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Yorkshire golf: Amanda Hill climbs quickly to win player of year award at Huddersfield

AMANDA HILL has been named Huddersfield ladies' player of the year - lifting the Pat Wrightson Trophy just four years after taking up golf.
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Chris Wood studies the line of his putt as he and England team-mate Andy Sullivan stayed in contention in Melbourne. (Picture: AP)

Kjeldsen arrives like a train to boost Danes

Denmark opened up a three-shot lead at the ISPS HANDA World Cup of Golf after Soren Kjeldsen and Thorbjorn Olesen fired a brilliant 60 in the fourballs on day two.

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Barclay Brown with the Sheffield Plate following his 2015 success (Picture: drivinggolf.co.uk)

Yorkshire golf: Hallamshire's Barclay Brown earns spot in England boy's squad

BARCLAY BROWN, of Hallamshire, is one of eight newcomers to break into the England boys' squad.

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Rotherham's Olivia Winning with the Helen Holm Scottish stroke play trophy.

Yorkshire golf: Rotherham's Olivia Winning to start new year under Florida skies

ROTHERHAM'S Olivia Winning will head to the USA in January as the England women’s squad get their 2017 campaign underway.

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Billy Jenkins grills Rory McIlroy with a style that gave a nod towards Jeremy Paxman.

Golf: When Rory McIlroy met nine-year-old Prince Charles

Was Rory McIlroy being interviewed by a nine-year-old - a video that went viral - a cute watch?

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Knaresborough golfer John Parry

Panic-free John Parry stays patient to safely negotiate Q School and regain Tour card

John Parry admitted his relief after saving his European Tour career for a third time at Qualifying School – and has vowed never to return.

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York golf club named in UK’s top 10 holes

A York golf course has been named one of the top 10 in Britain by amateur players.

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DP World Tour Championship winner Matt Fitzpatrick is looking at moving to the United States. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Rory McIlroy to help champion Matt Fitzpatrick with a spot of house-hunting Stateside

SHEFFIELD’S Matt Fitzpatrick will take property advice from Rory McIlroy as he contemplates the next step in a fledgling career that produced a memorable new high in the DP World Tour Championship.

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Matthew Fitzpatrick of England celebrates after he won the final round of the DP World Tour Championship golf tournament at the Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Matt Fitzpatrick proves faster than Nick Faldo in winning third Euro title

sheffield’S Matt Fitzpatrick brought down the curtain on a remarkable year for Yorkshire golfers by overhauling Nick Faldo to become the youngest Englishman to win three European Tour titles.

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Matthew Fitzpatrick of England holds the trophy after he won the final round of the DP World Tour Championship golf tournament at the Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Matt Fitzpatrick clinches Dubai title as Danny Willett finishes season as runner-up

Two years to the day after gaining his European Tour card, Matt Fitzpatrick won the DP World Tour Championship in dramatic fashion as Open champion Henrik Stenson clinched the Race to Dubai title.

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Paul Bettridge and Alan Kelledy, winners of the Ripon City alliance.

Yorkshire golf: Alan Kelledy assists Paul Bettridge to third successive alliance win

RIPON City’s Paul Bettridge won the Harrogate Union alliance around his home course – his third alliance win on the spin.

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Rory McIlroy: The World No 2 fired an opening round 75 to lie in 55th place at Jumeirah.

Race to Dubai: Lee Westwood turns back clock as Rory McIlroy slumps

Lee Westwood produced the perfect response to his World Cup disappointment as defending champion Rory McIlroy carded his worst round in the DP World Tour Championship.

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Sheffield's Danny Willett.

Stenson determined to hold off Willett’s challenge as he eyes European No 1 prize

Open champion Henrik Stenson believes it will be one of the best achievements of his career if he can finish a memorable season as European No 1 for the second time.

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Danny Willett believes it is unfair that his withdrawal from next week's World Cup in Australia has also cost Lee Westwood his debut in the event. (Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire).

Danny Willett reticent about adding Dubai race to Masters title

Masters champion Danny Willett wants to end a “turbulent” year by claiming a Race to Dubai title which defending champion Rory McIlroy concedes is beyond his reach.

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Yorkshire golf: Danny Willett's Masters win heralds season of outstanding success for Sheffield Union

SHEFFIELD Union's 89th annual dinner and prize presentation was given an extra sheen as those gathered celebrated a season of non-stop success.

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Nine-year-old Tai Naylor had a hole in one at the seventh hole at Waterton Park.

Yorkshire golf: Tai Naylor sets new mark with ace at Waterton Park

NINE-year-old Tai Naylor has become the youngest player to hole in one at Waterton Park.

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BACK TROUBLE: Sheffield's Danny Willett

Back problem returns to scupper Danny Willett’s plans

Masters champion Danny Willett has withdrawn from the forthcoming World Cup of Golf in Melbourne, where he was due to represent England alongside Lee Westwood.

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Danny Willett

European Tour: Henrik Stenson prospers in Sun City as Danny Willett’s struggles go on

Henrik Stenson tightened his grip on the Race to Dubai title as nearest rival Danny Willett’s recent struggles continued in the Nedbank Golf Challenge in Sun City.

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Yorkshire golf: President Jonathan Plaxton leads celebration of county's summer of success

YORKSHIRE'S top players have rarely been outshone this year - but they were at the Yorkshire Union of Golf Club's annual dinner at York Racecourse where the silverware laid before the top table bedazzled.
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Danny Willett.

Danny Willett suffers Turkish setback in race for No 1

Denmark’s Thorbjorn Olesen set a new course record to take command of the Turkish Airlines Open as Danny Willett’s hopes of becoming European No 1 nosedived.

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