Easton has the Edge in Stableford

A PRO’S 9-hole Stableford at Alderley Edge was won by Michael Easton after a cpo on 16 points with Nige Howells.

The latest Winter League at Shrigley Hall was won by Harry Bateman with 38 points, one more than Peter Whitehurst, Richard Burrow, Mark Kleynhans and Jack Bennett.

Peter Whitehurst was unstoppable in the Shrigley Thursday Stableford posting 42 points, well clear of Richard Burrow 35 and Andrew McDonald and Gill Kershaw, both 33.

Styal seniors played a Regressive Team Stableford and leading in with 74 points were R Vaal, P Booth and A Ghost.

Hot on their heels with 73 were P Lawday, C Baillie and L Rowland.

The Styal seniors then played a Texas Scramble and N Gillings, Mike ‘Magic’ Hinde and H Mitchell led in with 56.8 from J Mosedale, P Carr and D Greenwood

60.8 and D Lamb, T Marsden and A Guy 61.5.

Mel Hill once more dominated the latest Ladies Winter League Stableford at Styal with 22 points from Lynsey Forsythe 17 and Enid Laverty and Helen Billington, both 15.

It’s getting down to the wire in the Manchester Alliance Scratch Knock Out with two players Phil Archer, a former winner, and Alex Pritchard (both Poulton Park) through to the quarter finals.

There Phil will play the winners of the match between Charles le Sueur (Alderley Edge) and Mark Pearson (Prestwich) and Alex, who beat holder Alistair Waddell (Chorlton), meets the winner of the match between Gary Brown (Glossop) and Graham Cox (Lymm).

The other second round ties are Mark Smith Stamford v Jamie Howarth (Davenport); Gary Norcott (Stockport) v Ollie Smith (Ashton-on-Mersey); Martyn Hamer (Davyhulme Park) v Ollie Pantoja (Ashton-on-Mersey) and Andy Palmer (Chorley) v Tim Maxwell

(Knutsford).