County of the Year 2026

Cheshire Women’s Team Our women's team, having qualified earlier this summer, head to Surrey for the County Finals and were drawn against Lincolnshire today. The foursomes this morning gave Cheshire an early victory 21/2 to 1/2 with some amazing golf. In the afternoon singles, Cheshire had to work hard for their wins. Lincolnshire were fierce competitors and came back with a 4/2 win. This meant Cheshire and Lincolnshire had 4.5 points each. It was a tense afternoon but it’s still all play for! ========== The English Women's County Finals (28-31 July) is contested between eight counties. The 6 Regional winners (North, Midland North, Midland South, East, South and South West) will be joined by the runners up from the North and South. Over the course of the first 3 days, the counties will be split into two leagues and play a round robin format with each match consisting of 3 foursomes in the morning and 6 singles in the afternoon. On the final day, the 2 counties who won their leagues will play for the trophy in the championship match. The remaining teams will play for final positions with the 2nd place teams competing for 3rd, 3rd place teams for 5th and 4th place teams for 7th.

Malin Kirby has arrived at Pinehurst! She's seen here in her Cheshire kit as she registers for the US Juniors finals 🙂 Malin, a member at Lymm GC, trains with the Cheshire Girls U12 squad at Heswall Golf Club with Jason Dransfield.

🇪🇸 A great week on the international stage for Cheshire’s Morgan Bollan. Morgan proudly represented Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 at the European Young Masters U16 Championships at Parador de El Saler Golf Club in Valencia, Spain, competing against the very best young golfers from 33 nations. Battling intense temperatures and challenging coastal winds throughout the week, Morgan produced rounds of +4, +2 and +1 to finish 10th in the girls’ competition and as the highest-placed player from Great Britain & Ireland, a brilliant achievement on one of junior golf’s biggest stages. With teams made up of 2 girls and 2 boys, a huge congratulations the @walesgolf team and coaching staff on an excellent week, finishing 13th overall against Europe’s strongest junior golfing nations. Still only 15, Morgan will be eligible for selection again next year when the championship heads to Belgium Morgan will fly back tonight and join the Cheshire Ladies team for the National finals at Betchworth Park. Congratulations, Morgan!

Cheshire Seniors v Lancashire An excellent result for the Cheshire Senior Men against Lancashire last week at a very sunny and beautifully presented Stockport Golf Club. The morning’s nine-hole greensomes produced a closely fought contest, before Cheshire delivered a strong performance in the afternoon fourball matches to secure the victory. Some excellent golf was played throughout, with both teams competing in a friendly and sporting spirit. Congratulations to the Cheshire team, and a big thank you to Stockport Golf Club for providing such a superb venue and warm welcome. #CheshireGolf #SeniorGolf #StockportGolfClub #LancashireGolf #GolfInCheshire #CountyGolf

Cheshire Junior Girls v Ringway Boys A wonderful day of junior golf at Ringway Golf Club on Sunday, 12 July. The match began with 18 holes of foursomes, where the Cheshire Girls produced an excellent performance to take a 2½–1½ lead. After lunch, the Ringway Boys responded strongly in the nine-hole singles to secure an overall 8½–3½ victory. The result, however, was only part of a thoroughly enjoyable day. Both teams played some excellent golf, supported one another and competed in the true spirit of the game. Congratulations to the Ringway Boys, and very well played to every young golfer who took part. A big thank you also goes to Ringway Golf Club for being such welcoming hosts. #CheshireGolf #JuniorGolf #GirlsGolf #RingwayGolfClub #GrowingTheGame #GolfInCheshire #FutureOfGolf