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Tim Taylor

So do you fancy a go at golf?

With today's lead story about 11-year-old Kelly McNulty following 68-year-old Dick Johnson landing his tenth hole-in-one - as reported in Teeing off last week - this proves beyond all reasonable doubt golf is a sport for all. Read

Critics should know better

Graeme Storm yesterday rounded on the growing army of critics who have lambasted him and other top professionals for passing up the chance to qualify for the US Open, which starts at the Oakmont club today, writes Tim Taylor. Read

Dick deals up the ten of aces

It's as well Dick Johnson was at the executive end of the pay scale when he was working because in retirement he has advanced to a total of 10 holes-in-one during his 56 years as a golfer. Read

Champion `monster'

The Journal Champion of Champions tournament will feature what is now ranked as the longest hole in our circulation area. We asked our readers last week if Matfen Hall's new 578-yard monster was as long as it gets. We are grateful to Paul Corney, the North Correspondent of Golf North East, for telling us his club, De Vere Slaley Hall, has a 594-yard 10th on the Priestman Course. This is where our tournament, sponsorevd by TaylorMade adidas Golf, will be played on September 9. Corney also mentions Linden Hall's 584-yard third and Brancepeth Castle's 583-yard sixth. Mary Lamb, a member at Whitley Bay, tells us their 12th also out-monsters Matfen at 582 yards. Bay's secretary-manager, Peter Simpson, emailed us to add: "In my opinion, our 12th is one of the best playing par fives in the area." Read

Change of name for bosses' union

The 74-year-old Association of Golf Club Secretaries has changed its name to the Golf Club Managers' Association. Read

Don't be caught short

The Prince's Trust tournament will be played on July 5 over the Hunting Course at De Vere Slaley Hall. Slaley's Mark Stancer and Sam Oliver reveal some of its secrets to Tim Taylor. Read

Monty says he's geared up for change of fortune

Colin Montgomerie insists the "dark, dark days" are over as he bids to end his longest barren streak for 16 years in the Austrian Open this week. Read

Danny can hold his head high

Former European Tour caddie Jimmy Latta has been a factor in the success story of Danny Shevill, the new Northumberland Under-18s champion. Read

Match is exciting prospect

The latest in a series of Journal initiatives was unveiled yesterday with the news that the Newcastle and District League will play The Journal Dream Team in an inaugural challenge match at the Prudhoe club on Tuesday July 3. Read

Storey surge too strong for Haffey

Faye Haffey, a 20-year-old from the Hexham club, turned out to be the surprise package of the Northumberland Ladies Championship at Bedlingtonshire - and not just by qualifying for the matchplay stages for the first time at her third attempt. Read

Wie invitation 'is wrong'

In the week in which Michelle Wie returns to golf, former Slaley Hall winner Retief Goosen has made it clear he thinks she should receive no more invitations to men's events. Read

Anna's nightmare is ended

Anna Scott shrugged off an injury nightmare with a storming run to the semi-finals of the English Close Championships at the Littlestone club in Kent. Read

Carlisle duo get a bad lie

Two Carlisle members, Nicky Bell and Stephen Jopson, endured problems away from the course after they reached the semi-finals of the Cumbria Matchplay Championship at Furness. Read

Sandy's planning senior moments

Now here's a quiz question for you. Which county golfer has a card pinned up on the Muirfield clubhouse wall alongside scores returned by multiple major winners such as Nick Faldo and Walter Hagen? Read

Happy end to David's exile

The strokeplay championships of County Durham and Northumberland were decided in windswept conditions yesterday with winners from contrasting backgrounds. Read

Have a free go at golf

Youngsters wanting to have a go at golf for the first time - or if they are beginners wanting to improve - could do a lot worse than get their mother or father to book them into the world's biggest one-day coaching session for youngsters on Sunday, August 5. Read

It's always swing time for Alyssa

Given that suppleness is an aid to golf, you would imagine it would help Alyssa Balding that she is a former British Junior Solo Dance Champion as she prepares to tee off in the matchplay stages of the Northumberland Girls Championship at the City of Newcastle club tomorrow. Read

Singh raps stay-away stars

The European Tour can boast a far stronger field than the US Tour this week, with five of the world's top 10 playing in the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth compared to just one in Texas. Read

McDonnell targets the Tour

Chris McDonnell enters his first main PGA regional tournament as a professional today having taken a tentative first step towards his ambition of becoming a European Tour golfer. Read

McDowell criticises US Tour

Graeme McDowell fears the US Tour is actively trying to "steal" Europe's top players, with events such as this week's Irish Open suffering as a result. Read

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Journal golf writer Tim Taylor has a wealth of experience in sports journalism on both regional and national newspapers. A keen golfer himself, his Teeing off golf column appears in The Journal every Thursday.

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