Yorkshire golf: White Rose enjoy Salver success as Chapman keeps grip on North of England crown

ENGLAND elite squad player Adam Chapman retained his North of England Open Amateur Strokeplay Championship after a polished performance at Pannal GC.
County Salver winners James Walker, left, and Bailey Gill  (Picture: drivinggolf.co.uk).County Salver winners James Walker, left, and Bailey Gill  (Picture: drivinggolf.co.uk).
County Salver winners James Walker, left, and Bailey Gill (Picture: drivinggolf.co.uk).

His steady three-under-par second round score was enough to win the Shaw Salver by two shots from Jack Gaunt, of Drayton Park, and Lindrick’s Bailey Gill.

Chapman’s second round followed an impressive eight-under-par 64 which he fired on the first day giving him a total of 11-under 133.

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Victory at the end of the season tasted particularly sweet for Chapman, who has been disappointed with his form in 2015.

“I’ve had a poor season which started off badly and got a little bit better as time went on,” he said. “I’ve not putted well for most of the year so I’m pleased to have ended with a win.”

The Windermere GC player’s form certainly returned at Pannal, where he has now won three major events in successive years. This week he notched nine birdies and a single bogey in the first round, adding four birdies and another lone bogey in the second round.

Gaunt provided a firm challenge, shooting under par rounds of 71 and 64 to put on the pressure. Lindrick’s Gill also produced an impressive performance with rounds of 67 and 68 to equal Gaunt’s total, two strokes behind the winner.

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Yorkshire lifted the County Salver for securing the best score after 36 holes by two members of the squad – Gill and James Walker (The Oaks) – with the latter finishing birdie, birdie, eagle.

Bad weather hindered this year’s championship, scheduled as a three-day 72 hole event. Organisers had to make changes and reduced play to 36 holes due to thick fog that stubbornly refused to lift each morning.

The Championship, launched in 2013, is organised by the Northern Counties Golf Union and is a World Amateur Golf and English Golf Union ranking event. This year it attracted a full field of 107 top amateurs from 25 counties, including a clutch of England international squad players, with an average handicap of +1.2.

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