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Callers of Newcastle – The First Pro Golf Tournament I Attended

23 August 2022 By Paul @ Golfing Herald

Photograph of Seve Ballesteros teeing off at the Callers of Newcastle Tournament ... photograph kindly supplied by Rosie Belsham and Chris Belsham

Golf Monthly, the world's oldest golf magazine, whose first editor was none other than the peerless Harold Hilton, recently asked the following question on Twitter ... "What was the first pro golf tournament you attended?" For me, the answer was 'Callers of Newcastle', a tournament on the 1977 European Tour, played at Whitley Bay Golf Club, England ... just a few weeks before … [Read more...] about Callers of Newcastle – The First Pro Golf Tournament I Attended

David Strath

18 July 2019 By Paul @ Golfing Herald

Scottish Professional Golfer David 'Davie' Strath

Thursday 18th July 2019 and the 148th Open Championship is underway at Royal Portrush. By mid-morning several players were jointly leading at 2 under par which got me musing "What are the chances of a playoff come Sunday evening?". Further to that fleeting thought, I went searching the records to find out when was the first occasion the Open Championship required a … [Read more...] about David Strath

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