It is a dream scenario. “One hundred percent,” Tyler told BBC Sport in an interview that you can listen to in full on 5 Live’s US Open preview programme on Wednesday from 21:00 BST. “Playing a major has always been a dream of mine, so to be here, it’s a little bit surreal. But I’m...
The three-day, 54-hole event features players with handicaps ranging from one to +5 and runs until Sunday. It was first played at Fulford, York,, external in 2018, introduced as part of The R&A’s drive to boost the girls’ game in Great Britain and Ireland and provide a pathway to the elite amateur level for leading...
Peter McEvoy, the first British amateur golfer to make the cut at the Masters, has died aged 72. Born in London, McEvoy was brought up near Turnberry on the Ayrshire coast. Despite a gentle Scottish burr, he represented England in a decorated career among the unpaid ranks. “We have lost one of amateur golf’s most...
England’s Lottie Woad third at Augusta National Women’s Amateur as Spain’s Carla Bernat Escuder wins
England’s world number one amateur Lottie Woad finished third at the Augusta National Women’s Amateur as Spain’s Carla Bernat Escuder took the title. Woad, 21, had jointly led overnight but a bogey on the par-three 16th effectively ended her hopes of becoming the first player to win successive ANWA championships. She birdied three of the...
England’s defending champion Lottie Woad holds a share of the lead going into the final round of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur in Georgia. The 21-year-old, who is the world number one amateur, is trying to become the first player to win successive titles in the sixth staging of the prestigious event, which has the...
England’s Lottie Woad sits two shots behind leader Megha Ganne in second after the opening round of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur (ANWA). Woad picked up eight birdies in a round of 65 to lay down an strong early marker. The 21-year-old won the ANWA title last year to kick-start a stellar 2024 – playing...
Graham Fraser Technology Reporter Wikipedia/Georges Biard/Frank Sun The actress Laetitia Dosch is one of those to benefit from an improved picture. Wikipedia is one of the most visited websites in the world but, by the admission of some of its own volunteer editors, it suffers from a persistent problem – terrible pictures, particularly of celebrities....