There are 722,000 golfers affiliated to England Golf through clubs and the number is continuing to rise. Since November 2020, 38m handicap scores have been submitted to the federation’s central database, with 10m in the last year alone. Players do not have to be a member of a club to gain a handicap, and the...
Super League champions Wigan Warriors thrash Warrington Wolves 48-24 as part of a historic four-game event in Las Vegas. Source link...
Peel L&P A bid has been made for the 2035 Ryder Cup to be held at Hulton Park “If you build it, he will come.” Those famous whispered words inspired Kevin Costner’s farmer character in the film Field of Dreams to turn a cornfield in rural Iowa into a baseball field. But can a similar...
Watch highlights as Umyla Hanley scores a hat-trick in Leigh Leopards ease to a 34-6 win over Catalans Dragons. Source link...
Watch highlights as Harvey Barron scores a 90-metre interception try as Hull FC edge to an 11-10 victory at Huddersfield Giants. Pictures courtesy of SuperLeague+. Available to UK users only. MATCH REPORT: Barron sparks Hull FC late show to win at Giants Source link...
2011 Open champion Darren Clarke and 2010 US Open champion Graeme McDowell have had holes named after them at Royal Portrush golf course in Northern Ireland. The venue will host the Open Championship in July this year. Read more from McDowell on the future of golf here Source link...
Despite failing to add to his tally of four majors last year, Rory McIlroy plays the prominent role in the third season of Netflix’s Full Swing docu-series which has just dropped on the streaming service. This is golf’s inside the ropes answer to the hit Formula 1 series Drive to Survive. Initially McIlroy was reluctant...
HEADLINES Will Devon’s eleven councils find common ground as local authority reorganisation deadline looms? A county-wide consensus is gaining traction with most Devon councils already on board and only Exeter City Council standing in its way while County Hall has yet to make up its mind. Read more. Exeter City Council approves own planning application...
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Devon County Council is planning more bus priority schemes in Exeter’s arterial roads following changes made in Cowick Street, Heavitree Road, Pinhoe Road and New North Road. The Department for Transport has allocated £10.5 million to deliver bus service improvement schemes in Devon during 2025-26, with further funding expected to follow in future years. In...
At its recreational level the post-covid boom is being sustained. More people are playing, ‘influencers’ are attracting dedicated followings and the latest season of a behind the scenes docu-series is about to drop on Netflix. What’s not to like? Tiger Woods makes his latest comeback this week at Torrey Pines and we are edging ever...
Devon County Council has admitted that the Heavitree & Whipton Active Streets trial it launched in August 2023 led to a “lack of trust in the decision-making process” at County Hall and a perception of a “downward spiral” in Exeter highways management. It also said that focus groups held in November, after the trial scheme...
Devon County Council’s plan to postpone the May 2025 local elections has failed alongside its application to join the government’s fast-track devolution priority programme. Secretary of State Angela Rayner announced the decision in a House of Commons statement today. County council leader James McInnes wrote to the government to apply to join the fast-track devolution...
But the final group of McIlroy, Shane Lowry and Sepp Straka were regularly held up by the group in front, with Tom Kim particularly culpable. The young Korean – regarded as one of the game’s exciting prospects – took so long over so many shots, including his second to the sixth which he sprayed into...
Iain Carter and 2-time Solheim Cup winner Trish Johnson preview of the 2025 golf season. Source link...