Three of the North East England biggest names in golf are set to play in the English Senior Open, which returns to the region for a second consecutive year at Rockliffe Hall in County Durham.
John Harrison, Graeme Bell and Roger Roper have been invited to play in the tournament, which takes place from August 22-24, with a now sold out pro-am tournament being held on the Thursday.
Graeme Bell, from Eaglescliffe Golf Club, recently successfully went through qualifying for the Senior Open Championship Presented by Rolex at Royal Porthcawl in Wales, finishing in tied 46th position.
He will be joined by fellow North East golfers, Harrison from Matfen and Roper, of Rockliffe Hall, with the trio joining world class players such as former Ryder Cup captains Ian Woosnam OBE, Sam Torrance OBE and Mark James as well as prestigious names including Carl Mason, Costantino Rocca, Barry Lane, Des Smyth, Peter Fowler and Paul Wesselingh, who won last year’s Order of Merit.
Denmark's Steen Tinning will return to defend his title as the winner of last year’s tournament at Rockliffe Hall.
This year’s English Senior Open event follows the success of the 2013 tour, which attracted more than 5000 spectators to Rockliffe Hall, and will be the biggest single sporting event in the North East in 2014.
Chairman of Rockliffe Hall, Warwick Brindle, said: “We are delighted to invite three of the most prominent local players to represent the region in the English Senior Open. I am sure their supporters will turn out in large numbers to see them take on Ryder Cup players including stars like Sam Torrance, Ian Woosnam and Costantino Rocca for this prestigious title.
“This year’s field of players is outstanding and we are really pleased that we have three golfers to represent our region here at Rockliffe Hall.”
Tickets can now be bought for just £10 (under 16s free) by visitingwww.englishsenioropen.comor calling 01325 729999.
