Cheshire on shortlist at England Awards

CHESHIRE put on a great show at the England Awards Evening.

- BY GEOFF GARNETT

There was a full house of County officials from across England who enjoyed the England Golf Awards 2025 Evening at the excellent Hilton Hotel in Manchester.

Cheshire Golf was well represented by officials, players and club members with the county being nominated in the top three for County of the Year with Lancashire and Hampshire.

Lancashire were the winners but Cheshire can be very proud of making it into the shortlist.

Cheshire had also been nominated in several other categories in the top three.

They were Facility of the Year: Need Golf Centre, Sustainability: Bidston GC, Volunteer of the Year: Jo Taylor Cheadle GC and Peter McLeod Bidston GC, Women and Girls Trailblazer: Hannah Morrison Mellor GC, Performance of the Year: England Girls Team led by John Watson of Styal GC.

Cheshire were disappointed that none of their entries were the winners of their category but were proud that the work, talent and effort put in by all the candidates had taken them to this level, a feeling echoed by Cheshire President John Heggarty and his fellow Board members.

A Stableford at Mellor saw the divisions topped by Chris Smith 41, Paul Wilkinson after a cpo on 41 with Jimmy Leggatt and David Jones 36.

Mellor ladies played an All Prize Day and Past Lady Captain 2006 and Lady President 2017 Pat Phillips won a cpo on 32 from Gill Southworth and Carys Baggs.