Champion thanks supercoach John
NICKY Maddison, the new Northumberland champion, has revealed the debt he owes to supercoach John Harrison.
View ArticleJack edged out in race for U-14 title
CITY of Newcastle’s Jack Hermeston narrowly missed out on the Loretto School Scottish Boys U-14 title after running defending champion Bradley Neil close in Perthshire.
View ArticleTop tourneys back
TWO of the PGA of Europe’s prestige tournaments are back on the schedule after a six-year break.
View ArticleTriumphant Peter corrects old error
PETER Ward struck gold when he won the prestigious Harold Hilton Medal Tournament played over the historic Hoylake links at Royal Liverpool Golf Club.
View ArticleNew car for hole-in-one
IT’S not often you see a hole-in-one achieved, and even rarer for the lucky golfer to pick up a new car in the process but that’s exactly what happened to Jeff Tabb.
View ArticleEngland call-up for schoolboy
ANDY Scrimshaw, the Northumberland Schools champion, has been chosen to play for the under-18 team against Scotland next month.
View ArticleBrothers make mark
MORPETH’S Penny brothers, Mark and Craig, are making their mark in the ZFL North East Masters.
View ArticleFirst EuroPro win for Stuart
STUART Archibald claimed a remarkable victory on the PGA EuroPro Tour after winning a dramatic three-way play-off at Longhirst Hall. Archibald, 25, triumphed at the Dawson and Sanderson Classic at the...
View ArticleHotel group commits to youngsters
MACDONALD Hotels and Resorts – owners of Linden Hall near Morpeth, Northumberland – have pledged to encourage budding young sporting enthusiasts to take up the game of golf over the next five years and...
View ArticleFun-packed day
THE National Victims’ Association (NVA) is to hold its sixth annual golf day at George Washington Golf & Country Club on Friday, September 10 ... and what a day it promises to be.
View ArticleRockliffe is simply stunning
STUNNING. It’s the only word to use about the North East’s new golf resort Rockliffe Hall.
View ArticleTo the Manor Björn
EUROPEAN Ryder Cup Captain Colin Montgomerie has named Thomas Björn, Darren Clarke and Paul McGinley as vice- captains for the 2010 European team.
View ArticleGolfMark coup for Thirsk club
THIRSK and Northallerton Golf Club has gone birdie, birdie, birdie in its efforts to become more accessible to the wider local community. The club has become the first club in the Harrogate and...
View ArticlePals’ marathon all in a good cause
FORTY-TWO courses, 365 miles, 24 hours ... that’s the unique challenge Alnmouth Golf Club manager Peter Simpson and three of his golfing pals completed on midsummer’s day.
View ArticleKimberley wins at Dalmahoy
KIMBERLEY Crooks from Middlesbrough, who turned professional earlier this year, has tasted victory in the third Xltec Pro Golf Tour event at Dalmahoy.
View ArticleLove Linden
GOLF course architect Jonathan Gaunt must have rubbed his hands with glee at being given the job of designing the golf course at Linden Hall.
View ArticleLouis makes it look very easy
THE British – and European – challenge came up short in the Open at St Andrews as Louis Oosthuizen strolled to an impressively nerveless triumph.
View ArticleEdith’s 77 years of golf
BLYTH Golf Club ladies section recently celebrated the 100th birthday of Edith Mitcheson.
View ArticleTeens take adult prizes
IN recent years it has become the norm for juniors to outplay the adult members and win Club Championships, but at Billingham Golf Club, not one but two youngsters have taken the titles.
View ArticleSteve gets very first hole-in-one
CITY of Newcastle’s Steve Slater, a former winner of both Golf North East Gents and Mixed Match Play Pairs tournaments, has now become the first golfer to score a hole-in-one in the competition.
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