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News & Archive

The Daily Mail has always covered the Tournament in the newspaper with a weekly column now included on Derek Lawrenson's page during the rounds.

You will continue to see regular news updates on this page and over the years an archive of old stories will develop which users will be able to search through at the bottom of this page.

If you have any stories, or photographs of your own please send them to news@mailgolf.co.uk.

	Willow Valley make it in Men's and Ladies' Competition 03 Aug 2010 FORMER England cricket internationals Janet Tedstone and Linda Burnley have become the first pairing to win through to this year's finals week – and that has left their Willow Valley club halfway to achieving a remarkable double. The West Yorkshire establishment were the only club in the country ... Full Story...
	Former Scotland international golfer sees Duddingston through to round six 26 Jul 2010 FORMER Scotland international Stuart Smith is just two games away from finals week after victory in round five. But former professional Michael Franklin is out after he and Stuart Trigwell, from Staverton Park in Northamptonshire, were beaten at the same stage. Newsagent Stuart, 43, is looking to ... Full Story...
	Former footballers face each other in Foursomes round five 26 Jul 2010 KENNY BURNS swapped his life in football for his love of golf as he launched a typically committed assault on this year's Daily Mail Foursomes. The former Scotland defender, who won two European Cups and a League championship with Nottingham Forest, earned the right to represent Kedleston Park in t... Full Story...
	West Byfleet stride on 26 Jul 2010 GOLFING success seems to be second nature to Keith Waters. As a professional, he survived for 17 years on the European Tour until 1995, playing for 15 of them without recourse to tour school. Then he was responsible for the tour’s phenomenal development into Asia and Australasia after becoming t... Full Story...
	Kirkintilloch defy the elements to reach fifth round 28 Jun 2010 GEORGE KENNEDY defied the elements, two talented opponents and old father time to win through the Daily Mail Foursomes' fourth round after producing an outstanding outward nine. Driving rain greeted the 76-year-old and son Stewart, 51, when they arrived at their Kirkintilloch club, near Glasgow, to... Full Story...
	Previous winners Oakridge fall at Leamington hurdle 28 Jun 2010 KATIE BEALE became the last of a hat-trick of former champions to exit this year's Daily Mail Foursomes when the Oakridge golfer and partner Andrea Mace were beaten in the fourth round on Saturday. Katie and Patricia Holt won the trophy at Marriott Forest of Arden in 2004. Katie said: 'It was a fan... Full Story...
	Denbigh win 3 from 3 to take match to extra holes 28 Jun 2010 ANY pair will have to put in the hard yards if they go the distance in the Daily Mail Foursomes. But James and Stanley Roberts have already gone the extra mile to win an extraordinary fourth-round match at Holywell. The father and son, from Denbigh in North Wales, trailed the home club's Tim Saunde... Full Story...
	Finals hosts Marriott St Pierre knocked out by Llanwern 28 Jun 2010 MARRIOTT ST PIERRE'S hopes of contributing more than the venue at this year's finals week were ended by two defeats within a matter of days in the fourth round. Club captain Graham Smith, an international rally driver in the 1970s, and Jim Campbell crashed out in a 6&4 defeat at Llanwern while imme... Full Story...
	Whitburn beat England Golf Team Captain to go through 24 May 2010 Faye Sanderson, who captained the England Girls' golf team to success in the home internationals last year, had her hopes of reaching the Daily Mail Foursomes' finals at Marriott St Pierre ended in the third round. Faye and Janet Ross, from the Heworth club in Gateshead, were beaten 5&4 by Whitburn... Full Story...
	Cowglen succeed after extra 3 holes 24 May 2010 WILLIAM BALLINGALL and John Smith are finding out just how hard it can be to win matches in the Daily Mail Foursomes. William and John became the first pair to win the two-ball trophy at Cowglen in the 87 years since James Braid designed the 18-hole Glasgow course. The winners go on to represent t... Full Story...
	Cheshire big guns match sees Stockport win 24 May 2010 DAVID PEEL was the one celebrating after three of Cheshire's big guns clashed in the third round of the Daily Mail Foursomes. David, who represents Stockport, and Hazel Grove pair Mark Rogers and Andrew Hill have run up around 300 appearances for Cheshire between them. David, 35, is a former county... Full Story...
	Woking through to round three 04 May 2010 BEWARE the injured golfer, they say, and Sally Burke took that statement at its words as she made her way through to the Daily Mail Foursomes' third round. The Woking golfer broke a toe two days before her second-round match against West Surrey sisters in law Sue and Chris Monger. But she sold... Full Story...
	ALASTAIR TROW holes in one to win for Wyre Forest 03 May 2010 ALASTAIR TROW found the perfect way to close out his second-round match in the Daily Mail Foursomes and turn himself into a racing cert at Ludlow. Alastair and Lee Robinson, from Wyre Forest, arrived at the 17th hole of their game against James Russell and Mark Rogers two up with two to play – an... Full Story...
	Disruptions in second round 27 Apr 2010 VOLCANIC ash is still casting a cloud over the Daily Mail Foursomes, with players stranded abroad missing the deadline for second-round matches. Frances Millar will not be able to fly back from Colorado until Thursday, and that has forced her and Claire Penman, from Carnoustie Caledonia, to give ... Full Story...
	Successful start for Steve 20 Apr 2010 STEVE SIDNEY'S long-running bid to recapture the Daily Mail Foursomes trophy has been given extra incentive by the choice of this season's finals venue. Steve and Nigel Knight put the name of Queens Park on the trophy as long ago as 1997 at Royal Porthcawl. It took eventual champions Ian Dona... Full Story...
	Record entry in 2010 13 Apr 2010 ANOTHER record-breaking season in the Daily Mail Foursomes has teed off, with over 3,000 pairings entering this year's competition. Over, 1,700 pairings have entered the women's event, the largest number since Irish teams left to play in their own competition, while almost 1,500 pairings will con... Full Story...
	Walton Heath women triumphant 21 Oct 2009 Nicola Smith, 20, showed she is making good use of a second gap year following her A levels as she partnered Jane Burrage to the Daily Mail Foursomes' women's title at the Marriott Forest of Arden. In stark contrast to the men's final, there was never more than two holes between the pairs as the... Full Story...
	Donaldson's Final Glory 21 Oct 2009 IAN DONALDSON replaced the disappointment of 12 months earlier with delight as he and Stephen Smith lifted the Daily Mail Foursomes trophy at the Marriott Forest of Arden. The pair from Beacon Park, near Liverpool, triumphed 8&6 in a one-sided final against West Bradford's Steve Hollis and Iain ... Full Story...
	Beaten Steve's Beacon of hope 20 Oct 2009 STEVE SIDNEY relinquished his chance of repeating his 1997 triumph in the Daily Mail Foursomes, then tipped his conquerors to lift the trophy today. Steve and Matthew Doughty, from the Queens Park club in Bournemouth, were beaten 4&3 in yesterday's quarter-finals at the Marriott Forest of Arden ... Full Story...
	No Olds Barred in Top Pairs' Final Tilt 19 Oct 2009 EXPERIENCE has come to the fore in this year's Daily Mail Foursomes, with eight of the 64 players who will contest finals week over the next two days having reached the same stage in previous years. Bacup's Dorothy Beaumont, 65, made it to the semi-finals as long ago 1979 while Steve Sidney, 45,... Full Story...
	Letham Grange reach Last Sixteen 29 Sep 2009 LETHAM GRANGE will be sending a pair to the Daily Mail Foursomes' finals week at the first attempt after the Scottish club realised this season they had been missing an opportunity. The Tayside set-up had entered the Mail on Sunday Classic regularly over the last few years, but their officials d... Full Story...
	Queens Park pair through to Finals 22 Sep 2009 STEVE SIDNEY is daring to dream again of Daily Mail Foursomes success 12 years after lifting the men’s trophy. Steve, 43, and Nigel Knight put the name of Bournemouth club Queens Park on the trophy at Royal Porthcawl in 1997. But, despite qualifying to represent the club in all but three seaso... Full Story...
	West Kent knock-out Champion 04 Aug 2009 TODD ADCOCK is working towards a big future in the game of golf after landing the English Amateur Championship last September. But his hopes of adding the Daily Mail Foursomes to his list of honours was ended this year by a player with a proud past in the competition. Matt Hopkins made finals ... Full Story...
	Robbery in the Park 28 Jul 2009 IAN DONALDSON helped pull off a piece of ‘daylight robbery’ to keep alive his hopes of a quick return to the Daily Mail Foursomes finals week. Ian and Beacon Park partner Stephen Smith had never led before the final putt of their 22-hole fifth-round marathon at Bolton’s Regent Park. In fac... Full Story...
	Former finalists out in the fourth 21 Jul 2009 TWO more leading lights have gone out in this year's Daily Mail Foursomes at the fourth-round stage. Wales international Hannah Jenkins was part of the Cradoc pairing beaten by Kington's Anita Dart and Phillippa Frost, while former foursomes champion Elaine Clark and former finalist Karen Clayton... Full Story...
	Torrington not so Great 07 Jul 2009 TONY GOOCH and Mark Hill saw their hopes of retaining their Daily Mail Foursomes title finally ended on the last green of their Great Torrington club where their journey began 16 months earlier. The Devon pairing, who went into last year's tournament as the county's handicap foursomes champions,... Full Story...
	Thirsty for glory at the 19th 30 Jun 2009 SHOULD their wives accuse Mike Hughes or Terry Parkinson of spending too much time at the 19th hole, they have every right to say: 'Don't blame us — it's the Daily Mail's fault.' The Preston pair won through to the fourth round of the Daily Mail Foursomes, having been taken to the first extra h... Full Story...
	Elaine's treble bid 16 Jun 2009 ELAINE CLARK is closing on a third appearance in the last four finals weeks at the Daily Mail Foursomes. And the Manchester golfer and partner Karen Clayton sent out a warning to their rivals by winning the Northern Foursomes title at Formby Ladies earlier this season. Elaine, who won the Daily ... Full Story...
	Millbrook pair march on 02 Jun 2009 SOMETHING incredible happens when Sandra Gardner and Nikki Jackson play in the Daily Mail Foursomes. This is the third year running the two fifty-something women have represented Millbrook in the Daily Mail Foursomes - and they have yet to lose a match outside of finals week. That means they hav... Full Story...
	Champion start for Gooch 26 May 2009 HOLDERS Tony Gooch and Mark Hill are attracting plenty of attention as they look to defend their Daily Mail Foursomes title. The pairing from Great Torrington in Devon, who lifted the men’s trophy at Marriott Dalmahoy last October, kicked off their defence after a first-round bye with a 2&1 vic... Full Story...
	Party over for Paddison 19 May 2009 GRAHAM WALKER helped to end Andrew Paddison’s incredible adventure in the Daily Mail Foursomes, then paid tribute to his extraordinary opponent. Andrew, a 46-year-old victim of the Thalidomide drug, was the toast of Llanymynech when he and Bob Hardy won the qualifying competition to represent the... Full Story...
	Sidney back on the title track 12 May 2009 Steve Sidney is darling to dream again of Daily Mail Foursomes success 12 years after lifting the men’s trophy. Steve, 43, and Nigel Knight put the name of Bournemouth club Queens Park on the trophy at Royal Porthcawl in 1997. This season he is enjoying probably his best run since winning th... Full Story...
	Hot-shot Hannah the danger now 05 May 2009 After the early demise of champions Kelly Hanwell and Kirstie Jennings, one of the more prized scalps in the women’s competition of this year’s Daily Mail Foursomes will be that of Cradoc’s Hannah Jenkins. Hannah, 24, was a member of the Wales side who won the home internationals series at ... Full Story...
	Champions stumble at the first 28 Apr 2009 Kelly Hanwell and Kirstie Jennings went out in the first round of this year’s Daily Mail Foursomes to continue an astonishing run of disappointment for defending champions in the women’s event. The Northamptonshire County pair lost by two holes to Northampton’s Jackie Turner and Theresa Eas... Full Story...
	Trish still an inspiration in defeat 21 Apr 2009 PEOPLE can go to the most extraordinary lengths to play in the Daily Mail Foursomes. Trish Garland lost the lower half of her right leg to cancer 22 years ago. But that did not stop her taking up golf in her retirement - and even breaking a toe on her left foot wasn’t going to stop her representi... Full Story...
	Andrew beats the odds 14 Apr 2009 ANDREW PADDISON has surprised everyone with his success in the Daily Mail Foursomes. Andrew, 46, is a victim of the Thalidomide drug, which has left him with two shortened arms, one leg and hands at right angles to his wrists. However, he has found a way to play golf at Llanymynech, the club wher... Full Story...
	Just champion for Adcock 07 Apr 2009 THE world’s largest golf competition can this year boast the country’s top amateur player. Todd Adcock, who won the English Amateur Championship last September, is representing Nevill in this year’s Daily Mail Foursomes. And the bad news for the thousands of others trying to reach finals w... Full Story...