Durham County secretary Jonathan Ward showed he can still play the game to a high standard when he won England Golf’s Fred Caroe Trophy.
The trophy, played for each year since 1999 by the male and female county secretaries from across England on the day before their national conference at Woodhall Spa, is named after the late Fred Caroe – a past president of Cheshire’s union who was also president of the English Golf Union in 2005.
The competition was played over the Hotchkin Course at Woodhall Sap, which was playing very long due to being wet from overnight rain and Ward was the only competitor to play to their handicap. A five handicapper, Ward covered the back nine in level par with a birdie at the 442-yard 18th to win the event.
“It was a very good win,” admitted Ward, made more special as he partnered England Golf president-elect John Williams.
Meanwhile, Durham County Golf Union has appointed David Proud as its new treasurer.
Proud’s appointment follows the death of John Bosanko shortly before the union’s AGM in January.
An accountant for more than 40 years, Proud is also a past treasurer of Darlington Golf Club and was elected to the county executive in 2014.
