Superb second round bags Kelly third place

GOLF

ASHTON youngster Luke Kelly finished a creditable third in the Lancashire Boys’ Championship at Rossendale.

Kelly improved by 11 shots when he turned a first-round 80 into an impressive two-under 69 in round two.

He trailed winner Oliver Clarke (Hillside) by seven shots in a 55-strong field with Clarke posting 72-70 for an impressive two under 142 total.

It was Clarke’s second win in three years at this level and, having previously won both the under-14 and under-16 events, he is thought to be the first to win four county age-group titles.

Oliver will now represent Lancashire in the English Junior Champion of Champions tournament in September at Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire. Home club Rossendale took the team prize and qualified for the English Junior Club tournament at Frilford Heath in August.

Other results:

CROMPTON and ROYTON

Invitation Day

1, Steven Bentley and Mike Spivey (Willow Valley) 46 points; 2, Sean Blainey and Glyn Broady (Stand) 44pts; 3, Matt Kershaw and Ian Gamble (West Derby) 43pts.

Midweek Stableford

Division One: 1, Ben Gledhill 36 points; 2, Martin Barnes 35pts CPO. Division Two: 1, Joseph Ryder 36 pts; 2, Jason Jenkins 35pts CPO.

Nine-hole Stableford: Barry Hilton 20pts.



BROOKDALE

Captain’s Qualifier No. 2

Division One: 1, Mike Fogo (73-8-65); 2, Andy Hadfield (74-8-66); 3, Tony Morgan (79-12-67 CPO); 4, Mike Arnfield (79-12-67). Division Two: 1, Eddie O’Brien (84-21-63); 2, George Maitland (81-16-65 CPO); 3, Anthony Boyle (78-13-65), 4. Pete McQuilliam (84-16-68).

BLACKLEY

President’s second round

1, Craig Roberts (70-6-64); 2, Daniel Williams (71-6-65); 3, Ryan Baldwin (91-25-66); 4, Jack Turner (84-17-67).

Division One: Mike Smith (75-6-69). Division Two: Steve Morgan (84-15-69). Division Three: Dave Whiteside (97-28-69).

Midweek Medal

1, Darren Duerden (77-12-68); 2, Peter Rea (87-17-70 CPO); 3, Eddie Kynaston (93-23-70).

Division One: Keith Liddle (79-8-71). Division Two: John Ward (89-18-71). Divsion Three: Alan Horsfield (93-21-72).

Juniors ­— Garner No.1

1, Robbie Teague 83-14-69); 2, Matthew Cuppello (117-29-86); 3, Mason Younge (96-9-87).

OLDHAM

Two-man aggregate

1, Peter Dunbar and Steve Ogden 62 points; 2, David Finn and Alan Rotchell 61pts.

Single Stableford

1, Wayne Adamson 36 points; 2, Pete Dunbar 30pts.

SADDLEWORTH
Am-Am Betterball Stableford

1, J Hardwick, D Platts 48 points; 2, I Bolton, P Glynn 46pts CPO; 3, S Minto, S Colquhoun 46pts CPO.

Pros’ Competition ­— ‘Half ‘n’ half’

1, Mark Ormer, Gary Torr 6; 2, Kevin Rafferty, Eddie Hall 8; 3, Mike Taylor, Dave Green 9.

Singles Stablford

1, Dave Hammond 38 points CPO; 2, Phil Paxford 38pts; 3, Jim Bradbury 37pts.

WERNETH

Three-man Texas Scramble

1, Dave Nield, Howard Travis and Mark Abbott (54.5); 2, Connor Shaw, Jack Suttie and Jordan Hindley (54.7).

Midweek Medal

1. Pete Oldham (83-15-68 CPO). 2. Shaun Rattigan (79-11-68)



ASHTON

Commemorative Cup (major)­ ­— Betterball Strokeplay

1, J Davidson, S Martin 60; 2, C Greenough, N Hampson 61 CPO; 3, G Taylor, D Lawton 61 CPO.

Stableford

Division One: 1, Dave Briddon 39 points; 2, Brendan Kennedy 37pts; 3, Roger Lomas 36pts.

Mixed team event ­— Betterball Stableford

1, P Bass, D Bass, M Hamilton, M Hamilton 85points; 2, M Thompson, M Holness, S Lester, C Peel 82pts; 3, C Aiken, W Armstrong, B Wheatley, E Valentine 81pts.

Monday Club ­— Stableford

1, Roger Lomas 39 points; 2, Gary Pennington 38pts CPO; 3, Warwick Spencer 38pts.

Tuesday Stableford

Division One: 1, Luke Kelly 33 points CPO; 2, Glynn Taylor 33pts CPO; 3, John Rice 33pts. Division Two: John J Lewis 40pts; 2, Andy Clegg 37pts; 3, Terry Pooley 36pts CPO. Division Three: Harvey Newton 36pts; 2, Steve Waterworth 35pts; 3, Paul Tomlinson 35pts.