BEN Quinney was mobbed by jubilant team-mates after holing the putt which earned Kent a dramatic English County Finals victory for just the second time in their history. The Kent PGA champion, from Bearsted GC, later admitted he didn’t know his team’s destiny lay solely in his hands after the final fixtures were started with […]
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Cool Quinney crowns Kent’s first English County Finals win since Chapman and Co.
Sencio Golf Day Raises £1150 For Cystic Fibrosis
Sencio Golf Day Raises £1150 For Cystic Fibrosis As part of its annual support of a local charity, a golf day organised by Sencio Community Leisure (SCL) has raised £1150 for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. The money, collected as a result of the event at Lullingstone Park Golf Course (LPGC) on August 29, is added […]
Red Trouser Day Golf Day At Westerham Raises £5000 For Bowel Cancer Research
Red Trouser Day Golf Day At Westerham Raises £5000 For Bowel Cancer Research More than 60 golfers attended The 2nd Annual Red Trouser Golf Charity Day charity at Westerham Golf Club in Kent on Thursday, September 12 – and raised £5000 for world-leading clinical research into bowel cancer at The Royal Marsden Hospital in London. […]
Outstanding Prince’s Celebrates GEO Status Renewal
Outstanding Prince’s Celebrates GEO Status Renewal New Prince’s images capture reimagined Himalayas in all its glory as club celebrates GEO status renewal Sandwich Bay, Kent, 8th August 2019 – Prince’s Golf Club has released a stunning new selection of images of its recently reimagined Himalayas nine, following a photoshoot commissioned by the club. The historic […]
Price is right as Phil claims PGA Seniors Championship at Kent’s London Golf Club
PHILLIP Price won the Staysure PGA Seniors Championship at London Golf Club to claim his second Staysure Tour title in three years. The 2002 Ryder Cup star recorded rounds of 67, 66 and 71 before a final round of 67, to win the championship by two-shots from 2005 US Open winner Michael Campbell, James Kingston […]
McKenzie is another in-form Aussie as Staysure Seniors mourns Gordon Brand Jnr.
DAVID McKenzie leads at the Staysure PGA Seniors Championship after an emotional day at London Golf Club, following the passing of Ryder Cup winner Gordon Brand Jnr. The Australian recorded a bogey-free round of 65, to lead on seven-under by a stroke from Chris Williams – however, thoughts during the day were with the family […]
Michael Campbell raring to go on Staysure Tour after six years away from the game
MICHAEL Campbell will make his first Staysure Tour appearance outside of a Senior Major when he tees it up at the Staysure PGA Seniors Championship, at London Golf Club, on Thursday. The 2005 US Open champion – who finished two shots ahead of Tiger Woods at Pinehurst – turned 50 at the beginning of the […]
Walker Cup hopefuls aim to impress as Tom Thurloway defends English crown
SUSSEX’S Tom Thurloway will defend his title when the English Men’s Amateur Championship gets underway at Hankley Common and North Hants today (Tuesday). Thurloway, from Chartham Park, beat Gloucestershire’s Joe Long 6&5 in last year’s final at Formby, and is now seeking to become the first player to win back-to-back championships since Paul Casey in […]
Tiley takes top spot right to the wire to claim maiden win at Le Vaudreuil Challenge
KENT’S Steve Tiley claimed his first win on the European Challenge Tour with a wire-to-wire victory at Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge. The Englishman, playing his 11th season on the Challenge Tour, finished runner-up to last year’s wire-to-wire champion Richard McEvoy. But 12 months later the former Georgia State University golfer went one better – recording […]
Tiley’s three-shot lead at Le Vaudreuil as he goes in search of maiden victory
KENT’S Steven Tiley will take a three-shot lead into the final round of Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge as he goes in search of his first European Challenge Tour title. The Englishman, who is playing in his 11th season on the Challenge Tour, leads after 54-holes for the first time. The Royal Cinque Ports player is […]
Mansell dedicates maiden EuroPro Tour victory to seriously ill friend Charlie
RICHARD Mansell has won the Cobra Puma NXT LVL Championship by three shots with a final round 69 at MacDonald Portal Hotel, Golf and Spa. The Beau Desert golfer started the day one shot behind overnight leader Marco Penge, but the Staffordshire ace assumed the lead with a birdie at the opening hole as Penge, […]
Tiley taking it one step at a time at top of leaderboard in Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge
KENT’S Steven Tiley leads by three shots at the halfway stage of Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge at Golf PGA France du Vaudreuil. The Englishman, who finished runner-up to last year’s wire-to-wire champion Richard McEvoy, followed up his opening round of 64 with a three-under par round of 68 to break away from the chasing pack […]
Tiley tops leaderboard in Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge with French stars in pack
KENT’S Steven Tiley and Robin Sciot-Siegrist hold a one-shot lead at Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge at the end of round one having carded bogey-free rounds of 64, to top the leaderboard on seven-under par. Both players made seven birdies during their opening round at Golf PGA France du Vaudreuil to share the lead ahead of […]
Glorious Goodwood setting for the 33rd Golf Foundation Pro-Am to help grow game
THE Golf Foundation is teaming up with Golf At Goodwood to create a golf day with a difference promoting the GolfSixes game – hosted by European Tour winner Graeme Storm. The charity’s 33rd annual pro-am has been given a facelift and will raise funds to support the Golf Foundation’s “Start, Learn and Stay” philosophy in […]
London Golf Club In West Kent Celebrates 25 Years
London Golf Club In West Kent Celebrates 25 Years July 2019: London Golf Club, a member of the Golf in Kent Partnership, this year celebrates its 25th anniversary. The club, located in west Kent just 20 miles from the capital, officially opened in July 1994 with a Charity Challenge Skins Match played on the Heritage Course. […]
Teenager Curtis Knipes lives the dream by qualifying for The Open at Royal Portrush
CHELMSFORD teenager Curtis Knipes enjoyed the day of his golfing life to qualify for The 148th Open at Royal Portrush at his first attempt. Twelve players from a starting field of 288 at four venues across the country qualified for golf’s original championship through Final Qualifying as part of The Open Qualifying Series. The England […]
Nick hoping it will be his Day again as The Leicestershire hosts Logan Mid Am Trophy
GLOUCESTERSHIRE’S Nick Day will defend his England Mid-Amateur title when the Logan Trophy is played next week at The Leicestershire Golf Club. The Over 35s Mid-Am has attracted a full field of players and promises plenty of great golf when is played in the East Midlands, from July 5-7. Last year Day, from Henbury, produced […]
Penge breaks course record at Dudsbury to lead EuroPro Golfcatcher Championship
MARCO Penge set a new course record at Dudsbury Golf Club in his opening round of The GolfCatcher Championship thanks to a nine-under 62. The Golf at Goodwood Golfer is having some week after finishing top of his regional qualifying for The Open having shot a six-under 66 at West Lancashire on Monday. Penge, who […]
Jake Burnage is surprise omission from England’s European team in Sweden
THE England selectors have announced the men’s team that will bid to win the European Amateur Team Championship for a record 13th time when they tee it up at Sweden’s Ljunghusen GC, next month. The six-man squad is packed with champions to challenge for the Continent’s top team honours next month – which have been […]
Canterbury Golf Club Announce Taylor Wimpey As Open Festival Sponsor
Canterbury Golf Club Announce Taylor Wimpey As Open Festival Sponsor Kent’s Canterbury Golf Club have announced Taylor Wimpey as the official headline sponsor of the hugely successful annual Open Festival Week, this year running from the 7th to 14th July. The Festival of Golf Week is one of the biggest in the south of England […]