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James Curry is just playing golf for the fun of it May 24 2012

TALK about going from one extreme to the other. Our revelation last week that Chris Paisley pitches up to see his coach with enough tournament stats to fill ten pages of A4, puts the background to the new Northumberland strokeplay champion’s victory into context.Read

Charlie Bear to benefit from Paul O'Connor May 24 2012

THE Northumberland club’s decision to employ one of the world’s most famous greenkeepers, Paul O’Connor, is likely to have a beneficial effect on Charlie Bear for Cancer Care.Read

Aiden Lagug excited for Tiger Cub Tour for Under-12s May 24 2012

HAVING featured on BBC TV’s Look North programme, nine-year-old Aiden Lagug was already excited about the Tiger Cub Tour for Under-12s.Read

Chris Paisley looks every inch a future star May 17 2012

NOBODY will ever mistake Chris Paisley for Al Pacino. Even after beefing up in the gym last winter, a player moving tantalisingly closer to a place on the European Tour stands 5ft 8in and weighs 10st 8lb.Read

Matt Kuchar’s adopting new line of attack May 17 2012

THIS week saw American Matt Kuchar claim the Players Championship around the daunting TPC Sawgrass course on the PGA Tour and remind me of a great easy drill for club players.Read

Boldon Golf Club captains have dramatic connection May 17 2012

FRED Palmer and Alyson Chapman have a lot in common for a retired fire station officer and a catering company owner.Read

Ponteland club hosts competition for youngsters May 17 2012

A SERIES of four nine-hole open tournaments for youngsters aged seven to 12 starts at the Ponteland club on Sunday (2pm) – for boys and girls without a handicap and those with a handicap of 18 or more.Read

Ryder Cup legends reunite at Slaley Hall May 15 2012

THREE members of Europe’s victorious 1995 Ryder Cup team will reunite at De Vere Slaley Hall for the ISPS Handa PGA Seniors Championship next month.Read

Chris Paisley steps up gear with a strong finish in Madeira May 14 2012

CHRIS Paisley's career moved up a gear in Portugal yesterday. He followed up Friday’s personal landmark of making the cut in a European Tour event for the first time by finishing the Madeira Islands Open with four sub-par rounds.Read

Jonathan Lupton has the right golfing medicine May 10 2012

WHETHER you are a youngster hitting your first golf ball or a long handicap veteran club player wondering if you will ever learn how to play the game, you’re all the same to The Journal’s Dr Jonathan.Read

Andy Scrimshaw takes the plunge to turn professional May 10 2012

SO many youngsters turn professional at the drop of a hat it is reassuring to be able to feature a 19-year-old using his brain rather than trying to live a dream which has no chance of coming true.Read

A mix of old and new – as well as the spiritual May 10 2012

OVERLOOKING one of Durham’s historic market towns and sitting cheek by jowl with the ancient home of the Bishop of Durham, the course and clubhouse of Bishop Auckland Golf Club are a tantalising mix of the old and new, of the corporeal and spiritual.Read

Youngsters embark on the road to Maften Hall May 10 2012

YOUNG golfers in Northumberland are on the march this summer towards an appearance at one of the county’s top venues.Read

England’s radar zeroes in on Alex May 10 2012

ONE of the most exciting young talents ever to hit the golf scene in the North East, Alex Stevenson, has played her way on to the England radar.Read

Youth stakes its claim on the golf course May 03 2012

A 14-year-old boy who has just won a Northumberland under-19 title and has beaten three county men’s players in tournament play this season – and a 10-year-old girl who will not look out of place when she tees off tomorrow in the Durham Ladies Championship.Read

Youngster Alex Stevenson to start from scratch May 03 2012

IF a younger player than Alex Stevenson has competed in the Durham Ladies Championship, a scratch tournament, then no one remembers it happening.Read

Peter Sym honours his lineage in winning style Apr 26 2012

WHEN your father and maternal grandfather have been captain of the golf club, it is safe to say the sport is in your genes and Peter Sym has proved the point by helping to bring an honour to Ponteland.Read

Rockliffe Hall have last word in twitter row over Mopeth event Apr 26 2012

THE last word on golf’s “twittergate” goes to Warwick Brindle, the chairman of Rockliffe Hall.Read

Lee Westwood takes the lead in Indonesia Apr 20 2012

DEFENDING champion Lee Westwood shot a seven-under 65 to take a two-shot lead after the first round of the Indonesian Masters.Read

Forgotten hero will be honoured at Peter Deeble Open Apr 19 2012

ONE of the biggest oversights in the history of the region’s golf has been rectified by the addition to the North East Masters series of The Peter Deeble OpenRead