County of the Year 2026

Girls Drive Chip Putt and Presentation 2026 Sunday 4th October saw the 4th edition of our annual Junior Girls end of season Drive, Chip Putt skills competition and prize presentation, at Bramhall GC. The weather was very kind with lots of sunshine and a light breeze as a record 54 girls undertook the 6 skills activities laid out across Bramhall’s practice area. Girls aged from 5 through to 18, split into 6 groups matched for age or ability, took on the Longest Drive, Target Chipping, getting out of a Bunker and Putting. There were also 2 fun skills of Golf Darts and a Fitness Plank challenge. After the Skills challenges, the players returned to the clubhouse where their scores were added up and the Winners were then announced as part of the annual Cheshire Girls prize presentation. (Full listing sent over earlier). During the presentation over 60 prizes and certificates were handed over by Cheshire Golf President Marjorie Griffiths before Naomi Willans, 2026 County Junior Girls Captain, then gave her summary of her season at the top. The highlight of which was to beat Yorkshire!! Then Naomi introduced 2026 multi-award winner Jessica Flynn (Bramhall GC) as the incoming 2027 Girls Captain. The day was finished off with Cathy Day (Cheshire Girls Manager) handing over her role, which she’s held since early 2023, to Christina Hornsby (Royal Liverpool GC) before everyone enjoyed a meal of sandwiches and chips. All in all another fantastic day hosted by Bramhall GC and lead by an army of 20 Cheshire Golf Officials, Volunteers and parents. When this event was first held in 2023 there were just 21 competitors, but that number has grown year on year as more players get to know of the event. This years entry list of 54 is a record but hopefully this will continue to grow, with the introduction of more Drive Chip Putt events for Cheshire Girls in 2027.

Lifetime Achievement Award goes to Geoff Garnett 📸

Mighty Macclesfield do it again! East Cheshire Champions Macclesfield Ladies beat West Cheshire Champions Portal 4–3 at Heswall Golf Club to win the Cheshire Shield! What an achievement and what a year - well done all! #MacclesfieldLadies #CheshireShield #CheshireChampions #EastCheshire #Golf #LadiesGolf #TeamMacclesfield #Proud #Champions

Cheshire duo win County Plate Will Bebbington (Royal Liverpool GC) and Tom Johnson (The Wilmslow GC) won the County Plate playing in the North of England Amateur Championships at Seaton Carew - the first time Cheshire have ever won it) The first two rounds scores for the top two players for Lancashire,, Yorkshire, Cheshire (and a few other Northern counties) are taken and the county with the lowest score take home the County Plate. Will finished 9th overall and Tom was 12th overall with their total score winning them the trophy. It marks the end to an impressive season for Will who has won the Faldo Masters and Delamere Horn (April) and the after two months out with a fractured wrist has returned great results finishing as runner up in the Midland Youths, Keddleston Goose, Faldo Series Portal and he made the last 16 of the English's Amateur, fourth place in the Wem Bowl and then capped that all off with the County Plate and Ninth place in the North of England Amateur. Pic- Will (Left) and Tom with their trophy.   @tj_johnson94 @will_bebbington_golf

Dan continues his fantastic success in golf Dan Hayes was an outstanding junior with Bramhall, Cheshire and England with many successes in top competitions at club, county, national and international levels. He won a golf scholarship in 2025 to Louisiana State University and has continued to extend his fantastic success in golf. Dan was part of the England team which won the 2026 Men’s Home Internationals and had fifth place finish at the 2026 OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational. Dan shot the Champions Course Record (-8) at University Club Baton Rouge- the lowest-ever round by a Louisiana State University in the NCAA Championships (USA). He finished third overall in the individual standings, while helping England win the 2025 European Cup of Nations team event by 14 shots at Sotogrande, Spain Dan was also part of the England Men's team which won the 2025 Octagonal Match, and part of the team which won the biennial international match against Spain in 2025. Other successes include a third-place finish at 2025 Portuguese Amateur Championship and top-Five finish at 2025 Scottish Men's Open Championship He won the 2024 Carris Trophy and finished tied-2nd after going to a play-off in the 2024 English U18 Amateur Championship Dan won the 2024 Lancashire Links Trophy before finishing tied-2nd in the 2024 Brabazon Trophy, just a shot behind the winner, but did pick up the George Henriques Salver for being the leading under-20 player at the event. He represented GB&I in 2024 Jacques Leglise Trophy and in 2024, represented England in Octagonal Match in Spain, Junior Golf World Cup in Japan, European Boys’ Team Championship, and Women’s & Men’s Home Internationals and reached the quarter-finals of 2024 R&A Boys’ Amateur Championship.

The Dunham Forest Trophy is one of the biggest Inter Club competitions of its kind in the country. It is organised each year by the Manchester and District Golf Alliance (MDGA) and the teams comprise the club professional and top six amateurs in the very competitive singles match-play contest. There were over 100 clubs in the original entry with nearly 50 Cheshire clubs involved aiming to reach the finals day traditionally hosted each year at Dunham Forest Golf The semi-finals saw Dukinfield beat Chorlton and Wychwood Park beat Heaton Moor to see teams from opposite ends of east Cheshire aiming to win the prestigious trophy. MDGA President Ian Brooks praised and welcomed both teams for being winners in reaching this stage. Dunham Forest set up a terrific stage for the final both on and off the course for both teams and their supporters to enjoy with good weather to back it. Wychwood got off to a flier winning the first three matches through James Voce, 5/3, Gary Pickford two up and Geoff Marchant 4/3. before Colin McWiggan3/2and Nicky Platt 5/3 gave hope for Dukinfield. But the win was secured by Wychwood pro Tom Metcalfe over Dave Green by 5/3 to the delight of his team and supporters. The other match was declared all-square between Martyn Schofield (Dukinfield) and James Picariello (Wychwood) to see Wychwood home by 4.5-2.5. The trophy and prizes were presented on the delightful outside terrace at Dunham with thanks given to all by Ian Brooks and the Captains of Dunham Forest, Dukinfield and Wychwood for a great day of top golf.