JOHN Watson rolled back the clock in the Alan Bullock Pro-Am on home turf.

The former North Region captain, a respected coach with England, was the top professional, bringing back memories of when he played in the Open Championship at St Andrews with the top individual score of the day in the betterball staableford.

In a top-class field that included European Tour players Tom Murray and Phil Archer enjoying the new course layout, Watson posted 39 points to lead in from Tom Bolton (Gatley) 38 and Graham Cox (Davenport) 37.

In the pro-am section Mike Boyle (Ashton-under-Lyne) steered Alliance debutant Martin Wild to a 44 points win.

Styal heroes Harry Reid and Mike Burchell were able to celebrate long and hard as they led in the am-am section with 43 points, winning a card play-off from Leigh’s Dave Rowlands and Peter Cheswell with Dave Hughes and Barry Ogden (Haydock Park) completing the prize list with 41.

Junior stars came to the fore in a Sunday stableford at Styal, Jacob Oakley leading on 38 points ahead of Sam McLeod and Stewart Godfrey, both 37.

James Rymer was top of the shop with 40 points from Geoff Beardsell, 39, and John Turtle, Mike Lasham, Ian Cole, John Parr and Dermot Clancy, all 38, as Styal Seniors played their third Winter League Stableford.

Styal’s young star Max Penney showed his class in a Wednesday stableford, with 40 points seeing him one clear of Mike Burchell.

Styal Lady Captain Aileen Holohan led from the front in a Sunday stableford with 35 points, five more than Tracey Pogson and Claire Whitney.

n A WILMSLOW golfer has earned the chance to win an all-expenses-paid golf holiday after winning a ‘Road to Morocco' event at Mottram Hall.

Deborah Mawman, aged 52, who plays off 14, was crowned champion at the club's sponsored medal event, one of a series of nationwide tournaments organised by the Moroccan National Tourism Office (MNTO) and QHotels.

Mawman has now been entered into a draw, later this year, which will see two lucky competition winners from the series - one male, one female - win a four-night Moroccan golf holiday for two people, with flights included.

Amine Boughaleb, MNTO's director for UK and Ireland, said: "We'd like to extend our warmest congratulations to Deborah, the winner of the ‘Road to Morocco' event at Mottram Hall, and wish her the very best of luck in the draw later this year.

"Whether Deborah is lucky enough to win the trip or not, we hope we will soon be welcoming her to the beautiful, unspoiled golfing paradise that is Morocco."