Hunstanton
The main tournaments played at Hunstanton are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on the winners, their scores and prize money.
Amateur
R&A
The Women's Amateur Championship (119th) (June 20-25; field of 144 players from 24 countries). 19-year-old Jess Baker (Eng) beat 20-year-old Louise Rydqvist (Swe) 4 and 3 in the 36-hole final. [Hunstanton GC, Hunstanton, Norfolk].
Amateur
LGU
The Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship (69th). Defending champion Walker (Eng) beat Claudine Rubin (Fra) by 2 holes in the final. [Hunstanton GC, Hunstanton, Norfolk].
Europe
Schweppes
Played as the Schweppes PGA Championship (April 27-29; this was an "open" event; also played in 1967 was the PGA Close Championship, for UK & Irish professionals only). Second-placed Hugh Boyle (Ire) finished 3 shots behind Gregson (Eng). [Hunstanton GC, Hunstanton, Norfolk].
Amateur
LGU
The Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship (55th). Jessie Valentine (Scot, née Anderson) beat Elizabeth Price (Eng) by 1 hole in the final. [Hunstanton GC, Hunstanton, Norfolk].
Amateur
LGU
The Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship (43rd). Hetherington (Eng) beat Philomena Garvey (Ire) by 1 hole in the final. [Hunstanton GC, Hunstanton, Norfolk].
Amateur
LGU
The Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship (31st). Le Blan (Fra) beat Sylvia Marshall (Eng) 3 and 2 in the 36-hole final. [Hunstanton GC, Hunstanton, Norfolk].
Amateur
LGU
The Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship (22nd). Leitch (Eng) beat Gladys Ravenscroft (Eng) 2 and 1 in the 36-hole final. [Hunstanton GC, Hunstanton, Norfolk].
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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