A disappointing 8-10 reverse here at Newcastle United Golf Club on a damp day at the Moor. Congratulations to Cheshire on their victory. A huge thanks to the Club who hosted their first ever county match- the level of support from Brian and Liam from the club side was superb. A huge thanks to Mandy and the catering staff who provided
Today, the semifinals and final of the Northumberland County Seniors Matchplay championship were played at Longhirst golf club. Thanks to the County President Paul Brennan for refereeing the match. Much appreciated. The course was extremely well presented thanks to Graham and his staff. As usual they made us very welcome. There were a few unpleasant showers from the 6th through
The 2024 County Championship qualifying took place at Matfen Hall on 29 June, with a field of 73 taking part. The scoring was strong in the early stages until the westerly wind picked up and a lot of the under par scores disappeared. In the battle for the Renwick Medal, presented to the leading qualifier, it was Angus Buchanan of
Harrison Sewell of the Northumberland Golf Club came agonisingly close to winning the England Golf, English U18 Amateur Championship at Hesketh Golf Club. Going into the final round, Harrison found himself 7 shots behind, however a stunning 8 under par round of 64, which was good enough to break the course record and earn a place in a 3 man
Matfen Hall kindly hosted the qualifying for the County Championship on Saturday 29 June, the course was presented in excellent condition and we were looked after very well, a huge thanks to Nicola and her Golf team and Keith and the Hotel staff, your help is greatly appreciated by all at the County. On to the golf, there was some
On Wednesday 26 June, the Northern Counties Boys Qualifying is held at Childwall Golf Club. Boys Manager Michael Wilson takes the following Team to the Event. Nairn Barclay (Hexham) Olly Drake (Hexham) Andrew Griffiths (Close House) Charlie McKenna (City of Newcastle) Harrison Sewell (The Northumberland) Cameron Twynholm (Morpeth) Dan Wilson (Arcot Hall) A live scoring link will be posted on
On Saturday 22 June, we had a great weather day at Newbiggin for the 1st and 2nd Division Teams Championships. Firstly a big thanks to Newbiggin and their members for giving up the course today. It’s much appreciated by all at the County. The winners of the first Division are the City of Newcastle, who were represented by Zak Laws,
Northumberland Seniors travelled to Astbury GC in Cheshire for the first of 3 consecutive away matches on the road. Considering Astbury GC had been closed 2 days previously due to flooding of the fairways and greens the course was in excellent condition. There were wet patches in places but the greens played well. Northumberland and Cheshire shared the points 3-3
On Saturday 15 June we had the very short journey to Whickham Golf Club for the second Northern Counties League fixture against Durham. There were 3 changes from the Team which faced Cumbria in May, with Morgan Blythe, James Cram and Craig Penny all returning to the fold. On a day where the weather forecast looked bleak, we stayed dry
The second and final round of the Seniors Championship proved to be a dramatic one. The 15 players who made the halfway cut were separated by only 7 shots, with defending Champion Steve Findlay holding a 1 shot overnight lead. The conditions were cool with a gentle breeze. Late bogeys on 17 & 18 from Steve Findlay dropped him into
The Northumberland Golf Club kindly hosted the County Strokeplay Championship on 8 & 9 June, on a mostly dry but breezy weekend.
The 1st of 5 NUGC Senior Opens for 2024 was held at Burgham GC today 6th June 2024.The event was played in a strong cool breeze with sunny spells. We would like to thank Burgham GC for hosting this event. David Armstrong and his team could not have been more helpful in making all players and officials feel most welcome
