Northumberland County Salver and Forster Cup champions crowned

Stephen Macari successfully defended the Northumberland Union of Golf Clubs’ County Salver as Prudhoe Golf Club captain Scott Fothergill won the Forster Cup at his home club.

Longhirst Hall-based Stephen led the field for a second consecutive year with a five under-par nett score in the County Salver – which is open to players with handicaps between 4.4-12.4.

In the Forster Cup – which is open to players with handicaps between 12.5-28.4 – Scott topped a tightly packed leaderboard with 39 stableford points.