Balfour & Houldsworth

Balfour Cup 2008

Withington Golf Club's Dennis Hand wins the 2008 Balfour Cup with a superb score of 63 nett winning the prestigious medal event by 5 shots from Ashton-on-Mersey's Simon Priest and Dean Duffy from Heaton Park who both carded nett 68 scores.

Withington Golf Club who last hosted the event some forty years ago will no doubt remember the 2008 event for the remarkable score and even more remarkable speech given by Dennis on the day.

The Best Gross Prize went to Flixton's Marc McLelland who shot a fine 70 to win the coveted award on a card play off from Jason Davis of Sale.

The competition attracted a field of over 150 players from 21 clubs for this years competition which received universal praise from the competitors for it’s organisation by the B & H committee and the excellent condition of the course at Withington Golf Club.

 

 

Balfour Cup Winner 2008

 

Dennis Hand of Withington Golf Club

 
 
  Balfour Cup 2008    
       
1 Dennis Hand Withington 74-11-63
2 Simon Priest A-O-M 72-04-68
3 Dean Duffy Heaton Park 80-12-68
4 Bill Snape Altrincham 81-12-69
5 John Simmons Swinton Park 73-04-69
6 Stuart Faulkner Chorlton 73-03-69
       
  Best Gross    
       
1 Marc McLelland Flixton 70
       
 
 
 

 

 

 

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