by Andrew Griffin | Jun 25, 2024 | England, National, News, Uncategorized
THE European Amateur Golf Championship has been won by the likes of Rory McIlroy and Sergia Garcia – while in the last six years Ryder Cup sensations Ludvig Aberg and Viktor Hovland have both been within a whisker of claiming the trophy, which dates back to 1996. But...
by Andrew Griffin | Jun 20, 2024 | England, Hampshire, National, News
CHARLIE Forster is bidding to become the first Hampshire player to land the Amateur Championship since Harry Ellis seven years ago, after knocking out one of the favourites at Ballyliffin, on Thursday morning. The 21-year old from Basingstoke GC came through the first...
by Andrew Griffin | Nov 17, 2022 | Boys, Hampshire, News
SAM Hutsby has enjoyed the high lows of golf at both professional and amatuer level and can now look forward to another shot at the big time after his 13th place finish at the DP World Tour Qualifying School, in Spain, this week. ANDREW GRIFFIN looks backs at Sam...
by Andrew Griffin | Jun 24, 2020 | England, News
COULD the Amateur Championship be reverting to a simple knockout format due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic? The R&A has abandoned plans to use two courses – as it has for the past 36 years – to stage its traditional 36-hole qualifier, leading to a knockout...
by griffinongolf_pz6m3p | Jun 19, 2019 | News
SEVENTEEN England players made it through into the matchplay phase of the British Amateur Championship, after 36 holes of qualifying at Dublin’s Portmarnock and The Island GC. Leading the qualifiers was Yeovil’s Tom Plumb, who shot a second round 71 at Portmarnock on...
