The Calendar

August 2017: Fitness & Sports

  • The International Association of Athletics Federation’s World Championships in track and field will be held in London at the site of the 2012 Olympic Games – Aug 4-13
  • The 2017 PGA Golf Championship will be the first major tournament held at Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, North Carolina; the winner claims the Wanamaker Trophy – the world will be watching to see if Jordan Spieth can take it and become the youngest Grand Slam winner in tournament history – Aug 7-13
  • The Women’s Rugby World Cup will be held in Ireland; early rounds are in Dublin, and the semis and final are in Belfast – Aug 9-26
  • The NFL Preseason kicks off with the Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio when the Dallas Cowboys meet the Arizona Cardinals – Aug 3
  • The Premier League, England’s primary football competition, starts its season – Aug 12
  • The Solheim Cup will take place at the Des Moines Golf and Country Club – Aug 14-20
  • The annual Palio di Siena bare-backed horse race is in Siena, Italy – Aug 16
  • The Hublot Polo Gold Cup is in Gstadd – Aug 17-20
  • La Vuelta a España is cycling’s final Grand Tour of the year; for the first time in the Vuelta’s history the race will begin in France, in Nîmes, and will finish in Madrid – Aug 19-Sept 10
  • The biennial Southeast Asia (SEA) Games take place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Aug 19-31
  • The FEI European Equestrian Championships are in Gothenburg, Sweden – Aug 21-27
  • BWF World Badminton Championships are in Glasgow, Scotland – Aug 21-27
  • The Belgian F1 Grand Prixtakes place in Spa, Francorchamps – Aug 25-27
  • The NCAA college football season kicks off with Stanford and Rice facing off in Sydney, Australia at Allianz Stadium. Kickoff for that game is 10:00 p.m. Eastern – Aug 26
  • Boxer Floyd Mayweather meets mixed martial artist Conor McGregor in Las Vegas for a much-hyped match-up with a potential nine-figure purse for the winner – Aug 26
  • The Hampton Classic equestrian competition is in Bridgehampton – Aug 27 – Sept 3
  • The US Open Grand Slam tennis tournament is at the National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, Queens; live music, international food, and lots of glamour await, plus a possible 20th Grand Slam victory for Roger Federer – Aug 28 – Sept 10
  • The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials are at Burghley Park, Stamford, UK – Aug 31-Sept 3

See other August 2017 events:
Travel
Food & Drink
Planes, Yachts & Autos
Fashion & Design
Entertainment
The Arts

Forward This Article

Join our community

For access to insider ideas and information on the world of luxury, sign up for our Dandelion Chandelier newsletter. And see luxury in a new light.

sign up now >