• Last-hole heartache for East Riding Union

  By Hull Daily Mail at 07:00 on 25/05/13

  

  THE East Riding slipped to an agonising 19-17 defeat to champions Sheffield in their opening encounter of the 2013 Yorkshire Union Inter-District League. Playing on home turf at Hessle, the result came down to the afternoon's last two singles, both of which finished on the final green in favour of Sheffield. In recent seasons the morning foursomes have been the East Riding's Achilles heel and so it proved again, with the home...

• Woodhead tops Merit standings

  By Hull Daily Mail at 07:00 on 11/05/13

  

  DAVID Woodhead is setting a cracking pace in this season's Yorkshire PGA Trainee Assistants Order of Merit with three top-three finishes in the opening three events. Having won the opener at Moortown, the Hessle assistant professional posted third-place finishes at Howley Hall and the Leeds Golf Centre. He now has 57 points and has opened up a commanding lead over Willow Valley's Nick McBride, whose win at Howley Hall was a major...

• National ID talent spot for Juniors

  By Hull Daily Mail at 07:00 on 08/05/13

  

  TWO junior tennis players from East Riding of Yorkshire were put through their paces after taking part in the Lawn Tennis Association's (LTA) National Talent ID Day held at Bolton Arena. The 11-year-olds were amongst 41 youngsters from across the country invited to the session. Johannus Monday from Hull, and Lewis Colledge from Brough, who both train at Nuffield Tennis Academy, showed off their skills in front of the LTA Talent ID...

• Golf: Coyle off to flyer in new Yorkshire Merit season

  By Hull Daily Mail at 07:00 on 27/04/13

  

  BURSTWICK Country Golf's Joe Coyle made a promising start to this season's Yorkshire Order of Merit when he picked up 59 merit points for a joint tenth-place finish in Selby's Auchterlonie Spoon. In the opening event of the 23 series merit campaign, rounds of 77 and 75 for a 152 total saw him finish 10 shots back from Yorkshire County player Chris Halley (Malton & Norton), who had recovered from the disappointment of letting slip...

• Golf: Brough let league title slip away

  By Hull Daily Mail at 07:00 on 23/04/13

  

  BROUGH have been pipped to the Humber Alliance League title by Laceby Manor in the season's concluding event. Having established a three-point lead at the top of the league in the penultimate Alliance of the season at the KP Club, Brough were intent on defending it and taking the title at Laceby Manor. Unfortunately, it was not to be as the host club's lead team of assistant professional Jason Abram, Peter Thompson, Matt Clayton and...

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