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Professional look to PGA's initiative Dec 29 2011

IS the golf professional at your club the greatest thing since sliced bread? Or do you wonder how he or she ever got the job?Read

McGregor Trophy event a real boost for South Moor Dec 22 2011

SOUTH Moor, which this year became the first North East golf club to host the McGregor Trophy in its 29-year history, yesterday revealed the financial success of the tournament.Read

Chris Paisley puts failure down to experience Dec 15 2011

CHRIS Paisley believes he did not necessarily take one step backwards when he missed the cut in the final stage of Q-School in Spain and insisted yesterday: “It is another part of my learning curve.”Read

Chris Paisley's Euro Tour hopes are ended Dec 14 2011

CHRIS Paisleys hopes of promotion from the Challenge Tour to the European Tour ended when he missed the cut in the final stage of Q-School at PGA Catalunya near Girona.Read

Chris Paisley and Robert Dinwiddie on course to claim Tour places Dec 12 2011

CHRIS Paisley and Robert Dinwiddie are handily placed to win their European Tour cards after the second round of the final stage of Q-School at the Spanish resort club of PGA Catalunya near Girona, writes TIM TAYLOR.Read

Chris Paisley and Robert Dinwiddie ready for Tour Q-School Dec 08 2011

CHRIS Paisley and Robert Dinwiddie will tee off in the final stage of European Tour Q-School on Saturday when the six-round slog starts in Spain at PGA Catalunya, near Girona.Read

Hole in one for father and son on the same day Dec 01 2011

GEORGE Harland, a 72-year-old golfer who has been playing the sport for only six years, has shared in a family feat which bookmakers Coral rank as a twenty million to one shot.Read

Storm flying but Dinwiddie dejected Nov 26 2011

IT WAS sweet and sour for the two Durham County players on the European Tour yesterday, writes TIM TAYLOR.Read

North East Masters goes under new management Nov 24 2011

THE North East Masters went under new management yesterday when it was announced the amateur series of 36-hole scratch opens will be run from the George Washington club – who will give the climax a twist.Read

Close House’s Westwood to rejoin the US Tour in 2012 Nov 24 2011

LEE Westwood is to fly the flag for Close House across the Atlantic next year when he will divide his time between Europe and America.Read

Scholarship goes with a swing for student Kris Gray Nov 10 2011

KENNETH Ferrie, Robert Dinwiddie and Chris Paisley came back home to the North East from US college golf having reached a higher level. Now Kris Gray is feeling the benefit.Read

Jack Hermeston in training squad Nov 08 2011

JACK Hermeston, the England Under-16 champion from the City of Newcastle club, was among 21 players under the age of 18 invited yesterday by the English Golf Union to form their boys training squad for the winter months and 2012.Read

Puzzled Phil Ridden to turn pro as English snub him Nov 03 2011

PHIL Ridden, puzzled by a snub from England, is “99 per cent” certain to follow four other members of Northumberland’s Northern Counties League team in turning professional.Read

PowerPlay is a course winner at Matfen Hall Oct 27 2011

GOLFERS would be unlikely to make a connection between what happened at the Northumberland club and at Matfen Hall this week, unless they were in both places.Read

Russell Smith lands a new role at Close House Oct 25 2011

THE head of the team preparing Gleneagles for the Ryder Cup in 2014, Russell Smith, is to move to Close House as Director of Golf in the New Year.Read

Close House Academy puts on a floodlit tournament Oct 25 2011

BRIDGESTONE Golf are sponsoring floodlit evening tournaments at the Close House Academy.Read

Durham City golf icon Mary Vine dies aged 89 Oct 20 2011

A GOLFING icon has been lost with the death at the age of 89 of Mary Vine, a winner of The Sir Henry Cotton Trophy for her work in girls’ golf with club and county.Read

Kevin Harmison keeps on swinging at Slaley Hall Oct 13 2011

SEVEN years ago, you would have placed a considerable wager against Kevin Harmison, the uncle of former England cricketer Steve, being the best player in an international golf contest at Slaley Hall.Read

Alnwick Castle Pro-Am is a sell-out Oct 12 2011

ALNWICK Castle’s Pro-Am on Saturday, to celebrate the first anniversary of the takeover by businessman Simon Kimble and the changing of the club’s name from Alnwick, is a 24-team sell-out.Read

Jack Hermeston ends the year in style Oct 11 2011

JACK Hermeston, the England Under-16 champion from the City of Newcastle club, has signed off his season emphatically by beating Irish title holder Jordan Hood 5&4.Read