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Success for a small club: Alderley Edge produced three consecutive winners of the T.P.D. Taylor Trophy (Colts Championship) 1981 - Jeremy Dixon (left), 1982 - David Austin (right), 1983 - Ralph Brindle (centre)

Back row: John Mort, Ray Hughes, David Austin
Front: Gary Parton, Richard Holt, George Ashton, Redvers Short, Graham Lawrence

The draw for the championship at Romiley, 1981, reports from the Daily Telegraph, and winner of the T.P.D.Taylor Trophy (Colts Championship), Jeremy Dixon (Alderley Edge)

13th June 1982.
Back row: Steve Roberts, John Norbury, Chris Harrison, Colin Axon, Roy Smethurst, Stuart Williams, Graham Brown
Front row: Fred Bennett (Sec), Ian Shaw, Redvers Short, Paul Lovell, Tony Jordan, Richard Holt, Howard…

Hosted by Royal Liverpool
Andrew Oldcorn, Roger Robinson (RLGC Captain), Sir Michael Bonallack (EGU President)

The draw for the Matchplay Championship at Wilmslow, 1982

Roy Smethurst and Chris Harrison
Opponents n/k

Peter Geddes (Crewe), Heswall Captain?, Bob Walker (Crewe), Fred Griffiths (County President), Ralph Brindle (Alderley Edge) leading Under 23 player, Roy Smethurst (Crewe, winner), Chris Harrison (Romiley) runner-up

Roy with the trophy

Inter-county golf is formalised with the formation of the Daily Telegraph Northern Counties League. It comprises Cheshire, Lancashire, Yorkshire, Cumbria, Durham and Northumberland

Prestbury, 1984: Howard Delany, Ian Spencer, Vic McCandless, n/k

Enjoying the paly at the county championship, RLGC

Chris Harrison (Romiley)
Group picture: Ian Bradshaw, John Nono, Chris Harrison( Romiley), George Ashton ( president), Don Smith ( secretary), Don t know, Graham Brown ( Royal Liverpool)

Matchplay Championship 1986, won by Gordon Edwards who beat Gareth Bradley in the final