The Challenge Tour returns this week in India after a 4 week break following the early season South African swing. The first event is the Duncan Taylor BlackBull Challenge at Karnataka Golf Association. The second event of the visit to India is played at the same venue, but is played under the name of The Challenge presented by KGA, both these events are co-sanctioned with the Indian Golf Tour.

Jamie Rutherford who is currently 21st on the 2023 Road To Majorca, Stuart Manley 44th and David Boote 46th have all made the journey to India for the 2 events. Follow their progress through Blackstar Golf social channels or via www.europeantour.com 

                                                                                  JAMIE RUTHERFORD

Jamie Rutherford finished 7th in the final Challenge Tour event in South Africa for 2023, the Nelson Mandela Bay Championship. Jamie shot 67 in the final round to finish on 13 under par, the event was won by South African Dylan Mosterat on 16 under par. Dan Erickson from Texas also had a top 10 finish finishing on 12 undef par. David Boote who represents Walton Heath GC also shot 67 to finish tied 16th.The tour now has a 3 week break before heading to India for 2 events.

The Challenge tour moves to Port Elizabeth this week for the Nelson Mandela Bay Challenge this week in Port Elizabeth. The host venue is Humewood GC.

Stuart Manley who finished T25 last week is in the field, along with Jamie Rutherford, David Boote, and Dan Erickson. The event is the 4th and final event of the South African swing on the 2023 Challenge Tour.

Follow live scoring on the DP World website https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/ Follow news and features on Blackstar Golf social media channels.

Jamie Rutherford and David Boote made promising starts to the 2023 Challenge Tour , Rutherford finished T21 on 10 under par, and David Boote from Walton Heath GC finished on 7 under par for a T28 finish.. This week the Challenge Tour stays in South Africa for the second leg of 4 and moves to the fantastic Fancourt Golf,Resort for the Dimension Data Pro Am.

Legends Tour Pro Am Series 2023

20/01/2023

The Legends Tour and Blackstar Golf Ltd are delighted to release details of a Legends Tour Pro Am Series in the UK in 2023.

https://www.blackstargolf.net/events/legends-tour-pro-am-series

Mark Aspland, Chief Operating Officer of the Legends Tour “Blackstar Golf have staged two successful Pro Ams for our members at Blackwell Golf Club, these events have not only given our members extra playing opportunities, but also have given the Blackwell Golf Club members the opportunity to spend time with Legends Tour members who have such a rich history in the game.  In addition, the events have raised considerable amounts of money for local charities. We are anticipating that together with Blackstar Golf we can successfully stage a 12-event series across the UK”

Jeremy Robinson of Blackstar Golf said, “Following on from the success of the Pro Ams at Blackwell Golf Club in 2021 and 2022  where we have had former Ryder Cup players and Senior Major Champions play in the events, we are pleased to announce a 12 event series of one day Pro Ams across the UK; these events will give extra playing opportunities for Legends Tour players and, also, give the host golf club members and their guests the opportunity to play and socialise with Legends Tour members.

We are also delighted to have partnered with Variety Golf, who will be the 2023 Legends Tour Pro Am Series Official Charity. Variety Golf raise money to present the famous Variety Sunshine Coaches to Special Needs Schools, Youth Centres & Schools in disadvantaged areas and Children’s Hospices. The Sunshine Coach most of the time is vital in the school to get the children out and about and all the Sunshine Coaches have wheelchair access”

Jamie Little, director of Variety Golf said, “We are very much looking forward to working with Blackstar and the Legends Tour to create a successful golf series for all the partners in 2023”.

The 12 event series will start in April at North Hants GC, and will then travel to Edinburgh and visit Bruntsfield Links GC, which was founded in 1761. The events also visit two former Ryder Cup venues, Moortown and Lindrick. In September St Pierre GC, a former host to the Solheim Cup and European Tour events will host an event. The final event of the series will be on September 28^th at Blackwell GC in the Midlands.

For information about the events or reserve a team please contact: 

Jeremy Robinson

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Blackstar Golf who will be runnung a Legends Tour Pro Am Series in 2023 have released the schedule which will consist of 12 events across the UK.

Further details will be published in the next couple of weeks.

The Challenge Tour has released the full schedule for 2023, with the tour starting in South Africa in early February. Further details can be found by clicking the link 

https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/news/articles/detail/challenge-tour-announces-2023-global-schedule/

Follow the events on our twitter and instagram feeds through the season.

Blackstar Golf are delighted to announce that they have signed an agreement with the Legends Tour to  create a " Legends Tour One Day Pro Am Series " across the UK in 2023. Blackstar have staged a very successful Seniors Tour Pro Am at Blackwell GC for the past 2 years . Jeremy Robinson MD of Blackstar said " We are very pleased to have teamed up with the Legends Tour to create a series of one day Pro Ams at historic golf courses across the UK in 2023 "

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Jamie Rutherford continued his excellent form in 2022 with a top 10 on the DP World Tour at Galgorm Castle. Rounds of 70,68,67 and 69 had him finish on 6 under par. The tournament was won by Scot Ewen Ferguson on 12 under par.

Full report to follow.

Jordan Wrisdale made a welcome return to form with a 281 four round total at the Cazoo Classic at Hillside Golf Club, this event is the first of 4 events to be played in the UK. Jordan's score of 7 under par had him finish T20, with the event been won by Scotsman Richie Ramsey.

Blackstar Golf staged the second GLAL.UK Worcestershire Masters at The Vale GC, the week started in extreme heat with a 46 Team Pro Am which supported the Grace Kelly Childhood Cancer Trust.. The 54 hole professional event was won by Brandon Robinson Thompson who birdied 2 of the last 3 holes to win by 2 shots on 7 under par.

  GLAL.UK Worcestershire Masters

  GLAL.UK Charity Pro Am July 19^th

  ^{Supporting the Grace Kelly Childhood Cancer Trust}

            ^{“ 108 Hole Challenge “ July 17}

Blackstar Golf Ltd are delighted to announce that the second staging of the GLAL.UK Worcestershire Masters will again be hosted by The Vale Golf & Country Club. The 54-hole tournament is part of the 2022 PGA EuroPro Tour. The event will again be aired on Sky Sports Golf in the UK the following week and around the world on other partner networks.

https://europrotour.com/

This year a fabulous week of golf will kick off with the “108 Hole Challenge “ Jeremy Robinson will be joined by Worcester rugby stars, both past and present, Chris Pennell, Alex Grove and Perry Humphreys to play 108 holes in a day. The proceeds will go to the Grace Kelly Childhood Cancer Trust. Follow the link below to hear the thoughts of Jeremy and Chris Pennell on the day ahead.

https://youtu.be/N2vngcGDoy0

To donate to the GKCCT again please follow the link below

https://gkcct.enthuse.com/cf/glal-uk-108-sporting-challenge

The  Glal.Uk Charity Pro Am will be played on July 19^th  where  43 teams  of 3 amateurs will be joined by a PGA EuroPro Tour professional, like last year the event will be supporting the Worcestershire based Grace Kelly Childhood Cancer Trust.

Dan Godding, the CEO of the PGA EuroPro Tour said “ We are delighted to be returning to The Vale in  2022.

I would like to thank Anthony Ottway, the CEO of GLAL.UK , and EV-IQ, Marco Bille, the Managing Director of The Vale Golf Club and Jeremy Robinson from Blackstar Golf Ltd for again coming together to stage  the event. All the team at the PGA EuroPro Tour and the players are very much looking forward to returning to The Vale and seeing the changes that have been done to the course this winter “

Anthony Ottway, CEO of GLAL.UK and EV-IQ said “Following on from the success of last years event we are very excited about working with Marco and Jeremy to help build the event in to one of the premier professional golf events in the Midlands. Our company has always enjoyed giving opportunities to young golfers as they start out on their professional career. I again look forward to welcoming our clients to The Vale on  July 19^th for the Charity Pro Am “

Marco Bille, the Managing Director of The Vale Golf & Country Club said “ Myself and the team at The Vale are very excited about again hosting GLAL.UK Worcestershire Masters at The Vale in 2022. Last year was the first major televised event we have hosted at the club and we were delighted with the positive feedback. Last winter we  made several changes to the course, we look forward to hearing the feedback from the players as we strive to make The Vale GC in to a premier golfing and leisure venue in the UK.

Jeremy Robinson, director of golf at Blackstar said, “ I would like to thank both Anthony and Marco for their fantastic support of the event, clearly without sponsors and a superb venue the event couldn’t happen. We  continue to try and make the GLAL.UK Worcestershire Masters in to a first class event that all partners will be proud to be involved with “

Jamie Rutherford Qualifies For The 150th Open Championship

Jamie Rutherford finished on 3 under par at Princes’s Golf Club, with rounds of 70 and 71 to finish 2nd and claim one of the 4 spots available for the 150th Open Championship which will be  played at St Andrews in 2 weeks time, starting on Thursday 14th.

150th Open Championship - July 14th - 17th

Jamie said after finishing 36 holes in the day “ I played great for the whole day, so am obviously delighted to have qualified, this will be my first major , so what a thrill to play in the 15oth Open at St Andrews”

David Boote produced a superb round of 63 in the last round at the latest Challenge Tour event in Czech Republic, the Kaskada Challenge, to finish T11 on 10 under par. This finish takes David up to 35 in the Road To Majorca, the top 20 players at the end of the season gain automatic promotion on to the DP World Tour for the 2023 season.

The first Asian Tour event in Englkand takes place at Slaley Hall this week with the International Series event. Blackstar are represented by Jamie Rutherford and Stuart Manley who are both playing on the European Challenge Tour.

Jamie Rutherford won the PGA Europro Grand Final at Slaley last October on the way to winning the OOM and securing his card on the PGA Challenge Tour.

The PGA European Challenge Tour returns to action this week in Cadiz, Spain at the Challnge De Espana. This starts a run of 20 consecutive weeks of competition across Europe., before heading to China and finally back to Majorca for the Grand Final. At the end of the season the top 20 players will graduate on the 2023 DP World Tour.

Jamie Rutherford has made a strong start to the 2022 Challenge Tour season by continuing to play the same level of golf that saw him win the 2021 PGA EuroPro Tour rankings. In 2021 Jamie played in 13 events on the EuroPro Tour, making 12 cuts, he had six top 10 finishes and won the season ending Tour Championship at Slaley Hall, in doing this his stroke average was an impressive 68.29. So far this year Jamie has played 5 Challenge Tour events in South Africa and has made 4 cuts, with two Top 10 finishes and again has an impressive stroke average of 69.11.

When we caught up with him for a game at Woburn in early February he emphasized how he was looking just to continue to try and do the same thing as 2021, you can catch up with his thoughts here :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7w_ERmDIDs 

             Jamie Rutherford 2022 SDC Open

             Picture Credit: Sunshine Tour Images

The 2022 Challenge Tour started in March with 6 co-sanctioned events with the Sunshine Tour in South Africa, and now has a 5 week break before returning for the Challenge De Espana, this is the start of a run of 20 events in Europe, before 2 tournaments in China prior to the season ending Rolex Grand Final, where the top 20 players after that event will gain full playing privileges onto the 2023 DP World Tour.

On his return from a long trip to South Africa he commented “ I went to South Africa with reasonably high expectations, obviously you never know how your going to play at the start of the season, but I am very pleased with the start I’ve made, over the next few weeks I will get some rest I hopefully get some good constructive practise done prior to another long stretch of events, but having said that I can’t wait to get going again to see what happens ! “

The full Challenge Tour schedule can be found by clicking on the link below.

https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/schedule/

Blackstar Golf are delighted to announce that from today they will be releasing a new fortnightly Podcast – “The 19^th Hole” with former Walker Cup and DP World Tour player Jeremy Robinson. Jeremy will welcome to the show some great players both from the past and present along with some other golfing characters from both the coaching side but also the business side of golf.

“I have been lucky enough in my career in golf to have met and become friends with some great people not only in the world of golf, but also people who are passionate about golf from other sports and the business world, I am sure we will have a lot of fun when discussing the ups and downs of the great game “

The first guest is former PGA Tour and DP World Tour player David Lynn, this episode will launch on April 1^st on various platforms:

YouTube – Spotify – Apple Podcast

YouTube

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5kHAnQBvAA2l07ffVha3EG?si=SsWFCRg3SQWtFOngaDvPsA

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-19th-hole-presented-by-blackstar-golf/id1617111825

 108 Hole Sporting Challenge - July 17th 2022

• 108 Holes will be played on Sunday July 17th 2022 at The Vale Golf Club by Jeremy Robinson and guests, representing the Worcestershire Golfers, and Chris Pennell ( or a Worcester Warrior ) will represent the Worcester Rugby players also playing with a guest.
• The day will begin at 04.30am with Round 1 and hopefully be finished by 10.00pm ( All players will have the option to use golf buggies at any point )
• Follow the progress on the day through various Social Media channels.

     Donations can be made at https://gkcct.enthuse.com/cf/glal-uk-108-sporting-challenge

Martin Rohwer claimed his second Sunshine Tour title when he won the Vodacom Origins of Golf Final at the Gary Player Country Club on Sunday.

Rohwer led from start to finish and closed off with a 70 to win on 13 under par, two strokes clear of Tristen Strydom who came surging through the field with a final round of 64. Wilco Nienaber, Lucca Filippi and Germany’s Freddy Schott shared third place on eight under par.

The victory sees Rohwer join some of the biggest names in South African golf to have won on the Vodacom Origins of Golf Series, which celebrated its 100^thtournament with this event. This is his first victory on the iconic series.

“Vodacom been a massive sponsor on the Sunshine Tour for so many years now, and to have a series of events like this every year since 2004 has been phenomenal for us as professionals,” said Rohwer.

With a four-shot lead going into the final round, Rohwer bogeyed the second and says he drew heavily on his strategy of focusing on every single shot to overcame that slip-up.

“My strategy helped even more today with the lead I had in terms of staying focused on each shot. “I bogeyed the second, but then to birdie the third was quite nice to settle me. It knew if I just played steady golf it would force the others to be aggressive. I definitely learnt a lot this week which I’ll take forward with me into the rest of the season. We’ve got a whole stretch of big events coming up now so to get off on the front like this is perfect.”

And a win on the legendary Gary Player Country Club is also a boost to his confidence.

“I’ve always loved the course and it’s one of the iconic courses in South Africa. I feel that if your game can hold up under pressure on the Gary Player Country Club course, then it can hold up anywhere.”

                                                                          July 20^th – July 22nd 2022

                                    GLAL.UK Charity Pro Am July 19^th

                                  ^{Supporting the Grace Kelly Childhood Cancer Trust}

       GLAL.UK Worcestershire Masters returns to The Vale GC.

Blackstar Golf Ltd are delighted to announce that the second staging of the GLAL.UK Worcestershire Masters will again be hosted by The Vale GC. The event is part of the 2022 PGA EuroPro Tour.

https://europrotour.com/

The  Glal.Uk Charity Pro Am will again start the week of golf, and like last year will be supporting the Worcestershire based Grace Kelly Childhood Cancer Trust https://www.gkcct.org/  this will be held on Tuesday July 19th, followed by the 54 hole professional event from July 20^th-22nd which last year was won by Joe Dean.

Dan Godding, the CEO of the PGA EuroPro Tour said “ We are delighted to be returning to The Vale in  2022.

I would like to thank Anthony Ottway, the CEO of GLAL.UK , Marco Bille, the Managing Director of The Vale Golf Club and Jeremy Robinson from Blackstar Golf Ltd for again coming together to stage  the event. All the team at Matchroom and the players are very much looking forward to returning to The Vale and seeing the changes that have been done to the course this winter “

Anthony Ottway, CEO of GLAL.UK said “Following on from the success of last years event we are very excited about working with Marco and Jeremy to help build the event in to one of the premier professional golf events in the Midlands. Our company has always enjoyed giving opportunities to young golfers as they start out on their professional career. I again look forward to welcoming our clients to The Vale in July for the Charity Pro Am “

Marco Bille, the Managing Director of The Vale GC said “ Myself and the team at The Vale are very excited about again hosting GLAL.UK Worcestershire Masters at The Vale in 2022. This year was the first major televised event we have hosted at the club and we were delighted with the positive feedback. This winter we are making several changes to the course which we are confident  will be welcomed by the players as we continue to strive to make The Vale in to a premier golfing and leisure venue in the UK.

Jeremy Robinson, director of golf at Blackstar said, “ I would like to thank both Anthony and Marco for their fantastic support of the event, clearly without sponsors and a superb venue the event couldn’t happen. We will continue to try and make the GLAL.UK Worcestershire Masters in to a first  class event that all partners will be proud to be involved with “

Ends

For more information, contact Jeremy Robinson on 07831 674065. 

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About GLAL.UK

Your home is a reflection of your own style and personality, here at Glal.uk we can help you transform your home into that unique space. With our large collection of furniture, lighting, soft furnishings and accessories it is only a visit or click away from becoming reality!

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About: The Vale Golf Club

Set in 300 acres of stunning Cotswold countryside, The Vale Golf & Country Club offers golfers and guests

fantastic golf with excellent accommodation, conference and meeting facilities and a serene atmosphere in which to relax and entertain. The course was opened in 1991, the course has now matured in to one of the finest courses in the Midlands.

www.thevalegolf.co.uk

About: Grace Kelly Childhood Cancer Trust

The team at Grace Kelly Childhood Cancer Trust works to raise awareness, fund research into rare cancers of childhood and produce educational materials. We also provide support to families. Childhood cancer is the number one medical cause of death of children in the UK. We are working to change this.

www.gkcct.org

About: Blackstar Golf Ltd

BlackStar Golf Ltd is a bespoke events company based in Worcester, and also manages Professional Golfers

www.blackstargolf.net