Fulford secured the York Union of Golf Club's Team Championship with a solid performance at Boothferry.

Their quartet of Jonathan Plaxton, Ian Simpson, Steve Dunn and Matthew Kelly put together a combined 36-hole score of 618.

Plaxton had the only par round of the day, his 72 coming in the afternoon.

Kirkbymoorside were the runners-up with 630.

They were represented by Andrew Holmes, Phillip Butler, Kevin Magson and Andrew Crawford, who won the Issott Trophy for the best 36-hole gross, scoring 74 74 for a total of 148.

Neil Thompson (Scarthingwell) was runner up, a stroke behind, after rounds of 75 and 74.

Team results: 1 Fulford 618, 2 Kirkbymoorside 630, 3 Scarthingwell 631, 4 The York 631, 5 Boothferry 639, 6 Pike Hills 640, 7 Forest of Galtres 643, 8 Easingwold 646, 9 Heworth 648, 10 Forest Park 677, 11 The Oaks 665.

Several York and district couples played in the popular annual Driffield EGGS Mixed Open this week and there was a close tussle for honours before Brian and Joyce Sauer (Hessle) won with 41 stableford points, one ahead of club colleagues Terry Paterson and Val Holmes.

Eddie and June Syrett (Scarborough South Cliff) were third on 38 points, although it took a countback between four couples before their placing was known.

Martin and Sheila Anderson (Malton and Norton) were fourth and a countback over the last six determined their final placing.

Former Fulford captain Ted Kendall and his wife, Joy, a member of Heworth, were ninth on 37 points.

David Kelly and former York ladies champion Louise Secker with their guests, Jeff and Brenda Emmett, won Fulford's annual Mixed Open Day competition with an excellent score of 85 points.

The format of the event was changed this year with the best man's score and the best woman's score to count at each hole.

Selby Golf Club's Nick Ludwell has been back to school this week.

He was among 601 players contesting the four-day annual European Tour qualifying school, which started on Tuesday. Ludwell, who earned a pro card a couple of years ago, shot 72, 77 and 73 in his first three rounds.

THE York Golf Club pairing of Sue Hogg and Heather Gott were triumphant at the Forest of Galtres annual Ladies Open Day.

They rattled up 45 points in the four ball betterball stableford competition to finish two ahead of club colleagues Carol Botterill and Val Barrass.

The BBC Radio York Children In Need Gold Challenge at Forest of Galtres raised of £2,500.

Twenty-five teams of four players each took part in a four ball betterball stableford competition which was won by the York Catering Supplies quartet with 106 points.

Katie Dobson (Fulford) led the Yorkshire Junior Society to victory over Cumbria at Shipley as the White Rose youngsters completed their Northern Federation Trophy campaign unbeaten.

Dobson teamed up with Nicola Craven (The Oaks) to beat T Teasdale (Eden) and R Holmes (Ulverston) 6 and 4 in the girls foursomes.

Dobson beat Teasdale 8 and 7 in the singles while Craven defeated Holmes 4 and 3.

Matthew Burrows is continuing his successful season at Kilnwick Percy Golf Club.

The Junior Matchplay champion is on course for a double as he was one of the first players to qualify for the Men's Singles Matchplay after beating Gary Tavender.

And, for good measure, he also triumphed in the club's recent stableford competition with 39 points, one better than runner-up Steve Cooper.

Tony Smith was third after a countback after sharing 37 points with Tom Sefton, Mick Addinall and Andrew Cooper.

Liz Jones, Dorothy Petch, Chris Glendinning and Katherine Davidson combined to win the Fulford Ladies Section Invitation Day Stableford Competition.

They scored 86 points, five ahead of runners-up Gaynor Spittle, Liz Burne, Sue Grewer and Jan Mackie.

Kay Bradley just edged home on a countback from Margaret Hicks in Fulford's September medal after they had both gone round in a five under par 69, four shots ahead of Sue Garland and Elizabeth Godfrey.

Gremlins got in the system in last week's column.

York Union of Golf Clubs tied for fifth out of eight teams - sixth on countback - in the Yorkshire Union six-man stroke-play championship and not as reported.

Updated: 11:31 Saturday, September 22, 2001