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Ormskirk golfer David Shacklady is hoping his injuries don’t get in the way of a promising season

DAVID SHACKLADY is hoping recurring injury problems do not undermine a season so rich in promise.Read

Paul Platt returned to S&A where he used to be an amateur to win the Liverpool Alliance

PAUL PLATT celebrated his return to Southport and Ainsdale, where he was an amateur 10 years ago, by winning the individual section of the Liverpool Alliance.Read

Nick still in hunt for Ryder Cup spot

NICK DOUGHERTY’S swift exit from the Accenture World Match Play Championship has not damaged his Ryder Cup hopes.Read

Shacklady beats the odds

THE old adage ‘beware the injured golfer’ rang true as Ormskirk’s David Shacklady retained his Lancs PGA Overseas Pro-am title in Portugal.Read

Prestige dates set

THE Southport-based Prestige Tour for Amateur Golfers has announced its 2008 schedule starting on April 10-11 at Turnberry, next year’s Open championship venue.Read

Aya takes tips back to USSR

IF GOLF in Moscow takes on something of the British style in the coming months, it is likely to owe something to Aya Sadykova.Read

NICK DOUGHERTY and Luke Donald, Walker Cup partners seven years ago, were due to face each other when the Accenture World Match Play Championship got underway in Arizona on Wednesday.

Following Ernie Els’ late decision to play, the only absentee from the world’s top 64 when the official draw was made on Sunday night was injured American Brett Wetterich.Read

BEN PARKER has made a promising start to life as a professional.

After the opening three events on the EPD tour – all held in Turkey – the former England amateur international is fourth in the order of merit.Read

Flo goes for the Curtis Cup

FLORENTYNA Parker is embarking on the biggest year of her blossoming golf career.Read

Hot property for Pros at the Open

The Open at Birkdale is turning into the hottest ticket in town.Read

Trophy cheer for teen ace

AIMEE COX, one of Lancashire’s most talented young golfers, has been honoured by her local golfing association.Read

Craig clubs hole-in-one

HESKETH Golf Club’s Craig Jones grabbed a hole-in-one on the second hole on Friday, January 11 using a nine-iron by hitting the ball 168-yards.Read

Mark’s praise for ‘special’ Birkdale

HAVING turned 50 last January, Mark O’Meara has played most of his golf on the senior Champions Tour in America this year.Read

James gets England nod

LANCASHIRE teenager James Robinson has received an England call-up, a reward for a dazzling run of successes which this season brought him to the edge of the final in the English Amateur Championship.Read

Dougherty back from doldrums

WHEN a disconsolate Nick Dougherty trudged away from Royal Liverpool after missing the halfway cut in the 2006 Open, it marked one of the lowest points in his golfing career.Read

Great finish for Finnis

IAN FINNIS (Formby Hall) returned a seven-birdie round for a 41-point total to win the individual section of the Liverpool Alliance at Warrington, three points clear of Jason O’Brien of Widnes.Read

Second okay for Slattery

LEE SLATTERY marked his return to European Tour action by coming close to forcing a play- off to decide the Alfred Dunhill Championship in South Africa.Read

Parker plays in all four

BEN PARKER continued his golfing education by again playing all four rounds in only his second Challenge Tour event.Read

Open invitation for youngsters

OPEN organisers have pledged to carry on giving youngsters the chance to watch the world’s greatest players for free.Read

BEN PARKER has launched his new career as a professional golfer – in Argentina.

The gamble paid immediate dividends when the Royal Birkdale-attached player was the leading Englishman at the Abierto del Litoral Personal 2007.Read

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