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Matfen proving golf is for all

IF any one day this summer will capture the essence of golf being a sport for all ages, it will be Sunday August 24 when Northumberland plays host to two fascinating events. Read

Family assault on Journal’s prizes

VICKY Parker won the County Durham heat of The Journal Trophy at rain-soaked Consett yesterday to join her son Chris in a family assault on our golf prizes. Read

Rivals in gear for big title decider

THE venues for this season’s major men’s Journal golf events, De Vere Slaley Hall and Hexham, go head-to-head this evening in the fixture which will decide the Hadrian League title. Read

MAJOR winner Ian Woosnam is to become the second former Ryder Cup-winning captain to play in the De Vere Collection PGA Seniors Championship at Slaley Hall later this month after confirming his entry yesterday. Read

Late mistakes cost Paisley amateur title

CHRIS Paisley, two up with six to play in the 36-hole English Amateur Championship final, lost four holes in a row before going down to Todd Adcock of Sussex 2&1 at Woodhall Spa on Saturday. Read

English girls' winner praises North East club

DURHAM City, one of the few golf clubs in the North East to stage a national golf tournament, were warmly praised by the new English girls champion, Sarah Tyson, after she won Saturday’s 18-hole final. Read

Big occasions fuel Cram’s enthusiasm

WHEN you have played football against Alan Shearer and you have built Graham Wylie’s personal nine-hole golf course, it takes a lot to get you fired up. Read

I’ve got to do some ironing says Rebecca

REBECCA McGinley drew the short straw after reaching the last 16 of the English Girls Championship – and proved she knew how to handle losing. Read

Harmison seeking golf stars of future

DURHAM fast bowler Steve Harmison may be surplus to requirements as far as the England Test XI are concerned, but he has been doing his bit for golf. Read

Seniors can showcase Slaley at its best

WHEN the new face of golf at De Vere Slaley Hall, Keith Pickard, agreed to be pictured on the signature hole of The Hunting Course, he took the opportunity to lay down his marker. Slaley Hall, he said, is a “sleeping giant”. Read

McGinley lifts the region in nationals

REBECCA McGinley flew the flag for the North East yesterday in an effort to upstage the five internationals in the field for the England Girls' Championship at Durham City. Read

Legends team up to take a swing at racism

SCOTLAND manager George Burley, the former Sunderland right-back, was the star turn at a Show Racism the Red Card Golf Challenge at the Tynemouth club. Read

Ferrie to play Rock contest

ASHINGTON’S Kenneth Ferrie is to play in The Rock, the biggest PGA regional tournament in England, which starts its three-day run at Matfen Hall on August 25. Read

Nikegolf get in the swing with Journal

THE Journal Champion of Champions tournament put a tiger in the tank yesterday when Nikegolf, the firm who club up Tiger Woods, announced they will be one of the event partners for the 2008 staging of the region’s premier amateur golf event. Read

Clark defies blisters to sit in pole position

FORMER Journal Champion of Champions David Clark is keeping his fingers crossed his intermittent back trouble does not strike again until after today’s final round in the Automatic Retailing PGA North Region Championship at Burgham Park. Read

Seniors ‘baptism of fire’ for Brand Jnr

RYDER Cup stalwart Gordon Brand Junior, who never tasted defeat in the event against the Americans, will hook up with former team-mates Sam Torrance and Jose Rivero when he makes his European Seniors Tour debut at Slaley Hall next month. Read

Guest sets blistering pace - literally

VINCE Guest was relieved he only had to negotiate 18 holes in the first round of the Automatic Retailing PGA North Region Championship at Burgham Park yesterday. Read

Storm’s surge subsides on opening holes

GRAEME Storm’s hopes of being in the Open Championship mix at Royal Birkdale all but disappeared when he bogeyed the first two holes. Read

Amateur event is launched at Slaley

SLALEY Hall yesterday announced a new event, The De Vere Collection Amateur Open, which will take place on August 25. Read

Storm happy to stay in the hunt

GRAEME Storm did his level best to stay in the hunt for a first Major success – and knows it has to be ‘Moving Day’ today if his dream is to become reality. Read

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Dec 2008

So another year - and another season - comes to an end for North East golf. The New Year is always a time to reflect on what has passed and what is perhaps to come. Read