Fagan clinches M&T singles win after cpo
THE first Spring competition at Mellor and Townscliffe GC was a closely-fought singles Stableford.
Three players finished on 33 and winning the cpo was Jim Fagan from Martin Scott and Gary Rowbotham.
Next in on 32 were Ross Hamer and Alan Capper with Henry Roberts and Brad Noble on 31.
Paul Wilkinson was next in with 30 and a cpo on 29 for eight players was won by Steven Barratt.
It was also close in a singles Stableford at Hazel Grove with a cpo on 25 won by Harrison Scott from Chris Stewardson and Mike Sutherland.
Grove’s ladies also played a singles Stableford with the three divisions topped by Hilary Hill 20, Wilma Milton after a cpo on 25 with Louise Enderby and Diane Acton 24.
A Midweek Stableford at Marple was won by Simon McBride 23 from Richard Brown 22 and soccer legend Craig Frisby and Richard Kershaw, both 21.
The March medal at Marple had division one won by Keith Sumner 31 from Mark Walton who won a cpo on 34 from four other players.
In division two Robert Wilkinson was top man with 30 four more than Colin Blease who won a cpo on 34 from three other players.
A ladies Stableford at Marple had Linda Rogers in control with 24 from Kay Gould-Martin 22 and Elizabeth Pierce 20.
A Winter Order of Merit Stableford at Reddish Vale had Michael Walker in charge with 38, one more than Frank Dunne and Tom Vernon.
The Manchester Alliance’s most recent Inter Club Knock Out on their busy schedule is the Seniors
KO which has gone from strength to strength since it was introduced and has over 80 teams in the 2024 draw.
Manchester Golf Club have been excellent hosts each year for finals day and defending their title will be Dunscar GC.
They have been drawn in preliminary round action hosting Werneth.
Other local clubs in preliminary round action are: Through with byes into round one are: Bolton v Cavendish, Houldsworth v Ashton-in-Makerfield, Marple v Alder Root.
Through with byes into round one are: Bramall Park, Disley, Hazel Grove, Reddish Vale, Stockport.
Cheshire Union of Golf Clubs and the Cheshire Ladies Golf Association gave the opportunity for members and representatives of their clubs to be updated on the latest developments by England Golf.
The first one for members of clubs in the west of the county was held and enjoyed at Heswall GC.
The second one for clubs in the East of the county was hosted excellently by Hazel Grove GC – England Golf’s ‘Club of the Year’ in 2022.
In charge of the Roadshow was the CUGC chairman David Durling (Shrigley Hall).
Giving the details of the aims of the evening, in addition to David were Ben Johnson, the England Support Officer, Jill Sanders (Stockport GC) and Cleve McCurdy (Ringway GC).
David Durling said: “The main aims of the Roadshows were: To update the Clubs on where we are with Unification and encourage feedback from them on any issues that they perceive.
“Give Ben the chance to brief everyone about ‘Respect in Golf’ and make sure they are aware that they must have an Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion policy in place by 31 December 2024, as a mandatory part of their affiliation with England Golf.
“Update the Clubs on the changes to WHS on April 1 this year, especially in respect of Four-Ball Better Ball competitions. The seminar at Ringway GC was so successful that the County is trying to organise another event before the changes come in.
“Discussions from the floor showed that there was still confusion as to how the changes are going to be applied, and we are trying to get guidance from England Golf to feed back to the Clubs.
“There was a good turn out from East Cheshire clubs and Hazel Grove GC were excellent hosts. It went very well with good participation from the floor.”