Boys work hard for vital win
The Boys team took on Lancashire at Stamford GC, where parts of the course are actually in Lancashire! After a tough battle Cheshire won to set up a title decider with Yorkshire next week
Cheshire Boys manager Andrew Henshall reported: “Stamford Golf Club, situated on the Cheshire / Lancashire border in a very scenic location, could not have been more welcoming, what a great club to hold a match-play event on.
Cheshire Boys and their helpers arrived in glorious sunshine with views in every direction and although their clubhouse does not usually open on a Monday, they were there to greet both teams with bacon baps. “Their Club Captain Clive Pimlott (pictured) came to do the starting, though he sadly had to rush off and missed some outstanding golf from the 20 young men out on the course.
“The foursomes started badly for the home county and at one point Cheshire were behind in all five matches, but there were some great fightbacks, with Captain Matty Griffiths and Joseph Dodd-Berry scrapping hard for a half on the last green,
“Ellis Courtnell and Wilf Simcock as well as James Clark and Josh Hockenhull both won 2/1then Jack Barnes and Callum Woolley came in with a win by 3/2 to give Cheshire a comfortable 3.5:1.5 lead at lunchtime.
“With help from Peter Barber as our coach the boys set off again in the afternoon but once again as their matches passed the halfway stage it was not looking good for Cheshire.
“However, having lost the first two matches, Joseph produced a wonderful finish on the 18th to put Cheshire marginally ahead.
“Things then went bleak with only Josh winning from the next four matches to finish leaving Cheshire trailing by 6.5-5.5.
“However, the last three matches featuring Jack Barnes, Callum Woolley and Lawson Yates all went Cheshire’s way giving them victory by 8.5-6.5.and keep them in the hunt to retain their Northern League title
“Thanks go to the parents who enable the boys to get to these matches and all those including our President Marjorie Griffiths who came to support, also to Mark Smith the Stamford Club Professional who helped in so many ways on the day.
“ Cheshire now have the opportunity to be Northern Counties Boys League Champions for only the second time if we can beat Yorkshire over at Wheatley Golf Club on Monday 17th August.”
“A great win against wonderful opponents and friends from Lancashire Golf who are back to being a hard team to beat after a couple of fallow years.”