The Yorkshire Boys team

Yorkshire boys win the Northern Counties Boys’ Qualifying Championship

Yorkshire’s boys’ team completed an impressive victory in the Northern Counties Boys’ Qualifying Championship (AKA The Little Six) at Brancepeth Castle Golf Club.

The team of George Cooper (68-69), Tom Hartshorne (69-72), Ollie Scott (70-68), Archie Palmer (71-67), Elliot Alcock (72-72) and Harry Richmond (75-70) put together a team score of four under-par as the best five scores from the six players counted for each round. Defending champions Cheshire finished second with a level-par total, while Lancashire finished third on 12 over-par.

The individual title went to Oliver Coleman from Lancashire, who shot rounds of 66 and 69 for a five under-par total.

Yorkshire will go on to represent the northern counties in the English Boys’ County Finals at Goswick on August 25-27.

For the full results from Brancepeth Castle click here.