Caves Valley
The main tournaments played at Caves Valley are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on the winners, their scores and prize money.
America
BMW
Played as the BMW Championship (Aug 14-17; second of three FedEx Cup playoff events). [Caves Valley GC, Owings Mill, Maryland].
America
BMW
Played as the BMW Championship (Aug 26-29; second of three FedEx Cup playoff events). Patrick Cantlay (USA) beat Bryson DeChambeau (USA) with a birdie at the sixth playoff hole (par-4 18th), to record his fifth PGA Tour win. [Caves Valley GC, Owings Mill, Maryland].
Majors
Constellation
The Constellation Senior Players Championship (35th) (Jul 13-16). Second-placed Brandt Jobe (USA) and defending champion Bernhard Langer (Ger) finished 1 shot behind first-time senior major championship winner McCarron (USA). [Caves Valley GC, Owings Mill, Maryland].
Team Events
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Played as the inaugural International Crown (July 24-27; biennial four-day matchplay event between eight country teams, each comprising four top women professionals). Second-placed Sweden (Anna Nordqvist, Caroline Hedwall, Mikaela Parmlid & Pernilla Lindberg) finished 4 pts behind winners Spain (Azahara Munoz, Belen Mozo, Carlota Ciganda & Beatriz Recari). [Caves Valley GC, Owings Mill, Maryland].
Majors
USGA
The US Senior Open (June 27-30). Pooley (USA) beat Tom Watson (USA) at the fifth sudden-death playoff hole. [Caves Valley GC, Owings Mill, Maryland].
Women’s (British) Open: the last women’s major championship of the season is hosted by Royal Porthcawl GC. It’s the first time this fabulous seaside links course has hosted the event (July 31-Aug 3).
Walker Cup: the 50th playing of this prestigious men’s amateur event sees the GB&I go head-to-head against the defending USA team at Cypress Point Club, California (Sept 6-7). After that, all eyes turn to Bethpage State Park on Long Island, NY, where the American and defending European professional teams engage in the 45th Ryder Cup (Sept 27-29).
Lottie Woad: 21-year-old Woad burst onto the professional scene in July, with wins in the Women’s Irish Open (as an amateur) and three weeks later in the Women’s Scottish Open (as a professional). She nearly picked-up a major championship, placing third in The Evian in the same month.
Pádraig Harrington: the ever-likeable Irishman added the (British) Senior Open Championship title to his stellar array of tournament successes. His win came on Sunningdale’s spectacular Old Course. Harrington had already bagged the U.S. Senior Open title in June this year.
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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