Lancashire seniors are national champions

Lancashire are the new English Senior Men's County Champions '“ regaining their crown in a thrilling finale at Chipping Sodbury Golf Club in Gloucestershire.
The winning Lancashire team (Picture courtesy Leaderboard Photography)The winning Lancashire team (Picture courtesy Leaderboard Photography)
The winning Lancashire team (Picture courtesy Leaderboard Photography)

They beat defending champions BB&O (Bucks, Berks & Oxon) 6-3 in the title decider, but the scoreline sounds much more comfortable than the reality.

Lancashire, who also won in 2014, got ahead early on by winning the morning foursomes 2-1. But BB&O made them fight every inch of the way in the singles, with five of the six games going to the 18th – and the sixth decided on the 17th.

“It was unbelievable,” said Lancashire manager Mike Gray.

“They are just a great set of guys, a wonderful team.

“This was a fantastic game between two good teams.”