Martin Kippax has been voted in as the 2010/2011 President of the Lancashire Union.

He is a Past Captain of Bolton Golf Club (2002) and is also a member of Royal Lytham & St.Annes, West Hill, Trevose and the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St.Andrews.

He has served on the R&A Rules of Golf and Championship Committees being Championship Chairman in 2005, 2006 and 2007.

He is a former county player having represented Lancashire nine times between 1966 and 1973..

The Lancashire Union of Golf Clubs is proud to offer for sale a copy of their prestigeous 'Lancashire Links' book in celebration of 2010 being their Centenary year.

This book has been compiled by David Birtill and is full amusing anecdotes and interesting facts relating to the last 100 years of golf in Lancashire.

The book is offered for sale at a very reasonable cost of £15.00 and is available from either your golf club or the county office.

For details of how to order this book please click here.

James Robinson (Southport & Ainsdale), a member of the England 'A' squad upstaged an international field to win the 2009 Lytham Trophy at Royal Lytham & St.Annes. Fellow county player Jack Senior (Heysham) was third some three strokes behind. Senior had led the way the previous week when he finished runner up in the West of England Stroke Play Championship at Saunton finishing on 288 - one stroke behind the winner Darren Wright. Lancashire claimed four top ten places in this event with Matthew Nixon (Ashton under Lyne) third, John Hurst (Shaw Hill) fourth and Sam Stuart (St.Annes Old Links) sixth.

Earlier in April David Corsby (Royal Lytham & St.Annes) won the prestigious West of Ireland Championship at County Sligo (Rosses Point). David beat Irish International and holder Shane Lowry at the 19th hole in a sudden death play off.