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EDITOR’S NOTE AND CONTENTS
As the nights start to draw in late summer is still
serving up some great golf.
Our cover star this month Andy Minnikin won’t want the season
to end after a remarkable run of success. He has juggled work and
home commitments which would defeat a lesser player to win four
Northumberland events this year, and shares some strong opinions on
the state of the amateur game in his home county.
Another golfer who will want the season to keep on going is Jessica
Hall (page 6) whose appetite for winning is insatiable.
And what about Sandy Twynholm (page 5)? He may have just
turned 50 but that didn’t stop him winning his 21st Morpeth Club
Championship - as popular as he is, the members must be looking
forward to his golfing retirement!
Success is a theme running throughout the magazine as James
Wilkinson secured his first EuroPro Tour victory. You can read all about
it and the forthcoming tournaments in the region on pages 10 and 11.
This issue also features a special section on late summer deals at
some of the region’s best courses - it is an ideal opportunity to get
together with friends and try your game out at one of the many superb
locations the North East and Yorkshire has to offer.
It is not every day a golfing legend turns up at your club but that’s
what happened at Bishop Auckland who enjoyed the company of John
Daly - find out how he did on page 7. There’s also a chance to play
alongside another legend of the game thanks to Direct Golf on page 26.
We also have the latest from the NE/NW PGA circuit, a round-up
of the local league winners, chances to win fourballs, opportunities to
support charity golf days, plus all the usual news, views and columns.
Our course reviews this month take us to south east Northumberland
and North Yorkshire, plus we have the draws for the closing stages of
our Match Play Pairs and Ladies Greensomes competitions.
And if you struggle with your chipping - check out our Tips page to
help you get back in the groove.
Enjoy the magazine and hopefully some late summer sun where your
golf can continue to shine.
See you next month.
Sandy Twynholm 50 not out,
Jessica Hall treble, EuroPro Tour
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04 NORTHERN GOLFER
Andrew Atkinson
Atkinson
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Windermere golfer finishes second at
English Seniors Men’s Open Amateur
A
ndrew Atkinson finished
second in the English
Seniors Men’s Open
Amateur Championship
at Worplesdon and West Hill golf
clubs in Surrey with a three-round
total of 219.
Atkinson, who finished eight
over-par for the week, was three
shots behind Ian Attoe from host
club Worplesdon. He said: “Although
I feel really pleased with my second
place, I also feel slightly disappointed.
I played well in the final round and
started really strongly.
“I was two under-par after seven
holes but three-putted the eighth
before dropping another at the ninth.
“I didn’t putt great this week. Had
Young guns
Barclay Brown, the top regional
player in the McGregor Trophy at
Wallasey, is in the line-up for the
second North of England Under 14
Championship at South Moor.
The England Boys cap from
Hallamshire was fourth at Wallasey
I putted well, I don’t think anyone
would have got near me - but I’m sure
others have a similar tale to tell.”
Atkinson, who carded a six
over-par second round at West Hill
added: “West Hill was the harder of
the two courses. The pins were brutal
at times.
“The second place puts me in the
hunt for an England cap for the home
internationals in September. That
would be the pinnacle of my career
so far.
“A couple of good results this
summer would do me no harm,”
Atkinson added.
Meanwhile, Moortown Gold Club’s
Stephen East finished in a tie for 13th
place with 225 total (+14).
and he’ll be defending his Under 14
title in Durham.
Brown also added the Sheffield
Open Amateur Championship to his
list recently shooting rounds of 72
and 67 over his home course to beat
the record held by European Tour
star Danny Willett for the last 11
years - he’s two years younger than
Willett was when he won the trophy.
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50 not out
Sandy Twynholm picks up his 21st
Morpeth Club Championship
S
andy Twynholm
picked up his 21st club
championship at Morpeth
Golf Club, a prize he has
now won in his teens, 20s, 30s, 40s
and 50s.
A multiple winner in
Northumberland, Twynholm turned
50 in May and returned scores of 67
and 72 to collect the trophy.
“It’s a nice milestone, winning my
21st club championship having just
turned 50,” said Twynholm.
“I’ve reduced my playing
schedule a lot with the kids getting
older and it was a great feeling to
win one of the events I’d set out to
at the start of the year.”
Tywnholm won his first Morpeth
club championship at the age of 17
in 1982.
“I’ve been a member at Morpeth
man and boy. It’s where I grew up,
where I learned the game and it was
nice to win it this year as I’m not
playing as much as I used to.
“I was playing off a four handicap
when I won my first championship,
and this year’s scores got me back
to plus-two which was another goal
I set when I turned 50.
“I’ve now been playing off
scratch or better since I was 22 – it
would be nice to keep that record
going until I am 52!”
Twynholm, who stepped back
from county commitments last year,
is now spending more time with his
family, and his son Cameron is part
of the Morpeth junior programme.
“Cameron is nine in September
and he’s really enjoying the junior
coaching on Friday nights.
“He’s got 11 years to win one as
a teenager - so we’ll see how he
gets on.”
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TEEINGOFF
Very Pleased
Rebecca Horner with the
Pleasington Putter
Durham’s Rebecca Horner picked
up the prestigious Pleasington
Putter with rounds of 73 and 71
over the Lancashire course.
The 20-year-old from Wynyard
and Woodham was four under-par
and tied with Holly Morgan from
Hallamshire who had two 72s, but
for the first time this year the winner
was decided on a card playoff, and
not a four hole sudden-death playoff,
and the title went to Rebecca with
the best second round.
Taylor takes
over
Ilkley has appointed Mark Taylor as
its first full-time secretary/manager.
Taylor, who worked initially as a
PGA professional before moving into
golf club management, will have
responsibility for overseeing the
day-to-day running of the club.
He has more than 10 years’
experience in the golf industry,
becoming a PGA qualified
professional after completing a
PGA Foundation degree at the
University of Birmingham.
He began his golfing career
as an assistant professional at
Moor Allerton Golf Club, where
he was later promoted to senior
assistant professional.
06 NORTHERN GOLFER
Nathasha
Slater and
Jessica Hall
before the
final
Jessica Hall with the Northern Counties Ladies Trophy, the Durham County Ladies
Trophy and the Bishop Auckland Ladies Club Championship Trophy
Jessica Haul!
Yet another trophy for the talented teenager who
keeps on winning
J
essica Hall has added the Northern
Counties Ladies title to her growing list of
successes in the last two seasons.
The Durham teenager showed her
fighting qualities to win a close final at Brampton
against local hope Natasha Slater
from Furness.
Both youngsters are on the England
radar and they finished the leading
qualifiers for the matchplay after
two rounds of strokeplay.
Natasha, a winner in the Faldo
Series Scotland at St Andrews, led
with scores of 72 and 71. Jessica,
who has won both the Durham
County Ladies title and the Bishop
Auckland club championship again
this year, was second top qualifier
with rounds of 74 and 75.
They both progressed through to
the final of the matchplay and in a
close match Jessica holed a 20ft birdie
putt on the final hole to win one-up.
The top four qualifiers - Natasha, Jessica,
Chloe Stokes (Ganton) and Sarah Cousins
(Ulverston) - went through to the semi-finals of
the championship while the next four - Samantha
Taylor (Tynemouth), Jessica Smee (Ganstead),
Lucy Eaton (Skipton) and Rebecca Horner
(Wynyard) went through to the semi-finals of the
Millennium Bowl.
Natasha beat Sarah Cousins 4&3 while Jessica
beat Chloe Stokes 3&2 in the semi-finals.
In the Millenium Bowl, Rebecca Horner beat
Samantha Taylor one-up and Jessica Smee beat
Lucy Eaton 2&1. Rebecca went to beat Jessica
1 up in the final and add the 2015 Millennium
Bowl to her Pleasington Putter victory earlier
this summer.
Of the nine competitors eligible for the
Slazenger Trophy - which is for players aged 18
or over on January 1 - Chloe Stokes from Ganton
was the winner with a score of 150 and Sarah
Cousins from Ulverston was runner-up with 151.
TEEINGOFF
Bishop
tames Daly
Golfing legend tees off to entertain and support
one of the North East’s oldest clubs
I
t’s not every day a golfing
legend turns up to help your
club raise money.
But former Open and
USPGA champion John Daly did
just that when he paid a visit to
Bishop Auckland GC.
Daly who, at 49, is not quite the
“wild thing” of a few years ago is
nevertheless something to behold
on the course...and not just for his
outrageous choice of trousers.
Daly arrived at Bishop Auckland
in the company of former
Manchester United footballer Lee
Sharpe and Gordon Sherry to take
part in a golf day and question-andanswer event to raise money for
the club. He was happy to answer
any questions from his battles with
addiction to gambling and drinking
- to his colourful home life, which
has also involved four marriages.
On golf, he said: “To win the
USPGA in 1991 was great but to
win the British Open at the home of
golf in 1995 was incredible. A lot of
Americans might differ with me on
that, though.”
Daly joined Sharpe and club
captain Andy Graham to play the
club’s first hole, which they both
birdied, as Andy managed a bogey.
“It was absolutely breathtaking
to have John Daly, Lee Sharpe and
Gordon Sherry here,” said Andy,
“and to play the first hole with them
was a dream come true.”
John Daly in action at Bishop Auckland
Daly’s visit came about thanks
local businessman and member
Graham Sheldon and Andy, who
was presented with a shirt by the
American. Andy added: “It was a
cracking day and all three were
brilliant with the members, the
place was buzzing.
“We made John an honorary
member and he’s even asked me
to play with him down in Florida
when I’m there and he talked
about everything and answered
any questions.”
The money raised from Daly’s
visit will go into the club’s fund for
improvements to both course and
clubhouse as they head towards
their 125th anniversary in four
years time.
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NORTHERN GOLFER 07
EUROPROTOUR
Northern
Desert swing
As the Race to Desert Springs heats up, the
EuroPro Tour arrives in the region for three weeks
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PGA EuroPro Tour moves
towards its climax this
month with three events
in the region, including the Clipper
Logistics Players Championship
at Moor Allerton Golf Club in
Leeds, the first 72-hole event on a
European Tour third-tier satellite.
The tour visits Slaley Hall for
the Break90 Championship August
12-14 before heading along the A69
to Close House for the Tree of Life
Championship, which begins on
August 19.
The tour and its players will
then travel 100 miles south to
Moor Allerton for the showpiece
08 NORTHERN GOLFER
tournament of the summer, where
an increased prize fund of £60,000
will be up for grabs.
The tournament is a major step
for the HotelPlanner.com PGA
EuroPro Tour, the UK’s number
one tour and leading satellite to
the European Tour. The Clipper
Logistics Players Championship
will begin on Wednesday August
26, concluding on Saturday August
29 with a pre-tournament pro-am
on Tuesday August 25. A cut to the
leading 50 players plus ties will be
made after 36 holes.
Barry Hearn, chairman of
Matchroom Sport and the
HotelPlanner.com PGA EuroPro
Marcus Armitage
Tour, said: “This event is a step
forward for the EuroPro Tour. It
brings the tour even closer to the
Challenge and European Tours and
means the best young golfers in
the country will have the chance to
experience the demands of 72 holes
in front of the Sky Sports cameras.
“The EuroPro Tour has made
great strides over the last few years.
This year we have seen prize funds
increase by 25% across the season
and to have the Clipper Logistics
Players Championship as our first
72-hole event will be one of the
highlights of the summer.”
At the time of going to print,
Gary King leads the EuroPro’s Race
To Desert Springs, with Howley
Hall-based Marcus Armitage the
highest ranked player from the
region. Armitage won the GRENKE
Championship at Cumberwell Park
in Wiltshire in June and sits seventh
on the EuroPro money list, from
which the top five progress to the
Challenge Tour. Daniel Gavins, from
Pontefract, is ninth.
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J
ames Wilkinson shot a
final-round 63 to earn his
first HotelPlanner.com PGA
EuroPro Tour title, winning
the Eagle Orchid Scottish Masters at
Montrose Links by three shots with
a score of 12 under-par.
Wilkinson, from Brampton
Golf Club, began the day five shots
behind leader Neil Fenwick before an
opening nine of 31, with five birdies,
moved him to nine under-par. Four
more birdies at 11, 13, 14 and 15 saw
him move to 13 under-par and on
course for nine-under - which would
have equalled the course record.
He dropped a shot coming in at
17, signing for a final-round 63, eight
under-par, to put the pressure on
the field.
Paul Reed birdied 15 to move to
10 under-par with three holes to play
but a bogey at the 17th signalled the
end of his challenge and he joined
those tied for second. Darryn Lloyd
(Stamford Marquees) also birdied 15
to move to 10 under-par, but bogeys
at 16 and 18 saw him finish in a tie
for sixth place.
Robert Sutton (Dunstable Downs
Golf Club - 67, 70, 67), Darren Wright
(Golf at Goodwood - 67, 69, 68),
Reed (Bristol & Clifton Golf Club)
and Fenwick (Dunbar Golf Club - 64,
69, 71) shared second place on nine
under-par, three shots back.
“I was swinging it well on the
range this morning and for the first
few holes I just wanted to keep it
steady,” said Wilkinson, who won
£10,000, a new Motocaddy trolley,
Bushnell Tour X range finder, Bolle
sunglasses and £500 to spend at
HotelPlanner.com.
“It was a bit windy out there
today. I wanted to get off to a nice
start and managed to get to four
under-par early on. I didn’t think
about winning it at all, I was just
trying to shoot the best score I could
and keep hitting it close.
“I stuck to my process all day and
that helped me shoot 63. The course
record would have been the icing
on the cake but I wasn’t thinking of
that. I just wanted to keep hitting
the shots and I got rewarded. I can’t
believe it, I am over the moon.”
NORTHERN GOLFER 09
TEEINGOFF
Pipe’s
smokin’
Ray Pipe
Darlington’s Ray Pipe is off to the
US this month after overcoming
the odds - and the weather - to
win the Bridgestone Amateur Golf
Championship at The Belfry.
Pipe, who plays at Rockliffe Hall,
and Dublin’s Ger Breen both posted
a stableford score of 34 to pave
the way to a trip to the prestigious
Bridgestone Invitational in Akron,
where they will play a round before
the competition starts.
Ray said: “Playing at The Belfry
was a magical experience in itself,
but to go on and win the event and
such a phenomenal prize is a dream
come true.”
Silver lining
Malton’s Judy Butler was a winner
at the England Golf Senior men’s
and women’s tournament at
Beau Desert.
Judy and Sue Pidgeon (Wrekin)
were just a point behind and Judy
scooped the women’s scratch prize
with 56 points.
New Date
The Durham County Seniors
Championship, which was
abandoned because of an electrical
storm at South Moor, will now be
played at Whitburn on August 19.
10 NORTHERN GOLFER
Rhys
Thompson
with the
Durham
County
Matchplay
Championship
Trophy
Rhys banishes
the demons
Thompson puts last year behind him to clinch crown
I
t was fitting that Rhys Thompson won the
Durham County Matchplay Championship
- although beaten finalist Darren McCaig
probably won’t agree.
Nineteen-year-old Thompson suffered the
same disappointment as McCaig when he lost in
last year’s final after having victory in his grasp.
Two-up with three holes to play at Wynyard,
Thompson lost to Seaham’s David Patterson at
the 20th hole last season. Twelve months on,
he could have been forgiven for getting a little
nervous when Whickham’s McCaig birdied eight,
nine and 10 to come from one-down to one-up
in this year’s final at Wearside.
Could it happen again? Thompson was
determined it wouldn’t - he birdied the 17th
to level the match and when McCaig found a
bunker on the 18th, he held his nerve to win
one-up.
Thompson, who won the Northumberland
and Durham Inter-County Foursomes
Championship alongside Gavin Nesbit for his
home club Boldon at the start of this season,
insisted: “Last year wasn’t on my mind! I tried to
keep that out of it as much as possible.
“I was very disappointed last year and it
is nice to go one better and win the trophy
this time.
“I was two-up and then went one-down
when Darren hit me with three birdies in a row.
“One-down playing 17 I knew I needed
something special and managed to square the
game with a birdie. I was then able to hold my
nerve and win on the last.”
Thompson, who is studying for a degree in
golf management at the University of Central
Lancashire, added: “I’d like to work within the
golf industry in some way, but I’m not quite sure
what yet.
“I’ll do my degree and then see what’s what.
I think there a lot of opportunities within golf, I
just want to see where I end up before making
any decision. I’m not planning on turning pro
immediately or anything like that - that’s more
of a long-term goal, but I want to play a few
more years as an amateur, get my degree and
see where I end up from there.
“I’m 19 and I’m off plus-one handicap. I
think I need to just wait and see what happens
and not get my hopes up unnecessarily.”
Semi-finals: R Thompson (Boldon) bt J
Wilson (Tyneside) 5&3; D McCaig (Whickham)
bt M Calvert (Boldon) 2&1. Final: Thompson bt
McCaig 1 hole.
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Brad Robinson
with Marc Watt
& James Wilson
Brad
Robinson
Final spot for Brad
Westerhope player Nick’s a place
B
rad Robinson is on his way to the
Nick Faldo Series Grand Final.
Robinson, The Northumberland
Junior Golfing Association boys
captain, won the Under 18 Scotland Faldo
Series Championship over the Duke’s Course
at St Andrews by four shots.
The Westerhope player posted rounds of
76, 71 and 72, no mean feat over one of the
toughest courses in St Andrews. The date
and venue for the final is to be confirmed,
and Robinson will be joined by James
Wilson of Balmore who won the Under 21
category and Inverallochy’s Marc
Watt who took the Under 16 top spot.
The final two qualifying spots went to
2014 Faldo finalist Alison Muirhead
(Emirates Golf Club Dubai) who also
played in this year’s Faldo Series Middle
East Championship and the Under 16
Champion Natasha Slater (Furness).
In the Girls Under 21 category,
Laura Morrison (Garforth) just
missed out, finishing second while
in the Girls Under 16 section, Briony
Bayles (Bishop Auckland) was third.
Q for deals
Slaley Hall’s Priestman course
Two of the North’s top courses
have unveiled new trial
membership deals costing less
than £100.
Slaley Hall, near Hexham, is
offering six-week packages for just
£99 while Oulton Hall in Leeds is
offering the same deal for £85.
It’s another step by QHotels,
owners of both resorts, following
up the successful launch of its
QFairway membership.
The deal offers full playing
rights for six weeks plus discounts
on food and drink, golf lessons and
in the golf shop. Jeff Mills, director
of golf at Slaley Hall, said: “We
have received an overwhelming
response since launching QFairway
and are determined to build on
the momentum.”
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NENWPGA
Jonathan Lupton
He’s a Jolly
Goodfellow
The latest from the NE/NW PGA circuit as Harrison
produces round of the year and Goodfellow takes control
C
raig Goodfellow holds a commanding
lead at the top of the NE/NW PGA
Order of Merit following a win at the
Cockermouth Pro Am and strong
finishes in the Cumbria Classic Pro Am and
Penrith Pairs Pro Am.
The Carlisle Diving Range pro now leads
Close House’s Jonathan Lupton by 97 points in
the season-long race, with South Moor’s Mark
Ridley third and Sharpley’s Simon Robinson in
fourth place.
Darren Pearce collected the NE/NW PGA
Championship at Brancepeth Castle Golf Club
with rounds of 70 and 68 for a one-shot victory
over Simon Edwards. Vincent Guest, Mark
Ridley, Simon Robinson and Philip Waugh tied
for third place as Goodfellow finished in a tie for
eighth place with rounds of 74 and 71.
Goodfellow’s five under-par 64 at
Cockermouth Golf Club was enough to lead the
field by two shots. Carus Green’s Chris Coates,
Tour Performance Golf ’s Dan Hookway and
Close House’s Will Robson finished in a tie for
second place with rounds of 66, as Bedlington’s
Matthew Webb finished fifth with a round of 67.
Hexham’s Philip Waugh shot a superb
two round total of 133 (68-65) to win the A W
Jenkinson Forest Products Pro Golf Classic at
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Penrith Golf Club. Waugh, currently sixth in the
order of merit, finished one shot ahead of Simon
Robinson as Goodfellow and Vincent Guest tied
for third place and Lupton finished fifth.
Four players tied for the top prize at the
Houghton-le-Spring Pro Am with Ramside
Hall’s Kieran Ayre, Mark Ridley, Michael Skelton
and Mark Watkins sharing the winner’s cheque.
Fellow Ramside pro James Harper shared a tie
for fifth place with Hexham’s Andrew Paisley
and Thomas West.
Following a breakthrough win on the
EuroPro Tour, Brampton’s James Wilkinson
returned to NE/NW PGA action and collected
the top prize at the Cumbria Classic Pro Am
at Silloth and Carlisle golf clubs. Wilkinson’s
136 36-hole total was one better than Jonathan
Graham, as Callum Terran finished third.
Philips Golf/Tynedale pro Martin Forster
finished fourth as Goodfellow collected more
order of merit points with a fifth place finish.
Matfen Hall’s John Harriosn produced one of
the best rounds of the season to win the Penrith
pairs Pro Am. The European Senior Tour player
carded an eight under-par 61, including oneputting the first 16 greens, to beat Goodellow
by three shots in Cumbria. Tim Dykes finished
third and Morpeth’s David Clark was fourth.
Craig
Goodfellow
John
Harrison
Dan Hookway
(courtesy Richard Hannam)
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Kevin Jackson
Kevin’s back
on course
Ramside’s Kevin Jackson returns to the
NE/NW PGA after rare nerve disorder
K
evin Jackson, head PGA
Professional at Ramside
Hall Hotel and Golf Club,
is enjoying his return to
the NE/NW PGA circuit, after a rare
medical condition threatened to end
his playing career.
Jackson, 43, lost all power in his
left wrist in November 2012 and was
left with a rare condition known as
‘drop wrist’. Doctors discovered that
his radial nerve had failed, causing
the transmission of messages from
his brain to his wrist and left hand
to fail.
“I was coaching on the range
when I experienced a tingling
sensation in my thumb. The
following day the tingling turned
into pain and then overnight I had
no power in my wrist and it was
completely limp,” explained Jackson.
Doctors thought that the nerve
might regenerate and Kevin wore a
wire cage on his left arm and wrist,
fixing his fingers and thumb into
place. Twelve months later he was
still unable to grip or hinge the golf
club. “It was my worst nightmare.
I make a living teaching people
to play golf and competing and I
was left wondering if I would ever
swing a club with two hands again,”
explained Jackson.
Following two failed surgeries,
Kevin was told nothing more could
be done. However, he and his wife
persuaded his consultant surgeon
to operate once more. That third
surgery, in July 2014, was successful
and gradually power and movement
has returned to his wrist enabling
him to grip the club again.
Jackson is currently enrolled on
a programme of physiotherapy and
rehabilitation to strengthen his wrist
and stimulate his nervous system.
He made his comeback this
season, after almost two years out
of the sport, and has finished in the
top-20 in three NE/NW PGA events
at Rockliffe Hall, Ramside Hall and
Prudhoe Golf Clubs.
“I’m looking forward to
rediscovering my love of playing . I’d
like to see whether I have the game
to qualify for and compete on The
Seniors Tour,” said Jackson.
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League golf
round-up
Hexham steals Hadrian League title with victory in final match as
City of Newcastle storms to N&D win
I
t was a dramatic final night of matches in the
Hadrian League as Hexham Golf Club romped to a
12-0 victory over Tyneside to pass long-time leaders
Close House at the finish line.
The Close House team, which had a five point lead
going into the last round of matches, was beaten 9-3 away
to Matfen Hall on the final night – giving undefeated
Hexham its third title in five years.
Hexham captain Kim Steward said: “We knew we
needed a big result going into the final game. We wanted
to remain unbeaten and knew that a convincing win
would give us a chance of the title.
“To win 12-0 was incredible and to finish top of the
league, without holding the top spot at any stage, is a
great feeling.
“I’m really proud of my team and all of the support we
had throughout the season. The whole team performed
well, and I have to make special mention of Sean Heads,
who won 12 matches and had one half in his 13 games.”
The final night results meant Close House finished
second for the fourth year in a row as 2014 champions
Stocksfield finished in third place.
In the Newcastle and District Golf League, City of
Newcastle romped to victory with matches to spare as
a strong side produced five 12-0 wins, losing just once
throughout the season.
City of Newcastle captain Bob Stoddart said: “Our
season has been a fantastic experience and I’m delighted
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for every member of the squad and for all the supporters
who have travelled with us throughout the season.
“I must make a special mention of Phil Ridden, who
returned to our team this season. Phil is a fantastic leader
for us and his experience has been invaluable.
“To match Phil up with the rest of the squad produces
an incredible team, led by three county players [Ridden,
Alex Dixon and Jack Hermeston] and backed up by guys
with huge experience.”
Meanwhile, in the North Northumberland League,
Bamburgh Golf Club finished top of division one with 88
points as Alnmouth A finished second (80) well ahead of
Berwick (58).
In division two, Dunstanburgh A (72) will return to
the top flight after beating Rothbury by a single point. In
division three Longhirst Hall (82) finished comfortably
ahead of second placed Percy Wood (63).
In the North Durham League, Durham City was
crowned champion, closing the season with a 14-0 win
over Wearside to finish ahead of Ramside Hall. In division
two, Boldon took the trophy with an undefeated season as
Brancepeth Castle was promoted from division three.
Farthest south in our round-up, Eaglescliffe beat
Bishop Auckland in the race for the Teesside Union Golf
League trophy as Castle Eden and Barnard Castle won
division one and two respectively.
The five league winners will compete for the Dixon
Cup on Sunday September 6 at Newbiggin Golf Club.
City of
Newcastle l-r
Steve Slater
Neil Elborn
Gary Owen
Jonny Todd
Bob Stoddart
Simon Coultas
Phil Ridden
Jack Hermeston
Mark McCarthy
Hexham GC l-r
Sean Heads
Jonathan Davey
Andrew Crawford
Ian Paxton
Kim Steward
Ali Harris
Ian Richardson
Martin Coup
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Lee Westwood
Put skills to
the test
Close House challenge and Westwood takes
on disabled ambassador role
G
olfers will have the
opportunity to test their
skills by taking part in
the Close House Skills
Challenge at the Close House PGA
Academy and Driving Range.
Close House sales and marketing
director, Ian Dinning said: “If you
haven’t had the chance to perfect
your golf skills at the range then now
is the time. We want you to have fun
and discover a great way to perfect
your game with a structured practice
and warm-up.
“It really couldn’t be easier to
enter, just visit the Academy.
The competition is free for both
members and non-members; just
purchase your basket of balls,
practice yours skills and mark your
card - you can play and enter as
many times as you like.”
The competition points totals
have been structured to give
everyone a chance to qualify for the
Grand Finals Night on Wednesday
August 26.
To qualify for the finals night men
and boys need to score the following
points totals:
- 0-9 handicap require - 30pts
- 10-18 handicap require - 25pts
- 19-28 handicap require - 20pts
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To qualify for the finals night
ladies and girls need to score the
following points totals:
- 0-9 handicap require - 25pts
- 10-18 handicap require - 20pts
- 18-28 handicap require - 15pts
- 28-36 handicap require - 10pts
Each of the category winners on
Finals Night will receive a voucher
for Sunday lunch for two people
in No19.
Meanwhile, Lee Westwood has
become an ambassador for the
European Disabled Golf Association.
The Close House attached
professional and former world
number one said: “Golf brings
people together. I am looking
forward to helping the European
Disabled Golf Association achieve
its objectives of encouraging more
people with disability to play golf
and ultimately to help golf become a
Paralympic sport.”
EDGA President Tony Bennett
said: “To have Lee as an Ambassador
for the association is a great addition
to our efforts to raise the awareness
of golf for the disabled.”
The EDGA was formed in the
year 2000 and helps individuals with
impairment to start, stay, succeed
and enjoy golf.
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A ton of
great work
Rotary president Dai Bryson
with Amy Slater, Stephen
Bilclough and Adrian Fairbairn
the golf day organiser
The Rotary Club of North Shields
has passed the £100,000 mark for
raising money for charity from its
annual golf day.
This year the event was held
at Tynemouth Golf Club, and the
charity to benefit was St Oswald’s
Hospice in Newcastle, with a
cheque presented to Amy Slater from
the charity.
The main sponsor this year was
the John Dunn Group and 33 teams
took part with the winning score
being 115 points.
St Cuthbert’s
tee off
St Cuthbert’s Hospice Golf Day
The annual St Cuthbert’s Hospice
Golf Day will take place at Ramside
Hall next month.
The event costs £250 for a
team of four and takes place on
September 9 with a shotgun start
at 9am.
Entry fee includes bacon roll and
hot drink on arrival, golf, two-course
meal and the opportunity to take
part in a raffle and quiz.
There will be competitions
including nearest the pin, longest
drive and beat the pro. There is
also the opportunity to sponsor a
hole and promote your business or
service. Contact hannah.bunce@
stcuthbertshospice.com
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Ramside
Hall Hotel &
Golf Club
Join our golf day
Second Northern Golfer Charity Golf Day in aid of
No Strings set for Ramside Hall
T
he second Northern Golfer Charity
Golf Day in aid of No Strings - a
Newcastle‑based charity working with
children in the world’s trouble spots
- will be held over the new Cathedral Course at
Ramside Hall Hotel & Golf Club on Wednesday
September 23.
No Strings uses puppetry and films made by
members of the original Muppets team to reach
children in conflicts, disasters and poverty in
four continents.
It has recently worked in Madagascar, Syria
and Iraq, and its founder Johnie McGlade, said:
“It’s fantastic that the Northern Golfer Charity Golf
Day will again benefit No Strings. Our programmes
reach hundreds of thousands of children in the
world’s trouble spots every year, and funding
is crucial in helping us to take our life-saving
messages to troubled communities.
“We are currently working in areas as
diverse as Haiti, where we are helping children
and families fight back against the threat of
disease in their communities; in sub-Saharan
Africa, where our HIV messages are reaching
young people on a level they naturally engage
with; and in the Philippines and elsewhere in
South East Asia, where our programmes have
helped communities be safe in landslides,
earthquakes and tsunamis.”
Teams of four are £350 and include a round on
the new Cathedral Course at Ramside Hall plus
evening barbecue, prize giving and charity auction.
Northern Golfer Charity Golf Day, Wednesday September 23, Ramside Hall Hotel & Golf Club
To enter a team contact Gary Ramsay, tel 01661 844 115 email [email protected]
Willow Burn
The first Willow Burn Golf Day will be held
at Slaley Hall on Thursday September 24.
The charity day includes tea/coffee and
bacon roll, 18 holes of golf followed by a onecourse meal. The cost per fourball is £260.
To enter contact fundraising@
willowburnhospice.org.uk
Willow Burn is also
looking for tee sponsors; if you are interested
in promoting your company contact Katherine
Cooper tel 01207 523 292 to secure
sponsorship for £100.
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Captain’s Day
The KP will be hosting its captain’s charity am-am
in aid of Yorkshire Cancer Research on Friday,
September 18.
The event is open to teams of four (best two
scores at each hole to count) with a maximum
handicap of 24 (three quarters allowance).
There will be several team prizes and a variety of
other prizes.
The entry fee is £180 per team which includes
food on arrival, golf and meal afterwards. To book
a tee time between 12.04pm and 2.04pm email
[email protected] or tel 01759 303 090 and
choose option 1 for golf.
Marathon men Gary and Dan
Hole lot
of fun
K
P Club captain Gary Tavender and
club champion Dan George played a
staggering 100 holes on the longest
day of the year to raise funds for
Yorkshire Cancer Research.
The duo teed off at sunrise (4.32am) and
managed to complete two rounds before
anyone else emerged on the course.
Rounds three, four and five were played
when members and visitors arrived on the
course but Gary and Dan were allowed to play
through and continue on their quest.
The course got somewhat quieter for round
six but the pair completed the 100 holes at the
10th with three hours play still possible.
They decided to complete the sixth round
and felt they had time enough to play a seventh
round. As they holed out on the 18th there was
still 20 minutes left until sunset at 9.40pm.
They then set off down the first for the
eighth time and managed to play the second
and third before they called time.
It meant the final tally for the day was a
staggering 129 holes played and a total gross
combined score of 1175.
The event raised just over £900 for Yorkshire
Cancer Research.
Gary and Dan would like to thank everyone
for their generous support in raising such a
fantastic amount.
Ladies appeal
Ramside Hall’s ladies section raised £6,800 for the
Breast Cancer Now appeal and finished runner-up
in the Ladies Golf Union fund-raising competition.
The ladies raised the money with a fun day golf
tournament which included a halfway house with
Pimms and cupcakes followed by an evening event.
Being named runner-up in the nationwide fundraising, which has reached a magnificent £500,000,
won Ramside two season tickets for the Women’s
British Open.
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BLYTH GOLF CLUB PRO-AM
Friday 15th September - 10 am Shotgun Start
Your opportunity to play one of
the most progressive courses in
the North East with the
region’s top Professionals.
A limited number of
spaces available!
£225.00 + Vat for a team of 3
playing with a top PGA North
Region Pro which includes
prizes and a superb
buffet style meal.
Please contact the Club Manager
John Hall on01670 540110 ext 5
or email [email protected]
Blyth Golf Club, Blyth, NE24 4DB
www.blythgolf.co.uk
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COURSEREVIEW
Blyth Spirit
Paul Corney takes a trip to south east Northumberland to
find a well manicured course which is a pleasure to play
B
lyth Golf Club has had no fewer than
three homes since its formation in 1905.
The first was a nine-hole course on
the links to the south of the town where
golf was played until the start of World War I.
The Club then moved to a 12-hole inland course,
adjacent to Plessey Road (known as the Old
Course), where it remained until 1976.
Then, a newly built 18-hole course situated at
New Delaval was developed on land which in the
past was home to a thriving mining community,
leased from Blyth Valley Council.
In 1991, the club took over the responsibility
of maintaining the course and in 2008 the
membership became master of its own destiny
when the course and clubhouse were purchased
from the council.
Today the course might not appear as difficult
as some in the North East, but don’t be misled
into believing that it can be a walkover. The
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fairways may be generous and the mostly large
greens are very receptive, however, there are
many well-sited bunkers and water hazards that
can ruin a good medal round.
The first hole is a strong par four measuring
393 yards and a slight dog-leg right. With trees
left and right as well as out of bounds to the
right - although you have to be really wayward
to fall foul of that - the opening drive is far from
easy. Watch out for the two bunkers at the corner
of the dog-leg, they will come into play for the
shorter hitters.
At 434 yards, the third hole is a very tough par
four and is considered to be the toughest on the
course. Again the fairway is tree-lined and there is
out of bounds all the right side. From the tee, the
fairway is generous and should favour the left side
as there is some room before you reach the trees.
There is a large bunker on the left 25 yards short
of the green and another front right.
The fifth is the longest hole on the course,
a 539-yard par five with a dog-leg left. The tee
shot is slightly uphill played to another generous
tree-lined fairway. Two bunkers are located on the
left at the start of the dog-leg and on approaching
the green another trap is positioned on the left 30
yards short of the putting surface. Another two
bunkers protect the green which falls away to the
right and rear – a good drive, sensible second and
an accurate pitch should leave you putting for
a birdie.
An exquisite par three concludes the front
nine - a shortish hole played slightly downhill
back to the clubhouse. There is a pond front left
of the green to worry about and a bunker on the
right. Club selection is all important at this one
so take into account the strength and direction of
the wind.
Another strong par four is the 11th and at 410
yards, this hole requires two very good shots to
COURSEREVIEW
FACT FILE
CONTACT
Blyth Golf Club
New Delaval, Blyth, Northumberland
NE24 4DB
Email [email protected]
Web www.blythgolf.co.uk
GREEN FEES
Weekday Adults £26, Juniors £8
Weekends Adults £29, Juniors £8
Other reduced rate packages are available
Buggies £15 a round
TOTAL DISTANCE
White tees – 6,485 yards par 72
Yellow tees – 6,248 yards par 72
Red tees – 5,486 yards par 73
reach the green. There are bunkers 40 yards
short of the green so play short of them if you
feel you can’t carry them.
Again, this hole is tree-lined and there is out
of bounds along the left to take into account.
The next is a good par five with out of
bounds on the left. The hole dog-legs left with
a large bunker protecting the corner and a
large pond to the right waiting to gather any
wayward shots. This hole is a test of course
management where good shots will be
rewarded and bad shots severely punished.
Following the signature 13th hole (see
factfile) the 16th is a short par three and the
easiest hole on the golf course. It may only be a
wedge for some but the tee shot is played to a
well guarded two-tier green – make sure to find
the correct level otherwise you will be in three
putt territory.
And finally, the 18th is a 491-yard par five
and a great finishing hole. This one dog-legs
severely to the right but is a good birdie chance
to finish the round.
And then it’s off to the recently refurbished
clubhouse where there is a great selection of
food along with competitively priced drinks.
Last year, an agreement
between Blyth Golf Club
in Northumberland and
Eyemouth Golf Club
in Berwickshire was
announced - membership
of either club would
automatically entitle
members to have playing
rights at the other club
free of charge. John
Hall, golf club manager
at Blyth explained: “We
have adopted a number
of initiatives during the
recession in an effort to
ensure the long term
success of the club. We feel
sure that membership at
both clubs offers excellent
value for money
FEATURES
18-hole parkland course
Practice and chipping areas
Putting green
Practice net
Small but well-stocked golf shop
PGA tuition available
Ample car parking
Excellent bar and dining facilities
Event location (weddings / parties etc)
CADDY’S TIP
For its defence, Blyth’s golf course depends
on its well-placed bunkers and its sloping
greens. Before visiting it might be wise to
get a little bunker practice and perfect your
putting stroke otherwise you could find
yourself frittering away unnecessary shot
SIGNATURE HOLE
The par three 13th is the signature hole at
Blyth. Played over water, there is very little
room for error and if you come up short,
you’ll be reaching into the bag for another
ball. The green slopes back to front and
is bunkered both left and right, so club
selection is paramount - as is accuracy. A
really testing short hole off the back tee
PAUL CORNEY’S VERDICT
The course has matured into an
excellent tree-lined test of golf,
suitable for golfers of all abilities – a
great day out can be had at Blyth
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Wonderful
Willett
Success tops off a strong run for Yorkshireman
D
anny Willett held off stiff competition
from fellow Yorkshireman Matt
Fitzpatrick to win the Omega
European Masters and clinch his third
European Tour title.
Willett carded a bogey-free round of
65 to finish the tournament on 17 underpar, one shot ahead of former US Amateur
Champion Fitzpatrick.
“It was a great day,” said Willett. “I played some
really good golf. Matt was snapping at my heels all
day so I’m delighted to get the job done.
“Matt played some great golf and really kept
the pressure on me. But it probably made it a bit
easier to be honest, because it meant I couldn’t
lose concentration even for a minute.
“With a bigger lead you can take your foot off
the gas a bit, but I knew I had to keep attacking
and committing fully to shots and luckily enough
it turned out well in the end.
“The season has been very, very good. Two
wins and good performances in the majors
and World Golf Championships is more than I
could’ve hoped for. I’ve worked really hard so it’s
nice to get the rewards for it.”
Fitzpatrick was more than happy to be in
the mix as he is still learning his trade on the
European Tour.
“I played to win but Danny just went one
better, so you have to take your hat off to him. I
don’t have any regrets whatsoever, and that’s all
you can ask of yourself. I gave it everything, but
Danny was very impressive.
“There were a couple of turning points which
decided it, but I matched him birdie for birdie for
the most part. I know Danny very well, he’s also
from Sheffield so I’m very pleased for him.”
There were decent finishes from Harrogate’s
John Parry with rounds of 67, 70, 70 and 67,
Barnard Castle’s Rob Dinwiddie with scores of
Danny Willett wins again
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Joe is
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County unearths another Amateur winner
T
he English Amateur
Championship is
staying in Yorkshire for
another year.
Lindrick’s Joe Dean almost
holed-in-one to seal a resounding
9&7 victory over Kent’s Alfie Plant
at Alwoodley Golf Club in Leeds
and take possession of the trophy
from last year’s winner Nick Marsh
from Huddersfield.
Dean’s seven-iron shot to the
29th hole – the par three 11th - pitched just past the hole, spun
back, went into the cup and then
popped out again finishing a couple
of inches away.
Plant hit his tee shot, but once
the players reached the green he
conceded the hole and the match.
“I won the first match of the week
with an eagle and I nearly finished
it off with an eagle!” said Dean. It provided a fitting end to an
impressive display by the 21-yearold who was four-up after the
morning round in the 36-hole final.
He played the 29 holes of the match
in four under-par.
Dean’s win – on Yorkshire Day
- marks a resounding return to
form for the England Golf men’s
squad member.
“I’ve struggled through the start
of the year and felt frustrated,
so this means everything to me,”
he said.
Dean’s win will give the England
selectors a nudge as will the
performances of Alnmouth’s Jake
Joe Dean with the English Amateur Championship Trophy
(courtesy Leaderboard Photography)
Storey, who reached the quarterfinals before losing to another
Yorkshire player Jamie Bower
(Meltham) 3&2. Bower lost to Plant
at the 20th in the semi-finals, while
Dean beat Rob Burlison (Enville)
2&1 in the other semi-final.
Dean and runner-up Plant are
included in England’s team for
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Portrush this month.
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KNOWING YOURSELF
WITH EUROPEAN TOUR PLAYER
CHRIS PAISLEY
One thing I have noticed while watching the top players
out on tour is they all fully understand what they have
to do in order to play well. This sounds simple, but
it is fundamental to becoming a successful touring
professional. Time is precious and the margin between
success and failure is so minute, you need to know how
to get the most out of every day.
Take the cigar smoking, Rioja drinking legend Miguel
Angel Jimenez, for example. To me, he has life and golf
totally figured out, or at least as close as you can get to
figuring it out. With his jovial and outgoing personality,
people assume he is fairly blasé towards his game and is
more interested in having a good time. Wrong!
He has a specific and regimented physical routine (I
know it doesn’t look like it, but trust me, he is strong
and flexible in all the right areas). When you see him
practising, he does all his odd practice swings, his quirky
warm up routine, it almost looks as though he is just
messing around. What he is in fact doing, is managing
his tendencies. He understands exactly what he has to
do and feel to get the club in the right positions. It may
look strange to most people, but it certainly works for
Miguel. All successful players have their routines and
processes, and not one is the same. What works for
one will not work for another. This is something I am
continually doing through observation, good advice, and
lots of trial and error. I am slowly piecing together my
way of doing things.
I have a long way to go, but I feel as though my
understanding of myself is becoming strong. I used
to spend a lot of time ‘beating balls’ on the range. I
have learned, however, this is generally a complete
waste of my time. Engaging and effective practice,
tendency management, and confidence building are key
to success, and cannot be found by hitting 40 seven
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Moortown
treble
The Moortown Ladies team has
achieved a stunning treble in this
year’s Yorkshire County inter-club
team competitions.
Despite a small ladies
membership of around 50,
Moortown managed to field three
teams in the Scratch, A and B
competitions and reach the finals
which comprise of a semi-final and
final knockout between the top clubs
in each division.
These take place at the end of the
month at Brough, Selby and Halifax
West End Golf Clubs.
The scratch team finished top
in Division Two of the Scratch
league taking 37 out of a possible
42 individual games and won the
Sue Johnson Cup as well securing
promotion back into Division One
next year.
All of the teams this year
comprised of well-established and
long-serving members as well as
several ladies who only joined in the
last 12 months.
The club prides itself on having a
vibrant competitive and welcoming
ladies section which, although small,
has recently been very successful
in attracting new members through
an Academy programme which is
also aimed at those returning to
golf after a break. Another boost in
membership could follow the club
playing host to the Ladies British
Open Amateur Championship
on August 19-21.
Megan wins
at Boro
England U16 player Megan Clarke
stormed to a seven shot win in the
Yorkshire Junior Championship at
Middlesbrough GC.
The Cleckheaton golfer, who beat
the professionals to win last year’s
final event on the WPGA One Day
Series, shot 70-71 to go one better
than last year. Last season she
posted a level par 74 at Forest Pines
in Lincolnshire to win the WPGA
event by a stroke from Sian James
and Keely Chiericato.
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The GB
and Ireland
PGA Cup
team
Wrigley is California
dreaming
Hartlepool golfer prepares for the big showdown
A
lex Wrigley was involved
in the Great Britain and
Ireland PGA Cup team
bonding session at The
Belfry which it’s hoped will pay
dividends in their quest to win on US
soil for the first time.
The
Hartlepool pro
joined captain Jon
Bevan and the rest
of the team ahead
of the California clash
against the United States
at CordeValle, California,
from September 18-20.
GB and Ireland
have the weight of
history against
them with
no team
managing
to win in
America
since the biennial event’s inception in 1973
and with only one victory (2005) in the past 14
matches although they tied two years ago at
Slaley Hall.
“The concept of getting the guys together was
always a good idea,” said Bevan. “We feel that
every little extra thing we can do, every one per
cent extra improves our chances of winning.
“I’m under no illusions about the task ahead
of us but I’ve no doubt about the quality of
players and the character of my team. They all
got on like a house on fire and have really bought
into what we are trying to achieve.”
As part of the preparations the team played
foursomes and fourballs over the PGA National
Course and the iconic Ryder Cup Brabazon
Course. The 2015 team comprises Cameron
Clark (Moor Hall), Lee Clarke (Beeston Fields),
David Dixon (Enmore Park), Graham Fox
(Clydeway Golf), Paul Hendriksen (Dinnaton),
Niall Kearney (Royal Dublin), Jason Levermore
(Channels), Michael Watson (Wessex Golf
Centre), Gareth Wright (West Linton) and
Alex Wrigley (Hartlepool).
Bronte reaches the heights
Yorkshire’s Rochelle Morris finished runnerup to world number three Bronte Law in the
English women’s amateur championship
at Hunstanton.
Law posted 13 under-par and had a 16shot winning margin but Woodsome Hall’s
Morris will be pleased to have pipped Lizzie
Prior (Burhill) with her better last round after
they both finished on three over-par.
“I said to my dad that this was a
competition for second place,” laughed Morris,
who was delighted with her achievement.
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Terrific
Teesside
Stocksfield
Golf Club
Stocksfield
ladies
Congratulations to Teesside
Golf Club’s senior team who
have scored a runaway win in
the Teesside Union Golf League
Division Two with a superb 92
points, 14 points clear of runnersup Blackwell Grange
The squad of Des Murray, Eric
Beevers, Barry Pinkney, John Bayne,
Willy Crellin, Derek Gordon, Alan
Christison, Norman Hood, Tom
Dolan, Alan Robbins, Mick Fleming,
Bob Allen, Bill Harrison and Ed
Hicks produced the remarkable
season to return to the top flight.
From great Stock
Stocksfield are the new Durnell
Trophy winners.
They finished top of more than 20 teams
of four playing the event at their home course
in the Northumberland Ladies County Golf
Association event.
The trophy was donated in 2004 by Moira
Durnell, a vice president of the association,
and the stableford competition is played for
on an annual basis with the profit from the
competition fees and raffle donated to a local
charity. Local knowledge proved useful and
with a score of 113 points Brenda Mills,
Carole Smith, Diane Harvey and Marie
Palmer were the winners, closely followed by
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Golf meets
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Northern Golfer Mind Games
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Setup as a platform for business
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In the family
Andrew Watkin collected the
top prize in Castle Eden’s Men’s
Captain’s Day as his sister Rebecca
won the Ladies’ Captain’s Day.
Andrew’s 42 points was enough
to beat the three players tied for
second by two shots in captain
Phillip Hardboard’s event. Ryan
Dixon collected the gross prize as
Clive Brooker won the vets prize.
In the ladies’ event, Rebecca
recorded 38 points to beat Margaret
English by two points.
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development
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Durham,
presents
Houghtonle-Spring
GC with its
GolfMark
award with
(left to right)
Margaret
Shaw, David
Freeman and
Ann Young
Houghton makes
its mark
National award for club recognises its development work
D
urham club Houghton-le-Spring
has won a national award from
England Golf.
The Copt Hill club has received
the GolfMark award which is the official seal of
approval for clubs which successfully work to
develop the game.
The club was recently awarded a Sport
England grant to improve existing practice
facilities and develop a six-hole pitch and putt
course which is aimed at encouraging those who
have never played the game or those who wish
to improve.
The club also recently held an open day which
showcased its facilities as well as promoting
a variety of membership offers and coaching
sessions, and links are continually being
developed between local schools and businesses
with a view to ensuring the wider community
A place on the Sam Torrance
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Ann Young, who worked with Joanna Ellison
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“This award helps us to spread that message
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MINISLAM
Andy’s
mini slam
Northumberland county captain Andy Minnikin looks
back at an incredible year, and to the future of county golf,
with Dean Bailey
A
mateur golf has come a long way.
With the introduction of England Golf
training camps, the growth of English
youngsters in the US college system and
the opportunity to turn professional and play for
big prizes as a teenager, there are fewer and fewer
amateurs at the elite and county levels playing the
game as a hobby.
That landscape makes the fact Andy Minnikin has
won each of this year’s Northumberland strokeplay
events even more impressive.
The 35-year-old, who balances a career with
the Ministry of Justice and a young family with
the Northumberland County captaincy has won
the North & South, 72-hole Strokeplay, County
Championship 36-hole qualifying and Fenwick-Smith
trophies this season.
We meet at Minnikin’s home club,
Northumberland, the morning after his return from
the Big Six on the Isle of Man where his team finished
fourth - just six shots behind winners Lancashire and
within a week of Minnikin finishing his ‘career slam’
with victory at Bellingham Golf Club in the FenwickSmith Trophy.
“The Fenwick-Smith was the culmination of a
great season for me personally,” Minnikin begins enjoying one of his few days off the golf course in the
last three months.
“I needed that trophy to compete the ‘career slam’
of county events, and I’m now part of an elite group
of players who’ve won all five county titles, which is
an incredible feeling.
“I’d only won one county title before 2013 so to
produce the golf I have in the last three years has been
an amazing experience. It proves it’s never too late to
work on your game and to push on to another level.”
Minnikin’s victory at Bellingham followed a
packed schedule, which began with the qualifying
rounds for the County Championship.
He led the field at Morpeth after 36 holes with
two rounds of 70 – finishing two strokes ahead
of City of Newcastle’s Phil Ridden. Minnikin had
however already stated his intention to compete in
Final Qualifying for the Open Championship and the
English Mid-Amateur Championship at his home
club the same week and will therefore not receive the
Renwick Medal.
“I know I was the best player on the day at
Morpeth so although I don’t get the trophy, I took a
huge amount of confidence from that and carried it
on into a busy week,” he explains.
In Final Qualifying, having qualified at his home
club following a five-man playoff, Minnikin would go
on to finish in a tie for 37th place.
Later that week, in the Mid-Amateur, he recorded
rounds of 71, 72 and 73 to finish second, six shots
behind Durham’s Richard Aisbitt at the club which
has been his home for a little more than two years
having made the switch from Gosforth Golf Club.
“It’s been a great year for Northumberland,
hosting the Logan Trophy and qualifying for the
Open Championship, and I know everyone here is
proud of the club.
“Playing a major event around your home course
does add a little bit of pressure. I know I could have
been a lot closer to Richard had the putter been
remotely warm that week – averaging 33 putts a
round just didn’t cut it.”
In the most gruelling event of the season, the
72-hole Strokeplay Championship played over two
days at Newcastle United, Minnikin finished in a tie
with Jonathan Richardson following rounds of 73,
69, 74 and 76 in tough conditions. He would go on
to win the two-hole playoff, picking up the trophy
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MINISLAM
he first won as a 23-year-old in 2003
at Northumberland.
“The four round event is far more
suited to the younger guys,” he jokes.
“The conditions made it even tougher
so it was a great feeling to win my
second title of the year - 12 years after I
first won that trophy.
“Your first win is massive and I still
remember my rounds of 69, 69, 75, 68
and playing with Andy Paisley in the
final round.”
The event which began his
incredible season, the North & South
Trophy at City of Newcastle, came at
the perfect time for Minnikin following
a winter of competitive golf and work
with his coach and friend Paisley.
“We started a winter order of merit
last year to get the county players
together; that worked really well for
me. Staying sharp over the winter,
winning three of those five events, as
well as being able to take what I was
working on with Andy onto the course
gave me a lot of confidence going into
the North & South at a course I know
very well.
“I’m competitive by nature, but
to have those events was definitely
one of the reasons for my quick start
this season.”
Minnikin, who teamed up with
Paisley two years ago having had
a knee reconstruction, has fully
committed to his coach’s working
practises and teaching. “The steps I’ve
made this year are really down to hard
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Andy
Minnikin
work with Andy and committing to practising
and improving. When you get that little bit of
success it makes you push on and work even
harder to achieve more.
“Andy’s great to work with; we’ve known
each other for more than 20 years and I’ve
learned a great deal from him. I now understand
the processes of playing my best golf and the
importance of the routines which underpin
good golf.
“Having the support of my partner Michelle
has also been massive and has given me the
chance to play as much golf as I do while
balancing time with our family.”
As well as working on his own game, Minnikin
manages and promotes county golf in his role as
county captain.
“I’ve been working hard to open the door to
county golf. If you go out, play in county events
and perform there is a place in the county side
for you – no matter where you’re from or who
you are.
“The most frustrating thing for every county
captain is getting the best team you can together
on a regular basis.
“The young guys have to put England ahead of
the county and I fully understand that they have
bigger futures than county golf. We’re a small
county and the depth isn’t there - that will always
be the biggest struggle for every county captain.
“There is also the issue of players wanting to
be part of the county team. I made my debut in
1999 and to get that green jumper was a highlight
of my golfing career. It doesn’t seem to be as big a
deal for players now. We need guys to come out of
their bubbles, put their neck on the line and play
for the side and improve as players in the process.
County golf is the pinnacle of most players
careers and we need more guys to commit to
being part of it.”
The lack of commitment to county golf is
one of Minnikin’s biggest struggles. This year’s
Fenwick-Smith Trophy was almost cancelled
due to a lack of support and Minnikin is working
hard to ensure that doesn’t happen again.
“It’s absurd really, the reduction in
attendance for county events.
“When I was coming up in the county scene,
four handicappers would be balloted out of
the county championship. Now we only have
40-50 players taking part in our biggest event.
We need to make some changes to the events
to encourage more players to take part and
improve their own game in the process.
“We have more than 175 golfers with two
handicap or better and more than 750 category
one players.
“We also need to move the events around
more. Morpeth is a great course but it has
hosted three events in as many years and we
need to see a range of courses being involved to
attract players.”
With work to do as county captain, what
does the future hold for Minnikin on the course?
“The passion for county golf is still there. I’d
like to get to 100 caps to Northumberland in 3-4
years time.
“Also, when I do give up the county
captaincy, I’d like to leave the post in a better
position than I took on so we need to progress
and grow.
“Personally, now I’m a mid-amateur, I’d like
to get my hands on a national title.”
Plenty still to do then, good thing he’s
decided to hit some balls rather than having a
full day off...
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An Open Championship at St
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was a surprise to many, but there
were some very good lessons all
golfers can learn from the now twotime major champion.
One thing really stood out for
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He mentions ‘trust’ on a number of
occasions. When I am working with
amateur and professional players
this is a word that is also frequently
used on the negative side.
Trust is crucial for success on the
golf course and is one of the biggest
things I work on with players.
Firstly, players need to understand
what a trust mindset is.
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Home
chance for
trio
Durham City’s winning
trio Jack Richardson, Graeme
Marchbank and Andrew Bell
with Durham County President
Graham Hope
Durham City trio Andrew Bell,
Graeme Marchbank and Jack
Richardson earned a second
successive crack at the English
Champion Club title.
And this time they will be on
home ground when the final is
held just down the road from their
Littleburn course.
The City team will be among
the favourites for this year’s
championship when it takes place
at Brancepeth Castle on September
19-20 after a narrow two-shot
victory over Wynyard in the Durham
County Clubs Championship at
Dinsdale Spa.
Richardson was the anchor man
with rounds of 70-73 to be one
under-par while Bell shot 76-75 and
Marchbank 73-75 for a 10-over par
total of 442.
The Wynyard team was two
shots back with Steve Burn 77-73,
Matthew Hayes 75-78 and Andrew
Wilson posting an excellent threeunder-par 69-72, a score matched
by Durham County and English MidAmateur Champion Richard Asibitt
with 70-71 as Brancepeth finished
fourth on 450, the same score as
Seaton Carew.
Last year, City finished 11th at
Trentham with Richardson doing his
bit with 73-69 and Bell finished one
over-par but Marchbank had one of
those days all golfers dread and will
be determined to put that right next
month at Brancepeth.
They’ll be joined by
Northumberland champions City
of Newcastle and Bingley St Ives,
winners of the Yorkshire Team event.
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The
successful
Durham
County Boys
team
Durham boys on
the march
Second successive win sees county champions take
on England’s best
D
urham is off to the English Boys
National Finals again after winning
the Northern Counties Championship
for the second year in a row.
And the team is looking for sponsors to
help with the costs of sending the boys down to
Norfolk to play in the National Finals at Kings
Lynn on August 25-27.
Last year, Durham finished runners-up to
Essex in the national event and aims to go one
better this time after the six-man team emerged
on top of the Northern group, which also involves
Northumberland, Cumbria, Yorkshire, Lancashire,
Cheshire and Isle of Man.
Chris Handy (South Moor), Aaron McManus
(Darlington), James Wilson (Tyneside), Jack
Ainscough (Hartlepool), Ryan Dixon (Castle
Eden), Thomas Harbord (Castle Eden) and reserve
Will Marshall (Heworth) delivered at Seascale in
Cumbria in windy conditions.
They were 16 behind Lancashire but pulled
off an amazing comeback to win the title by two
strokes - Ryan Dixon parring the last when he only
needed a bogey to win the title for Durham.
James Wilson also recorded the best
individual round with a 73, two over-par, and
the Durham lads are determined to bring back
the national title this time. Anyone interested
in helping with sponsorship should contact
Durham County Union secretary Jonathan Ward
on (0191) 374 0788.
Meanwhile, Jack Ainscough has also sealed
a place in the England Schools team to face
Scotland next month.
He clinched one of the eight places by
finishing joint second in the English Schools
National Boys Championship with a two-round
146 at Peterborough just one shot behind winner
Joseph Bannan, from Manchester.
Ainscough will now be in the team to face
Scotland at Kilmarnock on September 14, and
he also added a tied ninth place in the McGregor
Trophy at Wallasey with rounds of 72-70-74-79 as
Spain’s Ignacio Puente won the title.
Hallamshire’s Barclay Brown (71-77-7169) was fourth and Alex Fitzpatrick, younger
brother of Matt, was fifth with rounds of 69, 77,
77 and 66.
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Coatham Mundeville,
Darlington, DL1 3LU
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TOURNAMENT SET-UP
Throughout the season, many golf
courses will work towards hosting
an event or competition, be it
Captains Day, Club Championships
or various golf days.
Here at Rockliffe Hall, we
were fortunate enough to host
the William Hunt Trilby Tour
Matchplay Final.
These events are always the
perfect way to showcase the
golf course. In the lead up to
the event, around two weeks
before, the mowing regime is
increased, continuously mowing
stripes to enhance the definition
and improving playability of each
individual playing surface.
The putting surfaces also benefit
from increased mowing to improve
green speeds, along with light verticutting and grooming to thin the
turf sward, reducing ball friction.
On the day of the event, all
efforts are concentrated into
mowing and course set-up. The
fairways are mown and debris
removed, tees are mown and
switched, markers and any signage
set up for the day’s play.
The greens are mown and
rolled with vibrating rollers, and
then finally the hole is changed
and sprayed with competition paint
for presentation.
The course is then inspected
hole by hole before the first tee time
to ensure it is in perfect condition.
Here at Rockliffe Hall, we aim
to give the golfer the ultimate
experience and try to have the
course prepared to as near to
tournament standard as possible on
a daily basis.
This also helps when it comes to
the bigger tournaments as it means
we are on top of the majority of jobs
making the work load easier.
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www.bellinghamgolfclub.com
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Houlding
his nerve
Will power
H
Will Whiteoak is presented
with the Tillman Trophy
Will Whiteoak joined illustrious
company in winning the prestigious
Tillman Trophy - and he did it in
record-breaking style.
The Shipley golfer shot rounds
of 66, 69, 66 and 69 for a record
low score of 270 and a five-shot win
at Moor Park - adding his name on
the trophy alongside that of Ernie
Els, Ross Fisher, Peter Baker, Simon
Wakefield and Phil Parkin.
“It is nice to have a trophy at
home with Els’ name on it,” he said.
“It looks a bit like the Word Cup
and I don’t have to hand it back
until next May.” The previous best
total was 271 set by European Tour
player Dave Coupland in 2010.
Moortown’s David Houlding proved a
chip of the old block when he triumphed
in the second playing of the Vardon Grip
Trophy at Harrogate.
The tournament attracted a record field of more
than 60 players, and while Adam Chapman put in
a good defence of his title, Houlding, grandson of
former Moortown professional Brian Hutchinson
and who is currently on a golf scholarship in the
USA, produced a fine 67 to set the first round pace.
The competition was reduced to 27 holes
following a thunderstorm during which a bolt of
lightning struck a tree on the first hole. Fortunately
the klaxon had gone and all players were back in
the clubhouse enjoying lunch and with Houlding
reaching the turn in 35, he was declared winner
by three shots from clubmate Ben Firth and
Windermere’s Chapman.
Harrogate secretary Ruth Skaife-Clarke said:
“We’re delighted to have a recognised Yorkshire
Order of Merit event and it is particularly pleasing
to have attracted such a strong field of competitors
from Yorkshire and beyond.
Vardon Grip Trophy winner David Houlding
with Harrogate captain Stan Fearnley (left) and
club chairman John Robinson
“The competitors were pleased with the goodie
bags we gave them on arrival and thanks go to the
professionals for supplying free range balls for the
event. The course was beautifully presented by head
greenkeeper Paul Mitchell and his team and we look
forward to this tournament going from strength to
strength in the future.”
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Birtley Golf Club
Portobello Road, Birtley, DH3 2LR
t: 0191 4102207 e: [email protected]
The winning Richmond team
Rich pickings
Golf in the Scottish Borders
Traditional country inn ideally situated
for playing MINTO, THE HIRSEL,plus
many more. 12 en-suite bedrooms with tv,
wi-fi, tea/coffee making facililties, Sky tv.
Restaurant and bar serving excellent home
cooked food and cask ales (good pub guide)
Richmond celebrates a brilliant
league double
R
ichmond Golf Club
scooped the Yorkshire
Second Division and
Third Division titles to put
a real gloss on the season.
Ryan Howe, Mike Henson and
Chris Bradley won the second
division championship at Wakefield
and best on the day was Bradley
after posting 142 (69-73).
That helped Richmond to a
total of 439, beating Wheatley in to
second place by seven shots.
The same team won the third
division crown at Cookridge Hall
with a final score of 436, 14 shots
clear of their nearest rivals Selby.
Richmond captain Adrian
Brakenberry said: “Every player was
absolutely superb - a real credit
to our club, but special thanks
must also go to our caddies, our
supporters and sponsors, whose
backing made such a difference.”
The Auld
Cross Keys Inn
STAY & PLAY - £75 per night -on
two people sharing
(2 course evening meal, B&B, 18
holes at Minto Golf Club)
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The Green, Denholm, Scottish Borders, TD9 8NU
Banks is
BOSS
N
ewton Aycliffe’s John
Banks is sporting a
limited-edition BOSS
watch for achieving a
hole-in-one.
The 37-year-old seven
handicapper scored his ace on
the 148-yard, par three 12th at
Woodham and was rewarded
with membership of the exclusive
BOSS Watches H1Club and
a specially-commissioned,
commemorative timepiece.
BOSS has pledged to reward club
golfers with an exclusive watch for
every hole-in-one recorded during
a club competition in 2015 after
giving away more than £1m-worth
John Banks
of limited-edition timepieces since
its launch in 2013 and Banks is
among the latest to achieve the feat
this year.
Meanwhile, Barnard Castle’s
Graham Shipman will also have no
excuse for missing his next tee-time
after also winning a BOSS watch for
achieving a hole-in-one.
Nineteen-handicapper Graham
Shipman, 53, scored his ace on
the 165-yard, par three 11th at
Barnard Castle.
We promise our visitors a very warm welcome and the
opportunity to play a real championship golf course
that has just co-hosted the Men’s English Amateur
Championship.
Why not look at our Summer Packages, Twighlight Offers
or perhaps our 2016 Open Days, by visiting
www.pannalgolfclub.co.uk or contacting Managing
Secretary, Neil Douglas on 01423 872628
Whether you visit as an individual or part of a society we
can offer a complete package to suit your budget and
ensure you will be determined to play Pannal again.
Come over to Pannal – Yorkshire Golf at its best!
Follifoot Road, Pannal, Harrogate, HG3 1ES
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COURSEREVIEW
Pannal’s for champions
Photographs: copyright James Drake Photography
Alan Hedley is put to the test on a magnificent course in Yorkshire
P
annal is one of very few golf courses
in Yorkshire to have hosted Open
Championship Regional Qualifying and
it’s easy to see why.
This is a beautiful heathland and woodland
course which proves you don’t need to have
a 7,000-yard plus layout to provide a serious
golfing test.
At 6,614 yards, it might be considered short
by some given the massive hitting standards of
today, but there is no question Pannal can still
test the best.
It’s also famous for its views of Almscliffe
Crag to the west, the Vale of York to the east and
from the signature 17th hole to the north across
a green valley to the impressive Crimple Viaduct
and the spa town of Harrogate.
There’s no easy start. The first is a formidable
tree-lined 438-yard par four which demands
accuracy from the tee and to avoid the three
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bunkers lying in wait at the green. A testing
right to left dog-leg par four of more than 400
yards follows with out of bounds left of the green
followed by a terrific par three of around 150
yards with a green guarded by four bunkers and a
severe slope.
If your score is around par after that start,
you’re doing very well because there is the hint
of a birdie chance at the dog-leg par five fourth
and big hitters will be looking to make it in two,
but there’s gorse beyond the trees right and two
bunkers on the approach plus a deep greenside
bunker and swale on the right of the green.
A sweeping 400-yard dog-leg with a sloping
fairway with trees and deep rough left and more
trees and gorse right follows with a green cut into
the side of the hill and protected by three bunkers.
The sixth is another sweeping dog-leg with
a blind tee shot and a hog’s back fairway with
heather, trees and gorse - a real cracker and the
second shot is just as intimidating with the green
guarded by a large bunker right, a small quarry
left and out of bounds to the rear. No wonder it’s
stroke one on the card.
There’s a chance to get something back at the
next three holes, all tree-lined, but all shortish par
fours of under 400 yards.
A lovely little par three starts the back nine and
it’s a good chance to pick up another shot, but it
is played through a funnel of trees to a small, wellprotected green.
Big hitters will fancy their chances again at the
double dog-leg par five 11th, but there is out of
bounds down the left and bunkers down the right.
There’s also bunkers on the left and right of the
two-tier classic Mackenzie-style green.
A long par four of 450 yards plus follows
and trees are everywhere plus it’s a small green
protected by two bunkers, no wonder it’s stroke
two, but a shortish par five of 488 yards follows
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FACT FILE
CONTACT
The Pannal Golf Club
Follifoot Road, Pannal, Harrogate
North Yorkshire, England, HG3 1ES
Tel 01423 872 628
Pro shop: 01423 872 620
Email [email protected]
web www.pannalgolfclub.co.uk
GREEN FEES
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Weekends and Bank Holidays £75
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£100 (limited times available)
Visitor packages available
TOTAL DISTANCE
White tees - 6,614 yards
Yellow tees - 6,406 yards
Red tees - 5,839 yards
and while it’s uphill - which makes it play
longer than the yardage suggests and trees line
the hole on both sides from tee to green - it’s an
opportunity for a birdie.
As is the 360-yard 14th as long as you stay
out of the trees while the small green is well
protected by three bunkers and a steep run off.
Sample the view here.
The 15th might be a long par three, but it’s
played slightly downhill and has a generous
green. Avoid the three greenside bunkers and
you have another birdie chance.
You may need it as 16, although a shortish
par five, is played uphill with a semi-blind tee
shot and it gets very tight at around 270 yards.
Two bunkers guard the entrance to the
green which is long, narrow and slopes from
back to front.
The 17th is the signature hole at Pannal (see
fact file) and it is part of a great finish with the
18th played from an elevated tee with views of
the clubhouse and Crimple Valley.
It plays a little shorter than its 355 yards, but
stay away from Drury Spring and the trees and
thick rough beyond.
There is more room left than you think
but too far left and out of bounds awaits.
Get it right and the second shot is played
to a generous green, protected by two
greenside bunkers.
FEATURES
18 holes tree-lined heathland course
Excellent clubhouse with bar, TV room
(Sky TV) and restaurant plus lounge and
Centenary Terrace overlooking the course
Changing rooms with showers and towels
Plenty of car parking
Well-stocked professionals shop with PGA
Professional tuition including golf studio
with the latest technology, custom fit,
equipment,trolley and buggy hire
Extensive practice ground (hire range balls)
Putting green
Practice bunkers
Par three short course
Pannal is no stranger
to hosting top events
- from Open qualifying
to this year’s English
Amateur Championship.
In September it will
stage the Northern
Counties Strokeplay
Championship for the third
consecutive year.
Other prestigious
tournaments held here in
recent years include the
North of England Under
16s and the Yorkshire
County Championship.
Top golfers from the UK
and Ireland are expected
to compete in the North
of England Championship
in September - a World
Amateur Golf Ranking
event and the final fixture
of the Titliest Footjoy
England Order of Merit.
CADDY’S TIP
Accuracy off the tee with the tree-lined
fairways, gorse and heather is essential, as
is a good putting stroke, so get practising
SIGNATURE HOLE
The par three 17th and not merely for the
finest views on the course. The approach
on this 190-yard hole is well-guarded and
the long, narrow, left to right sloping green
is cunningly cut into the side of a hill.
Going left or right is not an option!
The views across the valley towards
Crimple Viaduct and Harrogate are
quite stunning
ALAN HEDLEY’S VERDICT
A testing championship course with
fantastic views and a clubhouse with
excellent facilities
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P L AY YO R K SH I R E ’ S O L D E S T AN D ONLY
CH A MP I ON SH I P TR U E L I N K S C O URSE
VISITORS AND S OCIETIES WELCOME
Green Fees - £28 round
Packages from £28 (8+)
Other packages available on request or visit
our website
August & September 2015 Specials
Monday – Friday (after 11am)
Play off any tee for £25 golf only and receive
a £10 reduction off a further visit
OPEN COMPETITIONS
August
23rd - Gents 4BBB £20 a pair
27th -Juniors Open £4pp
28th - L adies Open £30 a team
29th - Mayors Cup £8pp
30th - Mixed Open £30 a team
31st - Open 3 Man £30 a team
To book a tee time or for further
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CLEVELAND GOLF CLUB
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SUMMERDEALS
Late
summer
savers
Call your friends, grab your clubs and enjoy
the last of the summer sunshine at golf
clubs across the region
SLALEY HALL
The two courses at Slaley Hall, the Hunting and the Priestman,
are rightly ranked among the very best in our region. Set in more
than 1,000 acres of Northumberland moorland and forest, the
championship golf courses are stern tests – the Hunting Course has
hosted European, European Seniors, EuroPro Tour and PGA events.
The Hunting requires great ability to play anywhere near to your
handicap; the front nine is among the toughest stretches in the country,
requiring long and straight tee shots, accurate approaches and an
excellent putting stroke. The ninth, often switched to the 18th for major
events, is widely regarded as one of the toughest par fours you will find
in the region.
Designed by Dave Thomas, the lush sweeping fairways, rolling
moorland, streams and lakes, towering trees and banks of rhododendrons
combine to provide an air of peace and tranquillity and a golfing
experience you’ll never forget.
Slaley Hall, Slaley, Hexham Northumberland, NE47 0BX
tel 01434 673 350, www.qhotels.co.uk/slaley-hall
Wynyard Golf Club
An exceptional golf experience
Winter Golf
1st October 2015 – 30th April 2016
Winter 4 Ball – £29 per head
Coffee & Bacon Rolls followed by
18 Holes on the Championship Wellington Course.
(minimum of 4 players required)
Winter 2 Ball - £35 per head
Coffee & Bacon Rolls followed by 18 Holes on the
Championship Wellington Course.
Contact Golf Bookings on 01740 644399 ext. 22 or
email [email protected] to reserve your tee time
www.wynyardgolfclub.co.uk
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ALLENDALE GOLF CLUB
Allendale Golf Club, which sits in the Northumberland Area of
Outstanding Natural Beauty is one of the club’s every golfer from our
region should play at least once.
With stunning views of the Northumberland countryside, the course,
which measures 4,681 yards and is framed by rolling hills to the south
and west, is a welcome break from the modern courses where you often
find you require the driver from the tee on all but the par threes. This is a
beautiful course, which is a real pleasure to play.
Allendale Golf Club, High Studdon, Allendale, NE47 9DH
tel 07005 808 246, www.allendale-golf.com
CLEVELAND GOLF CLUB
A championship links in every sense, Cleveland Golf Club has a long
tradition of producing top golfers and will test the very best when played
at its full 6,921 yards.
The rolling links are easy to walk and well protected with bunkering
developed by a number of architects including Harry Colt and Donald
Steel over the years.
Cleveland Golf Club, Majuba Road, Redcar, Cleveland, TS10 5BJ
tel 01642 471 798, www.cleveland-golf-club.com
EAGLESCLIFFE GOLF CLUB
On the banks of the River Tees and with the Cleveland Hills as a
backdrop, Eaglescliffe Golf Club is widely regarded as one of Teesside’s
most picturesque golf courses.
Though beautiful, the course is a stern test with rolling fairways and
sloping greens, and it has tested many of the region’s best players in its
101-year history.
Eaglescliffe Golf Club, Yarm Road, Eaglescliffe, Stockton-on-Tees
TS16 0DQ, tel 01642 780 238, www.eaglescliffegolfclub.co.uk
Cally Palace
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COOKRIDGE HALL GOLF CLUB
The golf course at Cookridge Hall offers spectacular views across the
Yorkshire Dales. The par-72 layout, just 15 minutes from the centre
of Leeds, measures 6,788 yards from the back tees and can present a
stern test for the bigger hitter.
Accuracy is demanded at Cookridge Hall no matter which tees you play
from with a number of water hazards and strategically placed bunkers
waiting to catch anything off line. The 18th at Cookridge is a great
finishing hole, fittingly named Temptation. The short par four presents
players with a choice between going for the green and glory while flirting
with the water hazard, or playing safe.
Cookridge Hall Golf Club, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS16 7NL
tel 0113 230 0641, www.cookridgehall.co.uk
SUMMERDEALS
THE HIRSEL GOLF CLUB
The Hirsel Golf Club has long been a must-visit course for those travelling
north from the region. Its mixture of tall trees, tight dog-legs and
immaculate greens makes it a stern test.
Minutes from Coldstream, The Hirsel offers a friendly welcome and
a layout which golfers of all abilities will enjoy, as well as a number of
opportunities to make birdies and throw away a good score as you make
your way down the closing stretch – all of which makes for a great tale
to tell in the well appointed and friendly clubhouse after your round. It
may take a few visits to learn the secret to unlocking the Hirsel, but we
recommend giving it a go.
Hirsel Golf Club, Kelso Road, Coldstream, Berwickshire, TD12 4NJ
tel 01890 882 678, www.hirselgc.co.uk
LONGHIRST HALL GOLF CLUB
A EuroPro Tour host venue for the last five years, the championship
courses at Longhirst have matured fantastically in the last 10 years.
The two courses at Longhirst present two great tests of golf in rolling
Northumberland countryside.
The Lakes course is a demanding layout where players are rewarded for
accuracy from the tee.
With water playing a part on 15 holes finding the fairway on the Lakes
is key. The Dawson course, which hosted the EuroPro Tour this season,
gives players a little more room from the tee.
Both courses are always presented superbly, with particularly
fast greens at the height of the season. Longhirst is also home to a
new state-of-the art driving range, which is home to junior academy
coaching as well as being open for the use of members, visitors and the
general public.
Longhirst Hall Golf Club, Morpeth, NE61 3LL, tel 01670 791 562
www.longhirstgolf.co.uk
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NOW £159
GREEN FEES SPECIAL
Manic Monday- £7.50 PER ROUND
Wacky Wednesday £10 PER ROUND
OPEN GOLF DAY
Thursday 24th September-all welcome,
please call 0191 3701757 to enter
e: [email protected]
Grange Villa, Chester le Street, DH2 3NF
www.roseberrygrange.com
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EMAIL: [email protected], TELEPHONE: 0191 4384223
Heworth Golf Club Gingling Gate,
Heworth, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear,
NE10 8XY
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LATE SUMMER
GOLF SPECIAL
AUGUST & SEPTEMBER 2015 ONLY
18 HOLES + CHEFS SPECIAL
£22pp WEEKDAYS - £24pp WEEKENDS
AFTER 2pm AND MUST BE PRE BOOKED
CONTACT THE PRO SHOP ON 01287 624653
VISITORS & SOCIETIES ALWAYS WELCOME
SALTBURN GOLF CLUB
Design by James Braid
VISIT WWW.SALTBURNGOLF.CO.UK
SALTBURN GOLF CLUB, HOB HILL, SALTBURN BY THE SEA, CLEVELAND, TS12 1NJ
SUMMERDEALS
MORPETH GOLF CLUB
Just outside the old market town, the parkland course at Morpeth Golf
Club offers fantastic panoramic views of the Northumberland countryside
including the picturesque Cheviot Hills and features a host of challenges
from tricky par fives and challenging par threes to a number of short par
fours which offer the chance of a birdie or two.
Measuring 6,341 yards off the medal tees and with a par of 71, golfers
of all levels will enjoy a day at Morpeth.
Morpeth Golf Club, Loansdean, Morpeth, NE61 2BT
tel 01670 504 942, www.morpethgolf.co.uk
NEWCASTLE UNITED GOLF CLUB
Newcastle United Golf Club, situated on Nuns Moor just outside the city
centre, is a haven for golfers flooding into and out of the city.
One of the longer courses in our list at 6,638 yards, Newcastle United
is a favourite among many of the region’s top golfers who regularly
compete for Northumberland county honours over the moorland.
Newcastle United Golf Club, Ponteland Road, Newcastle, NE5 3JW
tel 0191 286 9998, www.newcastleunitedgolfclub.co.uk
RAVENSWORTH GOLF CLUB
One of the oldest clubs in the North East, the golf course at Ravensworth
offers panoramic views over the surrounding countryside and The Angel
of the North. With undulating fairways and a number of changes in
elevation to contend with, this 5,913-yard parkland course has produced
more than 250 county and England caps since 1950.
A down-to-earth Geordie club, the welcome at Ravensworth is warm
and the clubhouse is open to visitors from near and far alike.
Ravensworth Golf Club, Angel View, Long Bank Eighton Banks
Gateshead, NE9 7NE, tel 0191 487 6014
www.ravensworthgolfclub.co.uk
Wilton Golf Club
18-hole Parkland Course
Situated close to the A19 it is ideally located
for visitors from the north and south
NEW SEASON OFFERS
EAGLESCLIFFE
GOLF CLUB
Founded 1914
4 Ball £60.00 - Round of Golf after 12pm
£15.00
Nestled beside the River Tees with the Cleveland Hills as a backdrop,
the course has been described by Golf Monthly magazine as a ‘hidden
gem’ of English golf.
18 Holes of Golf
This 6289 yard James Braid course is both picturesque and demanding
due to the nature of the rolling terrain and sloping greens which
provides a challenge for both novice and experienced golfers alike.
8 or more people Bacon Sandwich & Coffee
followed by 1 Course Meal
£22.00pp
For Ladies that Lunch
we are now serving Afternoon Teas
please phone for details
Telephone the Secretary, Claire Harvey
on 01642 465265 or email [email protected]
Wilton Castle
Redcar TS10 4QY • www.wiltongolfclub.co.uk
Golf Societies, Corporate Golf Days and
Captain’s Away Days..............We will tailor packages to your
requirements.
Check our website for
Reduced Green Fee Dates in August
For all enquiries or to arrange a visit, please contact Martin Ball
on 01642 780238 or email [email protected]
MEMBERSHIP AVAILABLE
FROM £350
“Home of European Senior Tour Player
and Teaching Professional
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2015 OPENS
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Please Book online on our website www.eaglescliffegolfclub.co.uk
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SUMMERDEALS
RICHMOND (YORKS) GOLF CLUB
One of the shortest courses on our list, Richmond (Yorks) makes up for its lack of length with a mix of five stunning par threes, which may well be the best
mix of short holes in the region. The Richmond layout offers the perfect blend of tight doglegs, tree-lined fairways and birdie opportunities. The key to good
scoring at Richmond is a sensible approach from the tee and a hot putter. The undulating greens offer a great deal of defence – take an extra few minutes on
the putting green. You’ll thank us later! The finishing hole at Richmond offers a great story for the end of every visit. A par three played through a narrow gap
in the thick trees to a green sitting on the edge of the clubhouse veranda; birdies are met with warm applause, while not making it out of the trees may result
in a few laughs from your companions.
Richmond (Yorks) Golf Club, Bend Hagg, Richmond, North Yorkshire, DL10 5EX, tel 01748 823 231, www.richmondyorksgolfclub.co.uk
Westfield Lane, Ryton, Tyne & Wear, NE40 3QE
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the benefits that go with it – at a justifiable cost.
An ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION of £300.00 (+ county
and national golf levies) places 100 GOLF POINTS on
your membership swipe card. Each time you play points
are simply deducted from your account (fewer points are
required to play at quiet times on the course and
more points at busier times)
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Yafforth Road, Northallerton, North Yorkshire, DL7 0PE, T&C’s Apply
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SUMMERDEALS
ROMANBY GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB
As tough as it is stunning, Romanby Golf and Country Club sits on the
River Wiske and follows the natural contours of the North Yorkshire
landscape with an array of water features, including the river.
The greens here have been constructed to a modified USGA
specification which means you will find excellent surface right through to
the end of the summer. It is also long enough at 6,663 yards off the back
tees, 6,405 from the yellow tees, and 5,635 off the red tees to provide a
real challenge.
Romanby Golf and Country Club, Yafforth Road, Northallerton
DL7 0PE, tel 01609 778 855, www.romanby.com
ROSEBERRY GRANGE COMMUNITY GOLF CLUB
Built on the site of the former High Handenhold Colliery, the Roseberry
Grange Community golf course opened in 1987 and has been run by
members since July 2011. The rolling landscape offers a number of
chances to build a good score, while trouble waits for any mis-struck shot
into the green. Expect a warm welcome and great day’s golf.
Roseberry Grange Community Golf Club, Chester-le-Street, DH2 3NF
tel 0191 370 0660, www.roseberrygrange.com
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SALTBURN-BY-THE-SEA GOLF CLUB
Sitting above the town of Saltburn and offering stunning views out over
the North Sea, Saltburn Golf Club measures 5,974 yards with a par of
70. The highlight of any round here is the par threes; all four are worth of
signature hole status.
The 222-yard 12th got our vote with its element of risk and reward
with the left side of the green well defended by a long carry over thick
bushes while the right side offers a simple chip and a chance to save par.
Saltburn-by-the-Sea Golf Club, Hob Hill, Saltburn-by-the-Sea
Cleveland, TS12 1NJ, tel 01287 622 812, www.saltburngolf.co.uk
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SEAHAM GOLF CLUB
Seaham is a fine challenge with its fast greens, which remain some of
the best around long into September. Tucked away close to the centre
of a former mining village on the Durham coast, the course measures a
little over 6,000 yards. It’s main defence is large, undulating greens and
we recommend more than just a few whacks on the putting green before
you head out (you’ll thank us later!), and avoid leaving yourself above
the hole.
The key to Seaham is patience; position yourself in the fairway, hit the
right part of the green and you’ll find it a delight to play.
Seaham Golf Club, Shrewsbury St, Seaham SR7 7RD
tel 0191 513 0837, www.seahamgolfclub.co.uk
TYNESIDE GOLF CLUB
Formed in 1879, Tyneside Golf Club is among the oldest clubs in the
North East of England, having been established in 1879. The club has a
history of connections with some of the game’s greatest names - from the
initial nine-hole course being designed by Mungo Park (Open Champion
1874 and club pro at Alnmouth) to Willie Park Junior, the Club’s first
professional, to the current Ryton Falls course being established in 1911
and designed by Harry Colt.
The course is renowned for the quality of its greens and its year-round
playability. In recent years the club has also been working on maintaining
and restoring the course’s ‘Colt’ elements.
Although not long, you will hit every club in your bag and it takes years
to unlock all of the course’s secrets.
Perched high on the ‘Falls’ of old Ryton village, the course is tucked
away in tranquil surroundings and enjoys magnificent views over the
River Tyne and the beautiful Tyne valley.
Tyneside Golf Club, Westfield Lane, Ryton, NE40 3QE
tel 0191 413 2742, www.tynesidegolfclub.co.uk
No1 Choice for Captain’s Trips and Away Days
2014 GolfMark Club Of The Year Winners
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Tel: 0113 230 0641 www.cookridgehall.co.uk
Cookridge Hall Golf Club, Cookridge Lane, Leeds, LS16 7NL
SUMMERDEALS
WYNYARD GOLF CLUB
Wynyard’s Wellington course offers a tough enough test with its undulating
fairways, well-placed bunkers and punishing rough. Avoid all of that and
you’ll find one of our region’s best presented courses with fast, true greens
throughout the summer months.
Wynyard Golf Club, Wellington Drive, Billingham, Cleveland, TS22 5QJ
tel 01740 644 399, www.wynyardgolfclub.co.uk
Ravensworth Golf Club
www.ravensworthgolfclub.co.uk
TWILIGHT GOLF SPECIAL
Reduced Green fee after 2 pm
Only £15pp or £50 for a 4 Ball - Save £££’s
Valid until 30th September 2015
Numbers are limited so be sure to book early
Please contact the Pro Shop on 0191 5342518
Must QUOTE NG 36 to qualify
Memberships - August till End December 2015
7 Day £210 5 Day £175 Juniors Aged 7 to 14 FREE
Flexible Memberships also available
All Memberships include DCGU & England Golf Fees
SUMMER OPENS
17th September - Seniors 4 Man Texas Scramble - £28 per team
19th September - Tom Sellars 4BBB - £18 per pair
VISITOR GREEN FEES
Monday & Wednesday Only £12 per person (max 4 ball)
Sundays in August Only £18 per person or 4 Ball £50
(after 12 Noon & must be booked in advance)
TEE SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
£395+vat Includes 24 x 4 Balls
SUMMER SOCIETY FRIDAY SPECIAL (min 10 players)
COFFEE & BACON ROLL, 18 HOLES, FISH & CHIPS £22 PP
EXCELLENT FUNCTION ROOM AVAILABLE FOR ALL OCCASIONS
Telephone 0191 5342518
email: [email protected]
www.wearsidegc.co.uk
Angel View, Long Bank, Wrekenton,
Gateshead, NE9 7NE
Tel: 0191 4876014
email: [email protected]
Visitors & Societies
welcome 7 Days
Saturdays &
Sundays Available
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SUMMERDEALS
WILTON GOLF CLUB
Set in the heart of Teesside, Wilton Golf Club is a golfing oasis. The
6,220-yard parkland layout may be short by today’s standards, but is by
no means a pushover. With half a dozen par fours around the 400-yard
mark and some testing approach shots, accuracy is essential at Wilton,
not length.
The finishing stretch offers birdie chances, card-wrecking risk and
reward shots and the opportunity to give your mates a laugh in the
clubhouse. The dog-leg 17th has trees guarding the corner, while 18 has
two trees in the middle of the fairway.
The choice is yours, over or around? Just remember, if you hit it into
one of the trees and into trouble, the guys in the clubhouse will know
about it before you’ve put your clubs in the car.
Wilton Golf Club, Redcar, Redcar and Cleveland, TS10 4QY
tel 01642 465 265, www.wiltongolfclub.co.uk
MCMILLAN HOTELS
A little further afield, McMillan Hotels serve as an excellent base to
sample golf in Dumfries & Galloway. North West Castle, Fernhill Hotel
& the Cally Palace all offer year-round golf packages, while the Cally
Palace also has its own 18-hole parkland golf course. The region also
has a number of top courses including Southerness, Dumfries & County,
Stranraer, Portpatrick and Wigtown County to name but a few.
McMillan Hotels, Dumfries & Galloway, www.mcmillanhotels.co.uk
CAIRNDALE HOTEL
The Cairndale Hotel in Dumfries is a great hub to travel from and they
can organise a range of packages to suit every size of party and length
of stay.
Dumfries is a great base for a golf break and The Cairndale Hotel, in
the centre of the town can organise a schedule to suit everyone’s needs.
WEARSIDE GOLF CLUB
In the shadow of Penshaw Monument on the River Wear, Wearside Golf
Club is one of the oldest and best kept parkland courses in the North with
a par of 72 and measuring just under 6,500 yards. Located just off the
A19, but far enough away not to be bothered by the busy road, one of the
biggest tests at Wearside is its undulating fairways, which can be tricky to
get the hang of. Its greens are a pleasure to putt on while the clubhouse at
Wearside boasts a very warm welcome and a cracking menu.
Wearside Golf Club, Coxgreen Road, Sunderland, SR4 9JT
tel 0191 534 2518, www,wearsidegc.co.uk
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Pop into the club to find out more or give us a call 1434 676 587 | [email protected] QHotels.co.uk/golftrial
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Hirsel Golf Club
One of the UK’s Hidden Gems, recently featured in Golf
Monthly’s Top 100 Hidden Gems of UK & Ireland list
Come and play the No1 golf course in the Scottish Borders
September Special Offer Day
Thursday 10th we are offering a round of golf from
ONLY £7.50 per person
This incredible deal is only available by booking online at
www.brsgolf.com/hirsel/visitor_home.php
Come and join us and see for yourself why more and more
people are raving about the Hirsel Experience!
Hirsel Golf Club, Coldstream, Kelso Road, Berwickshire, TD12 4NJ
TELEPHONE 01890 882678 e: [email protected]
SEAHAM GOLF CLUB
Shrewsbury Street, Seaham, Co. Durham SR7 7RD
August Special Offer
4 Ball - Only £40
(Monday - Friday & after 2.00pm Bank Holiday / Weekends)
For availability contact the Pro, Andrew on 0191 5130837
www.seahamgolfclub.co.uk
There are a number of packages available including Play the Best, The
Birdie Trail, Solway Links and Gateway to Golf. All the packages include
dinner, bed and breakfast and complimentary use of the Cairndale’s
Barracuda Leisure Club. There is plenty of car parking spaces and it is
only a short walk into the centre of Dumfries.
Cairndale Hotel and Leisure Club, English Street, Dumfries, DG1 2DF
tel 01387 240 286, www.cairndalehotel.co.uk
MARSHALLS GOLF
Based at Heworth Golf Club for more than 14 years, brothers and PGA
Professionals Adrian and Warren Marshall have more than 50 years of
golfing experience between them, and a shop, which offers major brands
and expert advice. Custom fitting and golf tuition are also available using
the latest Flight Scope technology.
Marshalls Golf, Heworth Golf Club, Gingling Gate, Heworth
NE10 8XY, tel 0191 438 4223, www.marshallsgolf.com
THE CAIRNDALE HOTEL
ENGLISH STREET, DUMFRIES, SCOTLAND, DG1 2DF
The ideal location for your golfing break in
Dumfries with a choice of more than
25 local courses.
Special September offers
Sunday night arrivals 2 Nts DBB +
2 rounds of golf from £159
Monday or Tuesdays 3 Nts DBB +
3 rounds from £229
Newcastle United Golf Club
Est.1892
Membership Offers
Full - (£49.50 per month)
5 Day - (£41.00 per month)
Ladies (40.00 per month)
Associate - £150.00 (£10 per game)
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SUMMER GREEN FEE
OFFERS
Weekday Round £15.00 pp
-----Weekday 4 Ball £50.00
-----Weekday 4 Ball inc 2 buggies £70.00
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Weekend Round £18.00 pp
----Weekend 4 Ball £60.00
----Weekend 4 Ball inc 2 buggies
£80.00
Buggies must be Pre-booked
GOLF SOCIETIES
SEPTEMBER SPECIALS
(Weekdays & Weekends)
Coffee & Bacon Roll, 18 Holes £17.00 per head
---Coffee & Bacon Roll, 18 Holes,
Soup & Sandwich
£20.00 per head
Coffee & Bacon Roll, 18 Holes,
2 Course Meal £24.00 per head
One Night DBB plus 2 rounds from £100
Subject to availability
Visit our Website www.cairndalehotel.co.uk
or contact Michael Dickie 01387-240286
For any further information, please contact Liam McNulty on
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Web: [email protected]
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.WIN GOLF FOR FOUR AT
MORPETH GOLF CLUB.
Set in stunning Northumberland countryside, Morpeth
Golf Club has long been regarded as on the county’s
best – regularly hosting NUGC events. The 18-hole
parkland course has been home to a number of
the county’s best players and its combination of
scoring opportunities and tough pars makes for a
challenging, yet ultimately rewarding, round of golf.
For your chance to win answer this question:
How many majors has Gary Player won?
.WIN GOLF FOR FOUR AT
BEDLINGTON GOLF CLUB.
.WIN GOLF FOR FOUR AT
THE HIRSEL.
The Borders is incredibly popular with golf societies from the North East and
Yorkshire and a firm favourite with many of them is The Hirsel.
Situated in the incredible borders landscape, on the outskirts of Coldstream, the 18hole layout is regarded as a top venue, with a great mix of testing holes - and is often
dubbed ‘The Augusta of the North’.
At 6,813 yards from the back tees and with a par of
73, Bedlington Golf Club is no pushover, particularly
when the wind blows. However, the course is
generally flat and if you hit it straight, you’ll score
well. Expect a warm welcome, and be sure to pay a
visit to head professional Marcus Webb for some last
minute advice – he know every inch of the course!
For your chance to win answer the following question:
What is the name of Tiger Woods’ tiger headcover?
For your chance to win answer this question:
Where will the 2016 Open Championship be played?
July’s competition winners: Ramside Hall: Gary Hude of Stanley Romanby GC: Tom McNally of Morpeth
Backworth GC: Shaun Woodward of Darlington
MOORTOWN GOLF CLUB
Host of the British Ladies Amateur Strokeplay
Championship 19-21st August 2015
www.moortown-gc.co.uk
50 NORTHERN GOLFER
MATCHPLAYPAIRSGREENSOMES
MATCH PLAY PAIRS
Round 3 Draw
1. Alan Brady (13)
& Mathew Harper (6)
(Durham City)
V
Dave Slipper (20)
& Steve Johnson (0)
(Gosforth/Morpeth)
5. Andrew Sharp (15)
& Paul Chapman (10)
(Garesfield)
V
Jeff Lightle (7)
& Steve Gray (6)
(Slaley Hall)
2. Steve Slater (2)
& Gary Wright (12)
(City of Newcastle/Backworth)
V
Duncan Fisher (13)
& Neil Timbey (14)
(South Moor)
6. Ted Cromar (13)
& Graham Dodds (13)
(Morpeth)
V
David Robison (5)
& Bill Robison (23)
(Whickham/Hobson)
3. Sephen Hanson (9)
& Jason Robson (5)
(Castle Eden)
V
Ken Bell (9)
& Alan Heslop (16)
(Hexham)
7. Ian Irving (12)
& Gary Foxwell (2)
(Arcot Hall)
V
Kevin Hill (13)
& Ken Chapman (12)
(Ryton/Garesfield)
4. Alan Slater (14)
& Anthony McKeown (9)
(Ramside Hall)
V
Malcolm Crowson (16)
& K. Taylor (4)
(Oulton Hall)
8. Jamie McPhillips (8)
& Craig Beadling (10) (Romanby)
V
Colin Marshall (15)
& Paul Tindale (12)
(Durham City)
MATCHES TO BE PLAYED BY MONDAY AUGUST 24 2015
NORTHERN
GOLFER LADIES
GREENSOMES 2015
Round 3 Draw
1. Sandra Gradwell (25)
& Val Pesara (5) (Hexham)
V
Christine Walby (15)
& Lynda Golightly (18)
(Slaley Hall)
2. Katie Clark (13)
& Anne Gollogly (11)
(Saltburn)
V
Sandra Taylor (11)
& Julie Parry (8)
(Rudding Park)
3. Pamela Moffat (28)
& Dorothy Edwards (25)
(Romanby)
V
Gerry Longstaff (28)
& Lis Stevenson (26)
(Eaglescliffe)
4. Bernadette Legg (27)
& Christine Vine (31)
(Gosforth)
V
Ami Storey (+1)
& Claire Brown (4)
(Close House)
MATCHES TO BE PLAYED BY MONDAY AUGUST 24 2015
Round 2 Results
1. Holroyd & Lennon lost
to Taylor & Parry 19th hole
5. Brady & Brady lost
to Clark & Gollogly 5 & 4
2. Legg & Vine beat
Preston & Greatbatch 1 up
6. Oakley & Benn lost
to Gradwell & Pesara 19th hole
3. Moffat & Edwards beat
Davidson & Wilkinson 2 & 1
7. Liddle & Wolson lost
to Walby & Golightly 2 & 1
4. Longstaff & Stevenson beat
Ball & Hovenden 7 & 6
8. Storey & Brown beat
Jone & Lees 20th hole
MATCH PLAY PAIRS
Round 2 Results
1. McPhillips & Beadling beat
Longthorn & Bowes 2 up
5. Patterson & Patterson lost to
Marshall & Tindale 4 & 2
9. Hanson & Robson beat
Howie & Woolgar 3 & 2
13.Ingram & Redford lost
to Brady & Harper 1 down
2. Hall & Bates lost to
Hill & Chapman match conceded
6. Bell & Heslop beat
McColl & Walton 1 up
10.Irving & Foxwell beat Ince
& Burns 3 & 1
14.Rutter & Stocks lost to
Sharp & Chapman 5 & 3
3. Slater & McKeown beat
Murphy & Murphy 6 & 5
7. Crowson & Taylor beat
Buxton & Smith 2 up
11.Robison & Robison beat
Lumsden & White 1 up
15.Lightle & Gray beat
Menzies & Jackson 5 & 4
4. Urwin & Bell lost
to Slater & Wright 3 & 2
8. Gallagher & Walmsley lost
to Foster & Timbey 3 & 2
12.Cromar & Dodds beat
Stoker & Lewington 7 & 6
16.O’Ware & Gray lost
to Slipper & Johnson
1 down
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Barnard Castle Golf Club
Harmire Rd, Barnard Castle, DL12 8QN
01833 638 355
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Beamish Park Golf Club
Beamish Park, Stanley, DH9 0RH
0191 370 1382
Birtley Golf Club
Portobello Road, Birtley,
Chester-le-Street, DH3 2LR
0191 410 2207
Bishop Auckland Golf Club
High Plains, Bishop Auckland, DL14 8DL
01388 661 618
Blackwell Grange Golf Club
Snipe Lane, Darlington, DL2 2SA
01325 464 458
Brancepeth Castle Golf Club
Brancepeth Castle, DH7 8EA
0191 378 0075
Castle Eden Golf Club
Castle Eden, TS27 4SS
01429 836 510
Chester le Street Golf Club
Lumley Pk, Chester le Street, DH3 4NS
0191 388 3218
Cocken Lodge Golf
Cocken Lodge Farm, Leamside, DH4 6QP
0191 584 1053
Consett & District Golf Club
Elmfield Road, Consett, DH8 5NN
01207 505 060
Crook Golf Club
Low Jobs Hill, Crook DL15 9AA
01388 762 429
Darlington Golf Club
Haughton Road, Darlington, DL1 3JD
01325 355 324
Dinsdale Spa Golf Club
Middleton St George, Darlington, DL2 1DW
01325 332 297
Durham City Golf Club
Littleburn, Langley Moor, DH7 8HL
0191 378 0029
Hallgarth Hotel Golf & Country Club
Coatham Munderville, Darlington,
DL1 3LU 01325 300 400
Hobson Golf Club
Hobson, Near Burnopfield, NE16 6BZ
01207 270 941
Ineos Golf Club
School Aycliffe Lane, Newton Aycliffe,
DL5 6EA.
Sec: Patrick Montgomery,
07974 742 679
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Oak Leaf Golf Club
School Aycliffe Lane, Newton Aycliffe,
DL5 4EF
01325 310 820
Ramside Hall Golf Club
Ramside Hall Hotel, Carville,
Durham, DH1 1TD
0191 386 9514
Rockliffe Hall Golf Club
Hurworth-on-Tees,Darlington, DL2 2DU
01325 729 980
Bamburgh Castle Golf Club
The Wynding, Bamburgh, NE69 7DE
01668 214 321
Seahouses Golf Club
Beadnell Road, Seahouses, NE68 7XT
01665 720 794
Saltburn by the Sea Golf Club
Hob Hill, Saltburn by the Sea, TS12 1NJ
01287 622 812
Bedlingtonshire Golf Club
Acorn Bank, Bedlington, NE22 6AA
01670 822 457
Slaley Hall
Slaley, Hexham, NE47 0BX
01434 673 350
Seaton Carew Golf Club
Tees Road, Seaton Carew, TS25 1DE
01429 266 249
Belford Golf Club
South Road, Belford, NE70 7DP
01668 213 232
Stocksfield Golf Club
New Ridley Rd,Stocksfield, NE43 7RE
01661 843 041
Bellingham Golf Club
Boggle Hole, Bellingham, NE48 2DT
01434 220 152
Tynedale Golf Club
Tyne Green, Hexham, NE46 3HQ
01434 608 154
Teesside Golf Club
Acklam Road, Thornaby
Stockton on Tees TS17 7JS
01642 616 516
Blyth Golf Club
New Delaval, Blyth, NE24 4DB
01670 540 110
Warkworth Golf Club
The Links, Warkworth, NE65 OSW
01665 711 596
Burgham Park Golf Club
Near Felton, Morpeth, NE65 8QP
01670 787 898
Wooler Golf Club
Dod Law, Doddington, Wooler, NE71 6AN
01668 282 135
Close House
Heddon-on-the-Wall, NE15 0HT
01661 852 953
Dunstanburgh Golf Club
Embleton, NE66 3XQ
01665 576 562
Roseberry Grange Community
Golf Club
Grange Villa, Chester le Street, DH2 3NF
0191 370 0660
Goswick Golf Club
Goswick Beal, TD15 2RW
01289 387 256
Seaham Golf Club
Shrewsbury Street, Seaham, SR7 7RD
0191 581 1268
Gubeon Golf Centre
Walton Road, Morpeth, NE61 3YJ
01670 519 090
Sharpley Golf
Seaton, Seaham, Co Durham, SR7 0NP
0191 513 1100
Haltwhistle Golf Club
Banktop, Greenhead, NE49 9JR
01697 747367
South Moor Golf Cub
The Middles, Craghead, Stanley, DH9 6AG
01207 232 848
Hexham Golf Club
Spital Lane, Hexham, NE46 3RZ
01434 603 072
Woodham Golf & Country Club
Burnhill Way, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 4PN
01325 319977
Longhirst Hall Golf Club
Longhirst Hall, Morpeth, NE61 3LL
01670 791 562
CUMBRIA
Brampton Golf Club
Talkin Tarn, Brampton, CA8 1HN
01697 72255
Seascale Golf Club
The Banks, Seascale, CA20 1QL
019467 28202
NORTHUMBERLAND
Allendale Golf Club
High Studden, Allenheads Road
Allendale, NE47 9QL
01434 683 926
Alnmouth Golf Club
Foxton Hall, Alnmouth,
NE66 3BE
01665 830 231
Alnmouth Village Golf Club
Marine Road,
Alnmouth, NE66 2RZ
01665 830 370
Alnwick Castle Golf Club
Swansfield Park,
Alnwick,
NE66 2AB
01665 602 632
Arcot Hall Golf Club
Dudley, Cramlington NE23 7QP
0191 236 2794
Macdonald Linden Hall Golf
and Country Club
Longhorsley, Morpeth, NE65 8XF
01670 500 011
Matfen Hall Golf Club
Matfen, NE20 0RH
01661 886 400
Magdalene Fields Golf Club
Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 1NE
01289 306 130
Morpeth Golf club
Loansdean, Morpeth,
NE61 2BT
01670 504 942
Newbiggin Golf Club
Newbiggin NE64 3DW
01670 817 344
Percy Wood Golf Club
Coast View, Swarland, Felton,
NE65 9JG
01670 787 010
Ponteland Golf Club
53 Bell Villas, Ponteland, NE20 9BD
01661 822 689
Prudhoe Golf Club
Eastwood Park, Prudhoe, NE42 5DX
01661 832 466
Rothbury Golf Club
Whitton Bank Rd, Rothbury, NE65 7RX
01669 621 271
Wilton Golf Club
Wilton,Near Redcar, TS10 4QY
01642 465 265
Wynyard Hall Golf Club
Wellington Drive, Wynyard Park
Billingham, TS22 5NQ
01740 644 399
TYNE AND WEAR
SCOTTISH BORDERS
Eyemouth Golf Club
Gunsgreenhill, Eyemouth, D14 5SF
01890 750 004
Hirsel Golf Club
Kelso Road, Coldstream TD12 4NJ
01890 882 678
Roxburghe Golf Club
Kelso, Roxburghshire, TD5 8JZ
01573 450 333
TEESSIDE
Billingham Golf Club
Sandy Lane, Billingham, TS22 5NA
01642 533 816
Cleveland Golf Club
Majuba Road, Redcar, Cleveland
TS10 5BJ
01642 471 798
Eaglescliffe & District Golf Club
Yarm Road, Eaglescliffe, TS16 0DQ
01642 780 238
Hartlepool Golf Club
Hart Warren, Hartlepool, TS24 9QF
01429 274 398
High Throston Golf Club
Hart Lane, Hartlepool,
TS26 0UG
01429 268 071
Hunley Hotel & Golf Club
Brotton, By Saltburn, TS12 2QN
01287 677 444
Ingleby Barwick Golf Club
Lullingstone Crescent, Ingleby Barwick,
Stockton on Tees, TS17 5GJ
01642 765 000
Knotty Hill Golf Centre
Sedgefield, Stockton on Tees, TS21 2BB
01740 620 320
Middlesbrough Golf Club
Brass Castle Lane, Middlesbrough
TS8 9EE
01642 311 515
Backworth Golf Club
The Hall, Backworth, NE27 0AH
0191 268 4274
Beamish Park Hotel
Golf & Driving Range, Marley Hill,
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE16 5EG
01207 230666
Boldon Golf Club
Dipe Lane, East Boldon, NE36 0PQ
0191 536 5360
Centurion Park Golf Club
Rheydt Avenue, Wallsend, NE28 8SU
0191 263 0041
City of Newcastle Golf Club
Three Mile Bridge, Gosforth
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE3 2DR
0191 285 1775
Garesfield Golf Club
Chopwell, NE17 7AP
01207 561 309
George Washington Golf Club
Stone Cellars Road, Concorde
Washington, NE37 1PH
0191 417 8346
Gosforth Golf Club
Broadway East, Gosforth
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE3 5ER
0191 285 3495
Heworth Golf Club
Gingling Gate, Heworth, Gateshead,
NE10 8XY
0191 469 9832
Hetton le Hill Golf Club
Elemore Vale, Easington Lane, DH5 0QR
0191 517 3061
Houghton le Spring Golf Club
Copt Hill, Houghton le Spring, DH5 8LU
0191 584 7421
Newcastle United Golf Club
60 Ponteland Road,
Newcastle upon Tyne,
NE5 3JW
0191 286 9998
Middlesbrough Municipal Golf Club
Ladgate Lane, Middlesbrough,
TS5 7YZ
01642 315 533
Northumberland Golf Club
High Gosforth Park,
Newcastle upon Tyne,
NE3 5HT
0191 236 2009
Norton Golf Club
Blakestone Lane, Norton
Stockton on Tees, TS20 3LQ
01642 676 385
Parklands Golf Club
High Gosforth Park,
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE3 5HQ
0191 236 4480
Ryton Golf Club
Clara Vale, Ryton, NE40 3TD
0191 413 3253
Filey Golf Club
Skelton Lane, Wigginton,York
01904 769400
South Shields Golf Club
Cleadon Hills, South Shields, NE34 8EG
0191 456 8942
Forest of Galtres Golf Club
Flaxby, Knaresborough, HG5 0RR
01423 863 444
Tynemouth Golf Club
Spital Dene, Tynemouth, NE30 2ER
0191 257 4578
Forest Park Golf Club
Stockton-on-Forest, York, YO32 9HF
01904 400 425
Tyneside Golf Club
Westfield Lane, Ryton, NE40 3QE
0191 413 2742
Fulford Golf Club
Heslington Lane, York, YO10 5DY
01904 413 579
Wearside Golf Club
Cox Green, Sunderland, SR4 9JT
0191 534 2518
Ganton Golf Club
Station Road, Ganton, Scarborough,
YO12 4PA
01944 710 329
Harrogate Golf Club
Forest Lane Head, Harrogate, HG2 7TF
01423 862 999
Whickham Golf Club
Hollinside Park, Fellside Road
Whickham, NE16 5BA
0191 488 1576
Heworth Golf Club
Muncaster House, Muncastergate,
YO31 9JY
01904 426 156
Whitburn Golf Club
Lizard Lane, South Shields, NE34 7AF
0191 529 4210
Kirkbymoorside Golf Club
Manor Vale, Kirkbymoorside, YO62 6EG
01751 431 525
Whitley Bay Golf Club
Claremont Rd, Whitley Bay, NE26 3UF
0191 252 0180
Knaresborough Golf Club
Boroughbridge Road,
Knaresborough, HG5 0QQ
01423 862 690
YORKSHIRE (EAST)
Malton & Norton Golf Club
Welham Park, Welham Road,
Norton,Malton, YO17 9QE
01653 697 912
Beverley and East Riding Golf Club
Anti Mill, Westwood, Beverley, HU17 8RG
01482 868757
Bridlington Golf Club
Belvedere Road, Bridlington, YO15 3NA
01262 606 367
Bridlington Links Golf Club
Flamborough Road, Marton, Bridlington,
YO15 1DW
01262 401 584
Driffield Golf Club
Sunderlandwick, Driffield, YO25 9AD
01377 253 116
Flamborough Head Golf Club
Lighthouse Road, Flamborough,
Bridlington, YO15 1AR
01262 850 333
Hornsea Golf Club
Rolston Rd, Hornsea, HU18 1XG
01964 534989
Masham Golf Club
Burnholme, Swinton Road,
Masham, Ripon, HG4 4NS
01765 688 054
Oakdale Golf Club
Oakdale, Harrogate, HG1 2LN
01423 567 162
Pannal Golf CLub
Follifoot Road, Pannal, HG3 1ES
01423 872 628
Pike Hills Golf Club
Tadcaster Road, Askham Bryan,
YO23 3UW
01904 700 797
Richmond Golf Club
Bend Hagg, Richmond, DL10 5EX
01748 823 231
Scarborough South Cliff Golf Club
Deepdale Avenue, off Filey Road,
YO11 2UE
01723 360 522
Mid Yorkshire Golf Club
Havercroft Lane,
Pontefract, Darrington,
WF8 3BP
01977 704522
Moor Allerton Golf Club
Coal Road, Wike,
Leeds, LS17 9NH
0113 266 1154
Scarthingwell Golf Club
The Scarthingwell Centre, Scarthingwell,
Tadcaster, LS24 9PF
01937 557 878
Moortown Golf Club
Harrogate Road, Leeds, LS17 7DB
0113 268 6521
Selby Golf Club
Mill Lane, Brayton, YO8 9LD
01757 228 622
Otley Golf Club
West Busk Lane, Otley, Leeds, LS21 3NG
01943 465 329
Skipton Golf Club
Short Lee Lane, Skipton, BD23 3LF
01756 795 657
Oulton Hall
Rothwell Lane, Oulton,
Leeds, Yorkshire,
LS26 8HN
0871 222 4690
The Oaks Golf Club
Aughton Common, Aughton, YO42 4PW
01757 288 577
Thirsk & Northallerton Golf Club
Thornton le Street, Thirsk, YO7 4AB
01845 525 115
Pontefact & District Golf Club
Park Lane, Pontefract, WF8 4QS
01977 792241
Whitby Golf Club
Low Straggleton, Whitby, YO21 3SR
01947 600 660
Rawdon Golf and Lawn Tennis Club
Buckstone Drive,
Rawdon, Leeds,
LS19 6BB
0113 2506040
York Golf Club
Lords Moor Lane, Strensall, YO32 5XF
01904 491 840
Sand Moor Golf Club
Alwoodley Lane, Leeds, LS17 7DJ
0113 268 5180
YORKSHIRE (WEST)
Scarcroft Golf Club
Syke Lane, Leeds, LS14 3BQ
0113 289 2263
Bradford Golf Club
Hawksworth Lane, Guiseley, LS20 8NP
01943 875570
Cookridge Golf Club
Cookridge Lane, Cookridge, Leeds,
LS16 7NL
0113 230 0641
Wakefield Golf Club
28 Woodthorpe Lane, WF2 6JH
01924 258778
Woodhall Hills Golf Club
Woodhall Road, Calverley, Pudsey, LS28 5UN
0113 255 4594
Dewsbury District Golf Club
The Pinnacle, Sands Lane, Mirfield,
WF14 8HJ
01924 492399
Wetherby Golf Club
Linton Lane, Linton, Wetherby, LS22 4JF
01937 580 089
Garforth Driving Range
Barwick Road, Garforth, Leeds, LS25 2DN
0113 287 1111
OTHER GOLF OUTLETS
Garforth Golf Club
Long Lane, Garforth, Leeds, LS25 2DS
0113 286 2021
Headlingly Golf Club
Back Church Lane, Adel, Leeds, LS16 8DW
0113 267 9573
Andy Paisley Golf Centre,
Hexham Golf Club, Spittal Lane,
Hexham, NE46 3RZ
01434 603 072
Aslan Golf
Lizard Lane, Whitburn, NE34 7AF
0191 5294210
Bargain Golf
Seaham Golf Club, Shrewsbury Street,
Seaham, SR7 7RD
0191 5130837
& Hobson Golf Club
Burnopfield, Newcastle, NE16 6BZ
01207 271605
Ripon Golf Club
Palace Road, Ripon, HG4 3HH
01765 603 640
Hollins Hall
Hollins Hill, Baildon,
Shipley, Bradford,
BD17 7QW
01274 530 053
YORKSHIRE (NORTH)
Romanby Golf Club
Yafforth Road, Northallerton, DL7 0PE
01609 778 855
Horsforth Golf Club
Layton Rise, Horsforth, Leeds, LS18 5EX
0113 258 6819
Aldwark Manor Golf Club
Aldwark Alne,YO61 1UF
01347 838 146
Rudding Park Golf Club
Rudding Park, Harrogate, HG3 1JH
01423 872 100
Huddersfield Golf Club
Fixby Hall, Lightridge Rd, HD2 2EP
01484 426203
Bedale Golf Club
Leyburn Road, Bedale,
DL8 1EZ
01677 422 451
Sandburn Hall Golf Club
Flaxton, York, YO60 7RB
01904 469 929
Leeds Golf Club
Elmete Lane, Leeds, LS8 2LJ
0113 265 9203
Direct Golf
Lullingstone Crescent
Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland,
TS17 5GJ
01642 765 000
Scalm Park Golf Club
Bishop Wood, Wistow Common, Selby,
YO8 3RD
01757 210 846
Leeds Golf Centre
Wike Ridge Lane, Shadwell, Leeds
LS17 9JW
0113 288 6000
Dynamic Indoor Golf
Wideopen, Newcastle,
NE13 7BA
0191 481 3590
The KP Golf Club
Pocklington, York, YO42 1UF
01759 303 090
Catterick Golf Club
Leyburn Road, Catterick Garrison, DL9 3QE
01748 833 268
Custom Fit Golf
South Moor Golf Club Superstore
Craghead, Stanley DH9 6AG
01207 283 525
Eureka
Copt Hill, Houghton le Spring,
DH5 8LU
0191 584 1198
George Paylor 5th Tee
5th Tee,Garesfield Golf Club
Chopwell, NE17 7AP
07737 963881
Jeffrey Musgrove Golf Shop
Garesfield Golf Club
Chopwell, NE17 7AP
01207 563082
Leda Discount Golf Centre
Grange Villa, Chester le Street,
DH2 3NF
0191 370 1757
Marshalls Golf
Heworth Golf Club,
Gingling Gate, Heworth,
NE10 8HY
0191 4384223
Gordon Catterill Golf Shop
Middlesbrough Golf Club,
Brass Castle Lane,
TS8 9EE
01642 311766
Philips Golf Discount
Unit 3 Strand Business Centre
Locomotion Way,
Camperdown Ind Est
Killingworth,
NE12 5UJ
0191 268 0008
Riverdale Hotel
Bellingham NE48 2JT
01434 220 254
Snainton Golf Direct
Coast View, Swarland, Felton,
NE65 9JG
01670 787 010
Stokesley Driving Range
Broughton Road, Stokesley, TS9 5JJ
Tim Jenkins Golf
Cleveland Golf Club, Majuba Road,
Redcar,
TS10 5BJ
01642 471 798
also at Castle Eden Golf Club, Castle Eden,
TS27 4SS
01429 836689
Tour Performance Golf
California Road, Carlisle, Cumbria,
CA3 0BY
01228 545 665
The Hobson Golf Range
Hobson Golf Club, Burnopfield,
NE16 6BZ
ZFL Golf
Unit 8d,
North Tyne Ind. Estate,
NE12 9SZ
0191 270 2362
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BERWICK, CORBRIDGE,
HALTWHISTLE, HEXHAM
MORPETH, NEWCASTLE,
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Westerhope Golf Club
Whorlton Grange, Newcastle upon Tyne,
NE5 1PP
0191 286 9125
Scarborough North Cliff Golf Club
North Cliff Avenue, Scarborough,
YO12 6PP
01723 355 397
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Easingwold Golf Club
Stillington Road, Easingwold, YO61 3ET
01347 822 474
NOR THERN
Ravensworth Golf Club
Angel View, Longbank, Gateshead, NE9 7UU
0191 487 6014
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The sons of two of the North
East’s best golfers went headto-head in a playoff for Prudhoe
GC’s Club Championship
as James Curry took on
James Surtees.
Curry, the son of former
European tour player David – now
steward at Blyth Golf Club, shot
rounds of 71 and 72 to match
Surtees, son of Northumberland
legend John, who recorded rounds
of 70 and 73 at the Tyne Valley
course. In the four-hole playoff
for the title, Curry built a one-shot
lead through the opening three
holes before making a birdie at
Prudhoe’s fourth hole to seal
the win. Meanwhile, in the Index
Trophy Wayne Philipson, brother
of Prudhoe, Northumberland
and England legend Shaun took
the prize with nett scores of 65
and 74. The first Northern Golfer
Junior Champion of Champions
takes place on October 10
over the Cathedral Course
at Ramside Hall Hotel & Golf
Club. We’ve teamed up with
Mill Volvo, Elddis Transport,
Hall Construction and Ramside
to stage the event. Invites will
be going out soon. For more
information contact Paul Corney,
[email protected] or
tel 07521 389 536
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James
Surtees and
James Curry
in action
Apologies to Fulford Golf Club for the error
made in its advert in the July edition. The correct
summer green fee is £47.50pp.
For more information, and to book, contact the club
tel 01904 413 579.
Hexham’s Matty Lamb
represented England in the
Boys’ Home Internationals
at Conwy Golf Club, Wales
in August. Lamb, competing
in the internationals for the
second time, joined seven
new boys to take on Ireland,
Scotland and Wales.
The 17-year-old won 2.5 points,
as England finished second
to Scotland.
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