-punches-ticket-favourite-open-venue-royal-birkdale-final-qualifying/#respond Wed, 05 Jul 2017 07:18:59 +0000 http://golfdigestme.com/?p=6864 By Kent Gray Ian Poulter earned a return to the scene of his most memorable major performance as the final 15 spots for the 146th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale were filled Tuesday. The European Ryder Cup legend clinched one of three spots in final qualifying at his home club of Woburn after carding rounds […]

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Ian Poulter earned a return to the scene of his most memorable major performance as the final 15 spots for the 146th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale were filled Tuesday.

The European Ryder Cup legend clinched one of three spots in final qualifying at his home club of Woburn after carding rounds of 70-68. It sets up a return to Royal Birkdale where he finished second to Padraig Harrington in 2008.

“Job done,” the 12-time European Tour winner told TheOpen.com. “Obviously going back to Birkdale after what happened in 2008 is special. You know I thought I had that 15-foot putt (on the 72nd) to maybe win or get in a play-off and then my Irish friend (Padraig Harrington) decided to go bananas on the last five holes.

“It was a great week, my best in a major. All my family and friends were there to see me play and after I finished Katie told me she was pregnant with Lily, so it was happy days that week.”

Poulter now has the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open starting at Portstewart GC Thursday and next week’s Scottish Open at Dundonald to prepare for the year’s third big.

“I would say Birkdale is my favourite Open venue because of 2008 and I’m looking forward to competing there. It’s going to be a busy run. It will be my fourth tournament in a row but it’s about managing my energy levels. But as soon as I get there I will be pumped for the week.”

India’s Shiv Kapur, who made a special 4167-mile round trip from his home in Delhi to play, took the top spot at Woburn with scores of 71 and 65 for an -8, 136 total. England’s Toby Tree earned a start in the biggest championship of his career by tying Poulter for second on six-under-par.

Sweden’s Jens Dantorp left Woburn frustrated after receiving a two-shot penalty for having 15 clubs in his bag on his opening hole of the day before going on to finish one shot outside the qualifiers, TheOpen.com reported.

Elsewhere, Matthew Southgate won his final qualifying event for the third time in four years and clinched back-to-back wins at Royal Cinque Ports at Deal.

The Englishman won at Sunningdale in 20145 before going on to miss the cut at Royal Liverpool. He failed to qualify for St Andrews the following year and instead spent the week of The Open in recovery from a testicular cancer operation.


Southgate made an emotional return to The Open with a T12 finish at Royal Troon last year, just missing out on an automatic trip to Royal Birkdale.

Visit TheOpen.com for the full list of qualifying results from Gailes Links, Hillside, Notts Hollinwell, Royal Cinque Ports and Woburn.

 

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