HESKETH SET BALL ROLLING!!
Hesketh, closely followed by Rochdale, were the first club to complete their application to join the county card scheme and hopefully more of you will follow in the coming weeks!
Clubs have now been sent application forms for membership of the County Card Scheme which will be up and running on 1st January, 2009. Members interested in joining should contact their Golf Club Secretary to ascertain if their club intends signing up for the scheme.

Michael Yates was voted in as President of LUGC for 2008/09 at the Annual Council Meeting on 4th March at Pleasington Golf Club.

Lancashire Amateur Champion, Tommy Fleetwood, continued his fine form by reaching the final of the Amateur Championship at Turnberry. Tommy was all square after 18 holes of the 36 hole final but eventually went down 4 & 2 to Dutchman, Reinier Saxton. For full details see the R&A website.

Fellow county players John Carroll, David Corsby and Matthew Nixon also qualified for the match play stages.

Fleetwood wins title after play off.

Tommy Fleetwood (Formby Hall), pictured above with President Mike Yates, and Matthew Nixon (Ashton under Lyne) tied on 299 (11 over par) on a windswept Formby golf course. Both players were level on 1 under par after the three hole play off and so the play off then went on to sudden death. At the first extra hole, the 15th at Formby, Fleetwood's par 4 was enough to win the title.
A full list of results for Rounds 1 to 4 can be found on the RESULTS page.

Adam Andrews breaks the course record with a 61 on his way to winning the Lancashire Boys Championship at Haydock Park Golf Course on Sunday, 11th May.

Glyn Rees of Fleetwood Golf Club won the Lancashire Seniors Championship at Penwortham Golf Club on Tuesday, 17th June. A full list of scores can be found on the Results page.

NEW CLUB AFFILIATES TO THE COUNTY UNION
Oak Royal Golf & Country Club is a 9 hole course at Withnell, near Chorley, and with its affiliation brings our member numbers to 142. You can check full details on their website at www.oakroyalgolf-countryclub.co.uk.

For those wishing to compete in Senior Events in the North West and Yorkshire areas we are pleased to again be able to offer a list of some Open Senior Competitions for 2008.

We thank Richard Wright, Seniors Secretary at Bury Golf Club, for his efforts in compiling this information and for allowing us to offer this list as a download via our website.

County Players to the fore in Foursomes Championship
2006 County Champion John Carroll and his partner Matt Denton from Huyton & Prescot won the County Foursomes Championship at Preston Golf Club with an excellent two round total of 138. Runners up were the Pleasington pairing of County player Michael Hunt and current Boys Champion Jack Brooks.