Stories tagged ‘Open Championship’
Wednesday, February 9th, 2011
Mercedes-Benz becomes Patron of The Open Championship
Mercedes-Benz has become a Patron of The Open Championship becoming the Official Car of golf’s oldest and most international major .....read the full story »
Monday, January 17th, 2011
Padraig Harrington to be R&A Ambassador
Padraig Harrington will be The R&A’s first Working for Golf Ambassador, using his position in the global game to promote the work of the St Andrews-based governing body .....read the full story »
Friday, January 14th, 2011
Golf Industry Revels in New Year Possibilities
Golf Tourism Scotland has released findings from a recent poll that indicate travel, hospitality and golf professionals are increasingly upbeat about the year ahead .....read the full story »
Friday, December 3rd, 2010
Accommodation for The Open 2011
Many properties are available for golf fans looking for self catering accommodation close to Royal St Georges next July .....read the full story »
Tuesday, November 30th, 2010
Open Championship Tickets as Christmas Gifts
Discounted tickets for the 2011 Open Championship at Royal St George’s which are purchased by 13 December will arrive in time for Christmas .....read the full story »
Monday, October 18th, 2010
HSBC is New Patron of The Open Championship
HSBC will become the ‘Official Banking Partner’ of The Open Championship, which returns to Royal St George’s next year (14 – 17 July) .....read the full story »
Thursday, September 2nd, 2010
Bumper year for Old Course bookings
St Andrews Links received a record-breaking number of tee-time applications for the Old Course yesterday (1 September) following the staging of the 2010 Open Championship at the venue earlier this year .....read the full story »
Friday, August 20th, 2010
St Andrews Links green fees 2011
There will be small increases on some of the courses next year following two years where the fees have been frozen .....read the full story »
Tuesday, August 10th, 2010
Toro at The Open
How Toro turf maintenance machinery has helped St Andrews Links through the Old Course’s 28th Championship
Monday, August 2nd, 2010
Titleist Support Golf Roots at Memorable Open
The Golf Foundation extends a special thanks to Titleist, the #1 ball in golf, whose encouragement helped make it a memorable Open Championship for grass roots junior golf .....read the full story »
Friday, July 23rd, 2010
Food for Thought
Attended by many influential figures, the Golf Foundation & Industry Lunch was an opportunity to talk about how everyone can work together to help the golf industry to grow in the years to come .....read the full story »
R&A Swingzone Welcomed Over 5,000 Youngsters
The Golf Foundation thanks everyone who supported its bid to raise the profile of junior grass roots golf during The Open Championship at St Andrews .....read the full story »
Tuesday, July 20th, 2010
Bad Weather Hits St Andrews Open Attendance
Official attendance at The 2010 Open Championship at St Andrews was 201,000 (compared to 230,000 in 2000 and 223,000 in 2005) but The Open is still expected to generate £35 million for Scotland in visitor spending .....read the full story »
PING Professionals Finish One and Two
Louis Oosthuizen’s Open Championship win at St. Andrews came less than a month after switching to PING’s new S56 irons and Tour-S Rustique wedges .....read the full story »
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010
Open Champions receive Freedom of the Links
A special presentation will take place at the Champions’ Challenge at the Open Championship this afternoon (Wednesday, 14 July) when each of the champions taking part will receive the Freedom of St Andrews Links .....read the full story »
Tuesday, July 6th, 2010
Golf Foundation supports youngsters at Open
The Golf Foundation believes this year’s Open Championship presents a “golden opportunity” to highlight the importance of bringing new young players into the game .....read the full story »
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010
Elea Estate Comes to St Andrews
One of the most important new European golf developments of recent years, Elea Estate in Cyprus, will have a significant presence in St Andrews during The Open Championship .....read the full story »
Friday, June 25th, 2010
Nikon at The Open for Seventeenth Consecutive Year
The Open Golf Championship is one of Nikon’s most significant worldwide sponsorships, having been a patron of the event since 1993. The company is committed to continuing its patronage until 2012 and beyond .....read the full story »
Friday, May 14th, 2010
Doosan Becomes Patron of The Open Championship
The R&A has announced that Doosan, the infrastructure support business (ISB) group based in Korea, will become a Patron of The Open Championship .....read the full story »
Wednesday, April 28th, 2010
‘Tom Watson – Lessons Of a Lifetime’
Tom Watson Productions has announced the release of a 2010 comprehensive golf instructional two-DVD set .....read the full story »
Tuesday, April 6th, 2010
Trump speaks exclusively to Scotland’s top golf mag
Donald Trump talked to ‘bunkered’ magazine about his £1bn Aberdeenshire project and discussed his hopes that it will one day host the Open Championship, whilst also firing a broadside at his critics .....read the full story »
Thursday, March 18th, 2010
Official Open Championship Hospitality at O2 Golf LIVE
The Open Championship’s official hospitality partner will attend O2 Golf Live at Stoke Park, Berkshire, 14-16 May 2010 .....read the full story »
Thursday, November 12th, 2009
R&A honours Seve Ballesteros
Severiano Ballesteros has been made an Honorary Member of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews .....read the full story »
Tuesday, October 20th, 2009
Old Course change
Old Course Road Hole to be lengthened ahead of 2010 Open Championship at St Andrews
Friday, July 28th, 2000
Open success keeps Prototype driver’s record going
Since its introduction on the European Tour two months ago, the Prototype driver from Taylor Made has recorded a top 10 finish in every single tournament. The latest top-tens came at The Open when Thomas Bjorn and Ernie Els tied for 2nd place
