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Norfolk pipped by Northants in tight tussle

CAPTAIN Chris White remained upbeat after Norfolk’s county golf team slipped to a second successive slender Anglian League loss. The hosts went down 5-7 to Northamptonshire in a hard-fought contest at Great Yarmouth and Caister Golf Club. White and playing partner Simon Clark posted Norfolk’s solitary point from the morning’s quartet of foursomes matches. But the singles proved to be

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Norfolk seniors pip Suffolk in thrilling curtain-raiser

NORFOLK’S senior golf team produced a stunning comeback to beat their Suffolk counterparts 8-7 at Stowmarket Golf Club. The East Anglian Senior League curtain-raiser looked to be heading the way of the hosts after they built on their narrow foursomes lead by winning the opening three singles matches. That left Suffolk with a commanding 6-2 advantage. But captain Iain Reid’s

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Evergreen Little and Jones claim County Foursomes crown

EXPERIENCE mastered youth as John Little and Martin Jones triumphed over teenagers Liam Caffyn and Louis Hawes in the Norfolk County Foursomes final at Swaffham Golf Club. The Sheringham duo barely put a foot wrong as they prevailed 2 and 1 from their young opponents after a classic tussle for the coveted handicap crown. Evergreen Little, 61, and Jones, 60,

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Carrick steps up for key NCGU role

NORFOLK County Golf Union’s new president has identified growing the sport in primary schools as a key objective for his year in office.   Bob Carrick, who succeeds Steve Locke in the 12-month role, plans to work with the Golf Foundation whose ‘Unleash Your Drive’ initiative can be delivered via a six-week programme to children.   Carrick said: “I am

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