Northants County Champion Miles Mudge helped claim the Am-Am team prize for the second year in a row at Kingsthorpe GC.
The Staverton member joined up with Northants County amateurs Laurie Johnson, Malcolm Watkins and Steve Russell to triumph with 80 points.
Cherwell Edge’s Jamie Powell bagged the leading individual total of 38 points to finish one clear of Mitchell Edwards (Staverton Park), with Jack Brown (Brampton Heath) in third on 35.
Fourth-placed Adrian Firman (Peterborough Milton) clinched the 2012 NGU Order of Merit after beating Bob Clayton (Cold Ashby) by four points following the last tournament of the five-event series.
MIDLANDS
Northants Boys Champion Jack Brown further enhanced his reputation by finishing sixth in the Midland Boys Champion of Champions tournament at Spalding GC.
The Brampton Heath teenager bagged an eagle on the third hole on his way to an opening round of 75, before shooting a second round 77.
County first team regular Kyson Lloyd also enjoyed some regional success as he won both his games for the Midlands against the South West as the match finished in a 7½-7½ draw at Copt Heath GC.
HOLLINGSWORTH TROPHY
Northants County lifted the Hollingsworth Trophy for the first time in a decade with a 4-1 victory over Peterborough Milton in the final at Overstone Park GC.
With both teams having won the crown on six previous occasions, County got the ideal start as Tom Bullough and Matthew Myers beat Rob Fredericks and Martin Humphries 4&3 in game one.
Although Ben Garrett and Malcolm Watkins made it 2-0 with victory over Scott O’Connor and Dominic Ralfs on the 16th hole, Milton responded with a crushing 6&5 win for Howard May and Rory Edwards over Andrew Nicholson and Simon Richmond.
Peterborough, who were hoping to complete a Scratch League and Hollingsworth double, saw their hopes disappear when Bob Duthie and Sav Fasula lost on the 18th hole to Paul Harris and Dan Roberts.
Northants, who also enjoyed Scratch League success as they gained promotion into the top flight, completed the scoring as Ross Mason and John McPhee defeated Chris White and Matt Barber 3&2.
SCRATCH FOURSOMES
Michael Campbell and Jon Handyside found their best at the end of an inconsistent season as they joined forces to win the Scratch Foursomes crown at Northants County GC.
After shooting an excellent nine-hole afternoon score of 35 to finish level with Graham Bott (Cold Ashby) and Harry Woan (Overstone) on 113, the Kettering pair won a two-hole play-off with pars on the first and 18th holes.
Peterborough Milton duo Neil Presto and Ian Symonds (74) had led by two shots from Bott and Woan following the morning round, before finding trouble over the closing few holes.
Campbell and Handyside sat joint-third after 18 holes, with James Barker and Richard Dalton (both Overstone) and Sam Buss and Paul Hodgkiss (both Farthingstone), who went on to finish third on 116.
The net prize went to home members Charles Marriott and Stephen Smith (net 114.25), with Barker and Dalton (118.5)taking second prize on countback.
EUROPEAN TOUR
Gary Boyd’s hopes of retaining his European Tour card for next year are hanging by a thread after he missed his third successive cut this month in the Perth International following rounds of 73 and 77.
With the leading 115 players on the Order of Merit retaining their full playing rights for 2013, Boyd currently sits 121st with just five events remaining.
If the 26-year-old misses out on a European Tour card, he will receive some invites to main events next year but will need to concentrate on the Challenge Tour, where he played in 2008 and 2009.
HELLIDON LAKES
Gross birdies On the eighth, 11th, 14th and 15th holes helped Paul Upfield clinch the October Stableford by two points from fellow top division player Richard Barnes (35).
One point was the winning margin in the other two sections as Shaun Start (31) beat Paul Washbrook in the middle category and Michael Canning (32) won the higher handicap division from David Stanford.
NORTHANTS COUNTY
Matthew Bryanton required countback to get the better of Hywel Williams after both mid-handicappers shot the best round of net 69 in the October Medal.
Countback was also needed in the other sections as Richard Draper (net 72) beat John Draper in the lower category, while Cameron Sinclair (70) edged out Paul Harris and Nick Page in the top division.
COLLINGTREE
Back-to-back birdies on the fifth and sixth holes sent Craig Hartwright on the way to a countback victory in the seventh round of the Colonial tournament.
The 13-handicapper bagged 37 points to beat the consistency of junior member Aidan Rosling, with Lloyd Backhouse and Ben Alders a further point back in third and fourth respectively.
OVERSTONE PARK
Mark Carr went through the gears in the October Yellow Tee Stableford as the 13-handicapper completed the last 14 holes in gross five-over-par to beat Daniel Smith and Craig Finnis on countback with 39 points.
Tony Middlebrook lifted the Social Cup after finishing two clear of Chris Hoy with a tally of 37 points. Dan Fowkes and Brett Crawford were a further point back.
STAVERTON
A birdie two on the 16th hole proved decisive for Guy Gibbins in the Vets October Medal as he defeated Brian Lockley on countback after both men shot a net 71.
Tracy Lane carded the lowest net round of 72 in the Ladies October Medal as she finished one clear of Lynn Davis and Jane Montgomery, who clinched the top category.
DAVENTRY
Kevin Tarbox compiled the standout round in the October Winter Medal as the 13-handicapper carded a net 66 to win the second division by four from James Berry and Daniel Brown.
A score of net 68 was sufficient to take the other two sections as Alf Chessum led the top category by one from Andy Laws, while Ian Robinson was the best high handicapper.
WHITTLEBURY
Paul Austin (40 points) overcame a sticky start in the Dick Travers Shield as the 13-handicapper dropped just four shots in the last 14 holes on his way to a countback victory from Mark Lancaster.
Christine Pearce completed a Ladies October double by adding the stableford top prize to the medal she claimed a fortnight earlier with a countback win from Gillian Long and Jacqueline Jenkinson (all 33 points).
COLD ASHBY
Two gross birdies on the back nine helped Richard Beckingham clinch the top prize on countback in the October Seniors Medal.
With Beckingham and Roger Griffiths both finishing five strokes ahead of the chasing pack on net 68, the 11-handicapper snatched the glory with his better closing half.
NORTHAMPTON
Jonathan Swann birdied the last hole to win the Dawland bogey competition on countback from two others after beating the course by four holes.
Swann nudged in front of Steve Eborall, who was five-under-par for an eight-hole stretch in the middle of his round, and Steve Fail.
KINGSTHORPE
Jason Spence and Jake Croxford were too strong for the current club captain Bob Bason and his predecessor Mark Parry in the Stuart Duncan Foursomes KO final as they triumphed 5&4.
BRAMPTON HEATH
David Brown was in good form during the Seniors Charity Stableford as the high-handicapper bagged a winning tally of 37 points. Mick Grimmer finished one point behind, with David Whitlock in third on 35.
CHERWELL EDGE
Forty one points was the leading score in the October Sunday Stableford as Neil Tombes grabbed the plaudits. Gary Somerton (38) was runner-up by four points from David Saunders.
DELAPRE
Countback was needed in the Ladies October Nine-hole Stableford after Diane Bull and Pauline Powell both carded the leading mark of 15 points. Bull gained the verdict.
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