A glorious day here at Tynemouth Golf Club, where we entertained Durham in the first Northern Counties fixture of the season. A strong start by Northumberland gave us a 4-2 advantage following the Foursomes. There were wins for Fell & Wharton, Thoburn & Bullen, Laws & Henderson and Griffiths and Conn. After a strong afternoon performance by Durham, it came
A cool and breezy day greeted the County Finalists, who were playing for a place in the Northumberland & Durham Inter County Foursomes Final. The Northumberland Final was contested between Bedlingtonshire, who were represented by Ben Brown and Jack Baird, and the Goswick duo of Joe Atkinson and Alan Potts. A dominant performance by the Bedlingtonshire youngsters resulted in a
A sunny but cool day at Baberton Golf Club, in Edinburgh, where our annual fixture against the Lothians Golf Association took place today. New Captain Andrew Minnikin gave full debuts to the Bedlingtonshire duo of Ben Brown and Jack Baird. In what is always a tough fixture, we trailed 3.5 to 2.5 after the morning Foursomes, with the experienced pair
The traditional opening event of the season, the Inter County Foursomes, took place on the links of Dunstanburgh and Warkworth Golf Clubs, over the weekend of 5 and 6 April. A massive thanks to both Clubs who presented their courses in superb condition. All players were looked after very well in the Clubhouses, it’s hugely appreciated. The event saw 30
The Northumberland Union of Golf Clubs is saddened to hear the news that Peter Davey has passed away after a short illness, at the age of 64. Peter was the County Captain between 2002 & 2004, he was a hugely respected figure within golf and beyond, playing out of Newcastle United, The Northumberland, then Hexham. Our thoughts are with his
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The Northumberland County Seniors team hosted Cumbria at Bellingham GC yesterday for our final Northern Counties Seniors League fixture for 2024. Bellingham GC were excellent hosts once again. The course was very well presented and their traditional hospitality and catering on the day was first class. Alec as usual ran the whole show with nothing he would not do to
The third of 5 NUGC Senior Opens for 2024 was held today at WBGC. We would like to thank WBGC and all their staff for hosting this event and for presenting the course is such magnificent condition. Many of the competitors being very complementary about the organisation of the event and the excellent condition of the course. Many of the
A great day here at Gosforth Golf Club where we held the Fenwick-Smith trophy. Thanks again to the club, the bar and catering staff and the green keepers, who all played their part in a really successful day. The golf was, for the first time, decided by play off, after Andy Ross of Arcot Hall Golf Club and Phil Ridden
After a tough opening 2 matches, the Juniors were looking to bounce back against Cumbria at Westerhope. The morning session did not go to plan, where we trailed 1.5 to 3.5 going into lunch, however a fantastic afternoon comeback performance saw us run out 8.5 to 6.5 winners. Well done to the players for their efforts, in what were challenging
A great day here at Tynemouth Golf Club where the weather has been kind for the County Salver. A big thanks to the Club and its members for looking after us so well. The course was excellent as was the food. The scoring was fair, with 40 points being good enough to win the prestigious trophy. Defending champion Dave Slipper
The Northumberland County Seniors team travelled to Otley GC in Yorkshire yesterday for a very tough Northern Counties Seniors league fixture. Otley GC was immaculately presented with a very challenging 5 hole start. Their hospitality and catering on the day was first class. The weather was excellent and the match was played in a fair breeze with very warm sunshine.
