2025 Reports
Mytton Fold GC v Hindley Hall GC 3rd July 2025
Superb weather greeted the boys from over the M61 to Langho where Seniors Captain was on holiday and former Club Captain Gary Aldred had the captain’s role. Gary’s team report no doubt the fastest to report, thanks Gary.
First game saw ever present Steve Worrall and Sam Cowan against Harry Roocroft and Mick McCarthy, with the away players recording a 3 & 2 win. Second out David Proctor and Tony Monks held their nerve against low men Gary Matthews and Les Edwardson, using their handicaps to overcome the top players 2 up.
Gary Aldred and Phil Chadwick had a great 6 & 5 win against Trev Hartley and Ray Ward.
Mick Mahon, back from some great golf in the Prestbury run Maxitours event, partnered Peter Main to record a half against Phil Mercer and Paul Webb. Geoff Holtom and John Hindle suffered a tough defeat against Colin White and Mick Lowe losing 5 & 3. Parity restored for the home team with rarely beaten Mick Bryan and partner Ewan McKenzie recorded a 2 & 1 win against Keith Stokes (8 handicap) and Andrew Skeat.
Mytton Fold GC 7 points v Hindley Hall GC 7 points.
Mytton Fold GC v Longridge GC 26th June 2025
The idea of a flaming June was soon dismissed at Langho this morning with rain and the a small degree of sunshine that gave a false feeling of warm weather, together with a strong wind made for difficult course conditions. The writer playing down the road at Wilpshire had three showers one heavy that must have tested even the most ardent player.
Anyway, first out for Mytton Fold were Mick Bryan (Mr model rail enthusiast) partnering Ewen McKenzie against ever reliable Fred Squires and Gerrard Dewhurst. The home pair winning 2&1 in a close game.
Rupert Frost and Mark Jones were cold shouldered by Shaun Graham and Martin Grey losing by one with Mark from Mytton giving the shots.
Gary Aldred (fresh from playing on the Maxi Tour with Mick Mahon) and Phil Chadwick lost to one of the best players in the League, former Lancashire Seniors Champion, Jez Morgan and Paul Greenall; the away pair winning 3 & 2.
Former Kirby salesman Ged Forrest and Dave Kelly narrowly lost to great guys Mick Mahon and Peter Main 1 up.
Steve Worrall and Chris Quinn lost 3 & 2 to the wonderful Roger Cain and marmite (love or hate) Dave Carling.
Tony Monks and John Hindle lost 2 & 1 to Andrew Tillotson and Lenny Wright. Lenny has been a long-standing player in the NWSL and rarely beaten.
So, watch out the other teams, Longridge are on the march, playing catch up.
Mytton Fold GC 4 points Longridge GC 12 points
Hart Common v Dean Wood GC June 24th 2025
The commoners eagerly awaited the arrival of “Newbies” Dean Wood.
On rainy and wet conditions, the Hart Common Green Staff worked hard to present the course in such great shape, later confirmed by Dean Wood Captain Adrian Brown. The match was a very close match where 3 of the games went down to the last putt on the 18th.
1st Match
Tom Aspey & Eric Dawber of Hart Common lost to Dave Jenkins & Keith Molyneux of Dean Wood GC 1 Down
2nd Match:
Tony Robinson & Bob Doxey of Hart Common lost to Keith Roby & Jaimie Nixon of Dean Wood GC 1 Down.
3rd Match:
Mark Dacre & Tony Whitehead of Hart Common beat Mick Purvis & David Ashall of Dean Wood 5&3.
4th Match:
John Armstrong & Martin Ward of Hart Common beat Adrian Brown & Sidney Casey of Dean Wood 2 Up.
5th Match:
Nigel Nettelfield & Phil Hawker of Hart Common beat Andrew Postlethwaite & Harry Milligan of Dean Wood 4&3
6th Match:
Stewart Brooks & Steve Pickett of Hart Common lost to John Priestley & Paul Burton of Dean Wood 1 Down
Overall score: 3 to 3
Hart Common GC 6pts Dean Wood GC 9 pts
Tony Robinson
Those bloody away points!!
Hurlston Hall GC v Hindley Hall GC Monday 23rd June.
A mainly sunny but very windy day greeted today's teams for the battle of the HHs. Behind the scenes, the Company scrambled to cover for the fact that they had failed to reserve our tee times, and were so successful that I doubt anyone else noticed, apart from some bemused 'random' golfers who wondered why they had to start on the 10th tee. So, on a much-improved course, no delay to our fixture and the blustery day remained dry, to everyone's relief. The results are below.
1. Andy Wilson & John Walker won 2 up against Harry Rosecroft & Phil Mercer
2. Lee Saunders & James Milner won 4 & 3 against Colin White & Berni Blood
3. Mark Rimmer & Chris Orritt won 1 up against Trev Hartley & Ray Ward
4. Leigh McEvoy & Tom Kavanagh lost 3 & 2 to Keith Stokes & Brian Hill
5. Dave O'Neill-Bayes & Tony Williams won 4 & 3 against Gary Matthews & Kev Leyland
6. Ray Moses & Tony Rice won 3 &2 against Mick McCarthy & Paul Webb
Five wins to Hurlston and one to Hindley.so the result 10 - 3 to Hurlston.
Hurlston Hall GC 10 points v Hindley Hall GC 3 points
Deanwood GC v Hurston Hall GC Thursday 19th June 2025
Our new to the NWSL for 2025 are a great bunch of guys with some players, who qualify for a pension yet are great golfer off low low single handicaps.
Enter Dave Sim off 3.7 handicap partnering Sid Casey (15.4) against Christipher Orritt (20.2) and Kames Milner (21.0). They played great but succumbed to a 3 & 2 loss.
Second match saw Rob Crane (8.4) and Jamie Nixon (15.2) against Chris Lawless (16.7) and Ray Moses (21), the home side narrowing losing out 2 & 1.
Frank Brocklebank (11) and Mark Sobey (16,5) recorded a great win against Mark Rimmer (9.2) and David Williamson (20.3) 3 & 1.
Adrian Brown (13.6) and Gary Haley (9.7) narrowly lost to Leigh McEvoy (15.3) and Gary Almond (20.1) 2 & 1.
Mick Purvis (12.1) and Dougie Ashall (15.1)had a great 5 & 3 win over Tony Williams (18.6) and ever present John Walker (21).
Last game saw another win for the home team with a 2 up win from Andy Postlethwaite (8.2) and Keith Molyneux (16.3) against Andrew Cadley (11.6) and John Davies (21)
Deanwood GC 6 points v Hurlston Hall GC 9 points.
Hindley Hall GC v Wilpshire GC Tuesday 16th June 2025
Warm weather greeted the Wilpshire team from their match against Hindley Hall GC.
Results are as follows:
Harry Roocgoft and Phil Mercer enjoyed a half against friends Jack Taylor and Kevin Young as did Trevor Hartley and Ray Ward against Wilpshire’s Steve Scofield and Gerry Girvan.
In the third game, Colin White and Mick Lowe defeated John Glynn and Craig Currie.
The fourth match saw Glynn Jones and Keith Potter secure a win over Richard Dawson and Alain Knott.
Gary Matthews and Kev Leyland had a close one up win against Brendan Barratt and Andy Rourke. Brendan after nine holes was level par, which impressed Gazza (8.5) but managed a win in the end.
The last match was a win for the Wilpshire GC team with ever reliable Roger Hetherington and Peter Livesly securing a great result over Keith Stikes and Keith Aspey.
Hindley Hall GC 8 points v Wilpshire GC 5 points.
Longridge GC v Hart Common GC Tuesday 16th June 2025
Longridge welcomed high flying Hart Common for today’s fixture minus captain Tony
Robinson who left things in the capable hands of Chris Radcliffe, ensuring a team
was available and the fixture went ahead.
The weather for this encounter was overcast turning to rain by the end of the match I
must commend those that finished in the rain for their commitment and attitude as 3
matches went to the 18 th green.
Match 1 was a really close encounter going to the 18 th green and finishing all square
between Jemery morgan and Paul Greenall from Longridge and Stu Brooks and
Captain Chris Radcliffe
Match 2 saw home captain Martin Gray and Shaun Graham take on Tom Aspey and
Kevin Sykes another close game until after the turn when the home side managed to
get a 3-hole lead at the 14 th thanks to some outstanding putting from Shaun who
never missed a thing all day long back came Hart common by winning the 15 th the
decisive moment came on the 16 th when Kevin could not find his ball after a fine drive
and Tom failed to reach the green in 3 and after Shaun hit his second shot to 6 feet
the game was conceded and a 3&2 victory for the home side.
Match 3 was between the inform home pairing of Jed Forest and Dave Kelly taking
on Steve Edmonds and Chris Freeman and the home pairing again showed why
they are a force to be reckoned with, with an impressive 6 & 5 victory, well done!
boys keep it up.
Match 4 saw home pairing Andrew Tillotson and Lenny Wright take on Dave Smith
and Eric Dawber the home side quickly raced into a a5 hole lead but back came
Dave and Eric reducing the lead to 1 then the home side put their foot down again
and ran out winners 4 & 3
Match 5, saw home pairing Andy Walling and Paul Oliver take on Nigel Nettlefield
and Phil Hawker this was a really close game going backwards and forwards the
home side managing to win 17 th to go won up so up the 18 th they went and with some
fine play from Paul the home side managed to seal a 2 up victory
Match 6 saw home pairing Bob Robinson and Ged Dewhurst take on John
Armstrong and Shaun Royle this was a really tight match never more than 1 hole in it
with the away side coming to the 18 th 1 up the deciding factor was that Ged had a
shot on this hole and made a fine putt to secure a half.
Longridge GC 10 points v Hart Common GC 2 points
Martin Grey Seniors Captain
Mytton Fold GC v Hart Common GC Thursday 12th June 2025
Sunshine and a moderate wind greeted the players at the Mytton Fold course today.
Steve Worrall (Club Captain) and Chris Quinn struggled against in form Dave Smith and Eric Dawber the away pairing winning 2 & 1.
Next out Gary Aldred and Phil Chadwick had a good win against Stu Brooks and Chris Radcliffe 4 & 3.
Alan Rogers and John Hindle succumbed to music legend Tony Robinson and Martil Grey singing their way to a 2 & 1 away win.
Model railway enthusiast Mick Bryan and Ewan McKenzie steered themselves to a 2 & 1 win against Paul Rushby and Kevin Sykes 2 & 1.
Mark Jones and Paul Waring recorded a solid win 3 & 2 against Roy Smith and Ken Riley whilst in the final game to secure a home win were Stephen Golding and Peter Sharpe who defeated Steve Edmonds and Tony Whitehead.
Mytton Fold GC 8 points v Hart Common GC 6 points.
Wilpshire GC v Dean Wood GC Wednesday 11 th June 2025
Fabulous warm weather greeted the teams at Wilpshire this morning as Dean Wood played their first match at Wilpshire. League Secretary was wandering the course seeing how games were progressing and Seniors Organiser Brendan Barratt wrote after his game with partner President Paul Hunter.
“I played with Paul against Paul and Paul who were the winter league winners at Dean Wood for the last two years and one Paul had 2 birds on the front 9 and 2 on the back; as time went on, they informed us that they had won the winter league 7 times; in the game Paul Burton had 5 birdies and an albatross.”
But they both were brilliant with a 6/5 win.
Other results benefited the home side, first out John Glynn and Craig Currie continued their successful partnership with a 3 & 2 win against Keith Roby and Ian Childs both of whom are tidy golfers off 13 handicap each.
Second game saw 8 handicapper Richard Dawson and Alain Knott get the better of Derek Jolly (10) and Rob Crane (8) one up after being two up after 9 holes and Richard have a great birdie on the 13th after driving the green from the tee.
Ken Craven (7) and Jack Taylor, also 2 up after 9 defeated Dave Jenkins (7) and Martin Jones (14) eventually 3 & 2.
Next up Steve Scofield (11) and ever-present Gerry Girvan (21) had a solid win against the single figure pairing of Andy Postlethwaite (8) and Gary Haley (9). 4 & 3.
Andy Bristow (12) and Tom Finn (21) recorded a 3 & 2 win against Mark Sobey (15) and Adrian Smith (11)
The Dean Wood players all enjoyed the course and in particular Paul and Paul with two Guiness pints each on the balcony enjoying their thumping win.
The overall win places Wilpshire GC at the top of the League.
Wilpshire GC 10 points v Dean Wood GC 3 points
Hurlston Hall v Longridge Monday 9th June
Hurlston welcomed bottom of the table Longridge (oh, it's so nice to type that!) for a titanic clash between last year's champions and the runners-up. Ok, so Longridge had only played one game as opposed to most team's four, and there's a chance that position might improve after a few more matches! Some titanic struggles ensued, with both teams drawing blood in well-played and tight matches. Again, the away points system was the deciding factor, as the results below show.
1. James Milner & Peter Gaunt lost 5 and 3 to David Kelly and Ged Forrest
2. Bernie Grady & Ray Moses lost 3 and 2 to Alastair Sherratt and Team Captain Martin Gray
3. Chris Lawless & Stephen Robinson lost 2 and 1 to Jeremy Morgan and Paul Greenhall
4. Leigh McEvoy & Dave Williamson won 4 and 3 against Shaun Graham and Andrew Morton
5. Mark Rimmer & Owen McCann won 3 and 2 against Roger Cain and Dave Carling
6. Andrew Cadley & John Walker won 2 and 1 against Simon Clarke and Andy Walling
So, each team won three games, but the result is 6 - 9 to Longridge, who will I expect be off the bottom of the league! Well done to Longridge.
Hurlston Hall GC 6 points v Longridge GC 9 points
Longridge GC v Dean Wood GC Thursday 5th June 2025
Dean Wood first visit to Jeffery Hill saw the early morning rain clear for their game against League Champions Longridge, with new Senior’s organiser Martin Grey.
Martin Grey write:
On the 5th of June we welcomed Dean Wood to Longridge the weather wasn't too bad rain on and off all day . This was my first fixture as captain and I was hoping for a good start to this year's campaign as it turned out we had an excellent day winning all 6 matches; however I must commend new comers Dean Wood GC for their commitment and attitude all players were a credit to their Captain and Club.
The results were as follows
Match 1 Dave Carling and Andrew Tillotson won 6&5
Match 2 Martin Gray and Alister Sherritt won3&2
Match 3 Ged Dewhurst and Bob Robinson won 4&3
Mach 4 Jed Forest and Dave Kelly won7&5
Match 5 Paul Greenhall and Jez Morgan won 5&4
Match 6 Shaun Graham and Trevor Walker won 5&4
A special mention to Alister Sherritt, and Shaun Graham playing their first matched well played and to Jez Morgan for playing his first match after heart surgery.
Martin Gray Longridge GC team captain.
So, its Dean Wood’s third game and a third defeat, but they will come good, watch out, they put out some great players, some single figure golfers and whilst they get to know our courses, could be league winners, perhaps next season.
Result: Longridge GC 12 points v Dean Wood GC 0 points.
Dean Wood GC v Hindley Hall GC Thursday 29th May 2025
Where I live in Waddington, Clitheroe, this morning we were presented with heavy rain and a potential flood warding in the village. Jeffery Hill; nearby in Longridge was in the same weather and that game was cancelled. So well done to Dean Wood and Mytton Fold Clubs for playing at their courses.
First game saw D. Sim (3.8) and D. Jolly (10.6) secure a great win against H. Roocroft and P. Mercer 3 & 1.
Second game: D. Jenkins and J. Nixon halved with L. Edwards and R. Ward.
Third out saw Adrian Brown and partner A. Postlethwaite lose to T. Hartley and K. Stokes 4 & 2.
Fourth game P. Latham and I. Crossley also lost to C. White and A. Skeet 1 down.
Fifth match saw M. Purvis and I. Child fail to win with a 2 & 1 loss over G. Jones and M. Lowe.
Last out were F. Brocklebank and S. Casey stopped the losses with a home win over Gary Matthews and K. Leyland.
Result: Dean Wood GC 5 points v Hindley Hall GC 10 points
Mytton Fold GC v Hurlston Hall GC Thursday 29th May 2025
Mr Jim Bridge
Sad to hear of the passing of Jim Bridge from Mytton Fold GC. Jim was a stalwart member at Mytton Fold GC, was Captain and friends to the Hargreaves family who own the golf club. Charismatic funny, always available to play, even though he often was not the first choice with a character that if you mentioned his name in company, I always smiled as I can fondly recall his visits to auctions and how he transported purchases home. I believe his funeral is on the 6th June and hope to attend.
The home Club welcomed Hurlston Hall players at a very wet Langho course and played.
First out Peter Main and John Hindle who struggled against Chris Lawless and David Williamson 4 & 3.
Second game saw Geoff Holtom and Chris Quinn also lose by the same score 4 & 3 to the Hurlston pair of Gary Almond and Peter Gaunt.
Third match had past captain Mick Bryan and Ewan McKenzie have an impressive win 6 & 5 over Chris Orritt and Tom Ainscough.
Fourth game saw Rupert Frost and Alan Rogers secure a win over Graham Greene and Tony Williams 5 & 3.
Gary Aldred and Sam Cowan lost to Leigh McEvoy and James Milner 4 & 3, followed by the final game saw Captain Stev Worrall and Peter Sharpe also losing to Andrew Cadley and Owen Mc Cann 6 & 5.
Result: Mytton Fold GC 4 points v Hurlston Hall GC 12 points.
Hart Common V Hurlston Hall GC May 27th 2025
It was great to see familiar faces back at Hart Common, saying that it was easy to remember the faces as it was only the week before we played Hurlston at their course. Unlike Hurlston who provided us with glorious sunshine we couldn’t reciprocate the weather, being the complete opposite, rain. It was only last week we were saying that we need some rain and a week later wishing for sunshine.
1st Match
John Star & Eric Dawbere of Hart Common beat James Milner & Thomas Kavannah of Hurlston 1 UP
2nd Match:
Tony Robinson & Kevin Sykes of Hart Common lost to Ray Moses & John Walker of Hurlston 1 Down.
3rd Match:
Stu Brooks & Chris Radcliffe of Hart Common beat Nigel Wilmshurst & Owen McCann of Hurlston 1UP.
4th Match:
Mark Dacre & Ken Riley of Hart Common beat Leigh Mcevoy & Peter Gaunt of Hurlston 3&2
5th Match:
Roy Smith & John Armstrong of Hart Common Lost to David O’Neil Baines & David Williamson of Hurlston 3&2
6th Match:
Steve Edmonds & Chris Freeman of Hart Common beat Andrew Cadley & Chris Lawless of Hurlston 1 UP
Overall score: 4 to 2
Hart Common GC 8pts Hurlston Hall GC 6 pts
Tony Robinson
Wilpshire GC v Mytton Fold GC Wednesday 21st May 2025
As the warm May weather continued, Wilpshire GC welcomed locals Mytton Fold GC to the Lango Course. The long dry spell ensured fast and long balls off the fairway and tricky greens that had not been cut for a week to preserve the grass.
Game One Kevin Young; still smarting after beloved Man City’s Cup Final loss; along with Gerry Girvan failed to keep a winning start losing one down to past Captain Gary Aldred and Phil Chadwick.
Game Two Ever reliable Ken Craven and Jack Taylor, overcame Geoff Holtom and Tony Monks 2 and 1, after double figure handicap allowances for the away players.
Game Three Dave Hawksworth and Richard Dawson also suffered a home defeat to likable Mick Mahon and Peter Main, 1 up.
Game Four Alan Rogers and Peter Sharpe suffered the heavy defeat 6 and 4 to the reliable John Glynn and Craig Currie. Both long ball specialists who would have enjoyed the firm fairways.
Game Five Senior organiser Brendan Barrett, after his second place in the Club competition last Saturday teamed up with Club President Paul Hunter for a 5 and 4 win over Steve Worrall and Chris Quinn.
Game Six Finally, Tom Finn and Andy Rourke enjoyed the biggest win defeating Sam Cowan and Mick Bryan 7 and 6.
A close match in many respects which see Wilpshire back at the top of the League, with next week an away game at Champions Longridge GC.
Wilpshire GC 8 points v Mytton Fold GC 6 points
Wilpshire GC v Hurlston Hall GC Wednesday 7th May 2025
Glorious sunshine greeted both teams to Wilpshire GC, all of whom had met last Thursday at the AGM held at Hurlston.
First out the usually reliable Kevin Young and Ken Craven against Derek Doyle and Peter Grant.
Three up with three to play, you would have thought that a home win was possible; but a great fightback by the visitors resulted in an all-square game. Half.
Game two saw Jack Taylor and Gerry Girvan overcome Christopher Orritt and John Sharps, 3/2 with the home pair boasting 2 under par for the last six holes!
Game three saw John Glynn and Craig Currie winning 4/3 over Martin Isherwood and Thomas Kavanagh.
Fourth game Alian Knott and Club Director Yorkshire born (never mentions it!) Richard Dawson defeated Leigh McEvoy and Ray Moses 5/4.
Penultimate game saw Senior’s organiser Brendan Barrett team up with Club President Paul Hunter to defeat John Walker and Bernie Grady 7/5.
Finally, Dave Hawksworth and late replacement Tom Finn overcame Andrew Cadley and James Milner 4/3.
Result: Wilpshire GC 11 points v Hurlston Hall GC 1 point
Hart Common v Hindley Tuesday May 6th 2025
Hart Common once again on a glorious sunny day welcomed local rivals Hindley Golf club
1st Match:
Tony Robinson & Kevin Sykes of Hart Common lost to Keith Stokes and Mick Mcarthy 1 down.
2nd Match:
Mark Dacre & Bob Mather of Hart Common lost to Les Edwardson & Trevor Hartley of Hindley. 6&5.
3rd Match:
Dave Smith & Eric Dawber of Hart Common beat Keith Aspey & Ray Ward 2&1.
4th Match:
Tom Aspey & Chris Freeman of Hart Common lost to Mick Lowe & Graham Rigby of Hindley 4&2.
5th Match:
Stu Brooks & Chris Radcliffe of Hart Common beat to Colin White & Anthony Skeat of Hindley 2up.
6th Match:
Mark Royle & Steve Picket of Hart Common lost to Gary Mathews & Kevin Leyland of Hindley 5&4.
Overall score: 2 to 4
Hart Common GC 4pts Hindley Hall GC 12pts
Tony Robinson