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Golf North East July 08

It's a towering triumph!

ROMANBY Golf and Country Club have hosted Towergate Underwriting Liability and Construction charity golf day which raised over £750 for Zöe's Place Hospice. Read

Positive Response

A MIXED Open event in North Yorkshire attracted pairs from Scotland, the West Midlands and even Kent. Romanby Golf and Country Club's Mixed Open was run by Ann Phillips of the host club and her partner Tony Thompson from Thirsk & Northallerton. Read

A Wonder-ful Life

THE cream of the area's young golfing talent put their skills in the limelight at the HSBC Wee Wonders North East qualifying rounds. Read

Chris To Stand Down

CHRIS Robinson is to stand down after nearly 45 years with the Northumberland Junior Golfing Association. He's spent the last three years as the NJGA Press officer, but he's been involved in various roles with the body he founded in 1964. Read

The Graeme Storm Column

I WAS absolutely delighted after the birth of baby daughter Grace last month - and my form has meant that I've probably seen a bit more of her than I had maybe planned. Read

Greg Takes On The Key Role

THE Teesside union of Golf Clubs has decided to put the accent on youth by appointing a team manager who is in his thirties. Billingham Golf Club's Greg Johnson, aged 35, brings to the post considerable playing experience, and - equally importantly - boundless enthusiasm. Read

All go at the Arches

THE Eleven Arches Golf Course at Bishop Auckland is the North East's newest 18-hole layout and opened for play on Saturday, June 21st. Read

Sunshine Fund Charity Day 2008

The annual Evening Chronicle Sunshine Fund Golf Charity Day has recently been held at Longhirst Hall, raising over £5,000 for sick and disabled North East children. Read

Big Plans At Tyneside

TYNESIDE Golf Club has recently appointed PGA Professional Gary Vickers as their new club professional. The 39-year-old brings nearly 20 years of experience as a teaching and playing professional to the club. Read

The Old And The Young

THERE are generations between them but what have 92-year-old Maurice Watson and eight-year-old Jack Walling have in common - their love for the game of golf. Read

Ace In The Hole!

STRESSHOLME Golf Centre has introduced a new sponsorship initiative called 'Ad In The Hole'. The sponsor, John Wade Group, will have its name in all 18 holes on the course, as well as on the flags at every hole. Read

Shaping up for future

GEORGE Washington Golf and Country Club has now entered a new era following the official opening of the new clubhouse by the Lady Mayor of Sunderland, Coun Mary Smith. Read

Hole-in-one For Jomast

TEESSIDE-based urban regeneration and property specialist, Jomast Developments, has big plans after acquiring Wynyard Golf Club. Read

Greenkeeper's Diary: The grass is greener

Brian Clark of Close House Hotel and Golf Club continues his Greenkeeper's Diary column aimed at keeping Golf North East reader up-to-date with greenkeeping goings-on. Read

Soccer stars tee off

A HOST of former North East football stars recently got together on the golf course in the latest event organised by the Sunderland Former Players Association. Ramside Hall was the venue for the golf day with 24 former soccer stars and a sponsor's team taking part. Read

Schools In Swing

Having recently been awarded the EGU/EWGA GolfMark and Clubmark awards, Ponteland Golf Club has successfully hosted its first Schools Tri Golf Festival. Read

Golf Shorts

ONE of the North's longest-running scratch opens celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. And the Westerhope club aim to make the tournament on August 25 a bit special by persuading as many past winners as possible to enter. Read

So Near In Cumbria

AFTER our successful win in the first match against Yorkshire our trip to Cumbria presented the team with a new and different challenge. We haven't defeated Cumbria for some years and when they perform as a team they can be unbeatable. Read

Investment Paying Off

THINGS are really starting to come together at the George Washington Golf & Country Club. The club's owners, Ailantus Hotels, have just invested over £3million in an ultra-modern clubhouse. Read

Sir Bobby's Ace Day

SOME have said that Sir Bobby Robson can walk on water so he is no stranger to suggestions that miracles are not beyond him and in just a few weeks, the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation has raised in excess of half a million pounds for cancer research - a miracle in itself. Read