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Honour for Longhirst Hall club

TIRELESS work by the Longhirst Hall club in encouraging youngsters has been recognised with the announcement they will host the Northumberland Junior Championship on Sunday, June 29. Read

Hexham to host Journal challenge

The Hexham club will host the 2008 Journal Dream Team Challenge - against the Hadrian League - on Tuesday July 1. Read

Death of well liked regional golfers

BRIAN Batley and Billy Heslop, who were golfers well liked in their different circles, died over the holiday period. Read

Women's golf gets a facelift for 2008

THE newly-formed English Women’s Golf Association (EWGA) has announced details of its first management board with a Northumberland magistrate, Sue Whittaker, playing the lead role as chairman. Read

World star Gary targets region’s golfers

THE most-capped international in the world, Gary Wolstenholme, is to play for Cumbria next season and has pencilled in Northern Counties Championship fixtures against Northumberland and Durham for his 2008 schedule. Read

Star is itching to prove his talents

KENNETH Ferrie is confident that qualification for next year’s PGA Tour can revitalise his career after a player stuck in a rut in recent times admitted that he has rediscovered his enthusiasm. Read

Golf has given me so much – I just want to share it

HE IS preparing to compete on golf’s greatest stage but Kenneth Ferrie will not forget his humble beginnings, as Chief Sports Writer Paul Gilder reports. Read

Slaley lands PGA event

DE Vere Slaley Hall, having brought back The Journal Champion of Champions in 2007, has landed one of the main events on the 2008 European Seniors Tour. Read

Payday joy for former amateur

ROBERT Dinwiddie, who as an amateur became the only golfer to hold the English, Scottish and Welsh amateur strokeplay titles at the same time, flagged up a personal milestone in Melbourne yesterday. Read

Record man Chris is a hit in the States

CHRIS Paisley has landed his first victory on the US college circuit to break into the top 50 of world amateurs and be voted Golfer of the Week by the American national magazine Golf World. Read

National honour for Burgham’s Minett

BURGHAM Park’s emergence as one of the major forces in club golf has been underlined by a national honour for Terry Minett, their operations director. Read

Harrison tuned up by Sinatra

FRANK Sinatra was given credit or blame for many things during his life and now, even from the grave, he is partly responsible for John Harrison winning the PGA North Region Championship. Read

Leader Harrison is taking it easy

MODERATION and temperance were the words on John Harrison’s lips yesterday after he took a two-shot lead in the PGA North Region Championship at Burgham Park, shooting a 69 for a seven-under total of 137 after two rounds. Read

Storm’s putt saves the day for his side

GREAT Britain and Ireland are still in there pitching in the Seve Trophy against Continental Europe, thanks to a superb long putt landed by Graeme Storm under the most extreme pressure yesterday. Read

Ellison is delighted at a winning return

MOTHER-of-two Joanna Ellison played Ramside Hall for the first time yesterday, made a new friend in playing partner Iben Cocker and then made off with The Journal Trophy. Read

Iben sights set on Journal title

IF today’s Journal Trophy final is to be decided on competitive spirit alone, then Iben Cocker may find she has few peers in the 12-strong field at Ramside Hall. Read

Gosforth ladies day

FREE taster sessions for beginners of any age or gender, grant aided by the golf authorities, are part of the fabric of the sport these days, at least at the more progressive clubs. Read

A Rock for the region’s golfers gets new backing

JOHN HARRISON, the No 1 golf coach in the North-East, has opened an account with Northern Rock this week in response to The Journal’s “support the Rock” campaign. Read

Juniors land title at Burgham

BURGHAM Park’s growing reputation has been enhanced by the success of their youngsters, who are the new champions of the Brett Fuels North Northumberland Junior League. Read

Look out for a Burgham masterclass

IS there any such thing in golf as a simple masterclass for club golfers? Former Ryder Cup captain and current BBC TV pundit Mark James reckons there will be when the PGA North Region Championship is staged at Burgham Park later this month. Read

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