The Official World Golf Ranking has announced that it is to begin awarding ranking points to the Clutch Pro Tour, whose events comprise just 54 holes. The Clutch Pro Tour, which is an official feeder tour to the Challenge Tour and DP World Tour, has been included into the OWGR system after a 17-month application…
Fred Vuich, Courtesy USGA This article, first published in Global Golf Post on May 11, 2020, has been updated to coincide with this week’s George L. Coleman Invitational at Seminole Golf Club in Juno Beach, Florida. There is so much to commend Seminole, a stylish and extremely under-the-radar golf club that is the site of…
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Thursday April 25, 2024 One of the grand dames of tennis has a new look. Court Suzanne-Lenglen, the No.2 showcourt at Roland-Garros, named after the iconic, brandy-sipping eight-time Grand Slam champion whose bronze statue anchors the east side of the stadium, will put a new retractable roof into play…
Talking to The NCG Golf Podcast, England Golf chief executive Jeremy Tomlinson revealed the scale of what handicap teams found during the move to the World Handicap System England Golf discovered almost 100,000 discrepancies when transferring records over to the World Handicap System in 2020, chief executive Jeremy Tomlinson has revealed. Speaking on The NCG…
After a 17-month application process, The Clutch Pro Tour will be included in the OWGR system next week… A tour that hosts 54-hole events has been awarded Official World Golf Ranking status, but it isn’t LIV Golf. The OWGR released a statement on Thursday to announce the Clutch Pro Tour will be included in the…
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Wednesday April 24, 2024 Belinda Bencic announced the birth of baby girl Bella, her first child. The reigning Olympic singles gold medalist and longtime boyfriend Martin Hromkovic welcomed the child on April 23rd. “Bella , 23.4.2024, Our love 🩷” their joint Instagram caption read. The 27-year-old former World No.4…
Carlos Alcaraz joined Novak Djokovic in declaring Jannik Sinner the best player in the world ahead of the 2024 Madrid Open. The 22-year-old Italian has been the best-performing player on the ATP Tour this year. Nobody has been as consistent and as great as Sinner, who has three trophies to his name and only two…
Nemanja Nedovic KK Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet advanced to the semi-finals of the Admiral Bet ABA league by defeating SC Derby 77-92 (12-29, 22-28, 20-21, 23-14). Crvena Zvezda played very aggressively from the very start of the game and already had an advantage of +17 points after the first quarter. In the second quarter, SC Derby…
Iga Swiatek has now spent 100 weeks at the top of tennis, and she reflected on that in a short social media post. The Polish player took over as world number one on April 3rd, 2022. Many at that time pointed out that she took over the spot only because Ashleigh Barty retired from tennis,…
Coco Gauff is currently at a career-high ranking and has a chance to replace Aryna Sabalenka as World No. 2 by the end of the Madrid Open. Gauff and Sabalenka are currently 590 points apart in the official WTA rankings. Sabalenka, as the defending champion, cannot gain points but must defend her 6848 points. Gauff,…
