THE Pike Hills club championship was won in style as Martin Brown took the trophy for the second time.

Brown shot a two round total of 136 to beat a 77-strong field by a club record nine strokes.

Not only did Brown become club champion, he also won the Lott Trophy for the best nett score of 132.

After the opening 18 holes Brown held just a one stroke lead over last year's champion Adrian Lount, but a second round 68 proved too hot for the rest of the field to handle.

Brown's gross score of 136 was the lowest total recorded in the history of the club's championship and he has become the first Pike Hills member to play off a handicap of one.

What makes his achievement all the more remarkable is that Brown has only been playing for five years.

Son of the Pike Hills treasurer Kevin, Brown now has his sights set on turning professional.

EASINGWOLD'S 36-hole championship, played over two weekends, saw two handicapper John Ellison win the Presid-ent's Putter with a three over par total of 147.

Former York City footballer Steve Faulkner, playing off four, grabbed the runners-up spot with a 150 to be one shot clear of seven-handicapper Carl Tyler, who had held the lead after the open-ing round after shooting 71.

The Pearson Bowl for the best nett was won by the club's treasurer Jim McNaughton, playing off 13, who completed a hat-trick of wins having previously won in 1978 and again in 1980.

And McNaughton achie-ved all this despite suffering a triple bogey on the seventh in the second round.

KILNWICK Percy's annual ladies am-am brought a home victory in the team event.

The Kilnwick quartet of Nichola Smith, Christine Hunter, Carol Kilford and Susan Hodgson took the honours with a score of 155.

However, the other prizes went elsewhere with Malton and Norton's Diane Cooper taking the Hidden Hole, the 17th, with a nett two, and L Gill, from Cave Castle, won the longest drive on the seventh hole.

The club's July medal saw Tony Smith win on countback over the last six holes from Tom Rastall, both recording nett 65.

There was some consolation for Rastall whose gross of 77 was the lowest. Kevin Thompson was third with a nett 68, again winning on countback from Toby Gowthorpe.

PETER Parfitt, the former Middlesex captain and England batsman was in the Ilkley team which beat Fulford 4-1 in the first ever seniors match between the clubs at Ilkley.

THE recent Humber Alliance am-am qualifier found the Market Weighton team of Graham Martin, Raj Singh, Pete Castle and Peter Williamson, in hot form as they won with a score of 140 with the Kilnwick Percy team of Richard Myers, Kevin Thompson, David Jacobs and Rob Bradley finishing in second place.

AFTER 25 years tending the course at Fulford, green-keeper Mark Mennell will no doubt feel that people should get his name right by now.

Sadly, the gremlins got into the Evening Press sport works last week and Mennell was referred to as Mark Mitchell.

We would like to say sorry for any embarrassment caused and hope that those who have suffered "unmerciful leg pulling" as a result of the error will soon recover.

THERE was little joy from the De Vere Hotels Leeds Cup for local golfers with only two getting among the prize money.

Brough's Darren Leng finished seventh equal after shooting 69, 70, 73 over the three rounds to earn £671, while Boothferry Park's Robert Bundy picked up £121 in joint 39th place having shot 70, 76, 74.

The winning score was 208 from Birchwood's Phillip Archer, whose consistent rounds of 68, 70, 70 earned him the £3,250 top prize.

SIMON Dyson and Emma Duggleby may be grabbing all the limelight, but their mentor Steve Robinson is in good nick too at the moment.

The Malton and Norton professional has been producing some consistently strong showings on the Yorkshire PGA tour of late.

In the last week he has produced a second place finish after shooting 70 at Kirkella and then came fourth with a 71 at Moor Allerton.

However, Robinson is ever modest after watching Duggleby claim county and national titles and Dyson produce a course record 62 at Scotscraig to earn his place in the Millennium Open at St Andrews.

"I have been playing pretty well, but all that pales into insignificance when you look at what they have achieved," said Robinson.

THE Lady Captain's Day at Cocksford Golf Club was a storming success.

It was a busy day for lady captain Jean Poulter who chose an individual stableford for this year's event. She presented prizes at a dinner for around 60-plus members at the club's Sparrows Restaurant.

The Lady Captain's Trophy went to Lynne Henderson with 41 stableford points, second was Allyson Donald, 40, third Judith Miller, 37, who won with a better back nine from Pauline Dawkins.

Tigers winner was Phil Monks, 40. Second went to Eric Wallis also on 40. The Rabbits winner was Brian Watson, 42, with R Corner second and R Porter was third.

PICTURE: RECORD BREAKER: Martin Brown, who beat a 77-strong field by a record nine strokes to become the Pike Hills champion