The Wilmslow Golf Club were delighted to welcome a record field of over 130 boys and girls to play in the Cheshire Schools Championships.
In 2025 they hosted the championships for the first time in 15 years and doubled the attendance in 2026 (could be a national record) to enjoy a course in superb condition and great off-course hospitality.
The main organiser for the competition was Andrew Henshall, former Cheshire President, former Wilmslow Captain and currently the Cheshire Boys manager.
Andrew said: “I was given great help on a long day day by Fiona Woolley and Ewa Papis in the clubhouse organisation and other volunteers on the course and given great support by parents, teachers and Wilmslow staff and members/
“122 boys and 16 girls took part in the tournaments -team and individual nett and gross- and with the first ones off at 8am and the last ones off at 2.45pm, the event was well marshalled throughout the day by some of the Cheshire referees and prize giving was held on time at 7.15pm, with nearly 100 parents and players in attendance
“There were some exceptional scores with seven boys and one girl shooting scores below par.
“Noah Alexander (The Winsford Academy) was top in both the boys Nett and Gross competitions with scores of 67 and 63 and whilst Noah won both tournaments he couldn’t collect both prizes so the best gross was given to Wilfred Simcock (Wilmslow High School) 69.
“Phoebe Henderson’s amazing score of nett 63, tipped the school’s team prize for the nett scores in favour of Cheadle Hulme School and scores of 71 gross by both Will Furness and Ben Davies enabled Ashton on Mersey School to win the gross team prize. Both Schools will now have their names put forward to play in the National Finals at Woodhall Spa on July 8
“The following players are also invited to the regional finals at Beamish Park on May 29th, Noah Alexander, Wilfred Simcock, Jack Barnes (Marple Hall), Shane Clayton (Great Sankey High School), Joshua Hockenhull-Wood (Tytherington High) and Ben Davies plus Morgan Bollam (Sandbach High), Esme Graham (West Kirby Grammar), Emilia Gravett (Kings School Chester) and Phoebe Henderson.
“A great day for junior golf was concluded with the prizes being presented by Wilmslow Captain John Barnes and Lady Captain Hazel Baker.”
Copy & images: Geoff Garnett
