Last week saw the doors open at RUFF Luzern, the first indoor golf facility to be launched in Switzerland by RUFF Golf. The Swedish-based company plans to open five RUFF venues in Switzerland over the next five years, with the next facility opening in Bern on December 8. RUFF Golf sold the 10-year master...
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‘We know what cold weather is in Switzerland but this is hardcore’ – world hickory golfers praise Moray course
Not even the chilly Alps can compare to Lossiemouth on a windy day, as golfers from across the globe discovered on their visit to Moray Golf Club. Husband-and-wife Nick Hofer and Cornelia Schnell made the journey from Switzerland, near Berne. Picture: Beth Taylor However, the stiff breeze coming in from the Moray Firth failed to...
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Tamburlini wins third title of the season with Wistron Ladies Open – Yes Punjab News
Taoyuan, Oct 13 2024- Swiss golfer, Chiara Tamburlini fired a round of 69 (-3) to win the Wistron Ladies Open – Taiwan by four strokes at Sunrise Golf and Country Club. With rounds of 66-73-68-69 she totalled 12-under 276 and beat Yu-Sang Hou (68) of Taiwan by four shots. Perrine Delacour of France (67) was...
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After years of pain, this golf cult hero is suddenly back in contention
By: Sean Zak September 6, 2024 Andrew ‘Beef’ Johnston was once an up-and-coming star. But he’s struggled through three years of pain and bad golf…until recently. Getty Images It’s hard keeping track of everyone in pro golf. One hundred and fifty-six players in the field, 250-ish with PGA Tour cards, thousands of others in the...
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UEFA Women’s EURO 2025 Switzerland | Sports Tourism News
UEFA Women’s EURO 2025 will be held from 2-27 July 2025 in Switzerland. The 14th edition of the European international women’s football tournament will feature 16 nations with 31 matches taking place in eight host cities across Switzerland, including Basel (opening game and final), Bern, Geneva, Zurich, St. Gallen, Lucerne, Thun and Sion. In total,...
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T12 for Purcell as Walker rules the roost at Swiss Challenge – Irish Golfer Magazine
Euan Walker produced a sensational final round to win the Swiss Challenge after the tournament was reduced to 36 holes at Golf Saint Apollinaire, while Conor Purcell finished tied for 12th. Following a three-hour weather delay on Thursday and the entirety of play being washed out on Saturday due to a flooded course, and half...
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Poulter ‘too far removed’ to be Ryder Cup captain
Rory McIlroy and Ian Poulter were long-time Ryder Cup colleagues, playing together as recently as the 2021 defeat at Whistling Straits [Getty Images] Rory McIlroy believes LIV defectors Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood are too far removed from the current crop of European players to be considered as future Ryder Cup captains. Poulter and Westwood...
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‘Buzzing’ Matt Wallace claims European Masters title after play-off win in Switzerland
The 34-year-old began the day with a four-shot lead but when playing partner Alfredo Garcia-Heredia birdied the last to join him on 11 under, the pair had to return to the 18th tee for an additional hole in Crans-sur-Sierre. Faced with a near-identical approach shot to the one minutes earlier in regulation play, Wallace hit...
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European Masters: Matt Wallace claims first DP World Tour title since 2018 with dramatic play-off win
England’s Matt Wallace held his nerve in a play-off to register his first DP World Tour win in six years with a dramatic victory at the Omega European Masters. Wallace began the day with a four-shot lead but when playing partner Alfredo Garcia-Heredia birdied the last to join him on 11 under, the pair had...
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DP World Tour contender decries ‘ridiculous’ pins at Omega European Masters
By: Jessica Marksbury September 8, 2024 Jordan Smith was not happy about the course setup in Switzerland on Saturday. Getty Images Conditions were so difficult at the DP World Tour’s Omega European Masters at Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Club in Switzerland on Saturday that one contender took to X (formerly Twitter) to sound off. Englishman Jordan Smith,...
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20/1 Sporting Life winner as Matt Wallace clinches European Masters title with play-off win in Switzerland
Matt Wallace was a 20/1 winner for followers of Ben Coley, the Englishman holding his nerve in a play-off to register his first DP World Tour win in six years with victory at the Omega European Masters. The 34-year-old began the day with a four-shot lead but when playing partner Alfredo Garcia-Heredia birdied the last...
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2024 Omega European Masters: Prize Money Breakdown & Winner’s Payout
The Omega European Masters is the 35th event on the 2024 European Tour schedule. The ongoing event is being hosted at the Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Club in the scenic land of Switzerland and began on September 5. The tournament represents the second event of the Tour’s ‘Back 9’ swing and will have a substantially increased purse...