Wath’s Nick Poppleton will tee it up in 2019 as a professional golfer, and like many Yorkshiremen before him will start out on the PGA EuroPro Tour. The 2018 Brabazon Trophy winner would have been in line for a warm weather trip to either Australia or South Africa this month representing England Golf had he stayed in the amateur ranks. Instead he will be picking up balls at Pete Cowen’s Academy in Rotherham before heading to work at his local pub. He is coached by academy man

Caption: Les Walker (left) receives his award from Nigel Edwards, England Golf Performance Director (image copyright Vicki Head) Yorkshire’s Les Walker has a keen eye for golfing talent and he’s been honoured for his years of volunteer service as an England and GB&I selector. Walker, from Selby Golf Club, received England Golf’s Award for Excellence in Coaching at the annual coaching conference at Woodhall Spa. The 72-year-old want expecting the award and said, “Well I was a

Josh with Sky's David Livingstone Doncaster’s Josh Berry fired a four under par closing round to become the youngest ever winner of the Junior European Open. Berry, 13, carded rounds of 74, 76 and 70 over the tough Alcaidesa Links course in San Roque, Spain to win by one shot and in doing so bettered the likes of Justin Rose and Luke Donald who could only finish third in what is recognised as one of the most keenly contested junior golf tournaments in Europe. The Junior Europ

Two Yorkshire golfers have been named in a mixed squad of six players who will represent England on a New Year tour of Australia, taking in four events. It will be the first time a mixed squad had travelled down under and Cara Gainer, who represents Oxfordshire, and Emily Toy, from Cornwall, are the first women to take part in the annual trip. They will join Lindrick’s Bailey Gill and David Hague of Malton & Norton, plus Ben Jones of Northamptonshire and Tom Sloman of Somerse

What went on behind the scenes at the Ryder Cup and new kid on the block Cameron Champ were just two of the talking points when Peter Cowen hosted his annual Q&A for members of his Rotherham academy. It was an unmissable evening as Europe’s leading coach lifted the lid on what it's like to work with some of the best players in the world and reflected on 2018 which yielded ten wins and two Majors for his clients. And he revealed how European talisman Ian Poulter might not have

GLORIOUS GANTON... Three Yorkshire courses have been named in Golf Monthly’s top 100 in the UK and Ireland. Ganton, Alwoodley and Moortown were selected in the November 2018 issue of the magazine but all three move down the list based on the rankings from 2017. Ganton fell three places and is now ranked the 28th best course in the UK and Ireland with Alwoodley in 50th place (down 2 places) with near neighbours Moortown coming in 63rd spot (also down 3 places.) Ganton is one

Wakefield’s Dan Bradbury spent Christmas at home in Yorkshire and had time to reflect on a very successful first three terms of a four-year golf scholarship in the USA. In the five collegiate events he has played so far, he has won one and not finished outside of the top 10 and helped his Lincoln Memorial University team - known as the Railsplitters - reach the National Second Division Finals for the first time in its history. In addition to his tournament win in the Tennesse

Bingley caddie Billy Foster will start his 37th year on the European Tour on the bag of fellow Yorkshireman Matt Fitzpatrick Foster split from Lee Westwood last November after a ten year partnership, describing the break up as “gut wrenching.” But he’s looking forward to a new challenge with Fitzpatrick, who despite being only 24 has already won five times on the European Tour. “I’m really looking forward to working with Matt. He’s a talented lad who is learning all the time