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Cumbrian rookie Jack Harrison wins first golf tournament

Rookie Cumbrian golf pro Jack Harrison secured his first professional victory – and now hopes his godfather Chubby Chandler will help plot his route to the European Tour.

Last updated 1 February 2012
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Cumbrian golfer wins his singles but England slump to Costa defeat

Cumbrian golf ace Seb Crookall-Nixon won all three of his singles matches but couldn’t help England to victory in the annual Costa Ballena Quadrangular Tournament.

Last updated 31 January 2012
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Cumbrian golf teen invited to prestige US tournament

Cumbrian teenager Seb Crookall-Nixon is set to take on the world’s best young golfers in America.

Last updated 10 January 2012
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Lee Westwood signs up Carlisle golfer Kieran Waters

Kieran Waters hopes he is taking the same fairway to the top as his hero Lee Westwood.

Last updated 21 December 2011
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Cumbrian golfer tipped to win European Tour card

European Tour hopeful Peter Richardson has been tipped to make it in the big-time by the man who knows him best – the coach who has guided his career since he was 10.

Last updated 7 December 2011
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Cumbrian golfer Peter Richardson closing in on European Tour place

Cumbrian golfer Peter Richardson is just one step away from joining the superstars on the European Tour.

Last updated 6 December 2011
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Matfen meeting helpful for Cumbrian golf clubs

Cumbrian clubs were represented at a special conference aimed at helping to grow the game of golf.

Last updated 22 November 2011
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Cumbrian golf ace eyeing PGA Play-offs success in Turkey

Carlisle golfer Craig Goodfellow is eyeing victory in this month’s PGA Play-offs in Turkey so he can take on the likes of Rory McIlroy, Lee Westwood and Luke Donald on British soil next year.

Last updated 10 November 2011
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Keswick golfer gives European Tour pros a driving lesson

A Keswick golfer came within three feet of out-driving the longest hitter in world golf – and all because of a drink-fuelled challenge.

Last updated 28 October 2011
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Carlisle golf ace Peter Richardson teeing up European Tour place

Carlisle golfer Peter Richardson’s dream of playing on the European Tour is set to become reality after he was handed the chance to play in next year’s Dubai Desert Classic.

Last updated 27 October 2011
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Cumbrian badminton ace eyes London 2012 Olympic Games after Turkey victory

Cumbrian badminton player Lauren Smith boosted her hopes of making the 2016 Olympic Games by landing another victory on the European circuit.

Last updated 27 October 2011
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Carlisle golfer wins Dubai Open by four shots

Carlisle golfer Peter Richardson has landed the biggest success of his career after winning the Sheikh Maktoum Dubai Open.

Last updated 21 October 2011
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Workington Golf Club lands Scratch League title

Workington golfers are celebrating the double after they were crowned as 2011 Cumbria Scratch League champions and won the Smurfit Trophy.

Last updated 15 October 2011
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Cumbrian golf ace eyeing PGA Play-offs success - and crack at the big boys

Carlisle golfer Craig Goodfellow wants to take on Luke Donald, Rory McIlroy and Lee Westwood on British soil next year.

Last updated 7 October 2011
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Carlisle's Stony Holme Golf Club awarded GolfMark/Clubmark status

Members at Stony Holme Golf Club in Carlisle are celebrating after being awarded GolfMark/Clubmark accreditation by the English Golf Union and English Women’s Golf Association.

Last updated 6 October 2011
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Campaign launched to encourage more Cumbrian women to play golf

A major new drive to bring more girls and women into golf is being launched across Cumbria.

Last updated 1 October 2011
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Carlisle golfer Craig Goodfellow set for European challenge

Carlisle golfer Craig Goodfellow’s passport is set for another stamping tomorrow as he continues the biggest year of his career by taking on Europe’s top club pros.

Last updated 23 September 2011
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USA too strong for Britain and Ireland in PGA Cup, says Cumbrian golfer

Carlisle golfer Craig Goodfellow admitted he was powerless to help his Great Britain and Ireland team recapture the PGA Cup against a strong American team in California.

Last updated 20 September 2011
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Dad and son win Carlisle Golf Club titles on same day

Father and son Neville and Ben Johnstone played the generation game on Sunday – and both ended up as champions.

Last updated 14 September 2011
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Cumbrian 12-year-old’s hole-in-one earns new club from dad

When schoolboy James Fisher was dropped off for a junior golf competition, he jokingly asked his dad if he’d reward him with a new three wood if he managed to hit a hole-in-one.

Last updated 14 September 2011
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