The final day of County Match Week 2026 and Durham are playing Northumberland this morning. Another tough day for Durham but at least the sun was out for most of the morning. Unfortunately we lost to Northumberland 4-1. Many thanks to everyone who came to support the team and all the members of Eaglescliffe golf club who made us feel so welcome and helped with ball spotting and scoring. Well done to all the team who played some exceptional golf during the competition. Also ma

Another damp morning I'm afraid but not quite such an early start for Durham today with our match against Cheshire. Another tough day at the office for team Durham with the a hail storm in the middle of the match against Cheshire. There were some sunny intervals between the showers but sadly Durham lost 4-1. The afternoon matches got off to a quiet start. However, there was thunder nearby which, as it got closer, turned into a hail shower with lightening. The players had to b

To see the current leader board and other information regarding County Match Week at Eaglescliffe please click here. Preparations well underway for CMW 2026 with team kit set out in the locker room. The weather was lovely for the team photographs and the practice session. The new patio area at Eaglescliffe was spoilt by some random officials messing about! Day 1 Morning match against Yorkshire It was raining quiite hard when the Durham team teed off against Yorkshire. However

A total of 51 teams competed for the Vine Trophy at Durham City Golf Course. The winning team, representing Wickham and consisting of Wendy Robison, Julie Cornish, and Claire Watson, produced an excellent score of 87 points to claim victory. Finishing a close second on 86 points was the Brancepeth team of Jennifer Dixon, Pauline Cooper, and Val Brown. A huge thank you to Durham City Golf Club for hosting the event and making everyone feel so welcome. Thanks also to all the co

Durham have the honour of hosting Northern Counties Match week this year. It is being held at Eaglescliffe golf club from Monday 8th June until Wednesday 10th June. Teams from the 6 Northern Counties will play each other during the 5 session (2 foursomes and 3 singles) with both the winners and second place going forward to the national final at Betchworth Park golf club on 28th - 31st July. The draw for this years matches can be found here. The squad would welcome as many su

Congratulations to Millie Hixon, member at Seaton Carew and at Wearside GC on winning the 2026 North England Women's Amateur Championship. Millie began the week with an excellent opening 70 at Goswick Golf Club before rounds of 74 and 71 at Seaton Carew which saw her finish level par across 54 holes earning her a five shot victory.

The County Championship was finally completed today with the final match between Ella Crang of Seaton Carew Golf Club and Kayla Hall of Durham City Golf Club. While warm sunshine had been expected, the players instead faced light drizzle throughout the round. Ella secured the title with a 3&2 victory on the 16th hole. This marks Ella’s second County Championship title, having previously won in 2022 when the event was held at Seaton Carew Golf Club. At that time, she was a mem

Congratulations to Diane Clark and Christine Constable from Blackwell Grange, who won the Four-ball Better Ball at Darlington with an impressive score of 68. Sue Jones and Melissa Jones (pictured) from George Washington came 2nd with 70. Best Gross was won by Margaret Nisbet and Lis Greenwell from Castle Eden with 85. They are also pictured here with the Foggatt Spoons

County Match Week is being held at Eaglescliffe this year from Sunday 7th June (practice round) until Wednesday 10th June. The team from Durham will be playing each of the other 5 Northern Division Counties over the 2.5 day event. The squad was announced today after the first two knockout rounds of the Championship had been completed (the semi-finals will be held tomorrow evening with the final on Thursday evening at Brancepeth). The squad is as follows:- Lucy Ashworth - Hobs

It is with regret that we inform you that Viv Atkinson died yesterday, peacefully in hospital with her family by her side. Viv was a member at Whitburn Golf Club from the early 1970s. She played regularly on the teams, was Lady and Club Secretary at Whitburn and moved on to both DCLGA committee as well as the Past Captain's Society where she served as both Secretary and President. An active supporter of golf from Club to County for many years. She is remembered with fondness