Yorkshire golf: Sheffield take over from York at top of YIDU League

York, after starting with a win over champions Sheffield, topped the table going into the weekend with a perfect record from three matches.

But Halifax-Huddersfield triumphed 19-17 at Sandburn Hall, allowing Sheffield to take over at the top with a 27-9 win against East Riding at Wath.

Leeds charged back from an 8-4 lunch-time deficit to gain their first victory of the season, besting neighbours Bradford 19-17 at Headingley, and Harrogate lie third after winning 22-14 against Teesside at Middlesbrough.

Halifax-Huddersfield had trailed York by two points after the morning foursomes, but Dewsbury’s Dan Hartley earned early parity with a win in the top singles over Pike Hills’ experienced combatant Martin Brown.

It was the first of half a dozen afternoon triumphs for the visitors, who also halved two matches.

Sheffield led only 8-4 at halfway against East Riding, but Neil Stones’s side dominated the singles 19-5, only two matches going against them while Lindrick’s Nathan Fell halved with Brough’s Mark Woodall.

Bracken Ghyll totalled 78pts at Middlesbrough to win the Yorkshire Inter-District Union junior club championship.

Their team of Daniel Pelkowski (39pts), Findlay Robertson (39) and Harry Parker (24) finished five points clear of the field.

The host club’s James Swash (30), Aran Banerjee (38) and Joshua Davies (35) took second place on count back.

Malton & Norton also totalled 73 (Jack Boyd, 34; Christina Rumbelow, 39 and Poppy Rudd, 23 ) to place third.