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Another side to Pete Doherty's image May 28 2009

WHATEVER Pete Doherty’s image, the secretary-manager of Bamburgh Castle Mike Robinson, a former Ryder Cup referee, has good reason to think highly of him. Read

Callum Tarren survives the wobbles to take county title May 26 2009

CALLUM Tarren, who has been attracting attention with his sublime shot-making, is continuing to make rapid progress. Read

Twynholm lifts strokeplay title number seven May 25 2009

SANDY Twynholm, a Glasgow Rangers fan, was just about the only player in the Northumberland strokeplay championship who did not look glumly down at his feet after glancing at the Newcastle United score on television as he entered the Newbiggin clubhouse to hand in his scorecard yesterday. Read

Woosnam targeting title win at Slaley May 23 2009

IAN Woosnam made history on two tours as he successfully battled the energy-sapping ME virus in 2008, his rookie season on the European Seniors Tour. Read

Top tournament comes to Ramside May 22 2009

RAMSIDE Hall will stage the PGA North East North West Championship on July 21, a strokeplay event which had been provisionally arranged for Burgham Park. Read

Baxter’s busy but relishing the test May 21 2009

NEWBIGGIN’S head greenkeeper, Drew Baxter, could be excused for feeling nervous as the course awaits the sternest test of its 125-year history, starting with the Northumberland strokeplay championship this weekend. Read

Dinwiddie hoping for happy Wentworth return May 21 2009

THE vibes are good for Robert Dinwiddie as he goes into the PGA European Tour’s flagship tournament today chasing his first top spot and a £667,093 cheque. Read

Rebecca scores in fashion stakes May 21 2009

NEWLY-CROWNED Durham Girls Champion Rebecca McGinley has also scored a victory in the fashion stakes, as you can see from our picture. Read

Dinwiddie in chasing pack May 15 2009

ROBERT Dinwiddie, who landed five top 10 finishes during his rookie season on the European Tour last year, is at the right end of the leaderboard once again. Read

Torrance signs up for Slaley seniors May 15 2009

SAM Torrance, who re-ignited the fire on what had seemed to be the dying embers of his career at Slaley Hall last year, yesterday confirmed his entry for next month’s De Vere Collection PGA Seniors Championship at the same venue. Read

North stars meet in the Irish Open May 14 2009

THE Race to Dubai has sometimes been rating fewer column inches than another newcomer, The Journal’s Race to Slaley, this season. But that might change in the Republic of Ireland today. Read

Samantha fights back to land prize May 14 2009

IT takes a lot for a 21-handicapper to hold her nerve and stage a comeback to win a county title and Samantha Taylor, from the Parklands club, deserves respect for capturing the Northumberland Girls Championship. Read

Race to Slaley May 14 2009

THE Race to Slaley will feature at weekends in The Journal and our sister paper, the Sunday Sun, from around mid-June to September. Read

Dr John's Golf Clinic May 14 2009

THE Pro-Am season has just got under way , so I play with a lot of amateurs of different levels. Read

Graham’s fingertip challenge May 14 2009

THE Rock tournament may no longer be with us, but it sounds as if the PGA man who used to run it, who does 1,000 push-ups during a day, is capable of lifting a few rocks. Read

Dobson retails County title with epic finish May 12 2009

PAULINE Dobson produced an epic finish to win the Durham County Ladies Championship for the third time in a row, and the sixth time in all, on a sun-kissed day at Chester-le-Street. Read

Dinwiddie joins chase for BMW title May 09 2009

ROBERT Dinwiddie charged up the field in Turin yesterday to join Gary Lockerbie in going into the weekend within striking distance of the BMW Italian Open. Read

Stalwarts keeping counties in swing May 07 2009

NOBODY hates the sight of blazers at a golf club more than me, but that does nothing to detract from the merits of some of the people who have to wear them. Read

Grace Anderson, 13, beats ex-county champion May 07 2009

FOR somebody who took up golf only three years ago, 13-year-old Grace Anderson is getting results, having beaten a former champion in the last 16 of the Northumberland Ladies Championship. Read

Ferrie is unfazed by slump May 07 2009

DOUBLE European Tour winner Kenneth Ferrie (pictured left) goes into the BMW Italian Open in Torino today yet to win any money this season. Read

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