THERE’S no shortage of sporting talent in the Killen family.

Dad Frankie was net minder for the five-time British Championship winning Durham Wasps Ice Hockey team and son Matt, 25, is a professional golfer touring Asia and Europe.

Matt is based in Hua Hin, Thailand, and plays The Asian Tour and the Asian Development Tour but spends the winter months in Durham, where he was born, developing his talent at Ramside Hall.

Helen Roseberry, director of golf at Ramside, said: “It’s great to see a local sportsperson dreaming big and we are thrilled to be able to help Matt develop his golf game during the off season.

“He is a great young man with huge ambition and it would be wonderful to see another North-East based golfer make it to the big-time alongside Graeme Storm, Kenneth Ferrie and Chris Paisley.”

Killen spent four years playing NCAA College Golf at Newberry College, South Carolina, in the USA before turning professional in 2013 and competes regularly against the best professional golfers from Asia and Australasia.

He said: “Ramside’s golf practice facilities and its coaching team are among the best in the North-East and it’s a huge boost that I can spend the winter months training here and preparing myself for my second season on the Tour.”

Matt is currently seeking sponsors for the 2015 season. For more about Ramside Golf Club, visit: www.ramsidehallhotel.co.uk/golf and for more about Matt Killen, www.mattkillengolf.com