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Muirfield to allow women to join golf club

  • Golf

Muirfield in Scotland will be eligible to host the British Open again after a landmark vote at the golf

The competition, one of the four major tournaments in golf, has been hosted at Muirfield 16 times.The

 "Golf has the potential to attract a more diverse audience to the game and this decision sends

for their rules on female membership.Bosses at the Kasumigaseki Country Club, the host venue for the golf

postponed a ballot last month.No new date for the vote has been confirmed.In 2012, the Augusta National Golf


Pacific region set to benefit from increased solidarity funding

  • ONOC

Oceania National Olympic Committees (ONOC) President Robin Mitchell has revealed the Pacific region will benefit from a 14 per cent increase in solidarity funding.

are unlikely to meet deadlines.He reportedly told Parliament that a piece of land to build an 18-hole golf



Britain and United States to hold talks about setting up Ryder Cup-style Olympics event

  • News

A Ryder Cup-style event between Britain and the United States Olympic team could launch in 2019 if talks later this month go well, it has been revealed.

The Ryder Cup is a biennial men's golf competition between teams from Europe and the United States.

and the concept is based around a home and away series, every two years, as we see in the world of golf


Glasgow 2018 searching for telecommunications and network integration services provider

  • Berlin and Glasgow 2018

Glasgow 2018 has launched an Invitation To Tender (ITT) in its search for telecommunications and network integration services contracts.

in 2018 around 3,000 athletes are due to compete in Scotland across six events - aquatics, cycling, golf

multi-sport event.Atos will provide the timing, scoring, results and TV graphics service for cycling, golf


Ryder Cup 2022 official warns Italy may lose event if funding promises not kept

  • Golf

Ryder Cup 2022 director Gian Paolo Montali has warned Italy could lose the hosting rights for the tournament if they do not deliver €97 million (£84 million/$102 million) of guarantees in the next two weeks.

of context.A funding crisis plunged their hosting of the event, due to be held at the Marco Simone Golf

of funding was blocked by Italian Senate President Pietro Grasso earlier this month.The Marco Simone Golf

Italy but doubts has been raised off the event in 2022 ©European Tour"Our discussions with the Italian Golf

Europe has only hosted the Ryder Cup outside of the Great Britain and Ireland once, at the Club de Golf

Valderrama in Spain in 1997.France are due to stage the tournament at Le Golf National in 2018, a course



Rio 2016 silver medallist urges Tokyo 2020 golf venue to allow women's membership

  • Tokyo 2020

2016 Olympic Games silver medallist Lydia Ko has urged the Kasumigaseki Country Club, the venue for golf

calls for the venue in Saitama prefecture to be switched to an alternative location such as the Wakasu Golf

Links.New Zealand's Ko, who shot 11-under-par at the Olympic Golf Course in Rio, finished second behind

I think especially in past generations, golf was to be a men's game," Ko said, according to Reuters."

When I go to Japan, I realise how popular golf, especially women's golf is.Fierce criticism has been

There's plenty of time to move to another golf course if we have to."


Vadovicova wins third gold at World Shooting Para Sport World Cup

  • Shooting News

Slovakia’s Veronika Vadovicova claimed her third gold in as many days at the World Shooting Para Sport World Cup in Al Ain in the United Arab Emirates today.

2016 World Cup in the same venue, clearly favouring the range at the Al Ain Equestrian, Shooting and Golf

World Cup appearance, claiming silver on 228.4.Action continued at the Al Ain Equestrian, Shooting and Golf


Power restored to Maracanã after overdue electricity bill is paid

  • Rio 2016

Power has been restored to the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro after the stadium's managers paid an overdue electricity bill of R$1.3 million (£338,000/$424,000/€400,000).

also beginning to crumble, with the images showing the extent of the disintegration at the venue.The golf


Gleneagles sign on as official partner of Glasgow 2018 European Championships

  • European Championships

Gleneagles hotel has become the second official partner of the Glasgow 2018 European Championships after signing an agreement with organisers.

The world-famous venue is due to host the inaugural European Golf Team Championships, being held as part

Scottish city at the same time.German capital Berlin will host athletics under the same banner.The golf

on the European Tour, who are supporting the event alongside the Ladies European Tour.The European Golf

Gleneagles has staged many prestigious golf tournaments through its history and was the home to what

 "The event will build on Gleneagles’ long history of raising the bar in golf and breaking cultural


Tokyo 2020 organisers play down heat fears at venues

  • Tokyo 2020

Sweltering conditions may pose a threat to athletes and spectators at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, according to Japanese Government officials.

were taken from late July to mid-August at three venues.These are the Kasumigaseki Country Club, the golf


Royal St George's to host 2020 Open Championship

  • Golf

The 2020 edition of golf's The Open Championship has been awarded to Royal St George's.

Kent will host the Major competition for the 15th time and for the first time since 2011.St Andrews Golf

Course in Fife, widely considered to be the home of golf, has traditionally hosted The Open in every

edition of The Open.Martin Slumbers, chief executive of tournament organisers the Royal and Ancient Golf


Tokyo 2020 golf club warned by IOC vice president to welcome female members

  • Tokyo 2020

Committee (IOC) vice president John Coates has warned the Kasumigaseki Country Club, the venue for golf

calls for the venue in Saitama prefecture to be switched to an alternative location such as the Wakasu Golf

There's plenty of time to move to another golf course if we have to."

claimed last week that the club’s policy was not included in explanatory material when the International Golf