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The Rise of Golf in the Olympics

Golf has a long and complex relationship with the Olympic Games. First introduced in the 1900 Paris Olympics and again in 1904 in St. Louis, the sport then faced a century-long absence from the global sporting event. The 1904 tournament, held at Glen Echo Country Club, featured only a men’s competition, with Canada’s George Lyon […]

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Golf at the Tokyo Olympics

Golf will be back at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. At All Square we have put together a list of questions you may have about the men’s and women’s events and the details of what you need to know. When will the Olympic golf tournaments take place? The men’s competition will be held July […]

Professional Golf

Golf at 2016 Olympics in Rio: What You Need to Know

After a 112-year absence golf will return to the Olympic games at Rio this Summer. At All Square we have put together a list of questions you may have about the event and are giving you the details of what you need to know. When was golf last in the Olympics?  1904 in St Louis. […]

PGA Tour

Golf Returning to the 2016 Olympics in Rio, Brazil

For the first time since 1904, golf will return to the Olympics at the Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2016 and will feature women and men’s individual events. Both events will have 60 players competing in a 72-hole stroke play format competition for the medals. There will be no cut after 36 […]

Course Reviews

Le Golf National Unveils Its New Identity: Inside the Albatros Course’s Long-Awaited Reopening

For nearly two years, the Albatros course at Le Golf National has sat quiet — a rare pause for a venue that hosted the 2018 Ryder Cup and the golf events of the 2024 Paris Olympics within the space of six extraordinary summers. On September 1, 2026, that silence ends. The Albatros reopens not as […]

Destinations

The Best Golf Experiences Within Two Hours of Paris

Paris rarely tops the conversation when golfers debate Europe’s great destinations, yet the Île-de-France region quietly holds one of the continent’s densest clusters of exceptional courses. Six courses in and around the city sit inside Europe’s top 100, several of them shaped by the same handful of early-twentieth-century architects who defined golf in the sandy […]

Course Reviews

Golf in Bordeaux: A Guide to Cabot Bordeaux

There is a particular kind of golf trip that transcends the game itself — one where the fairways are just the beginning and every hour away from the course is equally rich with discovery. A golf trip to Bordeaux is exactly that kind of experience. Woven through vine-draped landscapes, flanked by grand châteaux and filled […]

LPGA

The Rise of Women’s Golf: Key Players to Watch

Over the past decade, women’s golf has undergone a transformation — both in visibility and in the depth of talent gracing courses around the world. What was once seen as a niche within the sport is now commanding the attention of sponsors, fans, and the media. Prize purses are growing, global viewership is increasing, and […]

Course Reviews

Royal Queensland Golf Club: Timeless Prestige

Perched along the northern banks of the Brisbane River, just a 10-minute drive from Brisbane’s bustling CBD, Royal Queensland Golf Club (RQGC) is more than a golf course — it’s a sanctuary where history, excellence, and Queensland’s spirit intertwine. This isn’t just a venue for 18 holes; it’s a century-long saga of ambition, architectural brilliance, […]

DP World Tour

DP World Tour 2024: What’s in store?

The 2024 DP World Tour season will see more prize money, more champions and a blockbuster first-ever play-off double-header. Here are the details. What’s new? The DP World Tour in 2024 will see a brand new play-off double-header to finish the season. Two Play-Offs will be played in November in the United Arab Emirates, where […]

Majors

PGA Tour 2024 season: Big changes

The PGA Tour in 2024 will see new levels of drama with eight ‘signature events’, more no-cut tournaments and a new astronomical prize for the winner of the FedExCup. The golf season is returning to a calendar-year schedule for the first time since 2012 and will be made up of 36 events which includes the […]

Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods to build giant course in Utah

Tiger Woods and his design firm TGR Design are building a huge 18-hole championship mountain course in Utah which will include a par 5 over 700 yards. The 15-time major winner is creating the course at Marcella Club in Park City, a par 72 layout which will stretch to more than 8,000 yards from the […]

Destinations

Golf vacation to Rio, Brazil

Since the 2016 Rio Olympics, the city has emerged as an exciting option for an adventurous golf vacation. We pick some of the best golf courses and hotels in this fabulous city. Golf is relatively new to Brazil, but the future looks bright following the Olympics, the first time since 1904 that the sport had […]

Travel

WATC 2022: Who won amateur golf’s biggest event?

The World Amateur Team Championships is the biggest event in men’s and women’s amateur golf. Tiger Woods and Minjee Lee are former winners – but who won in 2022? Along with Tiger, some of the biggest names in men’s professional golf have won the amateur game’s flagship event before turning pro, including Bryson DeChambeau, Justin […]

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Justin Rose and wife Kate launch Rose Ladies Open

Justin Rose and his wife Kate are continuing their support for women’s golf with the launch of the Rose Ladies Open on the Ladies European Tour’s Access Series. The new 54-hole tournament will take place at Brocket Hall golf course in Hertfordshire, England, from September 23-25, 2022, and will have a €65,000 prize fund, the […]

Travel

FootJoy signs multi-year deal with Jessica Korda

FootJoy has agreed a multi-year deal with Jessica Korda, one of the biggest stars of the women’s game, that will see her become the first LPGA player to wear the brand from head to toe. The 29-year-old American is the brand’s newest athletic ambassador and now her shoes, clothes, hat and glove will be provided […]

Travel

Best new golf courses set to open in 2022

We have picked out the best new golf courses set to open in 2022, featuring superb new layouts in France, Portugal, St. Lucia, Thailand, and New Zealand. Let’s take a look. Les Bordes Golf Club – New Course Now open to play, Les Bordes Golf Club – New Course, south of Paris, is a boldly […]