Golf North East - Sept 2010

Sort out that swing Aug 26 2010

HONG Kong sports technology company Insight has recently developed a revolutionary new training aid, the iTrainer™, which provides golfers with instant feedback on their swing, allowing them to immediately adapt and correct any imperfections.Read

Pulling out all the stops Aug 26 2010

IT’S been a difficult few months for everyone at Eyemouth Golf Club. As well as a serious fire the members and staff have had to come to terms with the sudden death of greenkeeper Mark Pagan and preparing to host the Scottish Girls’ Championships.Read

Wonderful test at Richmond Aug 26 2010

SOME courses just seem to get better with age and Richmond falls very nicely into that category, having matured into a very fine test of golf.Read

Tom’s off to great start Aug 26 2010

TOM Rowland has already marked himself out as a player to watch. The Prudhoe golfer’s latest exploit is to become the third Northumberland player in a row to win the St Andrews Boys’ Open.Read

Pair clinch final berth Aug 26 2010

TWO North East amateur golfers have won a place in the Audi Quattro Cup UK final. Paul Benoliel, of Saltburn, and his playing partner Scott Robinson, from Riding Mill, Northumberland, join eight other golfers who have qualified for the event in September.Read

Prudhoe do the double Aug 26 2010

PRUDHOE Golf Club is really living up to its “Home of Champions” tag in 2010 . . . winning a golf league is always a great achievement, but to win two in the same season is something really special.Read

Roots to success Aug 26 2010

CLOSE House pro Jonathan Lupton teamed up with stars from the European men’s and women’s tours at the official launch of Golf Roots at Wentworth during the BMW PGA Championship.Read

Golfing comes home Aug 26 2010

ST Andrews has been the focus of the golfing world recently and now that the dust has settled on the 150th Open Championship, some sort of normality will return to the Auld Grey Toon.Read

Chris has a Field day Aug 26 2010

HEXHAM Golf Club’s junior member Chris Lamb has celebrated an excellent season by recently winning the prestigious Hadrian League Field Day Shield by shooting a one over par 73 at Newcastle United Golf Club.Read

Thomas takes trophy Aug 26 2010

ELEVEN-year-old Thomas “Tucker” Harbord from Castle Eden Golf Club in County Durham stunned the field by winning the Easington District Schools Tournament.Read

North East successes recognised Aug 26 2010

IF you need someone to lead an England side look no further than the North East.Read

Close House’s great vision right on target Aug 26 2010

BY next summer, Rockliffe Hall, Slaley Hall and Matfen Hall will have a serious rival in Close House. Read

High hopes for Europe Aug 26 2010

EUROPE go into the Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor next month as clear favourites.Read

Triumphant duo off to Bahamas Aug 26 2010

WINDERMERE golfer John Baines will swap the Lake District for the Bahamas after clinching top spot in the Virgin Atlantic PGA National Pro-Am Championship at Dunham Forest.Read

Heworth win on final putt Aug 26 2010

IT’S been a good year for Heworth, who celebrate their centenary in 2012. The Gateshead club has won the North Durham Union League for the first time in one of the tightest finishes in the 63 years of the league.Read

Newcomers clinch title for Wynyard Aug 26 2010

WYNYARD Golf Club has been crowned champions of the annual Teesside Union Three-Man tournament.Read

Future talent on solid Rock Aug 26 2010

SOME of the region’s young golf talent took to the fairways in Northumberland to compete in The Rock – Northern Rock’s Junior Golf Festival.Read

Maddison on top form Aug 26 2010

SANDY Twynholm continues to show the young stars of Northumberland he is still a force to be reckoned with after narrowly losing to eventual winner Nick Maddison in the county championship at Westerhope.Read

Tribute to golf master Aug 26 2010

JOHN Harrison paid tribute to Bernhard Langer over the way the 1985 and 1993 US Masters champion captured his first senior major, The Open Senior Championship.Read

Jakes show their talents Aug 26 2010

TWO Durham youngsters have been making their name a byword for success. Jake Heron, a 12-year-old Hetton Comprehensive pupil, won the Durham County Under-14 Championship earlier this year and was the youngest player in a recent Durham County boys side.Read