Just a week after R&A CEO Mark Darbon suggested his organization had no plans to bring the Open Championship back to Turnberry anytime soon, pro-Palestinian protestors vandalized the three-time Open venue owned by President Donald Trump.
According to multiple media reports, the group Palestine Action claimed responsibility for the vandalism, which included spray-painting the clubhouse, turf and paved areas as well as digging up areas of play. The group said it inflicted the damage “in response to the American administration’s plans and threats to destroy, ethnically cleanse, and ‘take over’ the Palestinian Gaza Strip,” The Times of London reported.
Published images showed red paint sprayed indiscriminately across the clubhouse facade and the message “Gaza is not 4 sale” spray-painted boldly in white on a green. READ MORE
The sequel to “Happy Gilmore,” Adam Sandler’s 1996 golf-themed comedy, will premiere this summer and feature appearances by several tour pros.
“Happy Gilmore 2” will air on Netflix starting July 25. It stars Sandler reprising the title role as a washed-up hockey player who discovers untapped golf talent. PGA Tour pros Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas, Keegan Bradley, Rickie Fowler, Tony Finau, Collin Morikawa, Xander Schauffele, Jordan Spieth and Will Zalatoris appear in the film, as do LIV Golf pros Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka. Jack Nicklaus, Lee Trevino and John Daly also make cameos. READ MORE
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New Zealand’s Royal Wellington Golf Club will host the 2026 Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific. READ MORE
Ken Hoffman, the PGA Tour’s 2024 Volunteer of the Year, volunteered at the Arnold Palmer Invitational for the 46th consecutive year last week. READ MORE
The PGA of America named Laura Frick championship director for the 2026 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota. Frick will be the first female PGA member to serve as a championship director for one of the association’s spectator championships. READ MORE
Registration is open for the third annual PGA Family Golf Championship to be held at Whistling Straits and Blackwolf Run in Kohler, Wisconsin in August. READ MORE
Compiled by Mike Cullity