Presidents Trophy Knockout 2019

Phil Prince defeated Danny Miller in the final to win the Presidents for the second time and in all the 11th Board Competition of his Alty career . A fantastic achievement for Phil and a phenomenal effort from Danny to come sooooo close to making Alty history trying to win the event for the third consecutive year .

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The Roberts Cup Knockout 2019

Magnificent Mark Caffrey beats defending champion Matt Goodall in the final to win a knockout Board Competition for the first time in his Alty career making it 8 in total . Gary Shaughnessy and Gordon Boardman were the losing semi-finalists in this prestigious competition.

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Gillibrand Trophy 2019

2019 Knockout king Mark Caffrey took his record in single knockouts this year to 8 wins 0 losses and completed the Roberts and Gillibrand Knockout double when defeating his great friend and rival JohnHogan in the final .Commiserations to defeated semi finalists John Gleave and Mr Captain Roy Dickens . Caffrey emulates the rare Roberts / Gillibrand double achievement of Neil Baker 12 years earlier ... a fantastic achievement by one of our finest ball strikers . Bravo Sir !

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2019 Board Competition Review

2019 Review ...Stuart Mason and Nathan Butterworth head the list of successes this year with 4 wins each whilst rejuvenated Keith Ralston took 3 trophies as did double individual KO king and Wilson Trophies winner Mark Caffrey , Club Champion and Tommy Povey Trophy winner Glen Rothwell and the new trophy specialist Matt Goodall grabbed both of the new shields on offer this season . Together with dual winners Window , Dickens (C) , Sainthouse and Neersoo they are the undoubted stars of the season whilst our legendary 30-time Board Competition winner Danny Miller had the angst of 4 second place finishes this season but was unable to move closer to the Alty GC all-time record of James West and frustratingly still remains three short of the great man with his first trophyless year since 2009 . Similarly not one of the talented multi-Board comp winning Royle family have managed to win this year for the first time in a decade . Overall a vintage year and a massive enduring thanks due to Rob Cooper and our wonderful green keepers who have maintained our beloved course magnificently throughout the year . Altrincham Golf Club are soooo fortunate to have 38 Board Competitions to play for ...

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