Bramhall’s Bronte collects top award
BRAMHALL Golf Club’s international star Bronte Law recently received the ANNIKA Award Presented by 3M as the country’s most outstanding female golfer.
Bronte was recognized after enjoying a banner 2015-16 season.
In 11 stroke-play starts, Bronte had three wins and four other top-four finishes. She also ended the season top of the Golfweek/Sagarin Women’s Amateur rankings.
Bronte said “It’s the biggest award I’ve ever won; being regarded by my peers and the coaches as the best player for this year is something I’ve worked really hard for.
“It’s such an honour to win an award in Annika Sorenstam’s’s name, somebody who has been my role model since I started playing golf.
“Bronte played beautifully all season and is an exceptionally deserving winner of the 2016 ANNIKA Award,” added Annika.
Bronte never forgets her roots, and the support of her family, Richard Green and all at Bramhall Golf Club where she always returns to when back in home territory.
Reddish Vale’s men played an Odd and Even Stabelford and in a tight finish Geoff Loughlin, Colin Farrow and David Hollington won a cpo on 82 points from Graham Davies, Chris Connolly and Allan Duffy with John Schofield, Stuart Wilde and Graham Withnall a point off the pace.
In a Sunday pro competition at Vale Gareth Jones was first past the post with 40 points from Tim Crampton 39, Paul Bruckshaw 37 and Ryan Jackson 35.
A Wednesday Pro Stableford at Vale was won by Stuart Wilde with 37 points from Dave Hamilton 36 and Anthony Lyons 33.
David Harrabin was able to stock up his festive larder as he won a Turkey Trot at Disley with his 37-pointer taking him home from Wilf Wragg and Josh Hill, both 36.
Disley ladies played a 14-hole Stableford and J Sandrey led in with 27 points from S Commins and E Johnson both 25.
A 9-hole Stableford for Cheadle ladies had Maire Eaton coasting to victory with 20 points, from Jacquie Popplewell 13.
A Saturday Pairs for Romiley’s men was led in by MJ Kitchen and Richard Hale with 59 points from P Hart and Simon Tipping 58 and Bill Barrow and B Taylor 55.
The latest round of the Junior League at Romiley had Alex Jones on top with 18 points, one more than Harry Doyle and Brooke Snape.
A BB Stableford for Mellor and Townscliffe’s men had clear winners in G Jones and S Cumpsty who posted 38 points to finish four clear of P Welsh and D Barron, T Davenport and S Jackson and R Davies and B Lewis.
A 14-hole BB Stableford for M and T ladies was won by the mother and daughter team of Karen and Lauren Jones with 37 points taking them across the line from Jaqueline Lee and Patricia Phillips 34 and Lesley Howarth and Christine Bartlett 30.
High Legh Park provided another great day a full and talented Manchester Alliance field with a fine course backed by superb weather and some magnificent Autumn colours.
There was plenty of hot action on the course with a terrific battle for the top individual pro prize being won by Chorley assistant pro Andy Palmer with 42 points from Birchwood’s Phil Archer 41 and Adam Hodkinson (Chorlton) and Andrew Terry (Whitefield), both 39.
Former European Tour star Phil Archer found a great partner in Roy Ainscough of Wilmslow Golf Club, the RAA putters chief, as they posted a huge 47 points.
The highlight was a very rare albatross from Phil on the 480-yard par five fifth hole as his tee shot was followed by an arrowstraight rescue wood second flying into the hole for a bird only achieved very rarely in Alliance competitions.
It helped to take them three shots clear of Andy Palmer and Keith Ashton (Chorley) and Graham Cox (Lymm) and Anton Johnson (Warrington) with pro prizes also going to Rob Batchelor (Stand) and Liam Burgess (Bramall Park) also on 44 points.
The top assistant pro not in the main prizes was Olly Smith (Ashtonon-Mersey) with 37 points.
Olly was delighted to drive to High Legh in his new car sponsored by Jon Davies of Urmston Service Station.