MYTTON Fold professional Mike Bardi has had an excellent start to the season with first place in the opening ELPGA Alliance meeting at Hesketh and second place in the second event of the season at Marriott Worsley Park.

On the amateur front, The Post Office Bogey Cup was held in glorious sunshine on Saturday. Mark Jeffrey (+7) was the winner.

Divisional prizes -- Division One: Ray Standring (3), 2 Steve Brooks (2). Division Two: 1 Gary Davies (6), 2 Jim Chambers (6). Division Three: 1 Steve Shoreman (5), 2 Stuart Mayor 4.

Jake Chadwick and Roger Altham, representing Mytton Fold, have progressed to the next round of The Daily Mail Foursomes Tournament with a solid win against the Clitheroe Golf Club pairing of Steve Dean and Peter Harrison.

The Mytton Fold Junior Team had an excellent 8-0 league victory away at Green Haworth