New UKKO London tour Professional James Busby (pictured wearing Lava Red “Maddox” Polo and White “Titanium” Belt) made an excellent T-2nd place at the first EuroPro Tour event at Wensum Valley GC in Norfolk. Great start to the season by James and we’re confidant it won’t be long before he records his first win of the season.
UKKO Tour Pro Ben Jones also showed some great form to finish only 4 shots behind James in T-20th.
Solid start to the season for the lads on the EuroPro.
UKKO Pro Ambassador & Urban Golf Head Pro Steve Smith recently won at Gog Magog GC to progress to the final at The Belfry in June. Click here for more details…
New UKKO Tour Professional & Alps Tour player Jason Kelly has recently signed up with our brand for the 2011 season and he’s immediately made an impact winning the Dubai Pro-am. More details about Jason soon, but in the meantime you can find out more about him on his website – www.jasonkellygolf.com
Pro-am write up….
Wentworth based professional Jason Kelly won the inaugural Pro-Am Tour in Dubai which featured play on four of Dubai’s finest courses, including the prestigious European Tour venues at Emirates Golf Club – Majlis Course, and The Earth Course at Jumeirah Golf Estates.
Kelly who is playing in Europe on the Alps Tour this summer was thrilled to record his second win on The Pro-Am Tour, stating “I will take a lot of confidence from this win, especially as we played such great golf courses, which annually test the world’s best players”. He added: “Dubai is a fantastic destination for a Pro-Am Tour event, which was once again very well organized and attracted a great group of competitors”.
Garry Parker narrowly beat his fellow Knebworth professional James Pratt into second place in the professional individual event, while Simon Boyd led his Sotogrande based team of Simon Ingram, Oliver Ingram & Toby Ingram to victory in the Pro-Am team event.
Simon Boyd was also successful in a popular night golf event which was staged under the floodlights of the Faldo Course at Emirates Golf Club. After nine holes competitors enjoyed a mid round barbecue with the dramatic illuminated skyscrapers of Dubai Marina as a backdrop.
The Pro-Am Tour in Dubai is just one of a series of Pro-Am Tour events, which include, The Sawgrass Classic, The Pro-Am Tour at Pebble Beach, The California Classic, The Arizona Classic, The Scottsdale Classic, and The Las Vegas Classic Pro-Am, along with tailor-made golf packages including admission to The US Masters at Augusta and The Ryder Cup.
Congratulations to new UKKO Tour Ambassador James Busby on his convincing win in the last Hi5 Pro Tour event in Spain.
Great start to the season and a good sign for things to come on the EuroPro this year. We’re convinced a lot of this blog will be dedicated to his achievements over the coming months so keep visiting to follow his progress…
UKKO Professional Ambassador & UrbanGolf Head Pro Steve Smith presenting the winners trophy at the UrbanGolf Winter Invitational in White/Burgundy “Avery” Polo.
Extract from the UrbanGolf Facebook page with photo below…
Hot! 70-degrees-every-day-is what we mean -HOT, back from the Algarve, Portugal, having played the Urban Golf 2nd Winter Invitational. Difficult to determine what was more intoxicating; The incredible playing experience we had at San Lorenzo and Vila Sol, or; the abundant ‘Super Bock’ lager which flowed freely in the restaurants in t…he warm evenings. We’d like to thank all those who particpated and all who offered glowing feedback about the fun and golf they enjoyed – your satisfaction makes it all worth while. When the dust settled after 36 holes of Stableford, Andre Godal emerged as the victor to claim the silverware AND the Free Return trip in 2012 courtesy of Urban Golf and YourGolfTravel. What a great season opener, and what a great winter warm-up for The Race To Palm Springs at Urban Golf. Come and join in, Every Tuesday at 7pm.
If you spot anyone in UKKO, let us know and you could win a prize. No photographing yourself in the mirror though, not only would that be cheating, it’s wrong.
The first ever Breakthrough Cup, hosted by golf legend Darren Clarke, took place on Sunday 16th May 2010 at The Brabazon golf course at the Belfry. We at UKKO were delighted to have been chosen as one of the sponsors for this prestigous event alongside other premium brands including Mercedes-Benz, Vpar and Sky Sports.
The main purpose of the event was to raise funds and awareness for the Breakthrough Breast Cancer charity and we were more than happy to design and provide a new “Breakthrough” Pink Vigo polo for all of the players to wear.
The event saw 2 footballers from each Premiership club compete on the 18 hole course. Ultimately, Maik Taylor – Birmingham City and Northern Ireland International – was crowned ‘The Best Golfer in Football’.
Patron of the Breakthrough Cup, Darren Clarke, has been a strong supporter of breast cancer research since his wife passed away after a long struggle with breast cancer in 2006. He invited celebrities, sponsors and the public to support the event and its worthy cause.
The Special Edition “Breakthrough” Pink Polos worn at the event will soon be available for purchase at UKKO’s online store and for every sale £5 will be donated to Breakthrough Breast Cancer.
The Brabazon.....
The Duff brothers before kick off
In action
Maik wearing UKKO's Special Edition pink polo
The sponsors
Darren with the Breakthrough Cup
Maik with a winning grin...
Alistair Campbell was dishing out the prizes
Martin O'Neill enjoying the free wine...
Solihull College have added to their recent Intercollegiate Tour regional title with a comprehensive performance at the National Finals, played over all 27 holes of Stonebridge Golf Club.
The two teams representing Solihull College were up against a field made up from the best college and school golf teams in the country. Each team in the competition had eight players, with the best six scores counting for the team totals in both the nett and gross events.
After the first 9 holes, Solihull College’s second years were leading the gross event with a combined team total of six under par, narrowly ahead of Solihull College’s first year team. However, with the wind picking up for the final 18 holes in the afternoon, scoring was to prove more difficult.
Following the afternoon play, Solihull College’s second year team, which was missing Curtis Cup bound, GB & I star Rachel Jennings, and volcanic ash cloud victim Ben Russell, ended up being narrowly edged out of second place by just two shots by Bristol Filton’s team for a highly respectable third place finish in the gross event.
Meanwhile, a fantastic afternoon from Solihull College’s first years, led home by a 27-hole total of one-under-par from Welsh International Chris Nugent, saw Solihull College’s first years romp home with a commanding 14 stroke winning margin.
In the nett competition, despite boasting some of the lowest handicaps in the event, Solihull College completed their domination of the event by taking first and second places. Solihull College’s first years narrowly pipping the second years to the trophy to make it a double celebration.
Solihull College first year’s captain Tom Ibbertson was proud of the performance of his team. He said ‘the hard work with our dedicated coaches, Alistair Davies and Stuart Bottrill through the winter has really paid off. It meant that we were all well prepared to play our best golf in this tournament. The team spirit really lifted the players when it counted against a very talented field. I hope this win gives us the confidence to have fantastic seasons.’
Solihull College’s golf teams are made up by apprentices on their Advanced Apprenticeship in Sporting Excellence for Golf. An exclusive programme specifically designed to support elite young golfers in their quest for excellence in the sport without neglecting their academic studies.
Andrew Schneider, England Golf AASE Academy Manager at Solihull College said ‘the result today is a tribute to the work that everyone on the AASE Academy has put in. Everyone involved in the programme from the coaching staff to the college tutors and from the apprentices themselves to the minibus driver have invested so much time and effort into making this programme what it is. I’m really proud to be able to say that Solihull College is now the best golf college in the country.’
The Solihull team were wearing UKKO White Cotton Polos and Indigo Blue Merino V-necks.
