The Northern Golfer Match Play Pairs 2020 tournament is underway.
This year, more than 50 pairs are aiming to capture the trophy and £600 prize.
Played throughout the season at venues across the North East and Yorkshire, Match Play Pairs offers the chance to compete against teams from across our region and add your names to the region’s golfing history books. Teams are drawn against one another in the knockout format, played with 90% handicap allowance.
The final of this year’s event will take place in October at Northumberland Golf Club with the winners taking home the trophy and appearing in the November edition of Northern Golfer.
You can read the full rules for the event online here
The draw and a full schedule for this year’s event is available below
For more information contact Dean Bailey, email dean@offstonepublishing.co.uk or tel 01661 844 115.
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Final result
Match played at Northumberland Golf Club on October 11
Andrew Howard & Ashley Coveney (Brancepeth Castle) BEAT Brian Robinson & Tim Carney (Woodham) SCORE: 4&3
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Semi-final results
Semi-final 1
Steven Dodds & Neville Wanless (Durham City) LOST TO Andrew Howard & Ashley Coveney (Brancepeth Castle) SCORE: BYE
Semi-final 2
Steven Akers & Anthony Coates (Durham City) LOST TO Brian Robinson & Tim Carney (Woodham) SCORE: 5&4
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Quarter-final results
Match 25
Andrew Howard & Ashley Coveney (Brancepeth Castle) BEAT Alan Clark & Robert Richardson (Beamish Park) SCORE: 1UP
Match 26
Brian Robinson & Tim Carney (Woodham) BEAT Steve Slater & Andy O’Neil (City of Newcastle) SCORE: 3&1
Match 27
Steven Akers & Anthony Coates (Durham City) BEAT Colin Mackay & Les Gutteridge (City of Newcastle/Wallsend) SCORE: 1UP
Match 28
Steven Dodds & Neville Wanless (Durham City) BEAT Ian Messenger & Michael Monk (Longhirst) SCORE: 3&1
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Round two results
Match 17
Keith Muldoon & Phillip Fitzsimons (Durham City) LOST TO Steven Akers & Anthony Coates (Durham City) SCORE: 4&3
Match 18
David Wailes & John Barnes (Bedlington/Arcot Hall) LOST TO Colin Mackay & Les Gutteridge (City of Newcastle/Wallsend)SCORE: 19th HOLE
Match 19
Edmund Thompson & David Jenkinson (Wearside/Houghton-le-Spring) LOST TO Brian Robinson & Tim Carney (Woodham) SCORE: 4&2
Match 20
Steve Slater & Andy O’Neil (City of Newcastle) BEAT Rory McNally & Lee Small (Longhirst) SCORE: 2&1
Match 21
Ian Messenger & Michael Monk (Longhirst) BEAT Michael Trippett & Gary Tough (Seaham/Castle Eden) SCORE: 2&1
Match 22
Steven Dodds & Neville Wanless (Durham City) BEAT David Cameron & Rodney Martin (Beamish Park) SCORE: 9&8
Match 23
Andrew Dixon & Kevin Hodgson (Durham City) LOST TO Alan Clark & Robert Richardson (Beamish Park) SCORE: 3&1
Match 24
Steven Garbutt & Michael Purcifer (Billingham) LOST TO Andrew Howard & Ashley Coveney (Brancepeth Castle) SCORE: 5&3
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Round one results
Match 1
Brian Robinson & Tim Carney (Woodham) BEAT Paul Scott & Jai Scott (Newbiggin) SCORE: 6&5
Match 2
Andrew Howard & Ashley Coveney (Brancepeth Castle) BEAT David Pringle & Gareth Dawson (Houghton-le-Spring) SCORE: 3&2
Match 3
Steven Dodds & Neville Wanless (Durham City) BEAT James Guy & James Melville (Brancepeth Castle) SCORE: 4&2
Match 4
Edmund Thompson & David Jenkinson (Wearside/Houghton-le-Spring) BEAT Steve Bell & Ian Duff (Hobson) SCORE: 1UP
Match 5
Colin Mackay & Les Gutteridge (City of Newcastle/Wallsend) BEAT James Ogden & Kevin Nixon (Tynemouth) SCORE: 5&3
Match 6
Alan Clark & Robert Richardson (Beamish Park) BEAT Greg Giles & Steve Vickers (Crook/Knotty Hill) SCORE: 5&4
Match 7
Steven Garbutt & Michael Purcifer (Billingham) BEAT Steve Weldon & Rob Armstrong (Whitley Bay) SCORE: 2&1
Match 8
Rory McNally & Lee Small (Longhirst) BEAT Michael Hughes & Stephen Turnbull (Crook) SCORE: 1UP
Match 9
Keith Muldoon & Phillip Fitzsimons (Durham City) BEAT Dan Younger & Alan Slater (Hexham/ Ramside) SCORE: 19th HOLE
Match 10
Simon Watson & Rusell Taylor (Longhirst) LOST TO Ian Messenger & Michael Monk (Longhirst) SCORE: 1UP
Match 11
Michael Trippett & Gary Tough (Seaham/ Castle Eden) BEAT Gareth Hold & John Buxton (Wilton) SCORE: 2UP
Match 12
Trevor Smith & Gary Stoker (City of Newcastle/Newcastle United) LOST TO Andrew Dixon & Kevin Hodgson (Durham City) SCORE: 5&4
Match 13
Stephen Hetherington & David Turner (Hobson) LOST TO David Cameron & Rodney Martin (Beamish Park) SCORE: 20th HOLE
Match 14
Steven Akers & Anthony Coates (Durham City) BEAT Andrew Sharp & Martin Quince (Prudhoe) SCORE: 3&2
Match 15
Vaughan Raine & Shaun Elliott (Brancepeth Castle) LOST TO Steve Slater & Andy O’Neil (City of Newcastle) SCORE: 3&1
Match 16
Cameron Bowman & Adam Wright (Newbiggin) LOST TO David Wailes & John Barnes (Bedlington/Arcot Hall) SCORE: 5&4
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Preliminary round results
Preliminary match 1
Steve Weldon & Rob Armstrong (Whitley Bay) BEAT Anthony Dixon & Andrew Charlton (Chester-le-Street) SCORE: 3&2
Preliminary match 2
Vaughan Raine & Shaun Elliott (Brancepeth Castle) BEAT Mark Webb & Noel Hanlon (Arcot Hall/Longhirst) SCORE: 19th hole
Preliminary match 3
Robert Davison & Francis Carrigan (Longhirst) LOST TO Michael Trippett & Gary Tough (Seaham/ Castle Eden) SCORE: 1UP
Preliminary match 4
Raymond Glendinning & George Freeman (Hobson) LOST TO Brian Robinson & Tim Carney (Woodham) SCORE: 2&1
Preliminary match 5
Martin Sleight & Tom Dolan (Cleveland) LOST TO Paul Scott & Jai Scott (Newbiggin) SCORE: 2UP
Preliminary match 6
Jonathan Rennoldson & Darren Richards (Seaham/Hobson) LOST TO Greg Giles & Steve Vickers (Crook/Knotty Hill) SCORE: 1UP
Preliminary match 7
Robert Hughes & Stewart White (Chester-le-Street) LOST TO Keith Muldoon & Phillip Fitzsimons (Durham City) SCORE: 1UP
Preliminary match 8
Edmund Thompson & David Jenkinson (Wearside/Houghton-le-Spring) BEAT Gary Atkinson & Stephen Carter (Durham City) SCORE: 19th hole
Preliminary match 9
Andrew Stokoe & James Cockburn (Backworth) LOST TO Dan Younger & Alan Slater (Hexham/ Ramside) SCORE: 19th hole
Preliminary match 10
Colin Mackay & Les Gutteridge (City of Newcastle/Wallsend) BEAT John Jamfrey & Robert Ellison (Roseberry Grange) SCORE: 1UP
Preliminary match 11
David Pringle & Gareth Dawson (Houghton-le-Spring) BEAT Ian Whittington & Chris Baker (Stocksfield) SCORE: 3&2
Preliminary match 12
Andrew Dixon & Kevin Hodgson (Durham City) BEAT Nigel Fletcher & Peter Mathews (Barnard Castle) SCORE: 1UP
Preliminary match 13
Paul Whittaker & Murray Newell (Tynemouth) LOST TO Steve Slater & Andy O’Neil (City of Newcastle) SCORE: 4&2
Preliminary match 14
Trevor Smith & Gary Stoker (City of Newcastle/Newcastle United) BEAT Martin Mayoh & Steve Eltringham (Houghton-le-Spring)SCORE: 3&2
Preliminary match 15
George Longthorn & Tom Littlejohns (Crook) LOST TO Gareth Hold & John Buxton (Wilton) SCORE: 3&2
Preliminary match 16
Stephen Hetherington & David Turner (Hobson) BEAT Jason Emmerson & Gary Davies (Chester-le-Street) SCORE: 1UP
Preliminary match 17
Alex Patton & Christopher Parker (Birtley) LOST TO Andrew Sharp & Martin Quince (Prudhoe) SCORE: 4&2
Preliminary match 18
David Wailes & John Barnes (Bedlington/Arcot Hall) BEAT Duncan Foster & Neil Timbey (Beamish Park) SCORE: 2UP
Preliminary match 19
Steven Dodds & Neville Wanless (Durham City) BEAT Brian Crampton & Andrew Williams (Durham City) SCORE: 2&1
Preliminary match 20
Karl Dullaghan & Micheal Beverley (Morpeth/Warkworth) LOST TO Ian Messenger & Michael Monk (Longhirst) SCORE: 19th hole
Preliminary match 21
Nicholas Sibley & Geoff Cruickshank (Eaglescliffe) LOST TO Michael Hughes & Stephen Turnbull (Crook) SCORE: 3&1
Preliminary match 22
Alan Clark & Robert Richardson (Beamish Park) BEAT Neil Mole & Ian Curry (Longhirst) SCORE: 5&3
Preliminary match 23
Craig Beadling & Jamie McPhillips (Romanby) LOST TO Cameron Bowman & Adam Wright (Newbiggin) SCORE: 22nd hole
Preliminary match 24
Steven Garbutt & Michael Purcifer (Billingham) BEAT Adam Murphy & Brendan Murphy (Tynedale) SCORE: 3&2
Preliminary match 25
Andrew Howard & Ashley Coveney (Brancepeth Castle) BEAT Paul Gray & Phil O’Ware (Sharpley) SCORE: 5&4
2020 schedule
Entry deadline – Sunday July 12
Prelims draw – Monday July 13
Prelims results deadline – Sunday Sunday Aug 2
Round 1 draw – Monday July 13
(Some match details will be delayed to allow for prelims)
Round 1 results deadline – Sunday Aug 23
Round 2 draw – Monday Aug 24
Round 2 results deadline – Sunday Sept 13
Quarter-finals draw – Monday Sept 14
Quarter-finals results deadline – Friday Oct 2
Semi-finals – Sunday Oct 4 at Northumberland GC
Final – Sunday Oct 11 at Northumberland GC
