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Tee up for Women’s Golf Day


June 7. With a mission to engage, empower and support


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women who want to play golf, Women’s Golf Day will take centre stage between 4-8pm on the day in question. At that time, women and girls who are newcomers will be introduced to the game in an inviting and fun environment. The event also encourages existing and former


golfers to attend with an opportunity to tee it up for nine holes. From 4-6pm, all participants will have the option of two hours of lessons or an on-course nine-hole experience. From 6-8pm, attendees will participate in a celebratory gathering where they'll socialise, network and receive information.


www.womensgolfday.com


Something’s brewing at the PGA B


everage company Keurig has brewed up a three-year deal to join the PGA official supplier programme.


Keurig offers coffee brands like Starbucks, teas


from Twinings and hot chocolate, all freshly brewed from a pod at the touch of a button. The US company, now established in the UK and


Ireland, aims to provide golfers with a refreshing cuppa via PGA professionals. Keurig UK’s Steve Stagg said: “We see this as a


significant opportunity to build a long-term partnership with the PGA and its members. This will be a great opportunity for pro shops to expand their offering by bringing great quality drinks to their golfing customers through an easy, no-fuss system which serves the perfect drink every time.” Robert Maxfield, deputy chief executive of the PGA, said: “This is a new


relationship and I hope that PGA professionals take advantage of working with Keurig.” The PGA official supplier programme features a wide range of industry-leading


companies, including Mars, Peugeot and Toro. www.keurig.co.uk and www.pga.info


Slattery finds his range with Leica


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wo-time European Tour winner Lee Slattery is the new global ambassador for Leica


Sport Optics’ Pinmaster II and Pinmaster II Pro laser rangefinders. Leica’s golf product manager, Julian Burczyk, and UK


managing director, Jason Heward, formalised the relationship with the 37-year-old Englishman during last month’s BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth. Burczyk said: “Last year, I met Lee during the Porsche


European Open Pro-Am and I was impressed by his game, personality, attitude and attention to detail. These fundamental qualities appeal to us greatly, so the partnership with Lee is the perfect fit for us.” Leica Sport Optics has engaged The iCONIC Golf Group,


headed by former European Tour pro Gary Evans, to build a retail network of Pinmaster stockists in the UK and USA.


www.leica-camera.com and www.theiconicgolfgroup.com


Stage is set for WPGA International Challenge S


toke by Nayland Hotel, Golf & Spa will host the WPGA


International Challenge for a fourth successive year from October 6-8. The Suffolk resort’s Gainsborough course will be the stage for a strong field of Ladies European Tour hopefuls chasing a €30,000 prize fund.


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ore than 400 golf facilities in 17 countries are expected to participate in the inaugural International Women’s Golf Day on Tuesday,


miles south of Dublin, is fighting for its financial life. Lakeford, the company that


Druids Glen under examination D


ruids Glen, one of Ireland’s leading championship golf courses located some 10


owns and operates the Co. Wicklow club and has invested more than €3m in it, sought protection from the High Court aſter a fund, which holds a loan made by the Anglo Irish Bank a few years ago, appointed a receiver. The fund, Gulland Property Finance, says it is owed €4.85m and appointed a receiver aſter


its demand to be paid was not satisfied. In response, Druids Glen asked the High Court to replace the receiver with an examiner,


and John McStay of McStay Luby was duly appointed. The adjoining, 5-star Druids Glen Hotel and a second 18-hole course are not part of the


examinership process. The club, which employs 36 people, previously hosted the Irish Open from 1996-99 and the 2002 Seve Trophy.


The 54-hole event is part of the LET Access Series and was launched in


2013 by the PGA to increase support of the women’s game. It will be the only LETAS event to be staged in the UK in 2016 and there will be 96 competitors, including 15 WPGA members, comprising winners from the WPGA’s one-day series and leading players from a qualifying order of merit over the same period. Fiſteen places will also be allocated to leading amateurs, decided by


England Golf, recognising LETAS’s commitment to providing an important link between elite amateur and professional golf. The top five on the LET Access Series order of merit earn cards on the


Ladies European Tour for 2016. www.stokebynayland.com and www.ladieseuropeantour.com


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