29 May 2019, St Andrews, Scotland: Women and girls will celebrate their love of golf and be encouraged to take up the sport when a second awareness week is held across Great Britain and Ireland later this summer. Building on the success of last year’s online campaign, Women and Girls’ Golf Week is the inspiration … Continued

Tenby’s Becky Harries made a return to top level amateur golf after a three year break – and won her third Welsh Ladies Amateur title on her return. The Wales international, and Vagliano Trophy player, is hoping the event will be a springboard back to the highest levels of ladies amateur golf, after she beat … Continued

Curtis Cup golfer Lily May Humphrys won the Welsh Ladies Open Stroke Play at Royal St David’s in Harlech, with a commanding display in tough conditions. The 17-year-old Essex golfer, who finished third in the Welsh Women’s Open last year and represented Team GB in the Youth Olympics, won by four shots with a second … Continued

Golf clubs in Wales are increasing membership, bucking international trends, according to the latest Wales Golf Clubs Survey. It shows roughly a third of clubs have gained members – and more than double the numbers than at another third of clubs where membership is falling, while the final third of clubs retained a stable membership. … Continued

Welsh girls between the ages of 6-18 will get the chance to learn golf through the new Girls Golf Cymru scheme launched by Wales Golf. Girls-only coaching sessions, with the emphasis on fun, social and friendship aspects, will be delivered by clubs across Wales. Statistics show 13% of golf membership are female and Wales Golf … Continued

Three Wales players have been selected in the preliminary Walker Cup squad for one of amateur golf’s biggest challenges against the USA. Ben Chamberlain, Padeswood and Buckley, Jake Hapgood, Southerndown, and Archie Davies, Carlisle, have all been included in the Great Britain and Ireland initial squad of players in preparation for this year’s Walker Cup … Continued

Stroke survivors around Wales will get the chance to use golf as part of their recovery following the success of a pilot scheme run in partnership with the Stroke Association. Following the Wales Golf pilot of the New2Golf/Back2Golf scheme, initially based at Parc club between Cardiff and Newport, the national rollout is taking place around … Continued

North Wales Golf Club Assistant Pro Tom Bowen is launching a new mental health campaign for young adults, after the sport helped him turn his life around after being diagnosed with depression. He is set to work with young adults, aged 18-24, through mental health charity MIND and Nant Y Glyn health resource centre in … Continued

Wales Girls claimed one of their best wins with victory in the Irish Girls U18 Stroke Play Championship, seeing off teams from the Home Nations and around Europe. Pontyclun schoolgirl Ffion Tynan was second in the individual event, after leading going into the final round, with Newport Links’ Carys Worby in 13th and Isle of … Continued

More than 75 golf beginners braved the weather to take part in the most successful ever competition for new players in North Wales. The third year of the New2Golf Summer Swing saw a record number taking part, including a record number of men, with players from the likes of Nefyn, Mold, Holywell, Wrexham, Maesdu, North … Continued