Yorkshire golf: Balby Academy records double through Nathan Fell and Laura Morrison

BALBY Academy's Nathan Fell and Laura Morrison are the new Under-19 South Yorkshire schools champions.
Under-19 boys' champion Nathan Fell hands Under-19 girls' champion Laura Morrison her trophy at Hickleton GC.Under-19 boys' champion Nathan Fell hands Under-19 girls' champion Laura Morrison her trophy at Hickleton GC.
Under-19 boys' champion Nathan Fell hands Under-19 girls' champion Laura Morrison her trophy at Hickleton GC.

The Yorkshire Schools' Golf Association event was held at Hickleton GC where the sunny early conditions gave way to torrential rain that nearly caused a suspension in play.

Fortunately, due to a combination of the rain easing and the fine work of the greens staff as the course threatened to flood, the competition was completed.

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Plus one player Fell shot a 73 while Morrison, who plays off three, carded a 76.

Luke Palmowski (one handicap), another Balby Academy pupil, placed runner-up to Fell in the boys' category with a 74.

Libby Kilbride, of All Saints Catholic High School, is the Under-16 girls' champion following a six-over-par 79.

She finished two shots clear of runner-up Nicola Slater (Penistone Grammar), a four-handicap member of the host club and recent winner of the Spring championship for English Under-16s.

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The Under-16 boys' champion was Barclay Brown (Birkdale School), a plus one player from Hallamshire GC, who returned a score of 71.

Last year Brown ​took away a record from new Masters champion Danny Willett when, aged 14, he became the youngest player to win the Sheffield Plate as winner of the Sheffield Open Amateur event.