Fisher leads in field for nines
ALDERLEY Edge Golf Club were proud to be the hosts as they staged the first-ever County NineHole Championship in England.
They were delighted to be asked by Cheshire to host their inaugural NineHole Championship and provided great hospitality and a very challenging course for a field including men, ladies and juniors from across the county.
Setting the pace were first out players Alderley Edge captain Bill Fisher with 38 points and playing partner, Sale GC junior Adam Carr, with 37 as their nine-hole scores had 18 points added.
Their scores proved to be too hot to handle with Adam winning the runners-up trophy after a cpo with G Johnstone (Alderley Edge) and Tom Hollingworth (Prestbury).
Cheshire President Sean Ritchie said: “Cheshire are proud to be the first county in the country to hold a Nine Hole Championship and Alderley Edge provided a terrific course for the event which had a good field of entrants and it proved to be a great inaugural event with the youngest player being ten-year-old Aaron Lavelle from Ringway.”
He presented Bill Fisher with his winning trophy as well as a Cheshire plaque for hosting the event and a pair of county cuff links in recognition of Alderley Edge hosting the event.
Paul Tomlinson has enjoyed a great season at Macclesfield Golf Club after winning the President’s Cup.
Earlier in the season Paul won the Club Championship played over 36 holes with a nett score of 138 to take his first ‘major’ at the club, clinched with a 67 in round two.
It was even closer in the battle for the President’s Cup as his score of 66 was matched by Chris Smith but the cpo went in favour of Paul.
Macclesfield ladies played in the Wyn Palin Stableford and Chris Hickmott led in with 37 points from Maureen Routley 34 and Judy Mutter 33.
Macc’s junior girl Daisy Ward played in the competition and played really well.
Alderley Edge’s men played for the Captain’s Cup and it was won by Alex Campbell with 34 points from Trevor Rathbone and David Read, both 32.
Edge’s ladies were also in Stableford action with Alison Roberts winning a cpo on 34 points from Wendy Rule with Helen Fitch two points off their pace.
Davenport’s men played a BB Stableford for the Brian Commins Trophy and clear winners with 47 points were N Jenkinson and M Bryning from P McDonagh and Mike Upton 45 and C Burns and S Sullivan winning a cpo on 44 from R Hill and G Dodds.
Former Junior Captain Hywel Shaw was the star turn at Wilmslow in their first Autumn meeting as he won a cpo 69 to top division one from Nigel Stewart and Reg Maddock.
Division two honours went to Chris Brinswood with his nett 70 taking him home from Bryan Kerr 73 and Geoff Bloom, Alan Mayo and Michael Charlton, all 74.
The Junior Captain’s Trophy at Wilmslow was won by Lachlan Anson with a fine 68 seeing him clear of Dan Fosbrook 71 and Hywel Shaw 75.
A Midweek Stableford at Mottram Hall had Robert Woolstencroft leading in with 41 points from Matt Allen 38.
A Thursday Stableford at Shrigley Hall had the familiar name of Graeme Nimmo on top after winning a cpo on 37 points from Ray Haddock, three more than Mike Gates, Peter Trussell and Nick Rainford.