This Week In Golf: Mar 6 - 12

Catch up with all the latest news from around the world in golf

this week in golf

Catch up with all the latest news from around the world in golf

This Week In Golf: Mar 6 - 12

Justin Rose confirms for BMW PGA Championship

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Olympic Gold Medallist Justin Rose will make his first appearance on home soil since winning in Rio when he tees it up in the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth Club from May 25-28 - the first tournament in the European Tour’s new Rolex Series.

Related: Wentworth's West Course undergoes further changes

Rose, who grew up playing North Hants GC just 15 miles down the road from Wentworth, said, “It’s one of my favourite events. It is the one event I grew up watching as a kid and it’s a tournament I would dearly love to win, and with all the changes I think there is going to be a lot of excitement about the tournament.”

 

History maker Lydia Hall wins Welsh pro golfer award

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Golf Union of Wales Tour Player of the Year Lydia Hall.
Celtic Manor Resort ©Steve Pope - Sportingwales

Lydia Hall claimed the Golf Union of Wales Tour Professional of the Year Award after making history as the first woman to beat the men in a British professional golf tournament at the Wales National PGA Championship.

Walker Cup hopeful David Boote won the Amateur of the Year Award, Pyle and Kenfig were the Club of the Year, in an award ceremony at Ryder Cup venue Celtic Manor sponsored by Future Financials.

Elliott Heath
News Editor

Elliott Heath is our News Editor and has been with Golf Monthly since early 2016 after graduating with a degree in Sports Journalism. He manages the Golf Monthly news team as well as our large Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages. He covered the 2022 Masters from Augusta National as well as five Open Championships on-site including the 150th at St Andrews. His first Open was in 2017 at Royal Birkdale, when he walked inside the ropes with Jordan Spieth during the Texan's memorable Claret Jug triumph. He has played 35 of our Top 100 golf courses, with his favourites being both Sunningdales, Woodhall Spa, Western Gailes, Old Head and Turnberry. He has been obsessed with the sport since the age of 8 and currently plays off of a six handicap. His golfing highlights are making albatross on the 9th hole on the Hotchkin Course at Woodhall Spa, shooting an under-par round, playing in the Aramco Team Series on the Ladies European Tour and making his one and only hole-in-one at the age of 15 - a long time ago now!


Elliott is currently playing:


Driver: Titleist TSR4

3 wood: Titleist TSi2

Hybrids: Titleist 816 H1

Irons: Mizuno MP5 5-PW

Wedges: Cleveland RTX ZipCore 50, 54, 58

Putter: Odyssey White Hot OG #5

Ball: Srixon Z Star XV