

Chris Hanson: The European Tour Blog (July)
Another week, another country and another golf course and there is no hiding from the fact that things aren’t currently going to plan. But it’s not for the lack of trying. Golf is a very frustrating game with very fine margins…one shot here, one shot there, you can lose momentum so quickly and sometimes it’s tough to get it back. So here’s an honest look at my play over the last month. Preparation for my first US Open qualifier was a little different knowing that I had to pla


Yorkshire's East pipped in play off
Leeds Golf Centre’s Steven East was beaten in a three man play off for the English senior men’s championship at Saunton Golf Club, Devon. In the end it was Doug Cameron from Henley Golf Club who saw off the challenge of former winner East and championship low-scorer Michael Jarvis after they both tangled with a bunker on the first extra hole. It’s his first major senior title and, after his third place in Ireland a few weeks ago, he will achieve his great dream of returning t


Fraser lands fantastic pair of aces
Scarthingwell member Fraser Black has defied odds greater than a lottery win by having two holes-in-one during the same round. Bizarrely, the first was for a par after he pulled his 8 iron to the short 9th into the bushes left of the green and was forced to play a provisional. He said: "I pulled out the same club and hit it with a touch of draw and it landed on the front edge and ran up the green went straight in the hole. I felt just like Freddie Couples who did the same thi