European Golf Team Championships announces a 50/50 gender split, while Buhai wins again in South Africa
Talking points of the week
When South African Ashleigh Buhai claimed the title at the Investec South African Womenβs Open, she went down in history as the only amateur to win the tournament twice.
Congratulations to Ashleigh Buhai @ash_simon, winner of the #InvestecSAWomensOpen. Thank you @SLadiesTour @Investec & @WestlakeGC for #buildingwomenchampions ! Story: https://t.co/bkel8h6UUu pic.twitter.com/LqQggGeZec
β Ladies European Tour (@LETgolf) March 10, 2018
Englandβs Florentyna Parker gained the highest position out of the British players, finishing in 5th position with a score of 2-under par.
π Good week for me here in SA π
π 5th place
π 2 under Par total
π 33rd career Top 10
β½οΈ refueling in Hamburg
π @ANAinspiration
πThank you to both Tours this week @LETgolf & @SLadiesTour π pic.twitter.com/DfX6sqxW3z
β Florentyna Parker (@floryparker) March 10, 2018
British player Felicity Johnson also had a great week. She won theΒ Seasons Aged Care Brisbane InvitationalΒ in an exciting four-way play-off victory.
Englandβs @FlicJohnsonGolf won the Seasons Aged Care Brisbane Invitational at McLeod Country GC on the @ALPGtour after a thrilling four-way play-off victory.
Full story: https://t.co/uwVbs4EDnD
β Ladies European Tour (@LETgolf) March 12, 2018
As Carly Booth and many other figures from the world of golf celebrated InternationalΒ Womenβs Day on March 8th, a new format for the European Golf Team Championships was announced.
This yearβs event at Gleneagles will include a 50/50 split of players from both genders and also equal prize money.
Historic new format announced for European Golf Team Championships @GleneaglesGolf as part of the innovative multi-sport @Euro_Champs @Glasgow2018
ποΈββοΈποΈββοΈ50/50 gender split
π Equal prize money
πͺπΊ 16 National teams from across EUFull story: https://t.co/JAKZcrX8oo pic.twitter.com/CmovxUqbFf
β Ladies European Tour (@LETgolf) March 8, 2018
Male and female golfers will compete together and for equal prize money at the inaugural European Golf Team Championships to be held at Gleneagles.
More detailsπhttps://t.co/V5o3yRsJYy#IWD2018 #pressforprogress pic.twitter.com/hGGPbLOAWi
β BBC Sport (@BBCSport) March 8, 2018
We celebrate #womensmonth a few words from me on what golf has given me and how blessed I am to be playing this game everyday!#IWD2018 pic.twitter.com/nP8W6luLLW
β Carly Booth (@CarlyBooth92) March 7, 2018
Finally, the R&A released a look at the new rules which will be enforced from 1st January 2019.
The new #RulesofGolf for 2019 are here. β³οΈππ»
Feedback from over 30,000 golfers ππ»ββοΈfrom over 100 countries π helped shape the new Rules.
To see what Rules are changing from 1st January 2οΈβ£0οΈβ£1οΈβ£9οΈβ£ go to https://t.co/ZNdS8iIvQM. #GolfRules2019 pic.twitter.com/2qFfFWWm1B
β The R&A (@RandA) March 12, 2018
Shots of the week
The final round of the #InvestecSAWomensOpen has teed off @WestlakeGC @Investec #Buildingwomenchampions @SLadiesTour @Katja_pogacar pic.twitter.com/15fvGXQFbL
β Ladies European Tour (@LETgolf) March 10, 2018
The moment @ash_simon taps in for her 3rd LET win! #investecsawomensopen #buildingwomenchampions @investec pic.twitter.com/lPVfl6xqHX
β Ladies European Tour (@LETgolf) March 10, 2018
Photos of the week
Happy Friday from πΏπ¦ππ»!@CarlyBooth92 @camchev @LejanL0212 & @DaughterOfJon took a trip up the incredible Table Mountain πΈππ» pic.twitter.com/R6wRaFnEPO
β Ladies European Tour (@LETgolf) March 9, 2018
5am alarm was worth it, wee hike for sunset π ππ½ββοΈπ€³π½β°π
Unbelievable scenes with some pretty cool humans @AnnabelDimmock @rosiedavies10 ππ½ pic.twitter.com/fI1EKn5GPmβ Kelsey MacDonald π (@K_Mac_59) March 11, 2018
Best from social media
Always a great feeling to get over the finish line and collect the win. Thanks @ALPGtour for your unbelievable hard work that often goes unrewarded. @mcleodgolf for hosting us this week and all the sponsors that made the event possible. pic.twitter.com/RmgQ6nJCW2
β Felicity Johnson (@FlicJohnsonGolf) March 10, 2018
https://twitter.com/CarlyBooth92/status/973337947813629952
https://www.instagram.com/p/BgLUCd-Hlhl/
First day back hitting balls since my injection last Tuesday! Thanks Dr. Michael for getting me back to being pain free β€οΈ pic.twitter.com/MqA0mslnP8
β Michelle Wie (@MichelleWieWest) March 13, 2018
No Lolas were harmed in todayβs production of βWho Wore It Bestβ. #BJsoHotRightNowBJ #WhatAreWieWearing pic.twitter.com/qDSWtc6y4V
β Tiffany Joh (@tiffjoh) March 11, 2018
