DAVYHULME Park juniors have enjoyed a fine season under the leadership of junior captain Matt Gallagher and junior organiser Norman Dunn.

The team were Mid-Cheshire League winners and lost out in the final of the League Trophy at The Mere Resort to Congleton’s juniors.

They also did well to reach the semi-finals of the Manchester Alliance Williams BMW Junior Knockout, where they lost to Westhoughton.

Several have enjoyed playing with success in Saturday competitions and for club teams.

Elsewhere, Wigan Golf Club provided a challenging and scenic course for a full field which saw the return of several top stars to Alliance action.

Leading the way was Birchwood’s Phil Archer in his first Alliance event of the season.

Last season Archer won the Alliance’s Professional Order of Merit and he showed he intends to retain the title as he topped the individual pro section with his 40-pointer taking him clear of Kieron Gaskell (Westhoughton) on 38 and Dave Smith (Swinton Park) on 37.

Archer made it a double as he partnered Leigh’s Paul Pasquill to top spot with 45 points in the pro-am section ahead of Bramall Park’s Craig Daggitt and Ken Thomson (44) and Adam Hodkinson (Chorlton) and Richard Branton (Northenden) on 43.

It was a family affair in the am-am section as John Aikenhead (Ashton-on-Mersey) partnered David Aikenhead (Blackley) to top spot with a good haul of 43 points, taking them ahead of Vinny Doyle (Leigh) and Reece Cranfield (Wigan) who won a card play-off on 41 points from the winning pair’s playing colleagues Mark Gauci (Chorlton) and John Russell (Sale).

Elsewhere, at Saddleworth the Lady Captain’s Prize Stableford was won by Louise Hinchliffe with 35 points, six more than Barbara Shuttleworth.

In an EWGA medal Joan Warren was out on her own with 82 from Jane Wild (88).

A pro’s BB medal saw John Powell and Jeff Howarth win Andrew Earlam’s top prize with nett 60 from Stephen Castle and Duncan Midgeley (61) and Gioacchino Cavallino and Stephen Pullen (63).

It was closer in the Sunday FV Rhodes Stableford as Roy Dobson won a card play-off on 40 points from Stuart Hanson.

In the subsidiary competition Phil Sheerin won with 40 points, ahead of Phil Ramsker.