Golf round up

OLDHAM’S final major of the season, the Dunkerley Cup, was played over two days and was won by Terry Garrett with nett rounds of 61 and 67 for a total of 128.

That return gave him a seven-shot victory over Ste Daubney (69+66=135), who finished two clear of third-placed Mark Furnival (67+70=137). First-round winner was Wayne Adamson (75-9-66), while second-round honours went to Mark Stoneman (81-16-65).


MASON Younge scored 36 Stableford points to win the third Junior Vardon competition at Blackley.

Matthew Atherton was second on 33, followed by Matthew Cuppello with 26.


ASHTON will try to secure a major prize when they line up against Pleasington in the final of the prestigious Archie Preston mixed foursomes at Houldsworth on Sunday.

The first pairs will tee-off at 8.30am and the Ashton team is: Captain Anthony Lambert and lady-captain Rachel Wood; Andy Lomas and Diane Williams; Stephen Barlow and Gail Robertson; Frank Shaw and Kay Patrick; Steve McGee and Sylvia Haq; Lee Butterworth and Anna Lomas; Neil Hallsworth and Susan Barlow.



NEW member Jamie Hardman produced a stunning spell of golf to win Werneth’s last major of the season, The Grasshopper Trophy.

The six-handicapper, who recently joined from Barrow, reached the sixth tee at four over par, but then went 2-3-3-3-2, which comprised four birdies and an eagle at the par-five eighth, on the way to a nett 61.

That gave him a one-shot victory over veteran club secretary John Barlow, who rolled back the years with an impressive 75-13-62 return to beat Dave Maloney to the runner-up spot in a card play-off.

The Garden Suburb club’s final two knock-outs were decided at the weekend, with Paul Handley beating Pete Davies on the last green to win the Mellor Cup, and Jack Suttie and Sheila Antrobus claiming a 3 & 2 victory over Pete and Marilyn Griffin in the mixed foursomes.



CHERYL Eastwood scored 37 points to win a Stableford competition at Saddleworth.

Runner-up, four points behind, was Ann Allen with 33. The club’s Scott Leggatt foursomes top prize went to Fiona Hesten and Brenda Gates, who won a card play-off against Ann Fitton and Jenny Knight after both pairs had scored 33 points.