Sheffield next for table-toppers

It kept them in pole position in the Yorkshire Inter-District League with matches against Sheffield, Leeds and Bradford to come.

Dave Pullen’s side were expecting a tough match against a Teesside outfit on a winning run and after the morning foursomes it was 6-6.

However, the afternoon singles was something special for the local union as they won nine of the 12 contests.

Attention now turns to Halifax Golf Club on Sunday, August 2 when second-placed Sheffield are the visitors.

Halifax’s Mark Birkett, Bradley Hall’s Elliott Lister, Meltham’s Tom Hunt and Dewsbury pair Dan Hartley and Ben Crowther won both their matches.

Scores (Hx-Hudds names second) - Foursomes: T Smith & A Bates bt J Hamilton and J Morton 2 up, N Hunter Smith & E Butterworth lost to M Birkett & A Hare 2 & 1, J Ewbank & D Lupton bt A Schnacke & B Tupman 3 & 1, B Hildreth & R Riley bt C Lander & J Hazelden 6 & 5, N Poole & D Bates lost to D Hartley & B Crowther 3 & 2, J Elliott & J Thompson lost to E Lister & T Hunt 5 & 4.

Singles: Smith lost to Schnacke 1 down, Hunter-Bell bt Morton 9 & 7, Riley lost to Birkett 2 & 1, Bates bt Hare 2 & 1, Ewbank lost to Tupman 1 down, Butterworth bt Hamilton 2 & 1, Lupton lost to Hazelden 2 down, Hildreth lost to Lander 3 & 2, Poole lost to Lister 2 down, Bates lost to Hunt 6 & 4, Thompson lost to Hartley 1 down, Elliott lost to Crowther 1 down.

Steve Martin and Aaron Schnacke, who finished first and second in last year’s PS Cockroft Trophy, will go out together in Sunday’s 2015 event at Woodsome Hall.

The pair will play alongside Sam Bridges in the 22nd of the 24 three-balls, starting at 11.0am.

They will start their second round in the Halifax-Huddersfield Union strokeplay event at 4pm.