WITH a spectacular slam-dunk eagle the highlight in his card of seven-under par 65, Castle Royle’s David Langley moved into contention for a possible second title in three weeks on the MENA Tour, in Oman. The 25-year-old from Marlow, playing in his first full season as a professional, won the Tour’s season-opening Journey to Jordan […]
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Harry Goddard puts heart and soul into Portuguese Amateur victory after illness
HERTFORDSHIRE’S Harry Goddard played with real courage and conviction coming down the stretch to win the Portuguese International Amateur Championship. Those characteristics came as no surprise to those who have been by the former England junior international’s side over the past few, difficult months as he battled back from a serious illness. The England A-squad […]
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Limited Membership Available At Cottingham Parks
Limited Membership Available At Cottingham Parks Cottingham Parks is an easy-walking picturesque golf course, set in 200 acres, offering an enjoyable challenge for golfers of all levels. The Par 72 golf course, measuring 6,453 yards, opened in 1994 and is a popular destination for visiting parties, corporate groups and golf charity days. It makes good […]
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Ganton Golf Club
Host of the Brabazon Trophy (English Strokeplay Championship) and R&A British Seniors Championship in 2021 Ganton, ranked in the top 30 of Europe’s Championship courses, has hosted many national and international tournaments and is a perfect place to play golf. Nestling in the Vale of Pickering, east of York and a few miles from the […]
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Proudfoot Trophy winner Simpson shows Joe Long way to go at Royal Johannesburg
SAMUEL Simpson claimed the Proudfoot Trophy for topping the 36-hole strokeplay qualifier for the matchplay stage of the Aon South African Amateur Championship. After hitting possibly the best two-iron of his life, it set up what turned out to be a decisive eagle for Simpson. After making three birdies in the opening seven holes to […]
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England Women’s squad is slimmed down to four with overseas players to be added
THE national selectors have named the players who will make up a much smaller England Women’s Squad for 2020, alongside announcing the make-up of the Girls’ group. Four of the country’s top talents will lead the way for the women in the season ahead with Yorkshire’s Charlotte Heath and Somerset’s Mimi Rhodes promoted from last […]
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Westwood wants Close House win when he hosts British Masters for a second time
ADOPTED Geordie Lee Westwood is looking forward to becoming the first player to host the Betfred British Masters on two occasions when the European Tour event returns to Close House near Newcastle upon Tyne this summer. Westwood has enjoyed an impressive start to 2020, winning the season’s first Rolex Series event, the Abu Dhabi HSBC […]
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Sebastien Gros gets career back on track with NewGiza Open victory on MENA Tour
FRENCHMAN Sebastien Gros is determined to resuscitate his career this year. And the two-time Challenge Tour winner made a brilliant start in that direction by claiming the inaugural NewGiza Open. Gros said: “This is fantastic. I have worked very hard this winter along with my team. “To get a win so early in the season […]
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Gros ready to charge Knipes as challenge heats up in MENA Tour’s NewGiza Open
CURTIS Knipes faces a final day threat from France’s European Challenge Tour winner Sebastien Gros in the MENA Tour’s NewGiza Open. Rookie Knipes may well have to rely on his three shot cushion as he seeks a maiden win in his just his second MENA event. The two-time Essex Amateur Champion, from Chelmsford Golf Club, […]
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Curtis Knipes is the ‘geezer’ in NewGisa on route 66 to top leaderboard in Egypt
ESSEX’S Curtis Knipes was the main man in only his second start as a professional on the opening day of the $75,000 NewGiza Open. The 19-year-old, who came through Final Qualifying to play in The Open at Royal Portrush last summer, fired a superb, bogey-free 66 to take a two-shot lead. Knipes’s six-under par round […]
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Tewkesbury Park selected to host PGA Super 60s as £10m upgrade brings its rewards
TEWKESBURY Park has agreed a three-year deal to host the national PGA Super 60s Championship until 2022. Entries are now open for the event, which will take place on August 5 and 6, on The Deerpark, Tewkesbury Park’s 6,554 yard par-72 course. Eighty pairs comprising a PGA professional and amateur both aged 60 or older […]
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MENA Tour off to Egypt for NewGiza Open: Langley faces Tour stars Finch and Wattel
CASTLE Royle’s David Langley will bid to win back-to-back when the MENA Tour visits its 12th host country when it visits Egypt for the first time for the NewGiza Open. The second tournament of the 2020 season in the Middle East is being played at the NewGiza Golf Club with the spectacular setting of the […]
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James Wilson leads way from Hussain in South African Stroke Play at Randpark
SCOTLAND’S James Wilson fired a stunning eight-under par 64 for the first round lead in the South African Stroke Play Championship at Randpark Golf Club. Wilson, the reigning Welsh Amateur Strokeplay Champion, will start the second round with a one-shot advantage over Gloucestershire’s Haider Hussain, who stole into second late in the afternoon. Hussain – […]
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Anton Karlsson picks up first Challenge Tour win in Cape Town Open from three back
ANTON Karlsson came from three shots behind to win his maiden European Challenge Tour title at the RAM Cape Town Open. The Swede carded a three under par round of 69 for a 14-under par total in difficult scoring conditions at Royal Cape Golf Club. That was enough to jump ahead of a packed leaderboard […]
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African Amateur Strokeplay: Martin Vorster edges play-off with Frilford’s Olly Huggins
SOUTH Africa’s Martin Vorster boxed a 30-footer for eagle in the final hole before beating Frilford Heath’s Olly Huggins at the fourth play-off hole to win the African Amateur Strokeplay Championship. The 18-year-old Southern Cape golfer edged out Huggins at Leopard Creek Country Club – home of the Alfred Dunhill Championship. The home favourite made […]
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Ufford Park
Ufford Park If you play golf, at any level, you’ll certainly enjoy playing at Ufford Park Woodbridge, Hotel, Golf and Spa. Spread across 120 acres of undulating parkland, our 18-hole, par 71 awardwinning course is perfect for players of all levels. Due to the naturally free draining characteristics of the soil combined with our dedicated […]
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Bentham Golf Course Appoint New Club Pro
Bentham Golf Course Appoint New Club Pro Bentham Golf Course has appointed PGA teaching professional Jamie Millar as their new club pro. The New Zealander will be running all forms of coaching and providing members and guests with valuable advice and tips in the pro-shop. Jamie was accepted into the 2016 PGA programme and completed […]
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Why Harry Konig is happy to be back at Ayla Golf Club for MENA Tour season opener
DEVON’S Harry Konig returned to the scene of the greatest triumph of his career so far, hoping to capitalize on his happy memories when he won the Journey to Jordan Tour Championship in November. The 2020 season of the MENA Tour by Arena gets under way today (Monday) with the $75,000 Journey to Jordan No. […]
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Van Tonder in cracking start with 63 at Koro Creek to lead Challenge Tour opener
DANIEL van Tonder carded a brilliant nine-under par 63 at Koro Creek Golf Club to take a two-shot lead into the second day of the Limpopo Championship. The 28-year-old South African is looking to secure his first European Challenge Tour victory at the co-sanctioned Sunshine Tour event in the season-opener. Van Tonder wasted little time […]
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Michael Long stays in the red to secure Staysure card with Raitt, Morland and McIntosh
NEW Zealand’s Michael Long was the only player to card four consecutive sub-70 rounds as he won the Staysure Tour Qualifying School Final Stage by two shots at Pestana Golf Resort. The Kiwi was rock solid from the outset and saved his best for last, signing for rounds a 66 to finish on 14-under in […]