NOT surprisingly, home advantage paid off for Moor Allerton as Johnny Lawrence, the leading individual, led them to the Yorkshire Division Two team championship.
It also handed them a place in the championship proper at Middlesbrough on August 20, when they will be one of 17 challengers to title-holders Moortown.
Moor Allerton's four-man team finished a huge 20 strokes ahead of runners-up Baildon.
Resul
ts: Promoted: 584 – Moor Allerton (J Lawerence 72 70, N Colbeck 73 74, A Webster 70 72, J Walker 78 75); 604 – Baildon; 613 – Fulford; 616 – Oakdale; 617 – Halifax West End; 619 – Beverley & ER.
Remain in Division Two: 622 – Harrogate; 624 – Phoenix; 630 – Hull; 632 – Selby; 633 – Malton & Norton; 634 – Bedale.
Relegated to Division Three: 635 – Horsforth; 641 – Cleckheaton; 649 – Keighley; 652 – Hillsborough; 653 – Cookridge Hall; 654 – Cleveland.
DUNCAN MUSCROFT came from Italy to his home town Leeds and finished as the best Yorkshire player in the £78,000 Glenmuir PGA Professional Championship at Moortown.
Muscroft shot a three-over par total for a share of seventh-place, four shots back from winner Paul Simpson who beat Andy Barnett at the second hole of a play-off.
Leadings scores: 283 – P Simpson (West Berks, £10,000) 73 67 67 76; A Barnett (North Wales, £6,280) 71 68 69 75, 284 – P Wesselingh (Kedleston Park, £4,500)) 71 70 73 79.
Yorkshire scores: 287 – D Muscroft (Montecchia, £1,816)) 70 73 69 75. 288 – M Griffiths (Oakdale, £1,450) 71 74 73 70. 290 – J Wells (Cherry Burton, £1,250 75 72 71. 295 – J King (Lindrick, £542) 72 74 73 76. 299 – M Marsh (Hallowes, £361) 72 76 75 76. 301 – W Lockett (Cleckheaton, £315) 74 71 79 77.
RESULTS
Leeds Scratch League
Division 1: Moortown 4, Garforth 2; Pontefract 5, Howley Hall 1; Wike Ridge 3, South Leeds 3. Positions: Pontefract played 33, points 42; Wike Ridge 30-38; Moortown 30-33; Howley Hall 33-33; Wakefield 30-29; South Leeds 30-27; Garforth 30-14.
Division 2: Horsforth 0, Moor Allerton 6; Leeds 6, Cookridge Hall 0; Temple Newsam 4, Normanton 2. Positions: Cookridge Hall 33-37; Normanton 30-35; Selby 30-33; Horsforth 30-32; Moor Allerton 30-30; Temple Newsam 30-26; Leeds 33-23.
Division 3: Mid Yorkshire 4, Headingley 2; Sand Moor 6, Low Laithes 0; Scarcroft 6, Woolley Park 0. Positions: Sand Moor 33-38; Low Laithes 33-35; Scarcroft 30-33; Headingley 30-32; Mid Yorkshire 30-29; Woolley Park 30-24.
Division 4: Barnsley 6, Middleton Park 0; Gotts Park 4, Roundhay 2; City of Wakefield 3, Waterton Park 3.
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