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| Coaching boost for amateurs |
THE English Golf Union is offering a unique opportunity for promising amateurs to take advantage of the coaching programme which helped Manchester's own David Horsey on his way to Walker Cup honours and a successful professional career.
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| Cheetham in pole position |
IT'S onwards and upwards for John Cheetham next season as he reaches for greater heights.
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| Golf is on the up and up - official |
GOLF has chalked up the fourth highest increase in new players across all sporting activities in the past two years, claims Sport England.
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| Padraig: It's time to honour Seve |
Padraig Harrington has hit out at golf?s administrators for not doing enough to honour Seve Ballesteros.
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| Mind Games with Karl Morris |
Golf psychologist Karl Morris, the former Heaton Park professional who has worked with some of the best players in the world, including Darren Clarke and Paul McGinley, has teamed up with MEN Sport to offer you top tips in a new regular column.
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| Boost for grass roots golf |
SPORT England has gifted £88,000 to the Golf Foundation to enhance next year?s inner city project, including Manchester, through its Golf Roots project which introduces urban youngsters to the game.
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| What's on in January |
Joburg Open Royal (Johannesburg)
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| Jacklin earns PGA honour |
DOUBLE major champion Tony Jacklin was guest of honour at the PGA Annual Luncheon where he received the PGA Recognition Award for his outstanding contribution to golf.
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| Horsey left to rue mistakes |
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| What's on in February |
Manchester Alliance (High Legh Park)
ANZ Ladies Masters (Queensland)EMAAR-MGF Indian Masters (Delhi)
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| What's on in March |
Manchester Alliance (Leyland)Mansell Finishes Winter Series (Royal Liverpool)
Manchester Alliance (Warrington)
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| High-flyer Doyle lands pro job |
GRANT Doyle's fledgling career as an airline pilot failed to get off the ground when his Northenden boss James Curtis jetted off to a new life in Florida.
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| Miniature magic at Playgolf |
FANCY playing some of the best nine holes in the world without leaving Greater Manchester?
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| Singh's on song in California |
Fiji's Vijay Singh won the Chevron World Challenge by one shot after taking advantage of poor finishes by Jim Furyk and Anthony Kim.
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| Latest world rankings |
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| Play golf with MEN Sport |
Looking for a round of golf but don't have a partner to play with? Well, MEN Sport is launching a new service to put local players in touch with each other.
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| Awards roll in for Harrington |
Padraig Harrington has become only the third player to win the Golf Writers? Trophy for a second year in succession.
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| Woods comeback delayed |
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| Horsey's birdie blitz in SA |
DAVID Horsey reeled off four birdies in his last six holes to improve his hopes of making the cut in the South African Open Championship at Pearl Valley.
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| Woods caddie to keep his job |
Tiger Woods will not sack his caddy Steve Williams despite remarks he made at a charity dinner about Phil Mickelson.
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| Women's Tour announced |
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| Karl doesn't mind the wait |
KARL and Nadine Morris held their wedding reception in Manchester last weekend - three years after they tied the knot.
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| Woods annoyed with caddie |
Tiger Woods has admitted he was ?disappointed? by comments made by his caddie Steve Williams about rival Phil Mickelson.
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| Jamie cashes in on blunder |
JAMIE Donaldson won the Mauritius Open in fitting style by rolling in a 25ft birdie putt at the last hole.
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| Sterne plays it safe |
NEWLY-crowned Alfred Dunhill Championship winner Richard Sterne believes his plan to play the final round "safe" at the Leopard Creek Golf Club was key to success.
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| Farewell victory eludes Annika |
Annika Sorenstam brought the curtain down on her 15-year career by finishing in a five-way tie for seventh place at the Dubai Ladies Masters.
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| Clark's victory in play-offs |
South Africa's Tim Clark claimed the 2008 Australian Open by defeating Mathew Goggin on the first hole of a dramatic sudden-death playoff at Royal Sydney GC.
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| Smail leads the way in Australia |
New Zealand's David Smail will take a one-shot lead into the final round of an intriguing Australian Open after posting a two-under-par round of 70 in difficult conditions at Royal Sydney today.
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| Aiken goes low in South Africa |
STYAL'S David Horsey fired a third round 68 at Leopard Creek but is still 12 shots behind leader South African Thomas Aiken, who fired a course record 61 in the Alfred Dunhill Championship on Saturday.
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| Sorenstam four off pace |
Annika Sorenstam conceded the halfway lead at the Dubai Ladies Masters to find herself four off the pace at the Emirates Golf Club in her final tournament before retiring.
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| Pavin named US Ryder Cup captain |
Corey Pavin began his tenure as American Ryder Cup captain by insisting his team would defend the trophy in 2010 as underdogs.
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| Bad blow for Wardrop |
DANNY Wardrop was kicking his heels back at his Didsbury home today when he expected to have been playing in the Australian Open.
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| Rains stops play in Australia |
Play has been suspended on day two of the Australian Open at Royal Sydney after heavy rain rendered the Rose Bay layout unplayable.
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| Westwood stays in touch |
Len Mattiace and Michael Jonzon shared the lead on seven-under-par after the opening round at the Alfred Dunhill Championship.
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| Merger back on the cards |
THE English Women's Golf Association and the English Golf Union have agreed to re-open talks about the possibility of a merger between the two organisations.
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| No action after Daly snaps |
John Daly will have no case to answer despite grabbing a fan?s camera and smashing it against a tree in a wild rage at the Australian Open.
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| Head leads the way in Masters |
England?s Johanna Head has taken the early lead at the Dubai Ladies Masters after carding a six-under-par 66 on the opening day at the Emirates Golf Club.
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| Harrington eyes Masters win |
Padraig Harrington has won the European Tour Golfer of the Year award for a second successive time - but has no intention of resting on his laurels.
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| Stenson blasts to victory |
HENRIK Stenson continued the impressive form that helped Sweden win the Omega Mission Hills World Cup a week earlier when he stormed to a nine-shot victory in the Sun City Challenge at the Gary Player Country Club in Johannesburg.
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| Wie secures LPGA Tour card |
Michelle Wie will be a part of the LPGA Tour in 2009 after securing her place through the qualifying school.
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| Latics lifted me, says Craig |
CRAIG Corrigan attributes victories on both sides of the Atlantic to Wigan Athletic's recent resurgence.
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| Clarke targets top 50 |
Darren Clarke has declared his intention to get back into the world?s top 50 and is targeting a big performance at this week?s Australian Open as a great way to start.
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| Baguley's boost |
BIRDIES flew in thick and fast at Royal Liverpool in the PGA North Region Mansell Finishes Winter Pro-am.
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| Teen duo make Performance Squad |
MANCHESTER teenagers Rachel Connor and Kelly Tidy have been promoted into the English Women's Golf Association's top-ranking Performance Squad.
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| 50 top courses in city centre |
MANCHESTER golfers no longer need to leave the city centre if they want to hit a few balls at lunch-time or unwind at the end of a busy day at the office.
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| Stenson leads in Sun City |
HENRIK Stenson will take a commanding eight-shot lead into the final round of the Nedbank Challenge in Sun City after a superb third round.
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| Horsey tipped for the top |
CHUBBY Chandler believes that David Horsey has the dedication to become as famous as his ISM stalemates Lee Westwood and Darren Clarke.
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| Pampling takes Aussie Masters |
ROD Pampling won the Australian Masters today after edging out Marcus Fraser at the third play-off hole at Huntingdale Golf Club after the two Australians finished at the top of the final round leaderboard locked at 12 under par.
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| Wilkinson and Wilson share lead |
TIM Wilkinson and Peter Wilson share the lead after a first day of the Australian PGA Championship curtailed by lightning.
Wilkinson had already completed a six-under 66 to set the clubhouse pace while Wilson dropped back to that score to join him atop the leaderboard after earlier being eight under thanks largely to a front nine he negotiated in just 29 strokes.
Half of the 156-man field was still on the course when thunderstorms rolled in just after 3pm local time and officials made the decision at 4.45pm to resume play at 5.30am tomorrow, with round-two tee times set to be pushed back by an hour.
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| Hale pro retires |
ALEC Bickerdike retired this week after 10 years as professional at Hale - a club he described as the friendliest he has worked at.
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| Macc duo in the frame |
MACCLESFIELD duo David Horsey Jamie Donaldson kept in the touch with the leaders at the half-way stage of the Australian Masters at Huntingdale, both locked on five-under-par in fourth place and two shots behind South Africa's Tim Clark.
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