Royal Golf La Bagnaia

For the first time the Italian National Team conquered the title in the World Amateur Team Championship / Eisenhower Trophy triumphing over Sweden.

With an extraordinary performance, the team made up of Pietro Bovari, Filippo Celli and Marco Florioli won with 541 strokes (- 31)

The tournament was played on two courses, at Le Golf National (Albatross Course, par 71), in Guyancourt, and Golf de Saint-Nom-La-Brèteche (par 72), in the city from which this club takes its name, near Paris in France.

It is the first time that Italy has won this tournament, which was born in 1958 and now it was the 32nd edition.

In the final round, Italy finished with 133 (-9) shots (Bovari 68, -3, Florioli 65, -6, Celli 70, -1) and got the better of Sweden (542, -30), leader after three rounds, at the end of a long duel with the result always in the balance and which was decided only in the last two holes.

“It was a resounding success” declared the President of the Italian Golf Federation, Franco Chimenti.

We join in the words of President Chimenti and we congratulate the Italian team for the prestigious result!

Our greens received their second coring of the year on the 1st and 2nd August.

Coring is an essential maintenance practice that includes removing “cores” from the greens and topdressing with sand. On this occasion, our greenkeeping team used 10mm cores.

Coring helps to avoid soil compaction and allow the grass to oxygenate and create new roots to grow stronger and more luxuriant.

Coring is carried out in order to:
– allow a correct exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the soil and the surrounding environment;
– decompact the soil avoiding the excessive formation of organic matter;
– allow the correct development of the roots of the stems;
– favor the deep penetration of water, avoiding surface stagnation;
– favor fertilization operations, thus ensuring the constant supply of nutrients;
– ensure optimal preparation for new grass seeds.

This type of maintenance is necessary to preserve the health of the turf and for being able to offer players a course that is always in the best playing conditions.

During this delicate phase of recovery it is even more important to observe the rules of label and therefore the repair of the pitchmark becomes fundamental to allow the green to recover as soon as possible.

Our maintenance team thank you for your understanding during the period of recovery and can’t wait to see you all face the course in it’s the best conditions.

Also this year the famous American magazine, Golf Digest, wrote the
ranking of the 10 best Italian courses that saw Tuscany as the protagonist region with 3 clubs on the list. First among the Tuscans, La Bagnaia Golf&Spa Resort took third place in the ranking among the best Italian clubs.

Happy and proud for this achievement, we will continue to do our best to improve further. A heartfelt
thanks to all the guests and members who support us every day and help us to pursue this goal.

To visit the page with the ranking click here.

IMG announced that The Shire London has joined the IMG Prestige global network of world-class clubs and resorts. 

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The Shire London is Seve Ballesteros’ only designed golf course in the United Kingdom. Set within 220 acres of Hertfordshire countryside, The Shire London is a unique course layout consisting of three distinctive styles; links, parkland and American. Alongside the championship golf course and contemporary clubhouse facilities, The Shire London is also home to the first Seve Academy. 

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The Shire London has automatically upgraded to Prestige+, allowing the club to access a range of unique marketing services and opportunities which includes expert support in multiple areas such as PR campaigns, tour operator relationships, extensive media coverage through the IMG Prestige global channels and access to unique media partners.

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Russell Hannah, Vice President, IMG Golf Course Services, commented: “We are delighted to welcome The Shire London to our network. The club is already recognised as one of the finest courses around London and we’re confident that any IMG Prestige member visiting will also thoroughly enjoy playing Seve Ballesteros’ only designed golf course in United Kingdom”.

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Ceri Menai-Davis, Director, The Shire London, commented: “We feel extremely honoured to be part of the IMG Prestige global network. This is a fantastic benefit to our members as they really enjoy playing at other quality golf clubs around the world, whether they’re travelling on business or leisure. ​The extra coverage and added marketing benefits we’ll receive through Prestige+ are a fantastic complement to our agreement and we’re really looking forward to work with IMG.”

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