The battle lines are drawn at Wentworth Golf Club after residents reject the owner’s concessions February 21, 2016 The battle lines have been drawn; concessions made by Wentworth Golf Club in a bid to prevent its own members from taking legal action against it have been rejected. The Wentworth Residents Association, which counts many City workers among its activists, is campaigning to stop the club’s Chinese owner from cutting the number of memberships from [...]
Have you seen the houses? Wentworth Golf Club’s chief exec says that locals shouldn’t fear the club’s new £100,000 joining fee February 11, 2016 For a man threatened with legal action by some of the City’s wealthiest banking and finance execs Stephen Gibson, the chief executive of Wentworth Golf Club, appeared calm and composed in the clubhouse’s boardroom overlooking one of the three courses. Since the club was sold to its new Chinese owner Reignwood Group a year and [...]
Discover the twin islands of Saint Kitts and Nevis, where peckish golfers can tuck into local flora February 8, 2016 With its hazy azure waters lazily lapping the white-sand beaches, and sun seekers pondering which rum-based cocktail to slurp next in the penumbra of a palm tree, the West Indies remains an alluring destination to escape London’s dreary winter. But why stick with one Caribbean island when you can easily fit a couple into the [...]
Branden Grace ready to challenge for Majors as golf’s top three show next generation the way February 1, 2016 It must be so inspiring for young players nowadays to see that the top three in men’s golf – Jordan Spieth, Jason Day and Rory McIlroy – are all still in their 20s. The game is not being dominated by an old guard, by the likes of Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson; Spieth, Day and [...]
City boys launch legal fight against Chinese owners of UK’s most expensive golf club January 31, 2016 Residents of Wentworth, home to the UK’s most expensive golf club nestled in Surrey’s stockbroker belt, are threatening legal action against its Chinese owner after it proposed terminating all current members’ contracts and asking them to pay a one-off £100,000 to rejoin. The club, which is the birthplace of the Ryder Cup, was bought by Chinese-based [...]
Jordan Spieth usurps Tiger Woods at top of golf’s rich list with $53m in earnings for the year January 14, 2016 Tiger Woods has been usurped at the top of golf's rich list for the first time in 13 years, falling behind both Phil Mickelson and Jordan Spieth in a ranking of the sport's highest earners. The legendary 14-time major champion has topped Golf Digest's annual earners' list every year since its inception in 2003 but [...]
Rory McIlroy’s Race To Dubai triumph reminds us why he’s the best of golf’s golden age November 23, 2015 Another title never feels that far away with Rory McIlroy but it felt like he sort of needed his latest win, at the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai on Sunday. Opting out of the BMW Masters in Shanghai the previous week put a little extra pressure on him in the Race To Dubai, and [...]
Russell Knox takes his place in golf’s elite with breakthrough WGC-HSBC Champions win November 9, 2015 I had to double-check when I heard that his landmark win at the WGC-HSBC Champions in Shanghai was Russell Knox’s first on either the European Tour or PGA Tour. Being a Scot, I’d been aware of him for a while and had kept an eye on his progress in the United States, where he plays [...]
Wentworth golf club in Surrey becomes UK’s most expensive with £125,000 membership fee October 22, 2015 One of the UK's most prestigious golf clubs is set to increase its joining fee for new members to £125,000 – making it the most expensive in the country. Wentworth golf club in Surrey, bought by the Chinese Reignwood Group in September 2014, will charge existing members £100,000 to stay and double their yearly membership fees when [...]
Portuguese Golf Masters: Andy Sullivan’s hat-trick of titles has catapulted Englishman into world elite October 19, 2015 Not many players have won three European Tour events in a season, but that’s exactly what Andy Sullivan has achieved after the Englishman triumphed at the Portugal Masters on Sunday. Sullivan, who was yet to win his maiden professional title this time last year, looked totally in control as he demolished the field to prevail [...]