Golf Archives – The Oxford Student

Ryder Cup 2021: Team USA’s largest win since 1975

13th October 202113th October 2021František Ježek and Christopher Collins

Image description: A golf course After a decade dominated by team Europe, the Americans stormed to a triumphant victory at Whistling Straits in their strongest showing since 1975. The United States team, their youngest ever, became the first in modern times to reach 19 points — while the Europeans managed just 9. The Ryder Cup […]

The Top Ten Sporting Events of 2020

28th January 202029th January 2020Louis Moen

At the arrival of a new decade, it seemed sensible to the Oxford Student to cast our eyes towards the sporting treats awaiting us in the upcoming year. Here is your definitive (-ish) top ten sporting events to be aware of in 2020: Rugby League Ashes, 31 October – 14 November Not seen since 2003, […]

Golfers tie 3-3 at Huntercombe GC

28th May 20197th July 2019Hannah Li

Sunday 12th May saw the university Ladies’ golf team face off against the Ladies section of Huntercombe GC. The fixture, organised by former captain Emma Whiteley, saw six singles matches take place in glorious sunshine. After a fine day at a golf course in sublime condition, the result was a diplomatic tie of 3-3. All […]

Oxford teams triumph over Cambridge at 130th University Golf Match

27th March 2019Hannah Li, Karl Frey, Ollie Lowe, Lee Priest

Oxford Ladies – Hannah Li Last week, golfers descended upon Camber, East Sussex to face down Cambridge. Rye golf course, the original home of the Varsity match, rose to expectations as a test of verve, endurance, and skill that one could hope to enjoy from a fine Harry Colt designed links course. Come lunchtime on […]

Junkyard Golf launches summer festival road trip in Oxford

9th June 201815th November 2020Rachel Kevern

Originally launched in Manchester in 2015, Junkyard Golf Club is a new take on crazy golf, with nine-hole courses that are immersed in curious environments created from reclaimed and repurposed junk, car boot sale finds and charity shop treasure – all combined with a bar and a lot of UV paint. On the 5th of June, […]

Europe Couldn’t Help But Feel Blue at Hazeltine

16th November 2016James Faktor

I bought my friend, a diehard Leicester City fan, a beer a few months ago. You can probably guess why. I hadn’t seen him in a while and wanted to congratulate him on seeing his childhood team win the Premier League. Before he left, I asked him what he thought the future held for Leicester. […]