The Seniors County Championship concluded at Ponteland Golf Club today, on what was a mixed weather day, with some heavy showers and gusty winds. Firstly we must thank Candi and her Teams in the Clubhouse and on the course for their support this week. The course was in excellent order, with widespread praise from the Players. We were also looked
The Northern Counties Senior League got underway today, where we travelled to Stand Golf Club to face Lancashire. There were some familiar faces in the line up, with Captain Steve Anderton awarding a debut to Ponteland’s Nick Jones, and bringing Graham Forrest back into the Team after a 7 year hiatus. A damp morning greeted the players as they prepared
The Northern Counties Fixture between Northumberland and Cheshire on 9 May 2026, marked a special moment for City of Newcastle player Philip Ridden, who gained his 100th cap for the County. In doing so becoming only the 5th player in the 119 year history of the Northumberland Union of Golf Clubs to reach that milestone. He joins the legendary names
We entertaimed Cheshire, where we ran out 11-7 winners in our first Northern Counties match of the season at a superbly presented Alnmouth Golf Club (Foxton Hall). Firstly a huge thank you to the Club for hosting us today – specifically to Daniel and the Office Team, Jim and the Greens Teams and Lee and the Food and Beverage Team.
We were at the wonderful Bamburgh Castle Golf Club for the 2026 North-South Trophy, where a field of 81 competed to win our first individual scratch competition of the season. The course was presented in immaculate condition, on a calm sunny day on the glorious Northumberland coast. Firstly a huge thank you to the Golf Club for looking after us
A fabulous day here at Alnmouth Village Golf Club for the Northumberland and Durham County Golf Union Inter County Foursomes finals. The Durham County Golf Union final sees South Shields Golf Club take on Eaglescliffe Golf Club for a place in the Inter County Final. The Northumberland final sees a battle of the links clubs, with Newbiggin Golf Club taking
A lovely day on the links at Dunstanburgh Castle Golf Course, where we entertained Lothians Golf Association in our annual curtain raiser to the season. This year saw a revised format of singles only, Captain Andrew Minnikin fielded a team which blended youth and experience, handing debuts to Close House duo Angus Ball and Carl Thompson. In a match that
Today was our last event of 2025, played in warm conditions with a stiff breeze in the morning, which died down in the afternoon. The course is in excellent condition, the greens especially and all the competitors were very complimentary. We had 23 teams and some really good scoring. The winners with a nett score of 57.3 were Messers Mike
A huge congratulations to Sandy Twynholm who has become the England Golf Seniors Champion of Champions at Woodhall Spa Golf where he came out on top by 2 strokes. This is a fantastic achievement by Sandy, who continues to play excellent golf, picking up more significant titles along the way. Well done Sandy, we are extremely proud of your achievements. Full results
The NC Seniors’ Qualifying ( Big 6 ) was played at Wilmslow GC. The course was in superb condition with fast running greens. With the weather being very kind all day even though breezy at times. The course was enjoyed by all participants. Warm compliments from all Counties. Northumberland once again missed out on Qualifying by 3 shots ( same
A topsy turvey encounter at The Northumberland Golf Club against our good friends from CUGC ended up in a 9-9 draw. Cumbria dominated the morning Foursomes, with a late Northumberland rally by James Cram and James Conn leaving the score 2.5 to 3.5 in favour of Cumbria. A dominant start by Northumberland in the singles, was soon eradicated by the
It was definitely a case of close, but no cigar in our match against Yorkshire Union, at The Bradford Golf Club. A spirited morning effort saw the match tied at lunchtime, with Junior County graduates Junior Dobson and Andrew Griffiths, winning the last 4 holes to snatch a deserved 1 up victory. There were also wins for Captain Andrew Minnikin
