Richardson Trophy

The Richardson Trophy is a matchplay team event which is participated in by all six Northern Counties of England, i.e. Lancashire, Yorkshire, Cheshire, Durham, Northumberland and Cumbria. Each County plays the other 5 counties every year in daily matches and seven players per team.

One year there are 3 home matches and the following year there will be two home matches for each County. The matches are hotly contested and winning the Trophy is the Jewel in the Crown for the winning County. To read more about the history of the Trophy, click here.

Lancashire vs Northumberland

Our first match was on the 11th June away against Northumberland at Alnmouth GC in the grounds of Foxton Hall. Lancashire beat Northumberland 4½ : 2½ in a sunny but cold Alnwick.

Lancashire vs Durham

The following day the team then went on to Durham City Golf Club to play Durham. The match was halved although half way round it wasn’t looking good for Lancashire. Fortunately the ‘tail wagged’ and we got our half point.

Lancashire vs Cumbria

On Monday the 1st July we played Cumbria at Pleasington. The result was a win for us 6 : 1 but the weather was just awful. Everyone played in the rain all the way round with no let-up.  We have to thank our caddies for the great job they did helping us get round and produce that great win.

Lancashire vs Yorkshire

Monday 15 July started sunny with no wind so was that to be a good omen for our match against Yorkshire at Pleasington?
I think it was, as we beat Yorkshire 4:3 in a very exciting and tense day. I cannot praise the team enough for digging in and giving us this great result and a chance of getting hold of the Richardson Trophy next week when we play Cheshire at Pleasington.

Please come and support your team next Monday 22nd July - 1st tee 9.30am.

Lancashire vs Cheshire

Monday 22nd July dawned and we were ready to play Cheshire in our final Richardson Trophy match which meant if we won we would win the trophy for the first time since 2014!

The morning was fine and dry but as the first match was teeing off it started raining. It rained on and off for all the matches. After 9 holes the matches were all very close with Adrienne our Champion 2 up on their Champion Caroline Berry. 

Did I dare start thinking, WE CAN DO IT. Well yes I did as this wonderful team of ours were up for this match and knew what the prize was at the end of it.
Adrienne held on to be 1up playing the 18th but a slightly pulled shot to the green saw her ball go into the left hand bunker, a fabulous bunker shot was played but Caroline won the hole with a par. The results of the other matches were coming in with 3 matches going to the 17th.

The end result was a halved match with Cheshire which meant we fell half a point short of winning the Trophy which Cheshire retained again.
I cannot praise our squad of ladies enough for all their hard work and dedication in all the matches and in our quest to win the Richardson Trophy. I am one proud Captain.