Again on the last
lous par three from behind the 17th green gave him an opportunity down the last. Unfortunately he overshot the green, removing the chance to halve his match.
Calvert lost the 16th hole to be one down but immediately bounced back at 17th with a super putt for par. All square playing the last.
Barron made a superb par at 16th from the trees and then made a good putt to halve 17. Again, all square going down the last.
Calvert halved with a safe par down the last, so it was all on Barron to halve the match.
Busfield played his approach to 20ft and Barron to 9ft.
Team manager Frank Greaves was asked: “Should we tell Fergus he needs to win the hole?”
Greaves answered: “I think with 30 people watching he may know.”
No birdie putts holed at the last, match result 19–17 to Bradford.
Nine matches in all went to the last, showing what a close encounter it was.
Next for Halifax-Huddersfield are East Riding, who are joint top with Sheffield, at Saddleworth on June 25.
The Tom Wild-sponsored Order of Merit is led by Josh Morton, the team’s other sponsors being Stromberg Menswear and Glenbrae. Halifax-Huddersfield Union Handicap Team Champions were Woodsome Hall. From left: Geoff Hall, Haydn Bradbury, Andy Green, Roy Loft (Union Competition Secretary), John Lawrence (Union President-elect and Ian Cooper. Picture by Albert Guest WOODSOME Hall are the HalifaxHuddersfield Union Handicap Team champions.
They won the title at West End by a point from the host club.
The winning team were Haydn Bradbury, Andy Green, Ian Cooper and Geoff Hall on 345.
Runners-up were West End, but seven-handicapper Lee Tomlinson from that club took the best individual prize.
Team Prizes, Gross scores: 1st Woodsome Hall 345 – H Bradbury 82, AJ Green 83, Ian Cooper 89, Geoff Hall 91; 2nd Halifax West End 346 – L Tomlinson 75, GJ Abernethy 86, D Keogh 88, P Russell 97
Individual scores: 1st L Tomlinson (handicap 7) Halifax West End 68, 2nd Graham Harris (14) Huddersfield 68, 3rd H Bradbury (13) Woodsome Hall 69, 4th Charles Burton (11) Castlefields 69
G Gerrard (12) Halifax 71; A Nicholson (15) Halifax Bradley Hall and Damian A Roebuck (15) Castlefields 72; D Keogh (15) Halifax West End, AJ Green (10) Woodsome Hall, David Simpson (13) Crow Nest Park, and A Taylor (6) Bradley Park 73; M Leonard (13) Halifax Bradley Hall, Scott Henry (9) Crow Nest Park, T Reidy (10) Halifax, S Illingworth (7) Crosland Heath, A Haywood (9) Marsden and Graham Bearpark (15) Saddleworth 74; Geoff Hall (16) Woodsome Hall, Patrick O’Flynn (13) Outlane, Stuart Hanson (13) Saddleworth, Mick Illingworth (12) Crosland Heath, DM Illingworth (15) Crosland Heath, David Fox (8).