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We kicked off 2026 in style with the continuation of our Winter Series, proudly sponsored by Amdaris and partnered with Golfbreaks.
This event was our Captain’s Day, featuring a spirited duel between Nick Stephens and James White to see which Captain’s team would come out on top. After a competitive and enjoyable day on the course, James White’s team emerged victorious, taking the honours for the day.
The Captains also chose Marie Curie as their charity for the event, and together we raised an incredible £1,700 to support their invaluable work.
Despite the chilly conditions at Worplesdon, the course was in excellent condition and provided the perfect backdrop for some enjoyable golf and friendly competition.
We were also joined by our fantastic sponsors: Tidal Links, who create headcovers and golf accessories from recycled plastic, and Growth Resourcing, experts in providing highly trained SDRs to help grow your business pipeline.
A huge thank you to everyone who played, supported, and helped make the day such a success – here’s to many more great moments in 2026!
In the world of Professional golf
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Vintage Rose Goes Wire-to-Wire at Torrey Victory
45-year-old Justin Rose led from start to finish in convincing fashion to stroll to victory at the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines. Rose’s 13th PGA Tour victory elevates his status as one of the best English golfers of all time. With a winning total of 265 and 23-under par, he also broke the tournament record for the lowest score, eclipsing Tiger Woods’ previous superior sum.
Rose began the week with a flawless 62 on the North Course at Torrey, and never looked back, as he romped to a seven stroke triumph where the outcome was never in doubt. Justin dedicated his victory to long-time caddie Mark Fulcher, who was absent for his prior win at Torrey in 2019 due to health issues. Friday’s 65 on the tougher South Course was arguable more impressive than the first round display, as the South-African born Englishman became the first wire-to-wire champion at this event since 1955, all while being midway through his 40s, yet still hitting it further than most.
But it has always been Rose’s iron play that has astounded fans and silenced critics; this week at Torrey Pines was no different. Team Rose gained 6.59 strokes in approach play amid hitting 59/72 greens. He was even able to ease off the gas pedal on the weekend thanks to the clinical nature of the opening two circuits, but the rest of the field did not come close to Rose’s smoke trail at any point.
With the win, the 2013 US Open champ vaults from tenth to third in the OWGR, surpassing compatriot Tommy Fleetwood in the process, and topping the best of the rest category behind the clear one-two punch of Scottie and then Rory. Not that the OWGR means much these days.
In other news, returning member Brooks Koepka garnered plentiful TV coverage in his first PGA Tour event since leaving LIV and regaining his status through the specific and cherry-picked criteria. But the man who has won more majors than tour events could only muster a mediocre T56 at four-under, whilst losing 7.2 strokes on the greens.
Xander Schauffele also discarded his longest active made cut streak which ended at 72 and stretched back to the 2022 Masters. The Californian missed a birdie putt on his final hole Friday to miss the weekend, although he was apparently unaware of the jeopardy at stake. That was until he questioned caddie Austin Kaiser on his leaderboard position. Unsurprisingly, Scottie Scheffler now owns the longest active streak of 65 events without missing the cut.
Nelly Korda Returns to Winners Circle Amid LPGA Catastrophic Mismanagement
After going winless in 2025, Nelly Korda started the new year and season with a win at the Tournament of Champions in Orlando. However, due to the uncharacteristically cold weather front in Florida, the LPGA took the decision to cancel the final round, meaning the event was truncated to 54 holes. Korda could well have gone on to win anyway, but the surprising and questionable decision-making by the LPGA confused many, with a Monday finish also not being considered despite a mildly improved forecast. Nelly picked up her 16th LPGA victory, thanks largely to a Saturday 64 in the brutal windy and cold conditions, a round she donned as one of the top three of her illustrious career to date.
LPGA were standing by the lack of an ‘optimal competitive environment’ for the pros, all whilst allowing the celebrity pro-am aspect of the tournament to go ahead on Sunday in Lake Nona. A bizarre situation that was seemingly not planned for, in spite of the weather being a known entity all week long. A poor look for the LPGA to kickstart 2026, but an ideal opening for Nelly, with no need of an asterisk for taking home the trophy at the shortened event.
Delight for Jupiter as they Triumph over Defending Champs
Tiger Woods’ Jupiter Links defeated the inaugural winners of TGL from last year on Monday night. Although Woods did not compete, he was present at SoFi centre to witness the 8-6 scoreline that shocked the sparse Florida crowd. The trio of Kevin Kisner, Akshay Bhatia and Max Homa overcame Atlanta Drive, led by TGL hero Billy Horschel, as well as veteran Lucas Glover and stand-in Chris Gotterup.
Jupiter ended their five game losing streak dating back to last season and concurrently terminated Atlanta’s seven game winning streak. After going two down early, the Links bounced back by claiming eight points over the next nine holes, before a late consolation by Atlanta narrowed the final scoreline. Going into the singles segment of the match, it was the first time Jupiter had led the match and was also Atlanta’s largest deficit after triples. The win moves Jupiter off the bottom of the table, to the detriment of The Bay, who take on LA next Tuesday, after the Waste Management Phoenix Open on the PGA Tour.
Delight for Jupiter as they Triumph over Defending Champs
After formally announcing his intent to rejoin the PGA Tour once permitted, Patrick Reed nearly went back-to-back on the DP World Tour. After winning the Dubai Desert Classic a week ago, Reed was tied at 17-under par through 72 holes in the Middle East but lost out in the three-way playoff due to a bogey on the first extra hole. Freddy Schott and Calum Hill were the other two contestants with the latter dispensing his overnight lead. Hill’s 71 was not enough to outlast Schott’s 69 and Reed’s 67 that included seven birdies. But on the second playoff hole, Hill hit his tee shot out of bounds onto the practice driving range before shanking his fourth shot from the rough over the water, hitting the jumbo screen which was showing his inopportune mishap.
The Englishman went on to concede the playoff, a rarefied occurrence, after Schott was safely on the putting surface. It was heartbreak and embarrassment for Hill, but elation for German Schott, claiming his maiden DP World Tour title in his 91st start, lifting him into the top 10 of the Race to Dubai rankings.
