Crow Nest Park's Ben Adamson successfully defended the HHDUGC Junior Strokeplay Championship at Outlane Golf Club yesterday.18-year-old Adamson, who won the title at West End last year, fired a level-par round of 70 at the Slack Lane club to finish in a three-way tie for the lead along with Meltham's Jamie Bower and Adam Cryer from Hebden Bridge. However, the Junior Captain at the Hove Edge club was given the verdict on a card countback and therefore claimed the Lightcliffe Tankard with Cryer taking the runners-up spot.
Adamson, a four handicapper, now heads into the
matchplay stage as the number one seed where he will face Marsden's up and coming youngster, Ethan Shaw, who scored a round of 73 to take the final spot. The winner of that tie will face either Nathan Scott (Crow Nest Park) or Reece Wilby (West End) whilst in the bottom half of the draw Cryer plays Ben Simpson (Saddleworth) and Nicholas Marsh (Lightcliffe) will take on John Doherty (Longley Park). Bower is unavailable for the knockout rounds.
Adamson (pictured in action) is not the first player to retain the junior crown. West End's Sam Bridges won the title in both 2006 and 2007 whilst Huddersfield Richard Broadley captured the title in 2003 and also the following year. Since the first event began in 1968 other players to complete the double are Stephen Gee (1993-4), S Copley (1983-4), S Rogers (1977-78) and RE Newsome who produced a trio of wins by taking the honours in 1971, 1972 and again in 1973.

Meanwhile Woodsome Hall's Ryan Blackburn (pictured left) sealed victory in the Lightcliffe Trophy, awarded to the best nett score, with a round of 63 off his handicap of 20. Anthony Greenwood (11 hcp) from Elland finished a stroke behind.
Full Scores (gross):
1. Ben Adamson, 4 hcp, Crow Nest Park = 70
2. Adam Cryer, 3 hcp, Hebden Bridge = 70
3. Jamie S Bower, 1 hcp, Meltham = 70*
4. Nicholas Marsh, 4 hcp, Lightcliffe = 71
5. Nathan Scott, 4 hcp, Crow Nest Park = 72
6. Reece Wilby, 5 hcp, Elland = 72
7. John Doherty, 6 hcp, Longley Park = 72
8. Ben Simpson, 5 hcp, Saddleworth = 72
9. Ethan Shaw, 5 hcp, Marsden = 73
10. Adam Colcombe, 6 hcp, Longley Park = 73
11. Thomas Calvert, 4 hcp, Willow Valley = 73
12. Jamie Smith, 5 hcp, Halifax = 74
13. Tom Williams, 8 hcp, Lightcliffe = 74
14. Anthony Greenwood, 11 hcp, Elland = 75
15. Charles Ryan-Hicks, 5 hcp, Longley Park = 76
16. Joe Hill, 4 hcp, Bradley Park = 76
17. Daniel Moville, 9 hcp, Bradley Park = 76
18. Ryan Joyce, 6 hcp, Huddersfield = 77
19. Lewis Howell, 5 hcp, Willow Valley = 77
20. Bryn Jenkinson, 10 hcp, Outlane = 77
21. N Raynor, 7 hcp, West End (Halifax) = 77
22. Stephen Pullen, 5 hcp, Saddleworth = 78
23. Brad Hardcastle, 7 hcp, West End (Halifax) = 78
24. Lewis Collier, 9 hcp, Crosland Heath = 79
25. George Bamford, 5 hcp, Hebden Bridge = 79
26. Jake Ramsden, 7 hcp, Huddersfield = 80
27. Jamie Heywood, 7 hcp, Saddleworth = 80
28. J Fish, 9 hcp, Meltham = 80
29. Tom Brancker, 10 hcp, Willow Valley = 80
30. Martin Houlton, 15 hcp, Outlane = 81
31. Marcus Peel, 9 hcp, Lightcliffe = 82
32. Joe Senior, 10 hcp, Longley Park = 82
33. Michael Major, 13 hcp, Huddersfield = 82
34. Danny Lyness, 17 hcp, Saddleworth = 82
35. Ryan Jones, 6 hcp, Crow Nest Park = 83
36. Ryan Blackburn, 20 hcp, Woodsome Hall = 83
37. J Campbell, 17 hcp, Crow Nest Park = 84
38. Josh Netherwood, 18 hcp, Woodsome Hall = 85
39. Tim Johnson, 10 hcp, Outlane = 86
40. Alexander Mathias, 6 hcp, Woodsome Hall = 87
41. Ryan Jeffreys, 12 hcp, Hebden Bridge = 87
42. Alister Howarth, 16 hcp, Woodsome Hall = 88
43. Mark Saville, 20 hcp, Outlane = 88
44. Ben Kaye, 19 hcp, Bradley Park = 88
45. Joshua McAspen, 19 hcp, Marsden = 89
46. Adam Richardson, 18 hcp, Bradley Park = 90
47. Chris Mattimoe, 20 hcp, Crosland Heath = 91
48. Michael Lakner, 20 hcp, Saddleworth = 91
49. Alex Malins, 15 hcp, Bradley Park = 91
50. Jack Woodhead, 9 hcp, Crosland Heath = 92
51. Lee Pickup, 18 hcp, Bradley Park = 97
52. Tom Pinder, 20 hcp, Willow Valley = 98
53. Aidan Ozanne, 18 hcp, Crow Nest Park = 99
54. K Broadbent, 20 hcp, Crow Nest Park = 99
55. Ben Phillips, 20 hcp, Bradley Park = 99
56. S Gledhill, 20 hcp, Longley Park = 100
57. L Hobson, 20 hcp, Crow Nest Park = 107
58. Jake Ross, 20 hcp, Bradley Park = 113
59. Michael Thomas, 20 hcp, Outlane = 133
60. Ben Quinn, 20 hcp, Elland = N/R
61. Chris Lawler, 7 hcp, Elland = N/R
62. L Higgins, 20 hcp, Crow Nest Park = N/R
63. J Heap, 10 hcp, Meltham = N/R
* unavailable for matchplay.