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Porsche retains title rights to golf’s European Open
Luxury carmaker Porsche will remain the title sponsor of the Porsche European Open for another three years until 2023
PGA Tour-European Tour ‘alliance’ includes ETP minority shareholding
Golf’s European Tour and PGA Tour have announced a “Strategic Alliance” involving working together on international media rights sales and the acquisition of a minority stake in European Tour Productions by th…
Former Deloitte partner Avis joins European Tour board
The European Tour has appointed Penny Avis to its board as a non-executive director with immediate effect
AXA named Presenting Partner of European Tour’s Scottish Championship
AXA Asia has been named as the Presenting Partner of the Scottish Championship golf tournament which takes place at Fairmont St Andrews course next week
Staysure founder aims to multiply seniors revenue in European Tour joint venture
A new joint venture between the European Tour and Ryan Howsam, founder and group chairman of travel insurance provider Staysure, aims to generate three-to-five times the revenue raised by the previous…
European Tour signs three sponsors for ‘UK Swing’
The European Tour has announced three new Official Partners for the ‘UK Swing’ stages of the golf tour – beermaker Estrella Damm, mobile app Swing Index and car brand Porsche.
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European Tour retains Betfred as title sponsor of British Masters
Golf's European Tour has extended its contract with the title sponsor of its British Masters event, gambling brand Betfred
Canal Plus renews European Tour, Ryder Cup rights in France
French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has renewed its rights to the European Tour and Ryder Cup golf competitions in a multi-year deal running from 2021
Hero assumes English Open title sponsorship after European Tour schedule disruption
Indian motorcycle manufacturer Hero MotorCorp has taken up the title sponsorship rights to the English Open, a European Tour event taking place this summer as part of a revamped six-week ‘UK swing’.
Ryder Cup ‘set for postponement’
Golf’s 2020 Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits in the US state of Wisconsin is set to be postponed by a year, according to The Guardian, while the PGA of America has confirmed that the 2020 PGA Championship w…
European Tour agrees Loch Lomond Whiskies sponsorship for UK events
Golf's European Tour has signed up single malt whisky brand Loch Lomond Whiskies to its sponsorship portfolio
European Tour adopts cluster approach with UK return to action
Golf’s European Tour is to adopt a model of hosting tournaments in one regional ‘cluster’ as it makes its return to action following the Covid-19 shutdown.
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Golf withdrawn from 2022 European Championships
Golf will no longer feature in the 2022 multi-sport European Championships in Munich after the European Tour and Ladies European Tour opted to withdraw from the event because of scheduling issues
Pelley warns of European Tour prize cuts and ‘profoundly different’ schedule
Keith Pelley, chief executive of golf’s European Tour, has revealed that prize funds for events will “most likely be different” when the season resumes following the Covid-19 crisis, as the organisation comes…
Plans revealed for $240m Premier Golf League
The World Golf Group (WGG) organisation has unveiled plans for a new global tour encompassing an 18-event season offering a total prize purse of $240m (€217.7m).
The year ahead | What to expect from sport in 2020
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European Tour partners with DreamHack for first foray into esports
The European Tour has announced that it is set to launch golf’s first esports series, the European eTour, in partnership with esports events organiser DreamHack and games developer Topgolf Entertainment G…
McIIroy joins Woods in skipping Saudi International tournament
World number two golfer Rory McIlroy has ruled out taking part in next month's European Tour event in Saudi Arabia, despite being offered a large appearance fee