Men’s, women’s and junior club champions from across the region are heading to Longhirst Hall on Sunday September 15
The Northern Golfer Champion of Champions events will once again bring the golf season to a close this year, with all three tournaments taking place at Longhirst Hall on Sunday September 15.
The events – for men, women and juniors – will take place over Longhirst’s Dawson Course and entries are open online now.
Open to reigning club champions, there is no charge for competitors for the 18-hole tournaments, which bring together elite fields of amateur golfers from clubs in Northumberland, Co Durham and Teesside along with selected clubs in the Borders, Cumbria and Yorkshire within Northern Golfer’s circulation area.
The region’s best amateur golfers have lifted the trophies since Northern Golfer launched the junior event in 2015, following the success of that tournament with the launch of the ladies’ event and the relaunch of the men’s Champion of Champions in 2017.
The 2023 events saw The Northumberland’s Harrison Sewell add his name to the long list of men’s champions – which goes back to the 1960s – as Seascale’s Abby Roper led the field to win the women’s title, and Tynemouth’s Freddie McKenna won the junior title.
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As we look ahead to this year’s events, here’s a rundown of some of the players who’ve earned their places in the field…
Allendale – Jamie Brown won the men’s championship with rounds of 72 and 77
Alnwick – Jack Friar led the field in the men’s event by four shots with rounds of 75 and 74
Arcot Hall – Liam Ruffell won the men’s championship
Bedlingtonshire – Ben Brown successfully defended the men’s title with rounds of 72 and 75
Bellingham – John Roberts followed up a bogey-free 68 with a round of 71 to win the men’s championship by a single shot
Bishop Auckland – Wayne Hewitt lifted the men’s trophy for the third time with rounds of 75 and 68
Blackwell Grange – Adam Rochester won the men’s event for the seventh time with rounds of 69 and 73, as Sally Ann Connor was crowned ladies’ champion with rounds of 82 and 85
Burgham Park – Gill Smith won the ladies’ event by a single shot, while Stephen Dodd won the men’s title by the same margin
Castle Eden – Chris Brown shot rounds of 71 and 72 to win the men’s title by a single shot
Close House – Dan Croker won the men’s title with a total score of 147 over the Filly and Colt courses
Consett – 16-year-old Jessica Dorritt successfully defended the ladies’ title
Durham City – Alex Robinson successfully defended the men’s title
Gosforth – Richard Wilson led the field in both the gross and nett men’s events
Goswick – Daniel Bullen captured the men’s championship trophy for a fourth consecutive year with rounds of 72 and 74
Hobson – Stacie Morton won the ladies’ championship for the 11th time
Morpeth – James Lingard captured the men’s championship trophy
Newcastle United – Tour caddy Michael Burrow won his first men’s title, following up a four under-par 68 with a round of 75 to lead the field by nine shots
Ponteland – Russell Hayhoe lifted the men’s trophy
Prudhoe – Ben Lloyd won the men’s event with a two-round total of 141
Ramside – Nick Mansell lifted the men’s championship trophy with a 4&3 win in the event’s final
Ryton – Greg Lee won the men’s event
Seaham – Grant Dixon lifted the men’s trophy with a score of one under-par
Seahouses – Mark Dawson won the men’s title, while Anne Locke won her 24th ladies’ title
Seaton Carew – Club vice-captain Hughie Hamilton, 54, lifted the men’s club championship trophy for a record ninth time – 23 years after his maiden win in 2021 – with rounds of 80 and 70
Stocksfield – Sam Wilkinson won the men’s title with rounds of 73 and 70
Teesside – Jayne Demoily won the ladies’ title, while Dan Norman won the men’s event with rounds of 73 and 66
Tyneside – Roger Martin shot rounds of 75 and 73 to win the men’s championship title, while Janet Burdis won the ladies’ event
Westerhope – Mark Russell won the men’s trophy by five shots with rounds of 73 and 70
Whickham – James Simpson topped the leaderboard in the men’s event with rounds of 71 and 68, while Tanya Stephenson was crowned ladies’ champion
Wilton – Jack Evans led the men’s field with a total of 144 giving him a five-shot margin of victory
