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Harrison honoured with Micklem Award Hampshire’s David Harrison has received England Golf’s Gerald Micklem Award for his contribution to the amateur game. The award was announced at England Golf’s annual meeting when delegates were told of Harrison’s involvement in the sport for over 60 years. A noted player and an administrator who was captain of the R&A, Harrison was made an OBE for his services to golf, and played a key role in the merger which created England Golf, as the independent chairman of the steering group.
An honorary member of Stoneham, Alresford and Hayling golf clubs, he played for the Hampshire boys’ and youths’ teams before representing England boys. He joined the RAF as a national serviceman and won the RAF championship twice and played in winning teams in two inter-service championships. He later went to Oxford where he gained a golfing Blue, before winning the Hampshire County Championship a record six times. He was county captain, played for the county team for 20 years, and also twice won the Golf Illustrated Vase.
Harrison excelled as a golf administrator and was President of the EGU before becoming captain of the R&A in 2007. He is a qualified rules official and on many occasions has acted as a referee at the Open Championship and at other major golf events. He is the president of the Hampshire PGA and has also held the positions of joint chairman of the International Golf Federation, president of the Association of Golf Club Secretaries and chairman of the Championship Committee of The European Golf Association.
Sharan storms to Kent Ladies’ title Wrotham Heath’s Sharna Dutrieux captured the Kent Ladies County Championship after beating Tita McCart 4&2 in the final held at Rochester & Cobham Golf Club. The talented teenager romped through the earlier match play rounds, beating Nicole Stewart 4&3, Fiona McCann 7&6, before dispatching Mollie Lawrence 5&4 in the semi-final.
Brett is taylor-made for Burnham May is ladies month at Epsom Golf Club
Former PGA Assistants’ champion Brett Taylor has his sights set on another national crown after winning the Titleist & FootJoy PGA Professional Championship East qualifying event at Essendon Golf Club. He topped the leaderboard at the Hertfordshire venue after carding a level-par round of 72. And the victory means he has qualified for the grand final for the first time. He has also played on the European Tour and he competed in the Open at Troon in 2004. Now he is hoping to put himself
in contention for a PGA Cup place and face the USA in California this September. Taylor beat Keith Grant and Lawrence Dodd by two shots - and they will join nine other qualifiers at the £91,500 grand final, which will be held at Burnham & Berrow in Somerset on June 2-5. The Essex-based professional, who now players under the Brett Taylor Golf banner, said: “I had been playing more than coaching, but I’ve got a young family now, so I’ve set up Brett Taylor Golf, which is based at
Crondon Park. That takes up a lot of my time, and I do a lot of coaching now, but I still enjoy playing so this is a good thing for me.” Taylor was delighted to book his place for Burnham. “This is the first time I’ve qualified for the final. I’ve played once or twice before and not made it. Other times the qualifier has clashed with something else, so it’s really nice to get through to a big tournament like this again. I’d like to think I’m playing well so the opportunity to perhaps try for a PGA Cup place is there too.”
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Women looking to take their game to the next level, or to start playing for the very first time, are being encouraged to try their hand at Epsom Golf Club in Surrey, where a host of events are taking place as part of the National Golf Month campaign. The forward-thinking club is inviting ladies to play its 5,750yard, 18-hole course in a mixture of open competitions, or attended a variety of group lessons, golf clinics, fashiion shows and clubfitting sessions, all of which are offered for free during May. Free long-game lesson are being offered every Wednesday during the month, while roll-up group coaching sessions take place on Thursdays. May 21 will see a fashion show being staged in association with Puma Golf, where the brand’s current clothing ranges will be featured, while Callaway takes centre stage on May 28 for a special ladies’ equipment fiting day, where Callaway’s new XR range of woods and irons and putters from Odyssey, will be available to try out. Yonex Golf is also hosting a day
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on June 2, where guests can trial the latest launches and take part in a on-course clinic with special guest Trish Johnson, a long-time star on the Ladies European Tour, who will be hosting a Q&A session after lunch. The day costs £15 per person to include refreshments and lunch. To sign up for any of these events, call 01372 741867 or email stuartwalker@epsomgolfclub. co.uk. All those who register will be entitled to a free sleeve of Callaway golf balls on arrival.
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