IN all its long history the Leeds Cup had not seen anything like it as it took six circuits of Cobble Hall's 172-yard 18th to decide a play-off in which Scott Barber proved a demon with a razor sharp short game.
Three times the Waterton Park, Wakefield, pro, missed the green but a chip and a putt helped him stay alive in the sudden death battle with former European Tour man Paul Eales and North Region giants John Harrison and Simon Edwards.
On the sixth
trip up the hill, after Edwards had been eliminated, his six-iron tee shot spun back and lipped out but left a putt of a couple of feet that secured him his biggest ever prize of £3,000.
He revealed: "I've spent the last few years teaching others the game but now I'm giving myself more time to play and it feels great."
Leading final scores: 199 – P Eales (Northern Rock) 67 68 64, J Harrison (Matfen Hall) 66 68 65, S Edwards (Clays) 66 68 65, S Barber 66 67 66. 200 – F Kelley (Malton & Norton) 68 68 64, A Belt (Bridlington Links) 65 69 66.
Others: 202 – N Ludwell (Selby) 69 68 65. 203 – V Guest (Teesside) 68 68 67, M Bradley (Chorley) 69 67 67, J Cheetham (Marriott Worsley Park) 66 67 70, J Lupton (Middlesbrough) 66 67 70. 204 – A Ambler (Walton Golf Centre) 69 71 64, J Wells (Cherry Burton) 69 69 66. 207 – A Davison (Waterton Park) 7167 69, A Wainwright (Selby) 71 67 69, A Turner (Knaresborough) 73 65 70. 212 – P Carrigill (Carrigill Golf) 73 68 71.
Meanwhile, re-instated amateur Darryl Berry ran away with the individual honours, shooting 71 69, but his West Bradford team finished fifth as Hollins Hall claimed the Bradford Union Team championship at Northcliffe.
Result: 601 – Hollins Hall: D Hawksworth 75 70, M Evans 75 72, J Hussain 76 73, C Howe 75 76. 602 – Baildon: S Bell 80 69, M Roche 82 72, J Firth 70 79, D Teece 75 75; Northcliffe: J Mountain 74 72, C Watts 74 74, T Loft 78 81, R Watts 75 74.
607 – Bradford; 615 – West Bradford; 626 - Shipley; 641 – Silsden; 640 – The Manor.
Relegated: 644 – Keighley; 648 – Skipton; 650 – Cleckheaton; no result – Bradford Moor.
Best individual gross: 140 – D Berry (West Bradford) 71 69. 143 – S Jewell (Bradford) 73 70.
Other results:Leeds Union Seniors Fourball final (Horsforth).
Leadings scores: 46pts – Pontefract: S Fox (15) & P Smith (6). 45 – Scarcroft: S Binder (13) & R Young (14). 44 – Mid Yorkshire: J Nisbet (12) & T Ellis (11). 43 – Headingley: G John (10) & G Isle (21).
Leeds Union Inter-club Scratch Knockout final: Scarcroft bt Horsforth 2-1. Inter-club Nett Knockout final: Moor Allerton bt Scarcroft 2-1.
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