Dodds proud to take on captaincy role
STYAL Golf Club junior star Will Dodds is delighted and proud to have been chosen as the Cheshire Union of Golf Clubs Junior Captain for the coming season.
The 17-year-old is currently studying Chemistry, Maths and Economics at Wilmslow High School Sixth Form and has achieved a handicap of +1.3 after enjoying successes with his club and county teams for several years and he sets a new record for his club bt becoming their first-ever junior to be the Cheshire Junior Captain.
Will said: “It is a great honour to be chosen as the County Junior Captain for myself, my club and my family and I am looking forward to leading out the Cheshire Junior Team in big fixtures such as the Four Counties and the ‘Boys Big Six’ which Cheshire are hosting at Warrington Golf Club.
“I got into golf at nine years of age encouraged by my dad who plays at Sale. He took me to Styal where I had numerous junior grouped lessons and I got my first handicap of 28 at the age of 11.
“Since then I have won multiple board competitions at Styal, the Mottram Hall Junior Open and the Hillside Junior Open and had plenty of great matches for Cheshire including the Boys Big Six.
“I would like to thanks the coaching team at Styal and especially Simon Forrest as since I started seeing him three years ago I have got my handicap down from six to +1 and the effort he has put in has been unbelievable.
“I have also had great support from the Styal members over the years and I would also like to thank Cheshire junior organiser Mike Jones for all of his help and also for giving me this opportunity.
“Finally I would like to thank my parents for everything- supporting me, taking me to places and giving up their time.
“During the coming season I would like to get my handicap even lower and also achieve a WAGR (world amateur golf ranking) and ultimately I would like to turn professional, hopefully making it on to the European Tour.”
The latest Winter League Stableford for Styal Seniors produced a string of amazing scores led in by David Hollick with 47 points from Roger Rowland 44 and Tom Tosh, Nick Gillings and Alan Townsend, all 43.
A 9-hole Wednesday Stableford at Styal was won by Giovanni Porro with 22 points from the family concern of Tom and Ivan Bloor, both 21.
Eddie Birchenough was out on his own in division one of a Saturday Stableford at Styal with his huge 46-point haul seeing him well clear of Chris Robins 40 and Khalil Musa 39.
There was also some solid scoring in division two led in by Brian Donelon 42 from Kevin Bocquet 40 and Kevin Doherty 39.
A Sunday Stableford at Mottram Hall was won by Jon Hodgson with 33 points from Adam Hussain 32 and Martin Firth and Nigel Woods, both 30.
The monthly Stableford at Shrigley Hall saw club legend Brian Hopkins take top spot in division one with 36 points, one more than Darren Whittaker, Niall Lynch and Roderick Scott, all 35.
In division two Winston Dudley Brown was the main man with 41 points, four more than Steve Wells.
The latest Winter League Stableford at Shrigley had Michael Burgess in firm control with 40 points from Darren Whittaker 36 and Andy Atkinson 35.
It was a close affair in a BB Stableford at Wilmslow with Jack Dunlop and Alan Gallagher winning a cpo on 45 points from Tony Gill and Andrew Peck.
A point off their hot pace were Andrew Hughes and Stuart James, Joseph Wee and Anthony O’Rourke and Ian Black and Sebastian Jackson.
The latest round of the Simister Cup at Alderley Edge was won by Ollie Lane with 23 points.