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Dougherty needs to take Stockholm

NICK Dougherty, who crashed out of the US PGA Championship at Oakland Hills in Michigan at the halfway stage after rounds of 77,82, will be hoping to find some form when he tees up back on the European Tour in the SAS Masters in Stockholm today.Read

Martin can Edge win

MARTIN Edge attributes his excellent form to winter warm-weather breaks and is confident he can win the Powerade PGA Assistants' Championship at The London Club, which starts on August 13.Read

Lancs Boys do it again

LANCASHIRE Boys are champions of the North again and will challenge for the England championship.Read

Tommy is named England captain

SOUTHPORT golfer Tommy Fleetwood has received the greatest honour of his young career â€“ the captaincy of England in the Boys Homes Internationals.Read

Nick’s on way back

ALTHOUGH he only finished in 61st place in the Bridgestone Invitational at Akron, Ohio, last weekend, Nick Dougherty found some form over the last two days to take into the PGA Championship at Oakland Hills in Michigan.Read

Slattery chases tour card

FORMBY Hallâ€™s Lee Slattery and Bromboroughâ€™s Paul Waring gave their hopes of retaining their European Tour cards a boost in Moscow.Read

Nick: I really need a break

NICK DOUGHERTY will take a week off before heading to America to try and revive his Ryder Cup dream.Read

Shacklady throws off Open woe

HAVING come within an ace of qualifying for The Open for the second successive year, Mossock Hallâ€™s David Shacklady now turns his mind to the next golfing challenge on his horizon â€“ the flagship event for Britain & Ireland's club pros, the Glenmuir PGA Professional Championship.Read

Birkdale bonanza can offer boost to tourism

ROYAL BIRKDALEâ€™S record-breaking Open Championship could provide the springboard for a new drive to attract golfing visitors to the region.Read

Padraig Harrington beat the odds to lift the Claret Jug and become the Open Golf Champion for the second year running

AT the start of the week it was easy to forget that Padraig Harrington was a real contender to lift the Claret Jug.Read

‘I want to win the Open for Mum’

NICK Dougherty is hoping a large home support will help propel him to Open success this week.Read

A date with Jacklin

CHILDREN from Southportâ€™s local sport partnership have been enjoying a taste of The Open Championshipâ€™s magic with the staging of the â€˜Road to the Openâ€™.Read

Open dream over for Shack

ORMSKIRKâ€™S David Shacklady just missed out on a place in the Open Championship for the second successive year when he lost in a four-man play-off for two places at West Lancashire on Tuesday.Read

Hesketh first off the Mark

HESKETH Golf Club has become the first along the Southport coast to be awarded GolfMark recognition after successfully completing the national scheme.Read

I owe Tiger so much

Phil Kirkbride talks exclusively to 1998 Open winner Mark Oâ€™Meara...Read

O’Meara’s class of ’98

AS Mark Oâ€™Meara returned to the scene of his finest hour, he revealed his passion for the course and the game of golf are still as alive as ever, writes Phil Kirkbride.Read