- LANCASHIRE player Matthew Baldwin, 19, gave his confidence a timely boost ahead of this week's German Amateur Championship when he won the Birkdale Goblet over his home course.
The England international, who will join up with Lawrence Dodd and Ian Parnaby to represent their country at Seddiner See, near Berlin, carded rounds of 70 and 72, four-under-par in total, to beat his clubmate and county team-mate Matthew Cox by a shot.
Baldwin birdied the last hole in the first round to share the lead with Woolton's Mark Ellison, who then fell away with a 76.
Victory lifted him into contention in the Mitsushiba Order of Merit but there was no change at the top with Hart Common's Ken Hudson holding on to his 20 point lead over Ashton-on-Mersey's Kevin Kean. - SWINTON Park's Ross Wilson won the Junior League fixture at Davyhulme with 75 as North Manchester 19 handicapper Andy Lowes carded the best nett with 64.
The host's Chris Hayes won the first division prize with 65, matched by Lowes' clubmate John Harland in the second flight.
And Wilson combined with clubmate Paddy Faulds to finish second in the North West Manchester fourball over their home course, a point adrift of Prestwich's Gary Taylor and Denis Hazelwood, who clocked up 47. - FIVE handicapper Richard Devine grabbed two aces in four days at his club, Dukinfield. His first came at the par three 162-yard seventh and he then repeated the feat on the 150-yard ninth.
- ELLESMERE swept the board in the South West Lancs GA team championship over their home course, Len Marsh leading the individual honours with 68 as his clubmates filled the top five spots and clinching the title eight shots from Swinton Park whose Peter O'Neill had best gross of 70.
- DAVE Burgess also cashed in on local knowledge to win the Bolton GA Prestons Trophy with a 66 at Regent Park who also won the team award. Dunscar's Dave Sovelton fired top gross of 75.
- MANCHESTER'S Kelly Tidy defends the English Girls' U13 Championship at Henbury this week.
Off five, she is one of four single-figure players in the full field of 32. And clubmate Rachel Connor is in the line-up for the U15 title. - AMATEURS are invited to play in the James Brearley Lancashire Open next Monday and Tuesday at Blackpool North Shore. Closing date is Friday.Hotline: 01204 496137
- GERRY Gee set a women's course record of two-under-par 70 during the summer meeting at her club, Chorlton.
Golf: Baldwin tunes up with home tonic
August 09, 2005
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