Sweet Success Again For Phil With Hawksworth Trophy Triumph
Sweet Success Again For Phil With Hawksworth Trophy Triumph Phil Tomkinson from Otley Golf Club tasted success again when winning the prestigious Hawksworth Trophy, a 36-hole stroke play competition for leading amateur golfers from across the north of England, 5 years after his previous win. A high-quality field of players faced challenging conditions with […]
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Marton Meadows Golf Course
Marton Meadows Golf Course Nestled in the picturesque village of Marton near Macclesfield in the heart of the Cheshire countryside, is a little known nine-hole golf course that is enjoying a new lease of life. Established in 1998 and designed by Neville Pearson to USGA specification, this Pay & Play golf course proved popular […]
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Senior Italian Open: Gary Evans eyes debut win at second attempt at Villaverde
FOUR players edged ahead of the field and will take a share of the lead into the second round of the Senior Italian Open, including one-time Worthing golfer Gary Evans. Evans joined former England Amateur legend Gary Wolstenholme and, Scotland’s Surrey-based Gary Orr plus Austrian Markus Brier on four-under par. The quartet all shot 68 […]
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Strickland strikes Brabazon blow as he eyes Evans’ record at English Amateur Strokeplay
SUSSEX’S Charlie Strickland shot a bogey-free 66 to take a two-shot lead after the first round of the Brabazon Trophy at Leeds’ Alwoodley Golf Club. The 20-year-old from Ham Manor was five-under par in tough conditions of wind and drizzle, holding tight to his score with good par saves on the final two holes. His […]
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Karlsson quick out of the blocks for Belgian Knockout at Rinkven International GC
ANTON Karlsson produced a stunning round of 63 on day one to put himself in pole position to claim the top seeding at the Belgian Knockout. The top 32 from each side of the draw after 36 holes at Rinkven International Golf Club will make it through to the knockout stages and Karlsson’s eight-under total […]
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Yorkshire’s top internationals prepare for battle at Alwoodley to keep Brabazon
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 […]
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Otaegui looking to prove a knockout in Belgium once more
ADRIAN Otaegui is looking to take inspiration from 12 months ago as he defends the title this week at the Belgian Knockout. The Spaniard overcame Benjamin Hebert in the final last season at Rinkven International Golf Club, advancing from 36 holes of strokeplay and then battling through the knockout rounds in nine-hole medal matchplay. The […]
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Devine in ‘dressing down’ for ditching dress code but TV’s Henni says ‘way to go!’
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 […]
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Catriona Matthew Heads Scottish Challenge at Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open
Catriona Matthew Heads Scottish Challenge at Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open Kelsey MacDonald, Catriona Matthew, Pamela Pretswell, Michele Thomson and USA’s Beth Allen attend Media Day European Solheim Cup Captain, Catriona Matthew, leads the home challenge as four of Scotland’s finest golfers united today alongside America’s Beth Allen for the Aberdeen Standard Investments […]
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Oulton Hall’s Eddie, 7, Is Eagle Ace
Oulton Hall’s Eddie, 7, Is Eagle Ace A seven-year-old junior golfer at Oulton Hall is celebrating after scoring his first hole-in-one … at a different course. Eddie Claughton, a pupil at Swillington Primary School, is one of around 150 juniors taught weekly at Oulton Hall by coach Thomas Devine. And the tuition clearly paid dividends […]
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Hume writes history for Hertfordshire with first English Women’s win in a decade
HERTFORDSHIRE’S Ellen Hume is the new English Women’s Amateur Champion, winning a superb final against Essex’s Lily May Humphreys on the 19th hole at wet and windy Saunton Golf Club. Despite the most testing conditions on the North Devons links, the players produced great golf, with the momentum swinging to and fro over the closing […]
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Challengers fought the Law but Bronte won to claim her first LPGA title
STOCKPORT’S Bronte Law completed her dream LPGA Tour win after a frustrating final round at the Pure Silk Championship, at Williamsburg’s Kingsmill’s Resort. Having missed fairways off the tee and having to scrambe for pars as a host of challengers sensed a chance to catch the overnight leader, a 15-foot birdie putt on the 16th […]
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Broadhurst beaten as Tanigawa takes season’s second Seniors Major at Oak Hill
KEN Tanigawa overturned a three-stroke deficit to win his first Senior Major at the KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship as Paul Broadhurst’s bid to go back-to-back came to grief in the thick rough at New York’s Oak Hill Country Club. The American returned to professional golf in 2018 after a 15-year absence. He had his amateur […]
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Rookie MacIntyre goes for broke but Wiesberger returns to winner’s circle
BERND Wiesberger won his fifth European Tour title after a thrilling final day battle with Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre at the Made in Denmark tournament. The Austrian was out for seven months last year due to a wrist injury but is now back in the winner’s circle in his 13th event since making his comeback on […]
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Defending champion Lily May Humphreys on course for back-to-back at Saunton
ESSEX international Lily May Humphreys continued her quest for her third title in three weeks when she played her way into the semi-finals of the English Women’s Amateur at Saunton, on Saturday. Humphreys, who has already won Welsh and Irish strokeplay titles this month, will play Northumberland’s Jess Baker in North Devon, this morning (Sunday). […]
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Broadhurst tied with Toledo but will he triumph at Oak Hill?
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE County’s Paul Broadhurst carded the only bogey-free round of the day at Oak Hill Country Club as he took a share of the lead after the second round of his defence of the KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship. The Midlands-raised Ryder Cup ace, who has two Senior Major championshps to his name, ended Friday’s play […]
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Parker and MacLaren revved up for GolfSixes Cascais
MEGHAN MacLaren and Florentyna Parker are the first women to be announced for GolfSixes Cascais and will combine to form the England Women’s team for the third edition of the innovative event from June 7-8. Following the roaring success of the 2018 GolfSixes, where the European Women’s team was represented by Mel Reid and Carlota […]
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Surrey’s Ross McGowan takes two-shot lead at Czech Challenge after eagle
SURREY’S Ross McGowan holds a two-shot lead at the halfway stage of the D+D REAL Czech Challenge after he holed a 30-foot eagle putt on his final hole. McGowan, who shared the overnight lead with Robin Roussel on five-under par, signed for a consecutive round of 66 to move two strokes ahead of the Frenchman […]
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Clements collects at Brocket Hall with £10,000 prize at the IFX Payments Championship
Todd Clements, who will represent Brocket Hall on the PGA EuroPro Tour in 2019, won the first event of the season at his club’s Palmerston Course – the IFX Payments Championship FORMER English Amateur Champion Todd Clements claimed the opening event of the PGA EuroPro Tour season – winning The IFX Payments Championship at Brocket […]
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Ellen Hume knocks out defending champion Georgina Blackman at English Women’s Amateur
HERTFORDSHIRE’S Ellen Hume caused the upset of the day when she knocked out defending champion Georgina Blackman at the English Women’s Amateur at Saunton, Devon. The 19-year-old from Mill Green, who won by two holes, admitted that she felt some nerves as she prepared to face the England international from Chelmsford in the first matchplay […]
