2021

The articles in this section represent the stories behind the names on the board of the 2021 Board Competition Season for this golf course ... 2020 AGC captain Stuart Mason ( who now continues his role for another season because of COVID restrictions ) is pictured . These articles could be completed for any golf club ... contact us for details . The scribe who created all of these reports and this website is Paul Hackett . If anyone has pictures of the winners / contenders they are welcome to contact this website .

The draw reached the final stage after defending champion and 10-time Board Competition winner Mark Caffrey was defeated by 13-time Board Comp winner Brian Southworth whilst in the other semi Watson 2021 winner Jim Fallon defeated this years’ Bailey AND Gibson winner Chris O’Connell … in the final Jim Fallon built on his stellar ‘breakthrough’ season by outlasting 15-time Board Comp winner Brian Southworth to take the third trophy of the season .

Neil Royle has defeated favourite Danny Miller to take the Presidents trophy which is his third Board Competition victory of the season following on from his pairs victory in the JS Chorlton AND his earlier win in the 5 Club Shield . .

Big-hitting Chris O’Connell drives , wedges and 2-putts his way to a wire-to-wire victory in the Bailey to take his first Board Competition , using his length of the tee to great advantage and avoiding crucial OOBs on 3 occasions to keep his score intact whilst contenders Ged Grogan ,Captain-elect Danny Miller and 2020 hotshot Matt Astbury all bemoan a sloppy start whilst evergreen John Wilks fell foul of Amen Corner . With just 7 members beating their handicaps a day of benign weather which still saw the course come out on top .

Bob Kay overcame 2020 hotshot Matt Astbury to win his first individual KO and complete his 6th Board Competition victory , the competition earlier thrown wide open as KO King and defending champion Mark Caffrey having been knocked out on 19th hole by your scribe Paul Hackett who then outlasted in-form John Rossiter .. he joined Bob Kay , Matt Astbury and Raymond Corcoran and looking at the stats , Ray Corcoran was the only one of the quartet still to win a Board Comp with Bob Kay winning most on 5 , with Astbury (4) and Hackett (3) . Hackett and Astbury contested the semi-final with Astbury winning 3&2 whilst Bob Kay used his greater experience to give him the edge over Ray Corcoran. In the final Bobs’ greater experience told but this observer has no doubt that Astbury will win an individual KO before long .

Ged Grogan has captured the 11th Board Competition of his Alty career , holding his nerve to outlast evergreen Gordon Boardman as 2020 sensation Matt Astbury is denied only by a last hole blob ... solid performances by Andy Mills and Club Champion David Royle who completed the top 5 whilst defending champion Dave Drury led the field at the turn but was denied by a lack lustre back 9 and an absent friend whilst there was a regrettable absence of our lady members on this special inaugural mixed individual Board Competition .

John Rossiter has rolled back the years to win his third Board Competition outlasting long time leader Brian Nichols to win the Arthur Cooper Finsl on countback . Rossiter produced a ‘best in show’ back 9 bogey masterclass to prevail at the final hole . 14 time Alty legend Paul MacDonald left the golfing wilderness for an encouraging third place with local chums Richard Paulson and Andy Mills completing the top 5 and the Alty treasure that is Brian Cawley finishing in a very credible sixth place . Defending champion Gordon Boardman finished down the field on a day where the Division 2 higher handicappers found the format and conditions much more to their likings .

Andy Mills lands his first Board Competition with a sublime display , powering away on the back 9 to deny heartbroken unofficial Club Scribe Paul Hackett by 3 points with Club Champion David Royle in third place despite a 4 birdie blast … defending champion Matt Astbury maintains his form in 4thas front 9 leaders Rothwell and Shaughnessy wilt after the turn in the benign conditions .

Andy Mills completed a phenomenal dream weekend by taking his second trophy of the weekend with an excellent net 67 courtesy of the DQ of the unfortunate Paul McDonald . Mills won on countback from newbie Tom Wilkins who succumbed to crucial lapses on the final holes , in-form veterans Cawley and Hackett filled the minor places and Defending Champion Window made a top 10 defence as again the course continued to restrict good scoring despite the relatively benign conditions .

Neil Royle wins the first individual Board competition of his Alty career with a superb display , snatching the Shield from lineal champion Roy Dickens on the final hole with rejuvenated James Darmon in third whilst the minor places were taken by Southworths Brian (4th) and Paul (7th) with O’Connells Tony (5th) and Chris (6th) giving a familial look to the leaderboard on a day where the course again bossed proceedings .

Prodigiously talented youngster Callum Doublard sets aside his Trafford Leisure duties and wins his first Board competition at only his second attempt, prevailing by a stroke from evergreen George Sainthouse with third-placed Brian Nicholls lamenting Amen Corner lapses after he had lead at the turn and pulled 3 strokes clear with just 6 holes left whilst wily operators Rossiter and Terris completed the top 5 on a day of gentle weather where the course again proved to be too tricky for most .

Andy Miehe and John Rossiter added the second pairs Board Competition of their Alty career with an ultimately dominant back 9 display giving them a 2 hole victory over familial pair Tony and Chris O’Connell with former Captains Norman Crowther and Roy Dickens in third place .