But did the game fully capitalise? Did enough people notice? "Make LPGA golf a destination for media and fans to attend," said the retired major winner, who retains close contact with the tour.
But Robert Gunn, from nearby North Leigh Parish Council, said the proposals would see "danger and huge inconvenience to residents"."We feel the main beneficiaries of this application will be the applicant and its investors, with minimum benefit and maximum danger and inconvenience to North Leigh residents," he said.
The plans had been previously discussed at a meeting in April - but a decision was deferred due to concerns over the route used by vehicles during the site's construction.Mr Gunn added: "If [the district council] does concede to the applicants' demand for their preferred route, then it should only be allowed with the strictest traffic construction measures."In our view six sets [of traffic lights] will be required […] and this would cause absolute chaos to all people living in North Leigh."
At Tuesday's meeting, a route via the B4437 and the B4022 to Poffley End was unanimously approved by councillors.A fire service wants more power to enforce safety measures for battery energy storage systems (BESS).
BESS stockpile green energy by using thousands of lithium-ion batteries in storage containers, but there are concerns about fire safety.
Henry Griffin, Suffolk's deputy chief fire officer, described the sites as an "emerging risk" and saidGone are the days when China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) was characterised by outdated weaponry and rigid Maoist doctrine. Today it is a formidable force deploying state-of-the-art hypersonic missiles and fifth-generation warplanes like the J20.
Its navy has the largest number of warships in the world, outstripping the United States.While China lags far behind the US and Russia in its number of nuclear warheads, it is rapidly expanding its nuclear arsenal, with missiles that can travel up to 15,000km, putting the continental US easily within range.
The US Navy's formidable 7th Fleet, based in Yokosuka, just south of Tokyo, can no longer claim to have guaranteed naval supremacy in the region.China's array of Dong Feng missiles and swarms of explosive drones would make any approach to its shores extremely hazardous for US warships.