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Usually They Win, After Receiving The Blessing Of The Golfing Gods! It worked for Brandon Stone when he won the Scottish Open at nearby Gullane this summer and now Gary Orr has had the same experience when the hickory era “rubbed off” on him prior to his huge success at last week’s Scottish Seniors Open […]
Lancashire Seniors Set Sights On Title Double LANCASHIRE’S senior golfers have one title in the bag – and now have their sights on a second. The Red Rose veterans powered through their Northern Counties League campaign with an unbeaten run of five wins from five starts. Mike Gray’s side had seen off Cheshire, Yorkshire, Durham […]
Aberdeenshire Win Women’s County Finals For First Time In 32 Years Aberdeenshire Ladies have won the Scottish Women’s County Finals for the first time since 1986 by the tightest of margins. In the round robin format, Aberdeenshire, Midlothian and holders Renfrewshire all won two out of three matches, so the title was decided on the […]
Northern Junior Golf Tour 2018 The North’s mini tour for junior golfers goes from strength to strength with Team Northumberland winning the Junior Golf Tour Cup for the second time. The competition is now in its ninth year and features a string of qualifying events in Durham, Cumbria and Northumberland before the leading players from […]
Jacklin Back At The Belfry For Charity Invitational Ryder Cup Captain, Tony Jacklin CBE, Returns To The Belfry For Annual Charity Invitational – The Belfry welcomes back legendary Ryder Cup captain, Tony Jacklin CBE, for annual charity Invitational – The home of one of Europe’s greatest Ryder Cup moments, the award-winning Belfry Hotel and […]
Kilmacolm Set To Host Scottish Women’s County Finals Teams of the country’s top women’s county players from Aberdeenshire, Dumfriesshire, Renfrewshire and Midlothian will descend on Kilmacolm this Friday (14 September) for the chance to be crowned 2018 Scottish Women’s County Champions. In the Scottish Golf organised event, first played in 1909, teams of 8 players […]
Stoneleigh Deer Park GC’s Johnny Reay Wins The Links Golf Cup Ayrshire 2018 Over Four of the Finest Championship Links in West Scotland Johnny Reay of Stoneleigh Deer Park Golf Club in Coventry took the top honours in The Links Golf Cup Ayrshire 2018 on Friday (September 7) ahead of defending champion, Neil Sanderson of Eaglescliffe […]
Luke Tees Up Dream Date In Faldo Final ONE of Lancashire’s up and coming young golfers is looking forward to a dream date with a legend of the sport. Luke Bartram has won through to the final of the Faldo Series – which means a place in the Grand Final in Abu Dhabi and a […]
Skipton Golf Club Celebrates Championship Hat-Trick Skipton Golf Club is celebrating a sizzling hat-trick of high profile championship successes. The first came when the club’s Andrew Knowles and Paul Pethybridge came from three points back to claim the title of Supreme Champions at the Yorkshire Challenge. In the three-day event played over Yorkshire’s trio of […]
North District Crowned GolfKings Men’s Area Team Champions The North District won the GolfKings Men’s Area Championship for the first time since 2000 in dramatic style at Cawder Golf Club today. Opponents Fife Golfing Association were up against it early on, as the North District came flying out the blocks, winning all morning foursomes matches […]
Kilworth Springs Golf Club Kilworth Springs was built in 1993 but despite its youth, the course has matured quickly and is now widely regarded as one of the midlands premier courses. Situated in rural Leicestershire and offering extensive uninterrupted views of beautiful rolling countryside and is one of the best drained courses in a hundred […]
Scotlands 16 Areas Set To Compete For National Pride AT GOLFKINGS SCOTTISH MEN’S AREA TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP A field of 96 players from 16 areas associations the length and breadth of Scotland will gather at Cawder tomorrow (Friday 7 September) to do battle for this year’s GolfKings Scottish Men’s Area Team Championship. The three-day Scottish Golf organised […]
The Belfry Celebrates Lead Up To Ryder Cup – Four-time Ryder Cup venue pays tribute to Ryder Cup heritage – As the only venue in the world to have hosted the Ryder Cup on four occasions, The Belfry Hotel & Resort is celebrating the lead up to the 2018 Ryder Cup, taking place at Le […]
Seven-In-A-Row Clark Captains Scotland Men’s Home Internationals Playing Captain Matthew Clark (Kilmacolm Golf Club) is set to make his seventh straight Men’s Home Internationals appearance at Conwy Wales, in next week’s championship, taking place 12-14 September. Clark, who made his debut in 2012, the last time Scotland won at Glasgow Gailes, is keen for a […]
SkyCaddie SX500 Scores First Professional Win Golf’s hottest new distance measuring device, the SkyCaddie SX500, scored its first professional win last week in the PGA Pro-Captain Challenge 2018 qualifier held at Royal Mid Surrey Golf Club, and the event’s leading finishers were quick to praise the new technology. A limited number of SkyCaddie SX500s were […]
Dobson Bounces Back To Claim Under-14 Success Sean Dobson erased the memory of missing out on the Under-14 Lancashire county championship by claiming the title at the second attempt. The 13-year-old was pipped on a card play-off 12 months ago by Jack Wallbank, but secured the title second time round with a one-shot victory at […]
Golf Societies Lancashire Golf Societies in Lancashire are extremely popular and there are a variety of courses to choose from in Lancashire including private members clubs, proprietary clubs and pay and play clubs.Lancashire is a a great county for golf society days as it is within striking distance of the M6 motorway and its spurs and the […]
Veyret King of Gleneagles in Scottish Men’s Open Championship Six-foot five-inch Frenchman, Victor Veyret, reached new heights at Gleneagles after storming to victory in the Carrick Neill Scottish Men’s Open Championship. Veyret, the only player to card all four rounds in the sixties, finished the week on 12-under-par and six shots clear of runner-up Conor Purcell […]
Golf Societies Cheshire The Wilmslow Golf Club The Wilmslow Golf Club enjoys the distinction of being the only course in Cheshire where it was once possible for European Tour professionals’ to earn Ryder Cup points. That was in the days when the club proudly hosted the Greater Manchester Open and the Martini International, two of the […]
King To Be Crowned At Scottish Men’s Open Gleneagles Debut The Carrick Neill Scottish Men’s Open Championship, one of the world’s most prestigious men’s amateur events, will break exciting new ground with its debut over the iconic King’s Course at Gleneagles from 27th – 29th August. The Scottish Golf organised event, will see 144 players from across […]