Golf North East - Oct 2010

No point in saying sorry Sep 27 2010

GARY Donnison, brought up in Newcastle and now attached to Cheshire’s Mobberley club, and Lancashire’s David Shacklady don’t like saying sorry on the course.Read

Bedale’s Darren takes home the championship Sep 27 2010

DARREN Brown from Bedale Golf Club is the Golf North East 2010 champion. His level par round, was more than good enough to take this year’s title by a margin of four shots.Read

Consett is a scenic delight Sep 27 2010

SITUATED above the Derwent Valley and commanding views of Northumberland to the north and the North Pennines to the west, members and visitors to Consett and District Golf Club are constantly reminded of the beauty of this region.Read

Hole-in-one's .. a breeze Sep 27 2010

HOT-SHOT George Carr, a member at Longhirst Hall Golf Club, had every reason to smile following his first hole in one, which went someway to helping him to win the day’s competition.Read

Dig is course for action Sep 27 2010

FORTUNE-HUNTERS digging for buried Victorian treasure have left a North East golf club with expensive repairs after burrowing deep into the course fairway.Read

Slimline tonic Sep 27 2010

THE quiet guy with the slimline figure, Craig Penny, captured the biggest prize of his career on a day when not even the winner could beat the 7,313-yard monster course at Rockliffe Hall.Read

Hubby’s supporting role Sep 27 2010

SUSAN Dinning had to call up a stand-in caddie – her husband John – for the Grand Final of The Journal Ladies Trophy at Close House.Read

Event now more popular than ever Sep 27 2010

THE Northumberland three-day golf event 2010 – sponsored by The Northumberland Estates and Bellhaven Breweries – has, once again, been a success.Read

Course is a real joy Sep 27 2010

MIDDLESBROUGH’S reputation as one of the premier clubs in the North East was assured more than 70 years ago when they asked James Braid to design their new course at Brass Castle Lane.Read

Weather drama no hurdle to winners Sep 27 2010

CUMBRIA golfers Linda Young and Ruth Coleby won the Plate final of the 2010 Ping Fourball Betterball Tournament on a day when strong winds brought a large branch crashing down beside the first tee at Gainsborough Golf Club, Lincolnshire.Read

Justin’s jewel Sep 27 2010

VETERAN Ryder Cup player Bernhard Langer has designed a major new course in Greece. The Dunes Course in Navarino Dunes at Costa Navarino occupies more than 130 hectares of breathtaking beachfront landscape.Read

Future champs Sep 27 2010

OVER the years, Slaley Hall may have played host to many of the world’s finest professional golfers but more recently, the inaugural Junior Golf Tour Final held at the Northumberland resort produced a field of young talent which bodes well for the future of North East Golf.Read

Jodi qualifies for LPGA tour Sep 27 2010

IMPRESSIVE Jodi Ewart has earned automatic entry into final qualifying for the 20 11 US LPGA Tour.Read

Coast course for memorial tournament Sep 27 2010

GOLFING gem Dunstanburgh Castle Golf Club on the rugged Northumberland coast at Embleton will be the venue for the Ali Johnson Memorial Tournament.Read

Slaley duo triumph Sep 27 2010

THE 2010 Golf North East Gents Match Play Pairs Tournament reached a dramatic conclusion at Ramside Hall Golf Club.Read

Record round takes title Sep 27 2010

PLAYED over the course that gives its name to the trophy, event 12 in the ZFL North East Masters was the highly popular Bishop Auckland Bowl.Read

Ladies enjoy time at top Sep 27 2010

THE ladies’ sections at both Ponteland and Morpeth Golf Clubs have every reason to celebrate their 2010 season, with two teams from both clubs winning their respective leagues.Read

Scores plans further change Sep 27 2010

MORE improvements are planned for the Best Western Scores Hotel in St Andrews this winter.Read

A first for tournament Sep 27 2010

JAMES Robinson has made history by becoming the first amateur to win an event on the PGA EuroPro Tour. Robinson, 22, was only competing at the VEKA and Network VEKA UK Open at De Vere Slaley Hall in Northumberland after being given a sponsors’ invite into the tournament.Read