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Fixby greens no trouble to Ryder captain

Fixby greens no trouble to Ryder captain

RYDER CUP captain Dai Rees arrived in Huddersfield and took part in a fourball in the afternoon at Fixby, joined by John Fallon and two members of the ICI golfing section with whom the visit had been arranged. Read

Time running out to win free trip

ANY golfers wanting a chance to win a FREE week’s golfing holiday in Portugal have less than two weeks to get their entries in for this year’s Examiner Matchplay competition. Read

Wrightson taking on the best

FIXBY’S Pat Wrightson, a member of England’s winning team in last year’s Senior Home Internationals, is in a top quality field of internationals to contest the Senior Women’s English Close championship at Stoneham, Hampshire April 15-18. Read

The big pay-off

THERE will be extra big money for Chris Hanson and fellow PGA Europro Tour members to aim for this season. Read

Carman storms in

PAUL CARMAN defied ice, wind and rain to storm to a one shot victory in the PGA North Region winter pro-am series at Fairhaven. Read

Outlane win

OUTLANE pairing Sandra Eastwood and Sue Littlewood won the latest Halifax, Huddersfield Ladies Winter Alliance Stableford at West End. Read

Thrilling win for Bradley quartet

BRADLEY PARK pros John Ambler and Tom Wild linked with amateurs Chris Foster and John Burke and scored a thrilling win in the West Yorkshire Alliance’s Texas Scramble at Fixby yesterday. Read

Take on the men is new battle cry!

Take on the men is new battle cry!

WOMEN members of the PGA are being urged to compete more against men. Read

Meltham duo win

JULIE WHITE and Christine Ward, from Meltham, were winners of the Huddersfield, Halifax and District Ladies Winter League Foursomes competition held at Outlane. Read

Diverted duo sail to first Alliance win!

Diverted duo sail to first Alliance win!

SHIP’S captain Tristan Gurd plotted a winning course through a boggy Willow Valley yesterday, as he and partner Patrick Griffiths won the latest Halifax, Huddersfield Alliance Golf meeting. Read

Probably the best at Fixby!

Probably the best at Fixby!

FIVE Fixby players are in an elite squad of 18 called up by Halifax, Huddersfield Union team manager Chris Mear for pre-season warm-up play at the Huddersfield club on April 20. Read

Shaw still a big plus!

ANDY SHAW is still among the best handicapped players in Yorkshire going into the new season. Read

Hanson’s bid ended too soon!

CHRIS HANSON’s bid at the Sunningdale Foursomes, where the Crosland Heath tour player was partnered by former college pal Sean Doherty, ended at the second-round stage. Read

ALGARVE PRIZE

A WEEK’S free golf on Portugal’s Algarve is the fabulous prize awaiting the winner of this year’s exciting Examiner Matchplay Golf Tournament. Read

Top PGA award for Ingham

PGA captain Parnell Reilly, the Bradley Park head professional, did the honours at the annual meeting of the PGA North Region at Fixby when Mike Ingham, the retired Cleckheaton professional, received the PGA Advanced Fellow award. Read

Eyre's first tournament outing in Woodsome Hall’s colours

JOHN EYRE had his first tournament outing in Woodsome Hall’s colours in the PGA North Region Mansell Finishes Winter pro-am at Royal Liverpool. Read

Lucky escape as Carman floored!

PAUL CARMAN had a lucky escape during the West Yorkshire Alliance tournament at Moor Allerton. Read

I’m chomping at the bit: Lambert

CROSLAND Heath’s new professional is Richard Lambert, who has built himself a reputation as a leading coach in the PGA Midlands Region. Read

McFadzean just loves Heath life

CLIVE McFADZEAN is starting to feel that Crosland Heath is definitely his lucky course after winning his second Halifax, Huddersfield Alliance Stableford competition there yesterday. Read

Willett’s right up among the best

WALKER Cup player Danny Willett, the Yorkshire and English champion from Rotherham, moves into the new season with a remarkable handicap of plus five – the best in the country and among the best in the world. Read

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