JL Cassella Trophy at Domaines de Saint Endreol. In tribute to Jean-Louis Cassella, who has been teaching golf at Saint Endreol for 17 years, and recently passed away in the prime of life, a Trophy was born in the presence of many of his friends.
This Sunday almost 80 players, some with high-level indexes, met at a scramble at 2, where performance and friendliness came together in joy and good humor in the image of Jean-Louis party too much early.
In this game, Christopher and Gilles Bence won the game in Brut with a score of -4 ahead Marc Bourguignon and Dominique Caussin with 3 under par. Net Julien Guerne and Bérangère Porret easily took the lead with -49 points ahead of Lionel Laugier and Tom Pellegrin 46 points.
Players ended the day with a tasting of rosés from neighboring areas such as ChâteauLes Crostes, partners of the event. During the awards ceremony, Frédéric Thuboeuf (Director of Saint-Endreol), as well as the organizers of the event: Loïc Kluckzynski (Teacher trained by Jean Louis Cassella), Benoit Graux (near) and Eric Pietri, sports manager applauded with all the participants Jean-Louis Cassella in a beautiful emotion.
MAPAUTO GOLF CUP 019 at the Old Course, the 8th edition the was a huge success on 7 and 8 June. This sweet mix, this magic potion that brings together luxury, stars, friendship and charity has yet succeeded his shot!
This performance has its genesis in the soul of a team, in the will a duo of Jordan & Harold BAKALIAN organizers and leaders MAPAUTO where human investment and generosity are boundless.
With the unwavering support of Jean-Stéphane CAMERINI, General Manager of the Old Course and his team, MAPAUTO becomes the key event of the Côte d'Azur at the beginning of summer.
Lovers, celebrities, football stars, golf stars, all found themselves sure to be at the top of the list of this prestigious 8th edition.But "not that"! The holiday was the pretext or the reason for not forgetting those who suffer. To help those who, through an accident of life, can not live moments of happiness surrounded by friends.
For this, a raffle and an auction brought the extraordinary amount of € 196,140 to benefit the association of Nice Les Dames de Lenval. One word: Bravo!
In women's golf, "if you play with money, it does not work"
Between incessant journeys and uncertain revenues, living golf is very difficult for the professional players of the second European division, who made these days stage in Neuchâtel
The differences between amateurs and golf professionals? The sound of the impact, already, which is crystalline in the pros, more cacophonic in the Sunday players.
Earn a living
The control of the gesture and the environment, the level of determination too. And especially the need to make a living with a little white ball. Nothing that is easy to accomplish, especially the financial part, even for the 200 best European players.
Pro-Am in Neuchâtel
Exactly 79 of them clashed since Wednesday at the Golf Club de Neuchâtel, for a tournament of the second European division. Between passion for the game and financial failure to maintain the dream of access to the elite. One of the peculiarities of golf is that anyone can practice on the same course as the professional (s).
In women's golf- Neuchâtel golf course
And sometimes even at the same time as the champions, as part of a Pro-Am, like the one in which Le Temps participated, Tuesday in Voens. The point of nervousness that we feel on the start of our first hole of the day fades quickly enough. We have the chance to start on a par-5 with high start, with a strong wind in the back. We also understand that the party that precedes us, who made the effort to dress in red and white, has a sense of humor.
Read more: www.letemps.ch Article by Sébastien RUCHE Journalist specialized in Economy and Finance
The south to conquer Paris. The Valescure women's team wins the Golfers' and becomes 1st Division Amateur French Champion 2019
Valescure Amateur France Champion. Even if Fontainebleau is not Paris, it was still necessary to dare to seek victory in the house of kings and within the imperial heritage.
The players of the club fought and in the image of the climbing rocks of Fontainebleau, she climbed one by one the steps that brought them to the top of their art by winning their first Championship of France women: the Golfer's 2019, 124 years after the creation of the club in 1895.
They opened an unthinkable path for this club Valescure who hoped nothing better than to appear in the face of the monsters of the capital and its surrounding area that had dominated for decades on discipline and category!
Reach the Grail
By finishing 7 ° qualifications, they had apparently reached their grail, being in the last four after seeing the elimination of big cars like RCF La Boulie and Paris Country Club!
Line of conduct
But Jacqueline, the captain, and her players have maintained their line of conduct, their track record, climbing each turn a march, crossing each time a final landing to end up in the final in front of a big size like Saint Nom La Breteche. The battle to win was going to be tough: Valescure never won and Saint Nom did not win in 17 years!
Tom Thumb, Valescure, had become the Wolf, the heart was there, the envy was overflowing, the ambition without limit and the fear to oblivion. Our Mediterranean team has led the colors of the Tennis and Golf Club Valescure to the end with method, calm and lucidity to emerge victorious from this ultimate match play.
In addition to the victory, the "girls" of Valescure have exacerbated the pride of a club but also a region.
Congratulations to Valescure and congratulations to its management team for maintaining this club spirit.
The Economic Impact Of Golf In The USA. The latest economic impact numbers for golf are out and they're robust. The game is big business, directly driving $84.1 billion in economic activity across the U.S. in 2016, according to a study commissioned by the World Golf Foundation. The findings reflect a 22% increase from $68.8 billion in 2011, the last time the U.S. Golf Economy Report was released. The game also supports almost 1.9 million jobs and $58.7 billion in compensation.
The WGF and WE ARE GOLF, a coalition of the game's leading associations and industry partners, released the new economic report ahead of National Golf Day in Washington D.C.
Golf's leaders are gathering in the nation's capitol to meet on Wednesday with members of Congress, the Executive Branch and federal agencies to discuss the more than 15,000 businesses involved with golf, the almost two million jobs impacted and the other economic, charitable and fitness benefits.
the economic impact of golf In The usa
The biggest economic driver for golf was facility operations, as approximately 15,000 golf facilities in the U.S. generated almost $33.3 billion in operating revenue in 2016 -- money that comes from greens fees, membership fees and range fees, golf cart rentals and spending on food and beverage. Operational revenue was up almost 12% from $29.8 billion in 2011, a noteworthy turnaround after the financial crisis that ended in 2010.
Tourism was the industry's second-biggest contributor, as golf drove about $25.8 billion in revenue. That too is up, from $20.6 billion in 2011. New golf home construction, which closely tracks national trends, climbed to $7.2 billion after dropping to $3.1 billion seven years ago.
