Golf results

Margaret Butterworth: national recognition

GOLF: 

CROMPTON and Royton beat Rossendale 4.5-2.5 in their Dunham Forest Trophy fixture.

Points scorers for Crompton and Royton were Dave Norbury (6&5), Michael Smith (3&2), Andrew Simpson (2&1), Martin Beaty (2&1) and Gary Melling (halved).

The latest Winter League results at the High Barn course saw the quality quartet of Kris Sutcliffe, Mike Shaw, Alistair Cameron and Jason Webster lead in with 98 points, three more than Steven Hunt, Rod Buckley, Chris Calow and Michael Challen.

Meanwhile, WERNETH progressed to the fourth round of the Mail on Sunday Classic with a 3 1/2 - 1 1/2 home win over Fairfield.

Les Dooley led the way with an 8&7 success, while Mark Abbott overcame giving away eight shots to win 2&1 and Lee Rowbotham three for a 4&2 success.

Late stand-in Michael Farrimond was one up and about to play the last when called in as a dead rubber.

At BROOKDALE, the final ‘Race for Karen’s Prize’ was led in by Graham Brown with 40 points, from Ian Pontefract and Jim Garside (37).

The captain’s drive-in competition was won by Eric Hyland and Steven Uren with 42 points, ahead of Tony and George Allt (40).

There are still a few places left in Mark Smith’s Golf Classic at STAMFORD. It takes place on Friday, May 8, with two shotgun starts for teams of four and many prizes on offer.

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CROMPTON and Royton’s Margaret Butterworth has received national recognition for her success and longevity in golf.

Margaret’s achievement in winning the Women’s Chronicle Cup in 2014 at the age of 80 was featured in the latest “England Golf Women’s News” publication in the feature ‘You’re Never Too Old for Golf!’

She has taken part in the competition for more than 40 years and the nearest she came to winning was in 1975 when she lost out in a play-off. Margaret, who plays off a very useful 20 handicap, said: “It just shows that you have to keep trying!”