Double win weekend for young Austin
AUSTIN O’Connor, 11 years old and a pupil at Beech House School, is one of Macclesfield Golf Club’s top juniors and he enjoyed a great double weekend success with two big wins.
The first came in the Men’s Hovis Cup, which is one of the club’s top ‘major’ competitions.
He posted Austin managed to score a nett 65 to win the competition.
Unfortunately, club rules dictate that a junior can’t collect the trophy or have their name on the Men’s honours boards, but he did receive the first prize, and ultimately, he did win it, as he had the best score of the day, winning on a back nine count back!
Next day he won the Juniors President’s Shield on, with a nett 69 – to cap ‘A Double Winning Weekend’! As a result of his success his handicap was reduced by two shots from 17.5 to 15.5.
Macclesfield Golf Club ladies enjoyed an excellent Exchange day Out at Knutsford GC with good weather, course in good condition and good food.
The Team of Three event saw Anita Hall, Gill Evans and Chris Gleaves on top with 75 points, one more than Sue Orwin,
Rita Barton and Jean Atherton with Lady Captain Wendy Higgins, June Sumner and Joy Clements next in with 71.
Back at Macc Jenni Glover was in charge of the visiting Knutsford players who also enjoyed their day.
Plenty of action at Alderley Edge with the club championship won by Harry Sexton with rounds of 71 and 72 to finish four shots clear of Ed Lawton.
A Texas Scramble was led in by Shaun and Josh Price, Jon Lingard and Mark Hinchliffe with a fantastic score of 50.6 just edging out the Captain’s team of Neil McGuinness, Mark Walker and Tom McDermott.
Edge seniors played for the A Pass Trophy and in difficult conditions Drew Sutton led in with 39, three more than Tim Taylor.
The midweek medal at Mottram Hall had Ju Van Der Wal in a league of his own with 71, five shots clear of Laurence Davies and Nigel Woods.
The Peter Knight
Trophy at Avro was won by Gordon Kettlewell with 40 points from Peter Walker 39 and Andrew Wright, David Fortune and Ian Arthur, all 38.
The AJ Trophy for Avro ladies was won by Alison Wright with 35 points from Jane Tarr 33.
Prestbury’s men played a White Tee Stableford and leading in the three divisions were Simon Perry 38, Stephen Lomas 37 and Graham Wahster after a cpo on 35 with Martin McMillan.
A ladies Greensome Stableford at Prestbury was won by S Beesley and J Nichols with 38 points, one more than H Henry and K Forbes and T Titchen and M Fearns.
The Thursday Stableford at Shrigley Hall was won by Roger White after a cpo on 38 with Howard Stringer, one more than Barry Horrocks and Brian Hopkins.
The Summer Board competitions at Tytherington saw Mark Hadley top of the Men’s division with 42 points, including three back-toback birdies in the back nine, from Julian
Brindley 41 and Harry Nesbitt 38.
The ladies winner was Mary Harris with 36 from Cathy Timms who won a cpo on 33 from Caron Cordon.
Tytherington ladies raised £467 for the Pink Ribbon Charity and their ladies East Cheshire Plate team are through to the semi-finals against Astbury at Sale.