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Updates from the golf opens around the world, the players and much more. en-gb http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/golf-north-east/2008/07/03/cumbria-s-formula-could-answer-twynholm-s-query-61634-21221675/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/golf-north-east/2008/07/03/cumbria-s-formula-could-answer-twynholm-s-query-61634-21221675/ CUMBRIA have provided food for thought in view of recent comments by Sandy Twynholm that the winner of the Northumberland strokeplay championship should be regarded as the county champion rather than the matchplay winner. http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/golf-north-east/2008/07/03/one-of-the-nice-guys-is-in-open-running-61634-21221676/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/golf-north-east/2008/07/03/one-of-the-nice-guys-is-in-open-running-61634-21221676/ THE notion that nice guys come last went by the board at the Berwick club yesterday when George Cowan, a former Northumberland champion, moved to within one step of The Open Championship. http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/golf-north-east/2008/07/03/hexham-s-charm-entrances-gary-61634-21221677/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/golf-north-east/2008/07/03/hexham-s-charm-entrances-gary-61634-21221677/ SO what does a man who has played every other golf course in the country – and won tournaments on all five continents – think of Hexham, the club that has just hosted the Northumberland Championship and The Journal Dream Team challenge match? http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/golf-north-east/2008/07/01/an-expert-s-guide-to-the-changes-61634-21205626/ Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/golf-north-east/2008/07/01/an-expert-s-guide-to-the-changes-61634-21205626/ HOME club professional Paul Terras (pictured) is among the field at Berwick tomorrow – and this is his guide to the four holes altered on the Goswick Links: http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/golf-north-east/2008/07/01/doing-justice-to-the-legend-61634-21205627/ Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/golf-north-east/2008/07/01/doing-justice-to-the-legend-61634-21205627/ A GHOSTLY character with a flat cap and an old-fashioned bushy moustache is superimposed on the front of the scorecard used by all golfers who take on the glorious Goswick Links. http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/golf-north-east/2008/06/30/win-dedicated-to-mentor-ken-61634-21170823/ Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/golf-north-east/2008/06/30/win-dedicated-to-mentor-ken-61634-21170823/ PERHAPS Ken Phillips was looking down on Hexham from a 19th hole somewhere in heaven on Saturday and leading the toasts when Mark Penny added the Northumberland Championship to the strokeplay title he won earlier this season. http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/golf-north-east/2008/06/28/champion-twynholm-to-defend-slaley-title-61634-21165855/ Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/golf-north-east/2008/06/28/champion-twynholm-to-defend-slaley-title-61634-21165855/ A MUCH anticipated letter will soon be dropping through the doors of golf club secretaries – an invitation for their men’s club champions to enter The Journal Champion of Champions tournament. http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/golf-north-east/2008/06/28/curry-too-hot-as-title-holder-crashes-out-61634-21165856/ Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/golf-north-east/2008/06/28/curry-too-hot-as-title-holder-crashes-out-61634-21165856/ TITLE holder Chris Paisley crashed out of the Northumberland Championship in last night’s semi-finals – gunned down by a chip off the old block. http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/golf-north-east/2008/06/28/changes-at-open-qualifying-course-61634-21165859/ Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/golf-north-east/2008/06/28/changes-at-open-qualifying-course-61634-21165859/ ANOTHER big occasion for golfers arrives on Wednesday when regional qualifying for The Open Championship will be played over the Berwick club's much admired and lengthened Goswick Links. http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/golf-north-east/2008/06/27/torrance-aims-for-a-birthday-bonus-61634-21159545/ Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/golf-north-east/2008/06/27/torrance-aims-for-a-birthday-bonus-61634-21159545/ FORMER Ryder Cup captain Sam Torrance will hope to make it a Sunday birthday to remember when he chases his third De Vere Collection PGA Seniors Championship in four years at Slaley Hall from August 21-24. http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/golf-north-east/2008/06/26/tiger-s-tamer-captains-our-dream-team-61634-21152475/ Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:30:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/golf-north-east/2008/06/26/tiger-s-tamer-captains-our-dream-team-61634-21152475/ GARY Wolstenholme, the most capped international in the history of world amateur golf and on the Golf Channel list of the “Top Ten All-Time Tiger Tamers”, will captain The Journal Dream Team in their challenge match against the Hadrian League at Hexham on Tuesday. http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/golf-north-east/2008/06/26/record-claimed-for-festival-61634-21152476/ Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/golf-north-east/2008/06/26/record-claimed-for-festival-61634-21152476/ DE Vere Slaley Hall and Parklands are claiming a world record following the first Tri Golf Schools Festival at the Lakeside Centre in Killingworth for 500 pupils from 18 primary schools in North Tyneside. Organisers believe it is the biggest festival of its kind. http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/golf-north-east/2008/06/24/bell-has-to-fight-the-pain-to-gain-61634-21139465/ Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:30:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/golf-north-east/2008/06/24/bell-has-to-fight-the-pain-to-gain-61634-21139465/ GRAEME Bell battled through pain to triumph on one of his jinx courses in the Northumberland and Durham Open. http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/golf-north-east/2008/06/24/durham-go-down-as-scott-pulls-out-61634-21139466/ Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/golf-north-east/2008/06/24/durham-go-down-as-scott-pulls-out-61634-21139466/ COUNTY Durham took a blow even before ladies County Match Week started at Arcot Hall yesterday when England international Anna Scott was forced to withdraw from the tournament with a shoulder injury. http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/golf-north-east/2008/06/20/paisley-beaten-in-classic-duel-61634-21111284/ Thu, 19 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/golf-north-east/2008/06/20/paisley-beaten-in-classic-duel-61634-21111284/ CHRIS Paisley went out of the British Amateur with all guns blazing yesterday, losing at the 23rd hole in a classic contest which attracted the biggest gallery of the day at Turnberry, writes TIM TAYLOR. http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/golf-north-east/2008/06/19/county-women-ready-to-take-on-mighty-yorkshire-61634-21102447/ Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/golf-north-east/2008/06/19/county-women-ready-to-take-on-mighty-yorkshire-61634-21102447/ THE women of Northumberland would be excused for feeling apprehensive about Ladies County Match Week which starts on Monday, particularly with Yorkshire, northern and national champions, among the opposition. http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/golf-north-east/2008/06/17/tour-stars-setting-a-brilliant-example-61634-21085564/ Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/golf-north-east/2008/06/17/tour-stars-setting-a-brilliant-example-61634-21085564/ DURHAM County captain James Handy last night thanked European Tour stars Robert Dinwiddie and Graeme Storm for “setting a wonderful example” to the up-and-coming golfers in the county. http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/golf-north-east/2008/06/14/early-bird-dinwiddie-makes-cut-61634-21075214/ Fri, 13 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/golf-north-east/2008/06/14/early-bird-dinwiddie-makes-cut-61634-21075214/ ROBERT Dinwiddie made the halfway cut in his first major yesterday to set up a weekend that will have North East golf fans glued to their TV screens. http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/golf-north-east/2008/06/12/dinwiddie-relaxed-about-first-major-61634-21061034/ Wed, 11 Jun 2008 23:30:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/golf-north-east/2008/06/12/dinwiddie-relaxed-about-first-major-61634-21061034/ ROBERT Dinwiddie can almost see the 18th green of Torrey Pines South from his hotel room on the US Open course, towering among the bluffs above the Pacific Ocean in San Diego. http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/golf-north-east/2008/06/12/phil-s-record-motivates-maddison-to-clinch-title-61634-21062630/ Wed, 11 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/golf-north-east/2008/06/12/phil-s-record-motivates-maddison-to-clinch-title-61634-21062630/ NICKY Maddison, the guitar-playing golfer who has been storming the junior ranks this season, clinched his first major senior county title in a dramatic finish at Bamburgh Castle to win the Fenwick-Smith Trophy.