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
A great day at an immaculately turned out Prudhoe Golf Club where they hosted the County Salver & Forster Cup. The players were treated to some excellent greens, rolling a really nice pace. On to the County Salver, where it was back to back victories for Longhirst Hall Golf Course player Steve Macari, who despite bogeys on the last 2
On Saturday 12 July, we had 82 Players competing to qualify for the Matchplay stages of the 2025 County Championship, at Arcot Hall Golf Club It was a late finish due to the size of the field, with a 2 man play off starting at around 8:30pm, with Mark McCarthy of City of Newcastle and Max Paterson of Morpeth fighting
A glorious afternoon here at Stocksfield Golf Club who kindly hosted the Junior Teams Championship. A huge thanks to the Club for looking after us so well today – the course was in good order and the food and hospitality matched. It was great to see Captain Tom O’Malley give his support to the event. The main event was won
The semifinals and final of the Northumberland County Seniors match play championship were held today at Morpeth golf club. The course was in outstanding condition with true and fast running greens. Everyone in attendance concurred with that comment. Sincere congratulations and thanks to Morpeth GC for hosting the event. The weather was also very kind and warm all day. In the morning
A warm but wet day greeted the Players at the magnificently conditioned Hexham Golf Club, where we held the 1st and 2nd Division Teams Championship. Due to dropouts and Clubs being unable to enter a Team, there was no relegation from the 1st Division. The 2nd Division title was won at a canter by Newcastle United, who were represented by Michael Burrow, Cameron
The second of the Northern Counties Seniors league matches was played at Hexham golf club on Monday 16th of June 2025 versus Lancashire. The course was extremely well presented by Hexham Golf Club. All players commenting on the magnificent presentation of the course. We also like to thank the Catering and bar staff for their support throughout the day which
An absolutely fantastic result down in Cheshire, where after a tough start to the match where we trailed 4-2 after the morning Foursomes, however, we came back to win 9.5 to 8.5, at Ringway Golf Club. In the top match, Harrison Sewell and Andrew Minnikin came out on top against Harrison’s England Team mate Dan Hayes and Josh McMahon. There
A field of 57 participated in the Seniors Championship at Morpeth Golf Club on Wednesday 11 June, with the top 15 making it through to day 2. The slick greens and tricky pin positions, led to a challenging day, with the cut falling at 8 over par. Leading the field was Morpeth player Sandy Twynholm, who carded a level par
We were treated to a fantastic weekend of golf at Westerhope Golf Club, where the County Strokeplay Championship took place. Firstly a huge thank you to the Club who presented their course in excellent condition and looked after us so well in the clubhouse – we really appreciate it. On to the golf, where Phil Ridden of the City of
The 1st of 5 NUGC Senior Opens for 2025 was held at Burgham GC today 5th June 2025.The event was played in overcast conditions with occasional showers and sunny spells. We would like to thank Burgham GC for hosting this event once again. David Armstrong and his team could not have been more helpful in making all players and officials
