Topic: France

Garcia fires 66 despite sore finger

Spain's Sergio Garcia opened with an eagle and fired a four-under par 66 on Thursday to share the early lead at the US PGA Byron Nelson Championship despite a nagging left finger injury.Garcia was forced to withdraw from British Open qualifying on ...

Ballesteros factor could influence Ryder Cup 2018 decision

ESTEPONA, Spain (Reuters) - European golf officials must decide between honoring the memory of Spanish great Seve Ballesteros and taking the Ryder Cup to new lands when they choose the venue for the 2018 edition on Tuesday.Since the death of Ballesteros this ...
The history books tell us that James II of Scotland had both golf and football banned in 1457 in an Act of Parliament because the sports were interfering with archery practice for the defenders of the Scottish realm. Although various forms of ...

Anniversary year

If you thought you'd got away with one ruddy World Cup in 2006, then brace yourself: Cricket's World Cup is staged in the Caribbean through March and April; rugby's in France in September and October. for the first time an overseas competitor ...

A History of Golf

What country invented ?golf?' Many countries did. If there were sticks and objects that could be hurtled along, then there was ?golf.' No one knows for certain who started golf. But everybody knows who plays it now ? everyone does. The origin ...