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IT'S A FAMILY AFFAIR: Susan Fitzpatrick, Russell Fitzpatrick, Matt Fitzpatrick and Katherine Gaal celebrate with the trophy following day five of the 2023 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at St Andrews. Picture: Steve Welsh/PA

Fitzpatrick makes it Alfred Dunhill win to remember with his mum

Concern: Tommy Fleetwood speaks to Andrew Summerskill from Yorkshire after his ball struck him on the head during day two of the 2023 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at Kingsbarns. (Picture: Robert Perry/PA Wire)

Ryder Cup hero Tommy Fleetwood hits Yorkshire golf fan on the head

Hallamshire Golf Club member Barclay Brown of Team Great Britain and Ireland at the 2021 Walker Cup at Seminole Golf Club in 2021 (Picture: Cliff Hawkins/Getty Images)

Barclay Brown back at St Andrews as part of GB&I Walker Cup squad

Flat overlooking 18th hole where Tiger Woods took historic win goes on the market for £2.3m

Inside £2.3m flat overlooking historic St Andrews Golf Course

Matt Fitzpatrick of Sheffield and his younger brother Alex, right, during a practice round prior to the 151st Open at Royal Liverpool Golf Club (Picture: Warren Little/Getty Images)

The Fitzpatricks - Hallamshire's role in the rise of a golfing brotherhood

Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland reacts to his missed putt on the 18th green during the final round of the 123rd U.S. Open Championship at The Los Angeles Country Club as the US Open slipped through his fingers (Picture: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

Rory McIlroy's Open hopes at Hoylake pits history against symmetry

Wyndham Clark of the United States kisses the trophy after winning the 123rd U.S. Open Championship at The Los Angeles Country Club on June 18, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Picture: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

Rory McIlroy rues another major getting away as Wyndham Clark wins US Open

England's amateur golfer Barclay Brown during last year's Open Championship (Picture: PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Barclay Brown ready to make another major impression at US Open

Sam Bairstow of England tees off on the third hole during Day One of The 150th Open at St Andrews Old Course (Picture: Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

Sam Bairstow turns professional for the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship

Time to savour: John Parry teeing off during the Open Championship at St Andrews last week. (Picture: Paul Ellis/AFP via Getty)

John Parry hopes Open experience can translate to success on Challenge Tour

THE OPEN: Concludes today after four days of action at St Andrews. Picture: Getty Images.

The 150th Open: Tee times and pairings for final round at St Andrews

Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy on the 17th green. Picture: PA

The Open: McIlroy delighted to be in contention - plus Saturday tee-off times

Sheffield's Barclay Brown at St Andrews. Picture: Richard Sellers/PA Wire.

The Open: Brown on course to emulate Fitzpatrick as leading amateur

BARCLAY BROWN: Has enjoyed a fine two days at The Open. Picture: Getty Images.

Who is Barclay Brown? The Yorkshire amateur lighting up The Open at St Andrews

USA's Tiger Woods waves to the crowd as he goes over the Swilcan Bridge on the 18th. Picture: PA

The Open: Tiger Woods in emotional farewell to St Andrews

Sheffield amateur Barclay Brown tees off on the second hole during Day One of The 150th Open at St Andrews Old Course. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images)

The Open: Sheffield amateur Barclay Brown proves he has leading man potential

Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy tees off the 16th. Picture: David Davies/PA Wire.

The Open: ‘Fantastic start’ for Rory McIlroy as he chases golf’s ‘holy grail’

READY, WILLING AND ABLE: Sheffield's Danny Willett, pictured on the 17th during practice day four of The Open at St Andrews. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA

The Open: Fitzpatrick and Willett lead strong Yorkshire contingent at St Andrews

England's Sam Bairstow tees off on the 3rd hole during practice day three of The Open at the Old Course, St Andrews. (Picture: PA)

Sam Bairstow back in Open field looking to prove he belongs

USA's John Daly, the 1995 champion, on the 1st fairway during practice day three of The Open at the Old Course, St Andrews. (Picture: PA)

When do Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Matt Fitzpatrick and Barclay Brown tee off

Matt Fitzpatrick during a press conference on a practice day at the Old Course, St Andrews. (Picture: PA)

Yorkshire's major star Fitzpatrick looking to double up at St Andrews
The last time Matt Fitzpatrick won a tournament at St Andrews it was witnessed by his parents and their dog.

HITTING THE FAIRWAY: Barclay Brown will play at The Open at St Andrews next week as he aims to be on the course for all four days of the historic event. The Yorkshireman is also hoping to get a practice round in with US Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick. Pictures: Cliff Hawkins/Getty Images

The Open: Barclay Brown aiming to follow in the footsteps of Matt Fitzpatrick

Barclay Brown playing for Team Great Britain and Ireland plays his shot from the bunker on the 17th hole during Day One of The Walker Cup at Seminole Golf Club on May 08, 2021 in Juno Beach, Florida. (Picture: Cliff Hawkins/Getty Images)

Barclay Brown emulates Matt Fitzpatrick by qualifying for Open

In the hunt: Sam Bairstow is hoping to qualify for this year's Open when he plays at St Anne's Old Links today. Picture: Bruce Rollinson

Bairstow among Yorkshire hopefuls bidding for Open

lucky to be alive: Tiger Woods has recovered from the car crash that left him hospitalised. Pictures: Richard Sellers/PA Wire

Tiger Woods admits he is ‘lucky to be alive’ after horror car crash

Gordon Brown. Pic: Victoria Jones/PA Wire.

BBC's New Labour documentary overlooks the errors of Gordon Brown - YP Letters

Boris Johnson is under growing pressure over climate change.

Heat pumps and Boris Johnson’s inconvenient truths – Yorkshire Post Letters

A-level and GCSE results have been in the spotlight this week.

Grade inflation over A-levels and GCSEs now absurd – Yorkshire Post Letters

Does the NHS receive sufficient funding?

NHS needs better management before more money – Yorkshire Post Letters

Middlesbrough manager Neil Warnock. Picture: PA.

Birmingham City 1 Middlesbrough 4 - Boro rout at moves them into top six

Sheffield Wednesday manager Garry Monk.

Sheffield Wednesday manager Garry Monk secures winning return to St Andrews

Signs on a window at Manchester Metropolitan University's Birley campus where hundreds of students have been told to self-isolate. Photo: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

Students deserve sympathy not scorn as they pick up tab for Covid-19 crisis - Bi...
This week we waved goodbye to our youngest daughter who is returning to her university digs for the first time since the pandemic struck in March.

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Bygones - Recalling when popular golfer Darren Clarke defied the odds, weather a...

Huddersfield's Danny Cowley. (Picture: Tony Johnson)

Huddersfield Town will be relegated over ‘my dead body’, vows Danny Cowley

Birmingham City 3-3 Hull City. Picture: David Rogers/Getty Images.

Birmingham City 3 Hull City 3 - Player ratings

Shane Lowry celebrates winning the Claret Jug and The 2019 Open Championship at Royal Portrush Golf Club. Picture: Niall Carson/PA

The Open Championship at Royal St George’s postponed

KT Tunstall on stage. Photo: Kevin Brady

KT Tunstall: Why I became first celebrity to go on Long Lost Family

Leeds United's Patrick Bamford hits the post against Birmingham. (Picture: Jonathan Gawthorpe)

Patrick Bamford not to blame for Leeds United loss - Marcelo Bielsa

Leeds United's Kiko Casilla: On the way back.

Birmingham City v Leeds United – Double-header can be key for Marcelo Bielsa’s m...

Tiger Woods features in The Open today - but the prestigious golf tournament will not be shown live on terrestrial TV to the dismay of John Grogan MP.

John Grogan: As The Open tees off, why sport is the big loser as pay TV dominate...

Junior British Open leader Martin Vorster, of South Africa (Picture: R&A Twitter).

Berry continues to impress to lie sixth in Junior British Open

An EU flag flies in the face of Parliament

'˜Small businesses will be the most negatively impacted by Brexit'

Striker Steven Fletcher tries to initiate an Owls attack. Picture: Steve Ellis

Birmingham City 1 Sheffield Wednesday 0: Owls' frustrations grow after St Andrew...

American Jordan Spieth with the Claret Jug after winning the Open at Royal Birkdale (Picture: Richard Sellers/PA).

Open champion Jordan Spieth has '˜long way to go' to match Tiger and Jack

Magic moment: Seve Ballesteros roars with delight and punches the air after winning the 1984 Open at St Andrews. (Picture: PA)

On This Day: How Seve's iconic dance of delight at St Andrews echoed down the de...

Sandbanks in Poole.

Northern coastal towns lag behind on house prices as southern hot-spots dominate...

David Wagner

Birmingham City v Huddersfield Town: Terriers dropping deep in fresh approach

HOLD ON: K T Tunstall.
Photo credit: Rebecca Naden/PA Wire

Review: K T Tunstall

KT Tunstall performing in York

Review: KT Tunstall, York Barbican

Danny Ward scored one of Rotherham's two goals at St Andrew's. Picture: Tony Johnson

Birmingham City 4 Rotherham United 2: Defensive lapses cost struggling Millers d...

Wike Ridge's Enid Gott and Karen Hughes, winners of the 2016 Peugeot LGU Coronation Foursomes at St Andrews.

Yorkshire golf: Wike Ridge's Enid Gott and Karen Hughes crowned at St Andrews af...

TOP MAN: Dustin Johnson during a press conference at Royal Troon. Picture: David Davies/PA.

The Open: Dustin Johnson on Troon mission to prove he is '˜best in the world'

World No 1 Jason Day, who missed out on being in a three-man play-off for the Open title last year, talks to the media yesterday following practice at Royal Troon (Picture: Danny Lawson/PA).

Jason Day sees learning from his failures as key factor in his progress

Defending champion Zach Johnson during the Open practice day at Royal Troon on Monday (Picture: Danny Lawson/PA Wire).

The Open: Zach Johnson got a kick out of his time with Claret Jug

Huddersfield Town boss David Wagner. Picture: Bruce Rollinson

Huddersfield Town v Birmingham City: Repeat show against Blues would delight Ter...

Danny Willett.

New dad Willett now looking for another major addition

Tigers' Curtis Davies.

Bruce delighted at return to form for Hull defender Davies

Pinehurst, in North Carolina, is viewed as the cradle of golf in the USA, the twin of St Andrews.

Yorkshire golf: Past PGA captain Parnell Reilly pining for Pinehurst return

Pinehurst is a mecca on a par with St Andrews, the fairways of its renowned No 2 course having been populated by a multitude of golfing greats since its creation in 1907.

Greens with envy

Danny Willett

Willett happy to accept challenge of McIlroy in bid to become No 1