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Roger Hawkes is appointed as Team Doctor to the European Ryder Cup Team

Sports Medicine Partners' Roger Hawkes is appointed as Team Doctor to the European Ryder Cup Team

Local doctor Roger Hawkes has been appointed team doctor to the European Ryder Cup team who will be defending the cup in Kentucky later this month. Doctor Hawkes who is the Chief Medical Officer to the European Golf Tour travels out with the team on their specially chartered plane. "This is the first time...

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September 2008, Lichfield, UK  |  For immediate release

Sports Medicine Partners' Roger Hawkes is appointed to the Ryder Cup Team

Local doctor Roger Hawkes has been appointed team doctor to the European Ryder Cup team who will be defending the cup in Kentucky later this month. Doctor Hawkes who is the Chief Medical Officer to the European Golf Tour travels out with the team on their specially chartered plane.

"This is the first time the Ryder Cup management have taken a team doctor so I am delighted to have been appointed" said Doctor Hawkes. "After being involved with the European Golf Tour for a number of years I have a high regard for the professionalism of the players, and I hope they can pull off another famous victory under captain Nick Faldo".

Doctor Hawkes who lives in Tamworth is a specialist sports medicine physician, and a partner in Sports Medicine Partners who are opening sports injury clinics at Bannatynes Health Club in Sutton Coldfield, and at Lombard Street, Lichfield over the next two months.

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Note to Editors
Sports Medicine Partners provide physiotherapy, sports medicine, acupuncture, sports massage, and osteopathy. They also offer gym based rehabilitation at centres in Lichfield, and at their clinic at Bannatynes Health Club in Sutton Coldfield. In addition they provide on-site ultra sound diagnostic scans. The partners include Dr Roger Hawkes who is the Chief Medical Officer for the PGA European Golf Tour, Dr Mark Gillett Club Doctor at Chelsea FC, Dr Robin Chakraverty Midland Medical Officer for UK Athletics, and Andrew Balderston Head Physiotherapist at Nottingham Forest FC. And not just for sports people! -the clinics are open to anyone who has an injury and wants to get back to normal as quickly as possible.

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