Durling steps into top role for centenary

DAVID Durling, a stalwart member of Shrigley Hall Golf Club, is delighted to be the President of the Cheshire Union of Golf Clubs for their Centenary year in 2020.

David said: “It is a great pleasure and a privilege to be the Centenary President of the Cheshire Union of Golf Clubs.

“I was a late comer to the great game of golf having played football and cricket until my mid-forties. I joined a Company that had a strong golfingculture and so decided that I had better take up the game. Through a friend I became a member of Kidderminster Golf Club and when my wife and I moved back up to the North West, I joined Tytherington Golf Club, about 200 yards from our new home.

“After a year or two, I decided to switch to the beautiful Shrigley Hall Golf Club where I have been a member ever since and in 2010 I was honoured to become their Captain and then in 2012 the President.

“I had long had a desire to improve my knowledge of the rules of golf and in 2012, whilst attending a Rules School organised by the County, it was suggested that I might like to qualify to become a referee.

“This I did and then as a result, I was invited to become a Director of the

Cheshire Union of Golf Clubs in 2013.”

Prestbury ladies enjoyed a Team of Three Yellow Ball Stableford and none more than the hot trio of G Usher, A Atherton and J Kimber who won a cpo on 55 points from Gill Singh, Carole Ryder and K Mortimer and M Bewers, Jenny Purves and A Wood

Davenport’s men played a 1,2.3,

12-hole Team Stableford and just a point separated the top five pairs a cpo on 56 points went in favour of C Burns, L Glennon and A Dyke from N Jenkinson, M Bryning and G Dodd.

Hot on their heels with 55 were G McGovern, A Knight and P Tovee, A Waterhouse, R Shaw and J Fielding and G Spencer, C Burgess and S Lowe.

The latest Winter League at Avro saw Kevin Barker in form control with 41 points from Leslie Fowler 39 and John Isherwood, Michael Thornber and Derek Jones, all 38.

Michael McDonagh was unstoppable in a midweek Stableford at Avro posting a huge 45 points to finish four clear of Phil Oakes and Ken Fairfield.

Mottram Hall’s men played a Team Yellow Ball Stableford and Cruising to victory with 88 points were thre fab four of N Duckworth, H MolloySherratt, M Richardson and A Bethell.

They were were four points clear of A Jain, T Rathbone, D Owen and S Mirza.

Winter League action for Styal Seniors had Paul Lawday in a league of his own with 39 points, three more than club legend Harry Reid and Ted Marsden.

The Styal Friday Frolics was won by Jeffrey Chadwick with 17 points from Kevin Lee 16 and Harry Wilks 15.

Division one in a Saturday Stableford at Styal saw James Lowe win a cpo on 38 points from Simon Geddis, one more than Steve James.

In division two Brent Vose led in with 37 points from David Blackburn 36 and Sam Pilley 34.

Peter Whitehurst was unstoppable in a Thursday Stableford at Shrigley Hall with 42 points seeing him well clear of Richard Burrow 35 and

Andrew McDonald and Gill Kershaw, both 33.

It was much closer in the latest Winter League Stableford at Shrigley with four players locked on 40 points.

Getting the nod in the cpo was Michael Lisle from Harrison Unwin, Peter Whitehurst and Steve Marsh.