Hounslow & Brentford Times Sport: Golf news from Hounslow, south west London and Surrey

Tyrrells Wood handed top honour

10:39am Wednesday 1st September 2010

Tyrrells Wood Golf Club has been awarded GolfMark accreditation after demonstrating their hard work and dedication to both junior and beginner’s golf. The Leatherhead club is the latest to receive recognition, with the GolfMark award also integrating Sport England’s Clubmark award – a national standard for quality sports clubs recognised across the country. The English Golf Union (EGU) and English Women’s Golf Association (EWGA) developed the GolfMark award to identify and acknowledge golf facilities in England that were junior and beginner friendly The GolfMark award also integrates Sport England’s Clubmark award - a national standard for quality sports clubs recognised across the country. More than 30 other sports, including tennis and rugby are also using the alliance to add value to their accreditation schemes and over 10,000 sports clubs have been awarded Clubmark or are working towards achieving accreditation.

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Leatherhead success for golfing duo

10:26am Wednesday 1st September 2010

Jaqueline and Andrew Clements, a mother and son combination from Bramley Golf Club, scored 44 points at the latest Algarve Golf Trophy event held at Leatherhead Golf Club last week.

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Bookies back Casey for Ryder Cup spot

2:52pm Friday 27th August 2010

William Hill’s reckon Weybridge’s Paul Casey and Padraig Harrington are the likeliest golfers to be chosen as Colin Montgomerie’s wild card picks for the forthcoming Ryder Cup.

Golden oldies raise £30k for charity

12:33pm Friday 20th August 2010

An energetic group of local golf-playing pensioners has raised over £30,000 in eight years - and the total is still rising.

Abi lands golf job

10:30am Tuesday 17th August 2010

Abi Ellis beat all the odds and about 70 other hopefuls to become the new Marketing Assistant at the TopGolf target range centre.

Golfing glory for Gotla

4:01pm Monday 16th August 2010

Royal Wimbledon stalwart Chris Gotla claimed the Surrey Senior Golf Championship title at Bramley last week.

Effingham pair win trip to Portugal

4:28pm Friday 13th August 2010

Effingham Golf Club members David Nash and David Taylor will be jetting off to the luxurious Monte da Quinta resort after triumphing in the club’s Road to Portugal competition.

Fox through to national final

5:05pm Thursday 12th August 2010

James Fox, of Esher club Moore Place, has reached the national final of the English Golf Union’s gold medal competition.

Gaunt is in the money again

11:20am Monday 9th August 2010

New Malden’s Daniel Gaunt stretched his lead at the top of the PGA EuroPro Tour by finishing third in the latest event of the series at Formby Hall in Merseyside.

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