DAVYHULME Park duo Cheryl Gillings and Elaine McKenna were Trafford’s first ever players in the MENWN Golf Trophies final at Marple Golf Club.

Gillings had reached the finals day of the MEN ladies singles at Marriott Worsley Park two days previously where she narrowly missed out on third place.

On Sunday she was delighted to win a nearest the pin prize.

Winners of the MENWN ladies pairs trophy were Macclesfield Golf Club’s first-ever lady President Myra Clark, partnered by Catherine Atkin, who came out on top with an excellent haul of 39 points to claim victory from Oldham’s resolute duo of Jane Antrobus and Bev Scholes, who win a round of golf for four people at De Vere Mottram Hall.

In the men’s singles competition in-form Swinton Park two-handicapper Lee Parr set the standard as he posted a magnificent level par 68 for a Stableford score of 38 points - the benchmark for the rest of the day.

It was eventually matched by Salford-based 13-handicapper Dave Smith, who had looked down and out with an opening nine holes of just 15 points.

But a back nine of 23 points, that included three birdies, took him to the top spot to win the top prize of a golf break for two in South West Ireland.

Tickets were presented by main sponsor Peter Walsh of Fairway Holidays, along with a trophy provided by Ryan PGT.

The other major prize winners in the men’s singles were Roger Harrop (Stamford) who won a voucher from Made2Measure Golf and a round of golf for four at Marple, David Murray (Styal) with a National County Card, Garry Smith (Brookdale) with a round for four at Styal and Paul Greatbatch of Marple who won a golf shirt.

In the ladies pairs Oldham’s Sheila Antrobus and Lynn Kershaw took the Made2Measure voucher and round for four at Marple, Judy Read and Charlotte Lang (Bramall Park) won a round for four at Styal, Mary Buckley and Edythe Turner (Oldham) won Trolley Dolly bags and Pauline Roper and Val Savage (Worsley) won statuettes.

Nearest the pin prizes were taken by Jef Brothwell (Didsbury), Lee Bramhall (Reddish Vale), Mary Buckley and Gillings of Davyhulme Park.

Four ‘twos’ were recorded by Roger Harrop, Paul Rayner (Breightmet), Jeff Crowder (Marple) and David Murray, and each received six balls.

MENWN managing editor Stewart Rigby was there to help present the prizes, along with Marple’s president and lady captain and Stockport Express sports editor Simon Smedley, and all expressed their delight at seeing such a splendid competition continue to go from strength to strength under the organisation of WGTB Golf.

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