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o l f professional Andrew Smith is finding his feet in an exciting new post - in China.


Dwyer set for debut as Andrew returns to tour


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IBBLE Valley golfers Stuart Andrew and Paul Dwyer tee it up today in the Is Molas Sar­


dinian Open. Andrew reverts to the European Ohal-


lenge Tour after making his European Tour debut in the Moroccan Open at


^^Ithough Andrew shot 76 and 77 and has yet to make the cut this season, he certainly enjoyed the experience and hopes to kick-start his Challenge Tour campaign to life on the Mediterranean


Dwyer, meanwhile, makes his debut at


this standard after impressing in the lat­ est MasterCard Tour event on the long and demanding Wontwood Hills course - tipped as a possible Ryder Cup venue by Mark James and Ian Woosnam - at Celtic Manor, Wales. Dwyer shot a three-under-par 69 to


lead after the opening day and followed with rounds of 74, 71 and 74 for a 288 aggregate and fifth place. Dwyer has played in three of the lirst


four MasterCard events and is currently 11th in the rankings with six more still


to play.


In-form Dwyer is in Open pre-qualily- ing action at Ormskirk GC on Monday,


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Duo line up for War of the Roses clash hot a 69 al the same venue last won LMvision . wu •« -n By GEORGE EM B LE Y L


a n c a s h ir e meet Yorkshire at Clitheroe Golf Club today in a "War of the Roses" clash which could well be the pivotal


match of the Northern Women's County Championships. Clitheroe's very own Kim Andrew


and Riiible Valley resident Kale Egford (Wilpshire) are expected to be


included in the Red Rose team along with Natalee Evans (Ploasington) and Claire Blackshaw (Blackburn). Lancashire made a low-key start to


their challenge with a 6-3 defeat against Cheshire on Monday. Kim partnered county cliampion


KirsLy Fisher to victory in the foursomes, but lost 2 and 1 against Fiona Brown in the singles. Lancashire kept their hopes alive with a 7.5-L5 demolition of Durham


on Tuesday. In the foursomes, Kim and Kirsty


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Fisher won 2 and 1 while Kate partnered Karen Keogh to a resounding 5 and 3 succe^. Wilpshire


star Kate then won by 2 holes in the final singles.


Lancashire were hoping for a good , . r „„j


result against Northumberland yesterday to set them up nicely for today's game against Yorkshire. Lancashire complete their


programme against Cumbria tomorrow. But Kim misses that match


because she is joining up with the rest of the Great Britain and Ireland squad at North Berwick for a practice round in the build-up to the Vagliano "IVophy match against Europe next month. Kim then flies out to France to


represent England in the European Championships at Paris St Germain


next week. A full report on the outcome of the


Nortliern Women’s County Championships will appear in the


Clitheroe Advertiser and Times next week along with a comprehensive round-up of the latest news from the Ribble Valley golf scene.


TH E Lancashire team for the Northern Women’s County Champi­ onships are pictured a t Clitheroe


Golf Club with Kate Egford (left) a .dK im A n *™ ln th . fc ^™ u n d .


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IT was s traig h t down the middle


in the annual Oakhill College Company Golf


Day. This year's event - the


15th since its inception - was held again at Wilp- shire GC and attracted a record entry of 30 teams. Victory went to the


Wilkinson Landscape team with a creditable 89


Stableford points. Wilpshire captain Alan Mercer presented the


awards. College principal Phil


Mahon said: "Every year the event gets bigger and better, and the support given by all the compa­


year but failed in the final qualifying round at Hesketh GC. O Young Ian Singleton turned on the


style at Clitheroe Golf Club on Saturday. The 18-year-old golfer returned a one-


under-par 70-7-63 to win the G. M. Card qualifier and book his place in the regional final at Delamere Forest in


August.Singleton, trainee assistant to Cary Coope at Mytton Fold GC, has now reduced his handicap from eight to five


since the start of the season. Singleton's superb effort enabled him


to win Division One by no fewer than px shots from Martin Cane (72-3-69). Third was Geoff Sutcliffe (78-8-86) and former Clitheroe FC boss Denis Underwood (83-12-71) was fourth after a card play­


loof w rm D i v i s i o n T w o


off with Ray Brass ('/8-7--71). Michael Dyer carded 83-17-66 and by tnree snoLs uuiii


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nies and sponsors invo- plved, helps raise much- needed college funds." Oakhill College would


welcome enquiries from any companies interest­ ing in entering next year's


2,000 Golf Day. Further information


from C. Jepson (01254 82356).


Bryn Hart (83-14-69). Peter Hargreaves (84-13-71) was third on the card from Ron Cornwell (86-15-71) and Andrew Ainsworth won the fifth prize on offer


with 85-13-72.


Bill Tattersall won Division 1 hree with 96-21-75 and Rob Andrew claimed


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the gross prize with a round of 75. ® An appearance at The Tytherington in Macclesfield awaits Mytton Fold mem­ ber Colin Gould after winning the June medal and Hall of Fame qualifier. Gould returned 83-16-67 and was declared the winner after a consulta-


tionof cards with Tony Cross (89-2^°7': Stuart Crolla (81-13-68) finished third after a card play-off with Gordon Lucas


(91-23-68). A 7 a.m. shotgun start got competitors


underway in the Midsummer Madness competition played over nine holes on


won Division Two by thr e shots from Sunday. Steve Jamies co pil with 46 points.


fessional at the Sand River Golf Club in Chenzen.


. . _._ , The Royal and Ancient game is boom­


ing in Asia and Andrew, the 27-year-old son of Whalley GC professional Harry Smith, is settling in as the teaching pro­


wliich are floodlit - and a 32-bay driving range. And the fully qualified PGA pro­ fessional is also in charge of a 150-bay driving range in Hong Kong.


The club features 27 holes - nine of


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The local youngsters won the nibble Valley Schoo


way to success are Kibbles- League, losing only one game all dale High School’s Year 9 season against their eight other nvals - one which they were leading


On course for exciting new post G


Long Leese Barn club for nine


years, is delighted for his son. He said: "It's an opportunity of a life­ time for Andrew and should turn out to


be a wonderful experience. "Andrew is a highly-rated teaching


professional and is working really hard." Born in Lincolnshire when Harry was


Professi°nal aging the course. in the land of the rising sun. 22-4 at half-time. “ " 7t- "


Ribblesdale, led by captain Adam pme of the season to ma Taylor (pictured,


title and they played their best ball „„rno nf thp <ieason to make sure of


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Wanderers stay on


professional at Spalding GC, Andrew was due to take over the golf side at Whalley in March, with his father man­


But events have moved on at a last ^


pace since then and Whalley's loss could well see Andrew make a name for himself


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points and won on the card from Dave Berry.


Altham (18 points) won the other prizes Following the event the players tucked


Roger Gill (19 points) and Roger


Tottoq pnmniled 20 Sttaabbl<leford , „


into a hearty breakfast. Twenty teams of four took part in tne Sip I t and Flip I t nine-hole charity Sta­


bleford competition. Barbara Bryan, Doreen Hargreaves,


Sue Hughes and Barbara Reid won the


front-nine prize with 42 points. Mytton Fold professional Gary Coope,


Tony Waddington, Paul Shackleton and Harry Gould won the back-nine prize


A return of 40 points enabled Stony- ,


hurst Park's Margaret Claybridge, Mag­ gie Graham, Shirley Holmes and Kath­ leen Hargreaves to win the visitors


^*^A.\ealthy figure was was raised for breast cancer research. O Clitheroe lady members were in action


in a LGU medal. Silver Division winners Jan Burrows


returned 85-11-74 and has qualified for the LLCGA Centenary event.


Sheila Crowther won the Bronze Dm- sion with 100-27-73.


Connie Holden returned 58-16.5-41.5 jc q ic k -.i i k


to lead them home in the senior mne-hole social.


sawthembeatEarbyby47ru^. Graham Monk also chipped in with a fine 6-37 as the Applegarth men were restricted to


ib b l e sd a l e wanderers went top of the Ribblesdale League as profes­ sional Shahid Nawaz's unbeaten 131


167-9 in reply to Wanderers' 214-6. With the threat of rain. Wanderers were


asked to bat first after Steve Rushton won the toss for Earby.


Nawaz crashed the first ball for four, hut was then let off when he offered a slip catch


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which was unluckilly spilled. Richard Palmer was the first to go with the


score on 21, when he was trapped leg before for four by Stephen Hipgrave, and Martin


Briggs (eight) followed, caught behind by Derek Proud, again off Hipgrave at 36-2. Martin Davies joined the pro, who w^ kwk-


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ed mascot Ewood to reach the Ramsbottom Cup Final on Sunday.


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rivals Padiham, Wanderers got off to a fljnng start as openers Shahid Nawaz and Richard Palmer scored a four per over until the pro was brilliantly caught and howled by his


Batting first on a damp wicket agamst title .


opposite number Mark Harvey for 28. Palmer followed next over, brilliantly


caught behind by Andrew Robinson off Nass­ er Mehmood for 14.


Disaster struck as Martin Bng^ was ron out without scoring and Martin Davies fol-


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ing in ominous form, and the pai addM 86 m 22 overs, with Davies playing the anchor role before being caught at slip by Ri^hton for U. David Gardner-Chan suffered his firet fail­


ure since his introduction to the side, althou^ he seemed to be harshly given out, pla^ng the ball onto his boot to be caught by professional Jon Harvey off Hipgrave.,


trouble when a rush of blood saw him bowled by Harvey with the score on 185-5.


David Howard scored 16 and was m no .


on 45, he then survived a touch-and-go run out decision four runs later. He took advantage as he raced from 50 to


After Nawaz was dropped again at mid-otl


100 in 42 balls and then added another ol in just 14 as Wanderers pa^ed the 200 mark, losing Barry Spencer for eight off the penulti­


mate ball of the innings. Earby got off to a good start m reply as


Harvey took the attack to the bowling Howard made the breakthrough in the IJtti


over when Briggs took a catch at the second


attempt to remove Stephen Pickles uy®' Rushton joined Harvey hut retured hurt


with a calf muscle tear. He was replaced by Nigel Hodge, who


scored nine before Howard took a return U^had now started to drizzle and Earby


were behind the required run rate. They decided to go for the win and Monk


revelled in the conditions. His first victim was Harvey, who was


bowled for a fine 59'. Monk struck again in the ^me oven hav­


ing Nigel Pickles caught behind by Philip Hall without score.


Hipgrave and Matthew Plant were Earby s ,


best chance of victory, and they to 123 before the latter was bowled by Monk


for 17 with 15 overs remaining.


but Nawaz then struck to remove Andrew Rushton caught behind for two.


Earby still pushed for a win, needing 92, _


The ■visitors' last chance went when Monk trapped Hipgrave leg before for 39.


Peter Bairstow trapped, both without Mormg. At 158-9, Steve Rushton returned 1° ro®


The spinner then bowled Day and had


crease, aided by a runner, and managed to play out the remaining overs with proud to prevent Wanderers getting the bonus points.


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lowed for one, caught behind off Harv^. That left Wanderers struggling on 49-4. . Ch The fightback began with David Gardner- •


an and David Howard as they dug deep to keep a rampant Padiham at bay.


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slip catch by Jon Hartley for 19 - a massive contribution in the context of the mmngs. Howard was in fine form and stroked six


The youngster was next to go to a juggling


boundaries as he and Barry Spencer took the score towards three figures when the latter


was run out for six. Andrew. Ainsworth helped add 23 when he , , . i.-


was bowled by Andy McNicholas for 12, Md Wanderers' chances of a good score ^m ed to disappear as Howard fell to another fme ^tch by Harvey off Quasim Mi for 42 at 129^. , Again Wanderers had their backs to ^


wall but spinners Graham Monk Braithwaite turned batsmen as they took


Ribblesdale past 150 before the former was


bowled by McNicholas for 12. Philip Hall joined his skipper and added a


further 12 by the close of the ing catch in the deep. Padiham’s reply began with Pankaj Tri .


-pathi hitting a 20-hall 18 before Monk ^ d e the breakthrough, Briggs takmg an outstand­


Hartley and Harvey put on 58, but the match turned with the introduction of


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Howard to the attack. The pitch seemed to change character as


the ball started to move around ^ d ^ length. He bowled Hartley for 37 as Padiham reached the half-way stage, but more impor­


tantly he s ta r ts to make ^


several times. Howard powiea neai five and then with the score on 111, claunM the vital wicket off Harvey for 37 caugM by Ainsworth in the gully. Two balls lato he stock again as Nawaz caught Metoood (0) and the home side stm needed 50 to Ten runs later Briggs brilliantly ran out Kelty


with a direct hit with just one stump to ai^ at, and the target was now 40 off seven overs.


McNicholas (0) and in the same over had Shaun Rashid caught on the boundary edge by Ainsworth tor two at 134-9.


Braithwaite then bowled opposite number


Marcus Gee thanks to a fine slip catch by Davies, so the pressure was on Robmson and All, who needed 32 off the last four ov p . And when Robinson holed out off Monk to


Nawaz had finished his spell, claiming , . .


Davies, Wanderers had reached a third final meeting with Cherry Tree.


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