Clubs from across the north took part in the finals days for the North East Rabbits Golf Association’s Rabbits and Inter leagues – with Hunley Hall and Cave Castle picking up the team titles.
In the Rabbits’ finals day at Barnard Castle, Cave Castle took home the team trophy – beating Roseberry Grange by one point as their seven top scorers from the team of eight amassed 226 points.
In the individual event as Barnard Castle – which sees the leading points scorer for each of the league’s clubs compete for the title on finals day – Cleveland’s Andrew Mitchell won the trophy with 41 points, beating second- placed Craig Fenby from Dinsdale by five points.
In the Inter finals day at Forest Park, the Hunley Hall team came out on top – beating Crook by just one point as their seven top scorers from the team of eight amassed 233 points.
In the individual trophy at Forest Park – which mirrors the format of the Rabbits’ finals day – Darlington’s Ben Shutt led the field with 40 points as Drax’s Garryck Slaywe finished second with 39 points, edging out Bishop Auckland’s Andy Gardiner on countback.
NERGA has been successfully running events since its inception in 2010 – with 32 clubs competing in the Rabbits’ league (for players with handicaps of 15-28) in 2024, and 29 Inter teams (for players with handicaps of 7-14.9) taking part this season.
For further details on NERGA, including how to join for 2025, visit www.nerga.co.uk
