FREE PLEASE TAKE ONE GOLAllyourlatestgolf news from across theNFEorth West and North Wales RSwww.golferslocal.co.uk DECEMBER, 2012 Royal Wilmslow Topaward TVstar Tricksof approval facility forOld Lawro thetradeat forcouple– opens – Linkspro– chequesin Harlech– Page5 Page6 Page14 –Page26 Page40 ROOKIE OF THE YEAR FORMER Chorleyand Northenden over the moon. I’mliving the dream play- professional Paul Wesselingh has been ing on the Senior Tour.” named the European Senior Tour Andy Stubbs, managing director of the Rookie of the Year –anhonour he de- European Senior Tour,said: “Paul made scribes as the highlight of his career. an immediate impressiononthe Senior The 51-year old Liverpool-born Tour when he won the First Stageof player, who turned proin1985, notched Qualifying School and has looked more amaiden victoryand six other top 10 and moreconfident following his victory finishes in 14 appearances in 2012 to at SlaleyHall. bag €176,587and afifthplace Order of “Heisone performance awayfrom Merit finish. being eligible forall three Senior Majors The father of three was joint runner- in 2013 and given his exemplaryconduct up on his debut, in the Mallorca Senior both on and off the course,wewish him Open in May, and won the ISPS Handa well in achieving another milestone in PGA Seniors Championship at De this fantastic rookie year.” Vere SlaleyHall, in Northumberland a Wesselingh added: “I was awareofthe month later,finishingone shot aheadof awardduring the year and people would Anders Forsbrand and Andrew Old- ask me about it, but Ididn’t really think corn. about it much until the win at Slaley “This is the highlight of my career,” Hall. 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Call 01978 449917 before Friday 4th January to be included in next month’s edition GolfersLocal December2012 4 Send your stories to: [email protected] Local News It’safamilyaffair as Vallantinesdominate BRUCIEBONUS atWernethLow THE Hyde Memorial Trophy is one of Werneth LowGolf Club’s most coveted and uniquetrophies FOR CARLYLE being areplicaofthe Memorial BY PAUL CHAPPLE column, whichcan be seen for AGIVING senior golfer from North miles around on top of the Low. Wales has been honoured both locally Members from allsections of the and nationally forhis voluntaryworkin when he was responsiblefor theimprove- picturesque Hyde-based club the game spanning almost half acentury. ment of countyplayers through tuition playedinthe 11-hole Stableford Bruce Carlyle,fromRuthin, and a and competitionand he organised county anditwas aproud junior captain, member of Denbigh Golf Club,first at- matches and championships withDen- Emma Vallantine,who beat her tended aDenbighshire County Council bighshirewinning fiveNorth Wales male counter-parts with an excel- Ceremony in Llangollen when he was League titles. lent 26 points total playing off her awarded their Sports Award2012 Life- Bruce,who is married to Gwyneth, 21 handicap. time Achievement Awardfor Services to also tookthe countyteams to National In second place was 19-handi- Junior Golf.Then last month he was in- and International events –theywererun- capper Keith Gratrixwith 25 vited down to aSports Wales Coach of ners-up in the Welsh Inter Counties points after he pipped Emma’s fa- the Year Ceremony in Cardiff wherehe Championships in 2004 and were the ther Tony,a25-handicapper,ona was presented with their Lifetime winners in 2005. card play-off. Achievement Award, again forservices to In 1999 he servedasaselector for11 the youngsters in the game. years with NorthWales Counties, organ- Andthe incredible 79-year-old is ising and assisting the coaches together showing no signs of slowing down as he with