FLIXTON Golf Club’s Men’s Foursomes team were denied a Manchester and District Alliance double, in a pulsating final at Bolton Old Links for the City Glass and Windows Trophy.

The teams were locked at 3-3 as Richard Fletcher and Colin Anderson of Marriott Worlsey Park went into the 18th hole level with Flixton’s Mark Evans and John Barrow.

Evans put his partner four feet from the pin and, with the Marriott duo missing their putt from just off the edge of the green, the tie rested on a putt for Barrow. The putt lipped out to take the tie to the 19th.

Fletcher banished a nightmare opening drive off the first tee as he blasted his 266-yard tee shot on to the front of the green, and his partner Anderson chipped to six feet.

Barrow’s chip left Evans with a ten-footer from the edge of the green but he missed narrowly and Fletcher kept his nerve to drop the putt to take the trophy, sponsored by Tony Cahill, back to his club for the first time.

Flixton, winners of the Dunham Forest Trophy, had to settle for the runners-up slot, having reached the final from an entry of 86 clubs.

Scores [Flixton names first]: Mike Brown and Rob Pimlott beat Gary Brown and Steve Roberts by two holes. Phil Holstein and Mark Butt beat Peter Fletcher and Michael Juma 2/1. Phil Dearden and John Dowd lost to Ged Appleby and Allan Reedman 2/1. Paul Mann and Peter Fortune beat Gary Davies and Steve Murray 3/2. Mike Shorter and Chris Garton lost to Allan Wain and David Woolridge 4/3. Danny Fogg and Steve Bullock lost to Steve Birt and Paddy MacLennan 3/2, Mark Evans and John Barrow lost to Richard Fletcher and Colin Anderson on the 19th.

In the battle for the Junior Aggregate winners at Davyhulme Park the nett prize went to Sam Garnett after a card play-off on 269 with Michael Lane.

In the gross aggregate Alex Stead’s final total of 309 just edged him home from Michael Barrett and Michael Lane (both 310).

Davyhulme ladies played the Trophy Final, the culmination of a season-long stroke-play competition and it was won with a fine 69 by Chris Own with Caron Wright in the runners-up berth with 72.

A midweek medal at Sale was taken by Terry Crewe (68), from Harry Khan (71).

It was close in the President’s Day at Sale with John Lowis’ top prize going to Robert Cowell after he won a cpo on 67 from Robert Wallace.

Sale’s Rob Kill had the best gross of 70.

The new website www.cheshire-golf.co.uk has some opportunities for local golfers including holidays, coaching, psychology and fitness. For more information check the website.

De Vere Mottram Hall are hosting a Christmas Open on December 12 which includes coffee and bacon rolls on arrival and 18 holes of golf with a shotgun start.

For details of the Open and Mottram Hall’s society packages call 01625 820064.

TO get your results in this report contact Geoff Garnett on 0161 881 7550 or email: ggggarnett@aol.com

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