GRAHAM Cox was in charge of the latest Manchester and District Golf Alliance event.

With the vast majority of courses in the region either totally or partly closed due to more heavy rain, Vale Royal Abbey beat the odds to provide a great course for a full Alliance field.

Lymm assistant pro Cox led in the individual pro section with 39 points, closely followed by Craig Corrigan, 38, and Order of Merit leader Phil Archer (Poulton Park) 37.

Cox then found an excellent playing partner in club colleague Sean Haskins to amass 43 points and top the pro-am section for a great double.

Hot on their heels were Phil Archer and Stuart Smith (Dunham Forest) 42 and Tim Maxwell (Knutsford) and Mobi Rawthore (Sale) 41.

Maxwell also won the nearest the pin prize.

Worsley Marriott and Ellesmere players dominated the am am section in a tight contest with John Kilner (Marriott) and Terry O’Mara (Ellesmere) winning a cpo on 40 points from Stephen Hindle (Marriott) and his dad Brian (Ellesmere).