Amateur event is launched at Slaley.Byline: TIM TIM Timothy TIM Technical Interchange Meeting TIM Transient Intermodulation Distortion TIM Time Is Money TIM The Invisible Man (movie) TIM Telecom Italia Mobile (Italian cellular provider) TAYLOR SLALEY Hall Slaley Hall is a country house golf resort in Northumberland in North East England, which hosted The Great North Open between 1996 and 2002. It is surrounded by 1000 acres (4 km²) of Northumberland forest and moorland. yesterday announced a new event, The De Vere De Vere may mean:
This will be the day after The De Vere Collection PGA Seniors Championship This article is about the European Seniors Tour event. For the Champions Tour major championship, see Senior PGA Championship. The PGA Seniors Championship is a European Seniors Tour golf tournament for men aged fifty and above. comes to a climax and will also be played on Slaley's Hunting Course. The amateurs will be treading the same lush fairways negotiated by Ryder Cup Ryder Cup Biennial team golf event first held in 1927. It was originally played between teams of golfers from the U.S. and Britain; since 1979 players opposing the U.S. have been chosen from all of Europe. The trophy was donated by the British seed merchant Samuel Ryder. heroes Sam Torrance Sam Torrance (born 24 August 1953) is a Scottish golfer who was one of the leading players on the European Tour from the mid 1970s to the late 1990s and was the winning non-playing captain of the European Ryder Cup team in 2002. , Constantino Rocca and Gordon Brand Gordon Brand is the name of two British golfers who are near-contemporaries:
(2) (Programmable Gate Array) See gate array and FPGA. Seniors tournament. Slaley's golf operations manager Mark Stancer said: "This is a unique chance for amateur golfers to follow in the footsteps of legends. It will be the closest opportunity they may have to play in a professional environment, as the Dave Thomas-designed course will be in peak condition and the grandstands from the PGA Seniors tournament will still be in place." Slaley are also offering a Sunday/Monday deal. On the Sunday, amateur golfers can play Slaley's Priestman Course, watch the finish to the PGA Seniors tournament and stop over in the four-star Slaley Hall hotel on Sunday night. The stop-over package includes dinner in the restaurant, breakfast and lunch after the golf, as well as a place in the De Vere Collection Amateur Open. Stancer said: "This is an excellent opportunity to pick up hints and tips watching the final round of the professional tournament before tackling the same course the following day." The De Vere Collection Amateur Open costs pounds 125 per person to enter, which includes lunch and prizes. To make your reservation, or for further information, ring (01434) 676515. The Sunday/Monday play, stay, eat and play again package costs pounds 199, including entry to The De Vere Collection Amateur Open. To take up that option, ring central reservations at Slaley on (08706) 063606. For anybody happy just to watch the four-day PGA Seniors tournament, which starts on Thursday August 21, youngsters aged under 16 get in to Slaley Hall free. Normal daily tickets are pounds 10, fourday tickets pounds 20. But a better bet is to ring the ticket hotline on (01675) 477812 and buy a pair of tickets at the same price under a special two-forone offer. That means adults can watch the tournament for pounds 2.50 a day with free car parking. SEE next Saturday's Journal for the start of the build-up to our Champion of Champions tournament. |
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