Exciting end to season

Date published: 28 September 2016


NORTH Manchester won the Brian Atack team tournament in a thrilling end to the Oldham and District Golf League season.

With the best three Stableford scores to count on a testing wet and windy Brookdale course, three clubs were tied on 116 as the last few groups came to the 18th.

Denton (41+38+37) looked to have edged Crompton and Royton (39+39+38) and Stamford (41+38+37) on a card play-off to retain the trophy when North Manchester's last score was an equal-best of the day 43 to boost their tally to 117 (43+37+37).

The 43 of K Ackers and M Philburn was only enough for second place in the pairs event as they lost on a card play-off to Castle Hawk 'B' team captain Tony Proctor and partner Terry Walsh.

The minor placings were ­- 3, M Heywood and P Aspinall (Oldham) 42; 4, J King and S Warrender (Denton) 41 CPO; 5, C Ackers and D Fox (Stamford) 42.

Longest Drive @2nd: N Wylie (C&R). Nearest pin @17th: J Hughes (Brookdale).

The event also acted as the league's annual presentation with North Manchester also claiming the 'A' team Knock-Out Cup.

Stamford 'A' won the 'A' league title, Blackley the 'B' league and Ashton the 'B' Knock-out Cup.