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So important that women are playing at Muirfield for final major – Georgia Hall

On May 19, 2016, Muirfield was removed from the Open Championship rota after a vote on admitting women members narrowly failed to achieve the two-thirds majority required. Just over six years later, the world’s best female players will contest their ...

03 Aug 2022 at 17:56

Sport

Wrexham owner Rob McElhenney jokes about Gareth Bale offer

Wrexham owner Rob McElhenney has jokingly suggested he might try and persuade former Real Madrid winger Gareth Bale to come out of retirement. The five-time Champions League winner announced his retirement at the age of 33 in January after leading ...

25 Apr 2023 at 22:00

Sport

Justin Thomas: Prospect of shorter ball being used in elite competition ‘so bad’

Justin Thomas believes the prospect of a shorter ball being used in elite competition is “so bad” for golf and has criticised the “pretty selfish decisions” made by one of the game’s governing bodies. The R&A and USGA said in February 2020 that ...

15 Mar 2023 at 15:27

Sport

Rory McIlroy backs ‘unpopular’ shorter ball proposal with majors on his mind

Rory McIlroy has backed the “unpopular” idea of a shorter ball being used in elite competition and may even use it in PGA Tour events when not required. Golf’s governing bodies said in February 2020 they intended to “break the ever-increasing ...

22 Mar 2023 at 10:36

Sport

R&A and USGA propose rule to bring in option of using distance-reducing ball

Golf’s governing bodies have proposed a new local rule to give tournament organisers the option to require the use of a distance-reducing ball. Advances in fitness and golf equipment technology have seen players hit the ball further and ...

14 Mar 2023 at 13:39

Sport

Governing bodies aim to ‘bring the game along with us’ in shorter ball proposal

Golf’s governing bodies have pledged to “bring the game along with us” after proposing a new local rule to give tournament organisers the option to require the use of a shorter ball. Advances in fitness and golf equipment technology ...

14 Mar 2023 at 16:17

Sport

‘No direct intelligence’ of protester plans to target Open, says Martin Slumbers

R&A chief executive Martin Slumbers insists there has been no intelligence surrounding any potential protest at The Open this week, but remains confident in the “significant” security procedures at Royal Liverpool. Slumbers said ...

19 Jul 2023 at 12:41

Arts & Entertainment

Paul Walker's car from Fast & Furious movies to go under the hammer at auction

A Nissan Skyline GT-R made famous by its appearance in Fast & Furious 4 with the late Paul Walker behind the wheel is set to go under the hammer at auction next month. Due to be auctioned off in a dedicated standalone online ...

28 Mar 2023 at 16:42

Sport

Rory McIlroy says rule change ‘will make no difference to the average golfer’

Rory McIlroy believes “elite pros” and equipment makers are to blame for an expected rule change which will reduce how far golf balls travel. Golf’s governing bodies announced in March the proposal of a Model Local Rule ...

03 Dec 2023 at 16:55

Sport

R&A boss says rule change to reduce golf ball distance is ‘proportionate’

Golf’s governing bodies insist a new rule change to reduce the distance balls travel is “proportionate” and will have “minimal” impact on recreational players. The R&A and USGA had previously proposed a Model Local ...

06 Dec 2023 at 20:34

Sport

Ukrainian junior golfers’ visit to Scotland ‘has changed their lives’

A mother who fled Kyiv when Russia invaded has hailed the visit of a group of young Ukrainian golfers to Scotland as “life-changing”. The seven players from the Ukrainian Golf Federation’s development pathway ...

11 Oct 2022 at 12:05

Sport

Tiger Woods ‘feeling good’ despite defeat to former Open winners at St Andrews

Four former winners of the Open at St Andrews unsurprisingly came out on top in the Celebration of Champions ahead of this week’s 150th Open. Nick Faldo, John Daly, Louis Oosthuizen and Zach Johnson teamed ...

11 Jul 2022 at 20:02

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