2021

Jason Denton shoots a magnificent 72 to take a commanding but non-decisive 4 stroke lead of legendary former champion Glen Rothwell with fellow HallofFamer Danny Miller , precocious rookie hotshot Chris O’Connell and golfing stylist Derek Cullen ‘punching’ 5 strokes away . Defending champ David Royle is 7 strokes back and has much to do whilst serial contender Mark Snape and fellow low handicapper Nathan Butterworth were shock No Returners on a day where the course leaked birdies to the main contenders but also wreaked its vengeance at the Amen Corner holes to most . A compelling day of drama awaits tomorrow with the main contenders put together in three sets of fourballs to up the mental stresses as they seek our greatest prize .

Club legend Danny Miller has finally achieved his Holy Grail with a magnificent victory in the J Ford to become Club Champion and join James West on an incredible tally of 33 Board Competitions. Miller magnificently came from 6 strokes back to deny long-time leader Jason Denton ( whose stunning golf had rightly put him in control of the competition) and ruthlessly capitalise on him sustaining an injury AND recording a horror quad bogey 9 on the 15th hole , snatching the lead with just one hole to go and then nervelessly holing a 10 foot par putt on the final hole to deny Denton the chance of a 37th hole play off and to finally claim the Club Championship after over 20 years of trying . Derek Cullen put up a marvellous performance in third to outlast former champion Glen Rothwell whilst precocious 2021 hotshot Chris O’Connell continued his startling improvement in fifth with defending champion David Royle in sixth on a day that showcased the agonies and ecstasies of our sport .

Brian Price (98/32/66)ultimately strolls to his long-awaited first Board Competition of his Alty career and simultaneously becomes the first ever 28+ handicap golfer to win a trophy , smashing his handicap with a consistent and occasionally brilliant display . Stalwarts Jim Fallon , Tim Dibble and William Wroe Vets hotshot Peter Yates all finished 6 strokes back after all threatening to deceive whilst front 9 leader down the field in 8th place your scribe Paul Hackett bemoans a 6/7s dominated journey home . MORE TO FOLLOW …

David Royle produces an Amen Corner masterclass to cruise to victory and take his 6th Board Competition after an indifferent front 9 to thwart record-seeking Danny Miller from #34 with the great mans’ crucial mistakes on the ‘easier’ holes ultimately costing him the Shield with third placed front 9 leader John Cullen AND fourth placed Keith Ralston having similar woes on the journey home on a day where the course again was gloriously obdurate to our elite players .

The scratch pairing of Andy Mills and Brian Nicholls combined beautifully to win the Royles Challenge Trophies today . The duo dovetailed well throughout and eased to a two point victory from second placed pair the magnificent Dan Hartley (who shot 45 points today ) and unfortunate Joe Hadfield (who was Scoring Higher In Tandem) whilst the Royles continue the wait to win the trophy donated in honour of two late members of the family but Neil and David will rue poor scoring at benign holes on a day where the sunny and benign conditions belying the receptive fairways and quicker greens that meant that our beloved course again bossed most of us with no pair reaching the par score of 72 points .

Ian Cheetham takes the first individual Board Competition of his Alty career ( and second in total ) with an awesome display in the dry sunny conditions , including magnificent 4 net eagles as he strolled to a 4 stroke victory over serial contender Danny Miller . Mercurial high handicapper Greg Hall overcomes a horror start to finish third on countback from 2021 hotshot Chris O’Connell with Alty newboy Simon Rockett seeing his strong challenge evaporate courtesy of Amen Corner whilst defending champion John Thompson is a credible sixth on a day where a second member of the 28+ club emerges victorious in successive weeks as the course again restricts all but two of the membership to beat their handicap despite the dry and benign conditions . MORE TO FOLLOW …

Unknown newboy Oliver Murray played only his second competition round at the course and made a nonsense of his allotted 29 handicap by destroying his 50+ rivals to ultimately canter to victory and take the Autumn Cup by 5 strokes from fellow new boy and 7-comp ‘veteran’ Ben Haslam edging serial contender and fellow high handicapper Tim Roberts into third with stalwarts Dibble , Nicholls and Window completing the top six on a day where conditions were benign but the fairways were receptive to bounce , the members struggled on the greens and for the third time in succession , a 28+ handicapper has taken the spoils in this new era of golf . MORE TO FOLLOW …

Nathan Butterworth has taken the 7th Board Competition of his Alty career and his second of the season with a magnificent display this morning . Nate was just one stroke ahead of resurgent high handicapper James Darmon with Balfour hero Keith Ralston third and Messrs Dibble , Christian and O’Connell senior completing the top 6 . MORE TO FOLLOW …

Howard Johnson and David Roy Terris have won the 2021 Summer KO , defeating Andy Miehe and John Rossiter in the final .

The magnificent Fallon brothers adapt famously to the world of Greensomes golf to take their first pairs title by winning the R Gyves and Gardner trophies , a dominant net 61 leaving them 4 strokes clear of Alty stalwarts Grogan and Rothwell with cereal bridesmaids Drury and Gleave taking third on a day where members enjoyed the format and enjoyed a rare day of collective success against our beloved course … MORE TO FOLLOW

Captain-Elect Danny Miller takes a record-breaking 34th Board Competition by lifting the Divot Party and leads a Committee shutout top 4 on countback from Captain Stuart Mason , Bernie Wood , Timothy Dibble with Mr Andrew completing the top 5 with a heroic 6th place finish that could’ve been so much more from Glynis Brown .

Paul Hackett has fired a phenomenal net 62 to outlast newboy Craig Seery (who shot a magnificent 65) in a ‘Duel in the Sun’ who was cruelly and unexpectedly thwarted . John Cullen , best gross man David Royle , John Wilks and Mark Snape all had fine scores and completed the top 6 on a day where the receptive bouncy fairways , dry and sunny conditions made the course vulnerable to low scoring . Earlier today , hotshot Nate Butterworth had the agony of seeing his wonderful tee shot on 13 come to a halt FOUR INCHES from the hole to deny him a hole in one .