Hollins Hall double up in finals (From Bradford Telegraph and Argus)

Hollins Hall double up in finals

7:59pm Friday 23rd September 2011 in News By Bill Marshall

Hollins Hall completed a double triumph in the Bradford & District Union Matchplay Championships at West Bradford.

Oliver Young won the singles while Mark Evans and Chris Howe were comprehensive winners of the foursomes event.

Young had to work much harder for his success. He was taken to the first extra hole in his morning semi-final in order to defeat Will Whiteoak (Bingley St Ives), before seeing off Whiteoak’s clubmate Andy Town 3&1 in the afternoon final.

Town had beaten Dan Hawksworth (Hollins Hall) 3&1 in the other last-four contest.

Evans and Howe beat Andy Utley and Paul Davis 8&7 in the semi-finals and followed up by defeating another Keighley duo, Andy Fitzpatrick and Calum Hey, 5&4 in the final.

Hey & Fitzpatrick had enjoyed a 5&4 success over Northcliffe pair Chris Watts and Kelvin Cook in their morning semi-final.

There will be no treble for Hollins Hall, however, as they have no players left in the junior matchplay event, which has reached the semi-finals.

Carl Cosway (West Bradford) will face Chris Benn (South Bradford) a week on Sunday at West Bradford, with Josh Bullough (Calverley) meeting Matthew Atter (Bradford) in the other morning semi-final. The final is due off at 2.10pm.