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YORKSHIRE teenager Ben Schmidt led the international field in the Brabazon Trophy by three after shooting a record-equalling 64 at Alwoodley Golf Club, in Leeds, on Friday. The 16-year-old, from Rotherham Golf Club – where Masters winner Danny Willett played as a junior – was nine-under after 36 holes of the English Men’s Open Amateur […]
AN international field has assembled for the Brabazon Trophy, one of the most prestigious championships in the world of men’s amateur golf, which starts today at Leeds’ Alwoodley Golf Club. Players from more than a dozen countries will bid to become the English Men’s Open Amateur Strokeplay Champion with four rounds being played before Sunday’s […]
OULTON Hall’s junior golf coach has hit out at golf club officials who are “stuck in the 19th century” after being criticised on social media for allowing his students to play in tracksuit bottoms and hoodies. Thomas Devine, director of Oulton Hall’s FUEL golf (FUture ELite) programme, proudly posted a picture on Twitter of some […]
Cottingham Parks: A 25 Year Success Story And Still Growing As we despairingly watch on, only to see several golf courses across the UK either struggling or closing each year, it is a refreshing change to shout about the success of a club that has continued to grow through a global recession and extremely testing […]
THE players who won the European Nations Cup at Sotogrande last weekend have all been selected for England’s team to face Spain, in next week’s annual international, at Formby Golf Club. Champions Ben Jones, Tom Plumb, Tom Sloman and Bailey Gill (pictured left to right above) will be joined at the Lancashire links course by […]
NORTHUMBERLAND’S Matty Lamb travelled further than any of the 72 competitors vying to put their name alongside Justin Rose’s on the Hampshire Hog honours board at North Hants GC. And the plus-five handicapper, who is currently not a member of the England squad – gave the biggest hint possible that he should be on the […]
HALLOWES GC’s Sam Bairstow prevented Jake Bolton from becoming the second Wiltshire winner of the Hampshire Savler in six years at North Hants Golf Club. The Yorkshire amateur took the prize on countback after finishing third in the Hampshire Hog on Sunday, courtesy of an excellent 65. His four-under round after lunch was only bettered […]
The British Junior Golf Tour The UK’s leading Junior Golf Tour The British Junior Golf Tour, a not-for-profit organisation, is the leading Junior Golf Tour in the UK. We provide junior golfers with outstanding opportunities to experience great competitions, on wonderful courses, at top class venues. Our events are fun, competitive, affordable and open to […]
Choose Cottingham Parks and Skidby Lakes for Yorkshire Golf in 2019 Cottingham Parks enjoys an excellent reputation as a popular destination for all types of groups. Opened in 1994, the 18 hole par 72 course makes good use of the existing trees enhanced by landscaping and many man made water features. The signature hole, the […]
Golf – Bringing Families Closer Together On Father’s Day With Father’s Day just around the corner, we’re catching up with three sets of fathers and their children, with the help of our friends at American Golf, to take a look at golf’s unique ability to bring families closer together and give parents a bond with […]
Cottingham Parks and Skidby Lakes Cottingham Parks enjoys an excellent reputation as a popular destination for all types of groups. Opened in 1994, the 18 hole par 72 course makes good use of the existing trees enhanced by landscaping and many man made water features. The signature hole, the 12th, is a perfect example of […]
The PGA in Yorkshire The role of The PGA in Yorkshire has many facets, including providing playing opportunities for our members, both assistant and qualified PGA Professionals. Our county pro-am events offer a number of attractive commercial opportunities for local companies to combine business with the experience a round with a local professional. There are […]
