Slaley Hall take the Davison Cup

In a closely contested Davison Cup Final held today at Alnwick Castle GC between Slaley Hall and Westerhope GC, Slaley Hall came out on top winning 3.5 to 1.5.

Pictured are the victorious team holding the trophy and Captain Ian Curry receiving the cup from League Chairman Steve Rooney

The Davison Cup is a team knock-out competition played between Clubs of the North Northumberland and Hadrian Leagues. Teams of 5 compete in scratch matchplay competition.

Each year a random draw is made at the Hadrian League AGM including 12 NNL Clubs and 15 HL Clubs.

Clubs are knocked out, round by round finishing in a final between two Clubs. The final can end up between two NNL Clubs, one from each League or, as occurred thuis year, two HL Clubs.

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