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Des Moines Golf and Country Club to host 2017 Solheim Cup

  • Golf

By Gary AndersonSeptember 23 - Des Moines Golf and Country Club in Iowa will play host to the Solheim

Cup in 2017, he Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) announced today.

The support that the Des Moines community has shown for golf events in the area has been tremendous,"


Double success for England's Waring at the European Deaf Golf Championships

  • Paralympics

Gary AndersonSeptember 21 - English golfer Paul Waring had a successful trip to the Kytäjä Golf

Course in Finland where he bagged the men's title and team honours at the European Deaf Open Golf

Championship and Arne Karlsnes of Norway won the men's.The tournament, organised by the World Deaf Golf

their debut in the competition.The successful England A team celebrate winning the European Deaf Open Golf

Championship team title at Kytäjä Golf Course "Kytäjä Golf was a very tough but beautiful

also being there as a figurehead for deaf participants to approach me," he said.The next European Deaf Golf


Fastest Paralympian in the world Smyth launches Vision Sports Ireland

  • Athletics News

By Gary AndersonSeptember 20 - Four-time Paralympic sprint champion Jason Smyth has helped to launch visually impaired sports organisation Vision Sports Ireland (VSI) at an official ceremony in Dublin today.

where possible.The organisation offers a range of sports, including tandem cycling, football, swimming, golf


Two terms and out for sporting organisation Presidents in Brazil

  • News

By Gary AndersonSeptember 18 - A bill limiting the length of time an individual can hold the Presidency of a publicly funded sporting organisation to a maximum of two terms has been passed by the Chamber of Representatives in the Brazilian Senate.

closed until year before Games while urgent repairs carried outApril 2013: Construction of Rio 2016 golf


Bethpage Black Course in New York to host 2024 Ryder Cup and 2019 USPGA Championship

  • Golf

States and Europe will lock horns around the Black Course at Bethpage State Park after the Professional Golf

claimed his maiden major win when the US Open returned for a second time to Bethpage.The Professional Golf

and we look forward to working with both local and state officials to add an unforgettable chapter in golf

events will provide a tremendous economic boost for Long Island and promote the beautiful Bethpage State Golf

We look forward to welcoming spectators and television viewers worldwide to experience the best golf

2013: New match-play event between Europe and Asia to take place in 2014June 2013: Scottish golf


Oman Oil Company becomes premium sponsor of National Bank of Oman Golf Classic

  • Golf

Oman Oil Company has signed an agreement to become the premium sponsor of the National Bank of Oman Golf

Classic, which will be the first professional golf tournament held in the Gulf state, next month.

The tournament, which is due take place at the Almouj Golf resort, The Wave, Muscat from October 24 until

Through the support of esteemed companies such as the Oman Oil Company, the National Bank of Oman Golf

Two-time Open Champion Greg Norman designed the 18-hole Championship course at the Almouj Golf resort

in Oman Organisers are hoping that the tournament, which will be played over the Almouj Golf

"The National Bank of Oman Golf Classic will have a positive effect on local talent and will greatly


Powell becomes first female Sport Wales chief executive

  • News

By Gary AndersonSeptember 11 - Sport Wales has announced the appointment of former Welsh hockey captain Sarah Powell as the organisation's first female chief executive, replacing Huw Jones who retired earlier this year.

Association and was also a Board director of Ryder Cup Wales Limited when the country hosted the biennial golf


Commanding display by US sees them win back Walker Cup on home soil

  • Golf

By Gary AndersonSeptember 8 - The United States won back the top international amateur golf tournament

with a comprehensive 17-9 win over Great Britain and Ireland in the Walker Cup at the National Golf

Nobody deserves it more than him and loves the game of golf and put more hard work into a team than him


London 2012 temporary building supplier signed up for Copper Box badminton Grand Prix

  • Badminton

By James CrookSeptember 6 - Badminton England have secured the services of international temporary structure specialists Neptunus Ltd as an official supplier for next month's inaugural London Grand Prix Gold event at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park's Copper Box Arena.

used at events such as the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, the Goodwood Festival of Speed, The Open Golf


Special Olympics GB chief hails Bath 2013 as "smiliest Games ever"

  • Paralympics

By Emily GoddardSeptember 5 - Special Olympics GB chief executive Karen Wallin has hailed the 2013 National Summer Games, which took place in Bath, as the "smiliest ever".

Golf, aquatics and ten-pin bowling were held at other venues nearby, but Stephen Baddeley, director


Why it could ultimately be more than one sport that makes it onto 2020 Olympic sports programme

  • The Big Read

By David OwenThe three-cornered contest to get onto the sports programme for the 2020 Summer Games could be seen as both the most, and the least, predictable of next month's three big Olympic races.Like me, few people I have discussed the September 8 vote with, and who have no links to any of the candidates, can quite bring themselves to believe that the Movement truly would jettison the historical Olympic sport of wrestling and consign it to possible oblivion, at least as a globalised activity outside the realm of showbiz.To that extent, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board's surprise...

neither secured the necessary votes.It was in the running again at Copenhagen in 2009, but this time golf


New match-play event between Europe and Asia to take place in 2014

  • Golf

match-play event between the leading players from Europe and Asia is set to take place at the Glenmarie Golf

team will consist of the Race to Dubai 2013 top four, the top four available from the Official World Golf

2013 Asian Tour Order of Merit, the leading three players invited on the basis of their Official World Golf

Our thanks go to DRB-HICOM, Glenmarie Golf and Country Club, Professional Golf of Malaysia (PGM) and

EurAsia Cup, another new event is being added to the European Tour schedule in the form of the Nedbank Golf

European Tour, and with a total prize fund of $6,500,000, hopes to attract some of the top names in golf


The week in which Nanjing showed it is perfectly poised for 2014

  • The Big Read

By Nick Butler in Nanjing"I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand." Confucius (551-479 BC)Such is the significance here of this ancient philosopher whose teachings have reverberated through the ages, it seems somewhat appropriate to start some reflections on Nanjing with a Confucian proverb.His message about physical experience being the best form of learning is indeed as relevant today as ever before and bears dual relevance on this year's Asian Youth Games. This is due both to its purpose as a test event to "do" and "understand" ahead of next summer's Youth Olympic...

Entertaining rugby sevens and golf action suggested that each will be a welcome addition to the Olympic


British Paralympic Association sends good luck to athletes for Special Olympics National Games

  • Paralympics

By James CrookAugust 23 - The British Paralympic Association (BPA) have sent their support to athletes that will compete at next week's Special Olympics National Games in Bath, which will see 1,700 athletes from England, Scotland and Wales compete in the UK's largest sporting event for athletes with learning disabilities.

team sports.Athletes will compete in aquatics, athletics, badminton, boccia, football five-a-side, golf


Satellite Village set-up for shooting competition at Glasgow 2014

  • Glasgow 2014

By Duncan MackayAugust 21 - A Satellite Village in Dundee and Angus to host the 500 athletes and officials involved in the shooting competition at the Commonwealth Games was unveiled today by Glasgow 2014. 

Apex City Quay Hotel in Dundee, located 11 miles from the shooting competition venue, and Carnoustie Golf

hours a day with wireless internet available free of charge as well as entertainment areas.Carnoustie Golf