THE Kaims Country Park North Northumberland Golf League matchplay championship is building to a climax with Bamburgh and Alnwick neck and neck with two games remaining.
Alnwick closed the gap on the leaders to a point after round 14 following a 1
2-0 home victory over Wooler while Bamburgh beat visitors Alnmouth (Foxton) 10-2.
Both clubs have been in tremendous form of late and the battle for the title is certain to go right to the wire.
Third-placed Berwick A also maintained their winning run by taking maximum points away to Percy Wood and clearly haven't given up the fight but a seven-point deficit means they have it all to do.
Linden Hall, Alnmouth (Foxton) and Alnmouth Village are all contesting fourth place.
Seahouses 5 Belford 7
J Hogg halved with J Young; S Priestley beat R Lumsden 1up; A Holmes halved with K Greshon; C Taylor lost to G Hulley 1down; R Ritchie halved with D Greshon; G Pearson lost to I Charlton 4 and 3.
Alnwick 12 Wooler 0
J Eggleston beat S Lowrey 7 and 6; J Crilley beat D Wilkinson 3 and 1; A Tate beat M Redpath 5 and 3; D Harrison beat C Routledge 7 and 6; J Storey beat C Tait 5 and 3; W Belisle beat S Moy 2 and 1.
Bamburgh 10 Alnmouth 2
G Porteous beat L Kilmister 2 and 1; P Sanderson beat M Kilmister 5 and 4; C Brown beat R Caisley 4 and 3; J Moffet beat D Hawkins 1up; J Porteous lost to D Appleby 2 and 1; P Lorraine beat S Wilkes 4 and 3.
Burgham Park 8 Magdalene Fields A 4
G Dodd lost to S Jackson 4 and 3; A Keenan beat JW Blackie 6 and 4; D Harmer beat M Neil 3 and 2; J Bone beat P Moffat 5 and 4; C Mackenzie lost to I Neil 1down; C Johnson beat C McAskill 1up.
Magdalene Fields B 8 Rothbury 4
A Marshall beat M Clements 4 and 3; N McLachlan halved with AT Oliver; G Young lost to S Foggett 2down; N Deary halved with E Ramage; W Barton beat C White 3 and 2; K Nesbit beat L Graves 3 and 2.
Percy Wood 0 Berwick A 12
R Gander lost to P Swinney 2 and 1; A Nicklen lost to A Potts 4 and 3; J Taylor lost to B Martin 1down; J Nicholls lost to G Greenaway 4 and 3; D Finlay lost to A Rodger 1down; M Harmison lost to L Fairbairn 4 and 3.
Berwick B 10 Linden Hall 2
E Wilson beat S Johnstone 6 and 4; S Wilson lost to S Hornsby 2 and 1; I Smith beat J Smiles 3 and 1; A Terras beat C Winter 6 and 5; C Campbell beat R Robinson 1up; M Wilson beat T Michie 4 and 3.
Alnmouth Village 10 Warkworth 2
K Shotton halved with G Henderson; J Jobson beat R Balmbra 2up; C Wass halved with C Graham; J Luke beat M Graham 4 and 3; A Stanton beat J Kelly 2up; N Holden beat P Douglas 3 and 2.
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