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Tadmarton Heath Junior Scholarships

Tadmarton Heath Junior Scholarships The kids are alright, you know. To coin a boringly over-used phrase: juniors are the future of our game. But how are we helping them on their way to becoming the golfers of the future? We’re only just beginning to see golf being considered an appropriate activity in schools – ten […]

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Ufford Park Hosts Fifth Disabled British Open Event

Ufford Park Hosts Fifth Disabled British Open Event Ufford Park Woodbridge Hotel, Golf and Spa hosted its fifth Disabled British Open in September 2018, which saw 25 golfers take to the course as part of the annual two-day championship. The Disabled British Open is open to participants from across the globe with a recognised disability […]

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England Dominate At 2018 European Father & Son Golf Championships

England Dominate At 2018 European Father & Son Golf Championships Held At Montecastillo in Andalucia, Spain Teams from England dominated the 10th anniversary staging of the European Father & Son Golf Championships (www.fatherandsongolf.co.uk) which culminated on Friday (October 27) in wonderful sunny conditions at the Montecastillo Golf Resort in the golfing paradise of Andalucia in […]

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Bramshaw brothers James and Luke Willis win inaugural Bramshaw Pairs Open

Bramshaw Brothers Win Inaugural Bramshaw Pairs Open

Bramshaw Brothers Win Inaugural Bramshaw Pairs Open A fantastic sunny Autumn day greeted 76 competitions in the Bramshaw inaugural pairs open. With 22 clubs represented and entries from Kent to Berkshire to Shropshire, the field comprised of a number of local professionals and amateurs with handicaps ranging from +3 to 34. With the first shot hit at […]

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Success for East Anglia’s Largest Ever Charity Golf Day at Barnham Broom

Success for East Anglia’s Largest Ever Charity Golf Day at Barnham Broom On Friday 26th October 2018, Barnham Broom was delighted to host East Anglia’s largest ever charity golf day in memory of dear friend and colleague, Brian Lemmon. In total, over £3000 was raised for the local charity, Star Throwers, which was nominated by […]

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More Stellar Golf Events For 2019 In Kent

More Stellar Golf Events For 2019 In Kent ANOTHER PREMIER GOLF TOURNAMENT HEADS TO KENT AS LONDON GOLF CLUB ANNOUNCED AS VENUE FOR STAYSURE PGA SENIORS CHAMPIONSHIP 2019 Another premier golf tournament is heading to Kent following the recent announcement by the Staysure Tour that London Golf Club will stage the Staysure PGA Seniors Championship […]

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Tadmarton Heath Golf Club Review

Tadmarton Heath Golf Club Review   Do not put your clubs away! I get it, you wake up early on a Saturday morning to a wind-chill forecast of -10, it’s drizzling and the prospect of a social non-qualifier is only making the option to crawl back under the duvet all the more attractive. But what […]

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Licata On A Winning Roll

Licata On A Winning Roll Wins by three shots at The Kendleshire Giuseppe Licata has made an excellent start to the new Gloucester and Somerset PGA winter season by winning for the second time in four events. He has returned to the top of the Total Triumph Order of Merit following a three-shot success at The Kendleshire, […]

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Inaugural Burhill Ladies Pro-Am Proves A Huge Success

Inaugural Burhill Ladies Pro-Am Proves A Huge Success More than 100 lady golfers took part in the inaugural Burhill Ladies Pro-Am which welcomed 27 lady PGA professionals. Each professional was joined by a team of three amateur ladies in a unique ladies-only pro-am on the PGA in England South schedule. Burhill Golf Club General Manager, Dubravka Griffiths, […]

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Bramshaw Golf Club Prepares For Their Junior “Manor Masters” Open In October

Bramshaw Golf Club Prepares For Their Junior “Manor Masters” Open In October Bramshaw Golf Club, New Forest, 16 October 2018 – As the competition season draws to a close, the Junior Section at Bramshaw Golf Club are preparing for their biggest competition of the year – the ‘Manor Masters’ Junior Open – to be held […]

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Frilford Heath’s Pepperell The Ace At The British Masters

Frilford Heath’s Pepperell The Ace At The British Masters Eddie Pepperell takes home £10,000 from digital currency after acing 9th hole at British Masters Digital currency LIFElabs.io will fund a £10,000 prize for world number 50 and Frilford Heath’s Eddie Pepperell, after he became the first golfer to bag a hole-in-one on the crypto-sponsored 9th hole. […]

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Young’s Courage And Colin’s Quaich

Young’s Courage And Colin’s Quaich COLIN Roope’s persistence paid off as he claimed his second Hampshire Order of Merit title in three years – thanks to a double second place in the final strokeplay events of the season, at Basingstoke GC. The county captain, from Blackmoor, finished second in both the Courage Trophy and the […]

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Bramshaw Golf Club

Bramshaw Golf Club Bramshaw Golf Club is the oldest in Hampshire! The original course, now known as the Forest, was originally built by a local resident/landowner called Philip de Crespigny, for the entertainment of his weekend guests in about 1865. It was built partly in his large garden at Roundhill and partly on Brook Common. There […]

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Bridgestone Trophy Winners In Dream Round With Ryder Cup Hero!

Bridgestone Trophy Winners In Dream Round With Ryder Cup Hero! The three winners of Bridgestone’s Chase Your Dream Trophy are celebrating a round of a lifetime with Ryder Cup hero Thorbjørn Olesen at the Sky Sports British Masters. Martin Derrick from Sussex, Spencer Burlingham from Essex, and 12-year-old Isabelle Badger from Stourbridge in the West […]

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Happy 50th birthday Win For Bebb

Happy 50th birthday Win For Bebb Sion Bebb celebrated his 50th birthday by winning the North Devon Links tournament and £1,500. “Things couldn’t have gone better. I said it wouldn’t be easy because the East course is such a tough track but I just managed it,”the Morlais Castle club professional said after a level par […]

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Youngsters Have Chance To Impress At Stoke Park

Youngsters Have Chance To Impress At Stoke Park The five-star Stoke Park Country Club, Spa & Hotel, in Buckinghamshire, has achieved unprecedented success with its scholars’ programme in recent years – and later this month it is inviting talented youngsters to see if they have what is required to be the next generation of graduates. […]

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Ham Manor Celebrates New Lakeside 18th Hole

Ham Manor Celebrates New Lakeside 18th Hole Premier West Sussex golf club launches its new 18thwith a lakeside green, and a new short game area, as the first stage of a multi-million pound investment in the clubhouse, course and golfing facilities. To ensure its premier position amongst golf clubs in the region, on September 23rd Ham […]

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End Of An Era At Long Ashton Golf Club

End Of An Era At Long Ashton Golf Club Sunday 30th September marked a sad day at Long Ashton Golf Club for both members and staff as we said a fond farewell to our Head Professional, Mike Hart who has worked tirelessly at the club from when he started as an Assistant Professional to Denis […]

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England Will Bid To Regain Senior Crown

England Will Bid To Regain Senior Crown England will bid to regain their crown when the Senior Women’s Home Internationals is played next week on home ground at Burnham & Berrow, Somerset. The seven-strong team is: Julie Brown from Staffordshire, Aileen Greenfield from Sussex, Jackie Foster from Hertfordshire, Karen Jobling from Yorkshire, Helen Lowe from Leicestershire, […]

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Castle Royle Are English Champions And Qualify For Europe

Castle Royle Are English Champions And Qualify For Europe CASTLE Royle Golf Club are heading to Europe after winning the English Champion Club tournament at Huddersfield GC. Internationals David Langley, Harrison Arnold and team-mate Tim Shin won the title for the B.B.&O. champions by eight shots after the 36-hole competition, when all three scores counted […]

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