Olympic Games (Men)
Europe
IOC
Olympic Games Men's Individual golf event (Aug 1-4; Summer Olympic Games XXXIII). Tommy Fleetwood (Eng; silver medal) finished 1 shot behind 28-year-old Scottie Scheffler (USA; gold medal). Hideki Matsuyama (Jpn; bronze medal) finished 1 shot behind Fleetwood. World No.1 Scheffler claimed his seventh win of the season. [Albatros course, Golf National, Guyancourt, nr Paris].
Japan
IOC
Olympic Games Men's Individual golf event (Jul 29-Aug 1; postponed from 2020 due to global coronavirus pandemic; Summer Olympic Games XXXII). Gold-medal winner Xander Schauffele (USA) finished 1 shot ahead of silver-medallist Rory Sabbatini (Slovakia). Three shots off the lead and in a seven-way playoff for the bronze medal, Chengtsung "C.T." Pan (Taiw) beat Collin Morikawa (USA) at the fourth playoff hole (par-4 18th). Rory McIlroy (N.Ire), Guillermo "Mito" Pereira (Chile) and Sebastián Muñoz (Colom) were eliminated at the third playoff hole. Paul Casey (Eng) and Hideki Maruyama (Jpn) were eliminated at the first playoff hole. [Kasumigaseki CC, Kawagoe, Saitama, nr Tokyo].
America
IOC
Played as the Men's Individual golf event (Aug 11-14; Summer Olympic Games XXXI). Henrik Stenson (Swe; silver medal) finished 2 shots behind Justin Rose (GB; gold medal). Matt Kuchar (USA; bronze medal) finished 1 shot behind Stenson. The return of men's golf to the Olympic Games after an absence of 112 years gave Rose the opportunity to become only the third man ever to win an Olympic gold medal for golf. [Olympic Course, Reserva da Marapendi, Barra de Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro].
America
IOC
Played as the Men's Individual Olympic Games golf event (Sept 19-24; 75 competitors - 74 from USA and 3 from Canada; one qualifying round, then best 32 competed on a knockout match play basis; Summer Olympic Games III). Gold medal winner George S. Lyon (Can) beat Chandler Egan (USA, silver medal) 3 and 2 in the final. Beaten semi-finalists (bronze medal): Burt Mckinnie (USA) and Francis Newton (USA). [Glen Echo CC, Normandy, St Louis, Missouri, USA].
Europe
IOC
Played as the Men's Individual golf event (Summer Olympic Games II); the debut appearance of golf at the Games. 36-hole strokeplay format between 12 players from four countries: USA, GB, France and Greece. Gold medal: Charles Sands (USA), score167. Silver medal: Walter Rutherford (GB) 168. Bronze medal: David Robertson (GB) 175. [Compiègne GC, Compiègne, nr Paris, France].
The Sentry: known for many years as the Tournament of Champions, the PGA Tour’s 2025 season-opener gets underway on Kapalua’s Plantation course (Jan 2-5). Chris Kirk defends.
Tournament of Champions: the LPGA Tour’s 2025 season is launched at Lake Nona with the their Tournament of Champions (Jan 30-Feb 2). The 2024 edition gave Lydia Ko her 20th LPGA Tour title.
Attahya Thitikul: also known as “Jeeno”, the Thai golfer won the LPGA Tour’s 2024 CME Group Tour Championship … and an eye-watering $4 million, the richest first-prize in women’s golf.
Rory McIlroy: scooped the 2024 European (DP World) Tour season-long Order of Merit title, joining Seve Ballesteros as a six-time winner of this prestigious award.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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