IT'S a big week for Kendal Golf Club which has the honour of hosting the Marlborough Fund Managers Northern Club Professional Championship on Wednesday and Thursday, September 15 and 16.

The event, which has not been held in Cumbria before, is run by the Northern PGA and has attracted an entry of 64 top club professionals from all over the North of England.

Wednesday will see the professionals play 18 holes of strokeplay and a further 18 holes on Thursday when they will be joined by an amateur in a betterball event.

Local firm Financial Management Bureau are hoping to sponsor the prize fund of £6,000 for the 36-hole professional event. There will also be prizes for the pro-am betterball event.