{"id":757564,"date":"2026-09-02T08:58:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T08:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/757564\/"},"modified":"2026-09-02T08:58:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T08:58:09","slug":"north-east-golfer-aims-for-world-tour-return-at-northumberland-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/757564\/","title":{"rendered":"North East golfer aims for World Tour return at Northumberland event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  Robert Dinwiddie, a three-time Challenge Tour winner and former England No 1 amateur, will compete in the DP World Tour Qualifying School, which takes place at The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hexham-courant.co.uk\/local-news\/northumberland-news\/?ref=au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Northumberland<\/a> Golf Club in High Gosforth Park from September 8 to 11.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The event marks the first stage of qualifying for the DP World Tour, the premier men\u2019s professional golf tour in Europe.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Mr Dinwiddie, who grew up in Barnard Castle, said: &#8220;I got though last year by the skin of my teeth.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   width=\"100%\"\/>Robert playing St Andrews in 2022 (Image: Jane Barlow\/PA)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;But I feel pretty good about my game and over the next couple of weeks it\u2019s a case of getting things tournament sharp.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;I miss playing golf at the top level and I love competing, because it\u2019s the only time you really find out where your game is at \u2013 and it matters.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The 43-year-old turned professional in 2006 and is one of 50 players taking part, with competitors traveling from the US, Australia, France, Mexico, Spain, and Switzerland.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Although now based in London, Mr Dinwiddie\u2019s golfing journey began in the North East.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  He said: &#8220;I have probably played or coached at every course there \u2013 and I particularly like Northumberland Golf Club.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;The course is fun to play and there really is nowhere else like it.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;Because Newcastle Racecourse runs through it, you have to play over the racetrack and that adds a fair bit of excitement.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Spectators are welcome free of charge, with fans invited to watch emerging talent and seasoned professionals alike compete for a place on the tour.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Other notable names in the field include Harrison Crowe, Viraj Garewal, Cade Kilkenny, Scott Fallon, and Juan Carlos Rodriguez.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Northumberland Golf Club is one of just 10 venues globally selected to host the first stage of Qualifying School and is under a three-year agreement to do so until at least 2028.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  James Thomas, general manager of Northumberland Golf Club, said: &#8220;There will be a fantastic atmosphere and the chance to see some superb golf, so we hope to welcome as many people as possible.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Robert Dinwiddie, a three-time Challenge Tour winner and former England No 1 amateur, will compete in the DP&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":757565,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[5904,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-757564","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-golf","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/757564","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=757564"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/757564\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/757565"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=757564"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=757564"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=757564"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}