ISPS Handa Match Play
Japan
ISPS Handa
Played as the ISPS Handa Match Play (Sept 5-9; Japan Tr event; third round and final matches). 28-year-old Thanyakon Krongpha (Thai) beat Shugo Imahira (Jpn) 2 and 1 in the 18-hole final match to record his first Japan Tour win and take the biggest prize in Japanese golf. [Hatoyama CC, Hiki-gun, Saitama, Japan].
Japan
ISPS Handa
Played as the inaugural ISPS Handa Match Play (Sept 6-10; Japan Tr event; third round and final matches; this event replaced the ISPS Handa Global Cup, which was played in 2015 and 2016). Shingo Katayama (Jpn) beat Hyun-woo Ryu (S Kor) 3 and 2 in the 18-hole final match to take the biggest prize in Japanese golf. [Hamano GC, Ichihara, Chiba, Japan].
Chevron Championship: Carlton Woods near Houston in Texas provides the stage for the first women’s major championship of 2025, where Nelly Korda defends her title. (April 24-27).
Soudal Open: successor to the Belgian Open, the Soudal Open takes place on the quiet, wooded North course of Rinkven Golfclub. Belgian stars Thomas Pieters and Nicolas Colsaerts will be vying for top honours. (May 22-25).
Rory McIlroy: with his 2025 win in The Masters, Rory joined the pantheon of golfing greats who have achieved a career Grand Slam of men’s majors ... Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods are the only others in this select band.
Bernhard Langer: he may have played in his last Masters Tournament, but the 67-year-old German will be trying to extend his own record, and win a 13th senior major title at the 36th Regions Tradition. (May 15-18).
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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