Bishop Auckland Golf Club

28/09/2026

Week 10 of the Dales Alliance saw the team visit Bedale GC and, although some of our scoring wasn’t great, the end result was. With both our and our nearest rivals (Blackwell Grange) scoring complete, we knew that we had finished 2pts ahead of them. The state of play was that if, in the final pair, Crook scored 37pts or Catterick scored 34 pts, they would finish the day in between ourselves and Blackwell. Catterick DID score the magic 34, meaning we gained 2 league points on Blackwell, giving us an unassailable lead going in to the last 2 weeks.

*BISHOP AUCKLAND GC ARE THE DALES ALLIANCE CHAMPIONS 2026!*

Scores for our pairs on the day were:

34pts – Alan Barker & David Whales
36pts – Michael Spence & Adam Sullivan
34pts – Carl Twinn & Mark Ssanderson
42pts – Mark Walker & Robbie Wilson
33pts – Wayne Hewitt & Wayne Mundy

Mark & Robbie’s excellent score was good enough for 3rd best score on the day – winning the guys £25.

With the final 2 games remaining, the league table now reads:

49pts – Bishop Auckland GC
38pts – Blackwell Grange GC
37pts – Bedale GC
32pts – Crook GC
28pts – Catterick GC
26pts – Thirsk & Northallerton GC

Dales Team Manager, Wayne Mundy, commented – ‘after many years of trying, I’m absolutely delighted to have secured the win – thanks to all players who have scrapped for the club over the season’.

This Saturday (3rd October) sees the team visit Blackwell Grange GC. Good luck to those playing

22/09/2026

Week 9 of the Dales Alliance saw the team visit Thirsk & Northallerton GC and the result saw us extend our lead at the top of the table.

Some excellent performances from our boys in blustery conditions resulted in a second-placed finish for BAGC, behind the hosts who had some huge scores on the day. Our nearest rivals, Blackwell Grange had an off day and finished in 5th place, meaning we increased our lead on them by 3 points.

Scores for our pairs on the day were:

41pts – Niall Bennison & Stewart Breckon
41pts – Wayne Hewitt & Wayne Mundy
35pts – Steve Ridley & Alan Barker
40pts – Lewis Donohue & Carl Twinn
37pts – Andy Gardiner & Robbie Wilson

Prizes for BAGC players on the day were – 5th place for Wayne & Wayne (£15) and a sleeve of balls for Steve & Alan, following a two from Steve.

With just 3 games to go, the league table now reads:

45pts – Bishop Auckland GC
36pts – Blackwell Grange GC
31pts – Bedale GC
27pts – Crook GC
25pts – Catterick GC
25pts – Thirsk & Northallerton GC

A maximum of 10 points are required from the last 3 games to secure the title. This Saturday (26th September) sees the team visit Bedale GC. Good luck to those playing.

19/09/2026

13/09/2026

On Saturday 12.9.26 the Dales Alliance team visited Catterick and, despite registering a very good score, they finished on the wrong side of a close result - coming in 3rd place overall with only a single stableford point covering the top 3!

Scores for the Bishop pairs on the day were:

40pts - Stewart Breckon & Adam Sullivan
38pts - David Whales & David Marr
40pts - Steve Whittaker & Paul Proctor
39pts - Derek Collinson & Harry Dixon
40pts - Robbie Wilson & Wayne Mundy

Despite the third-place finish on the day, the lads extend their lead at the top of the league table to 6pts with four fixtures remaining.

Next game is at Thirsk & Northallerton GC on 19.9.26.

12/09/2026

The 41th Bishop Auckland Bowl

1st Jamie Birkbeck 69 + 70 = 139, £500
2nd Tom Hartshorne 72 + 70 = 142, £300
3rd Luke Bonser 71 + 73 = 144, £150
4th Richard Aisbitt 74 + 72 = 146, £100
Tied 5th Jack Richardson 74 + 73 = 147 £40
Tied 5th Lewis Rowley 69 + 78 = 147 £40
Best Nett David Gray 74 & 72 = 146, £150

Well done to all prize winners and thank you for everyone who entered which made the day a huge success.

Thanks to all our catering staff for making the day run smoothly by feeding and watering the players and to our greenstaff for presenting the course in good condition.

Finally, congratulations to our winner Jamie Birkbeck who has played two marvellous rounds in very testing conditions to win his 5th Bowl.

Fantastic achievement, well done Jamie 👏🏻

Mark Walker
Tournament Organiser.

10/09/2026

⭐️ Last chance to enter ⭐️
4 slots left for the Bishop Auckland Bowl this Saturday 12th September 2026
Book now via our website

https://bishopaucklandgolfclub.co.uk

07/09/2026

Saturday 5th September 2026 saw the gents team compete in the first of the autumn fixtures in the Dales Alliance at Crook GC, hoping to continue their good form from the spring.

Some excellent performances from our boys in difficult, windy, conditions resulted in a win for BAGC, to extend our lead at the top of the table. Final scoring was tight, with us edging out our title rivals Blackwell Grange by a single point and with only 4 stableford points covering the top 4 teams!

Scores for our pairs on the day were:

42pts – John Howarth & Mark Howarth
35pts – Wayne Hewitt & Wayne Mundy
31pts – Alan Barker & David Whales
36pts – Brad Main & Kevin Strange
40pts – Steve Ridley & Lewis Donohue

The 42pts from the Howarth brothers won the prize for best score on the day, pipping two other pairs who also scored 42, due to their sensational back 9, where they scored 24 points. The guys were rewarded with 2 dozen Pro Vs and £35 for their efforts. A further 4 golf balls was their prize for scoring a two. Rounding off the individual prizes was Lewis, who won nearest the pin on the 7th hole – another half dozen balls making their way back to Bishop!

After 7 of the 12 fixtures, the league table now reads:

36pts – Bishop Auckland GC
31pts – Blackwell Grange GC
27pts – Bedale GC
20pts – Crook GC
19pts – Catterick GC
14pts – Thirsk & Northallerton GC

This Saturday (12th September) sees the team visit Catterick GC where we hope to keep up the momentum. Good luck to those playing.

15/08/2026

Men’s Open 15th August 2026

Many thanks to all the teams that entered in to the Gent’s pairs open today. Thanks also to the green-keepers, games and the kitchen staff who helped to make the day a success.

1st - S. Dowd & P. Gordon – 46 pts £120 each
2nd - D. Lamb & G. Berry – 45 pts £95 each
3rd - S. Ridley & S. Maguire – 44 pts (23 b9) £70 each
4th - R. Wilson & K. Jones – 44 pts (21 b9) £45 each
5th – A. Barker & D. Whales – 43 pts (23 b9) £25 each

All ties were decided on countbacks and vouchers will be issued to the Pro Shop.
We hope you enjoyed the day and look forward to welcoming you back again next year.

18/06/2026

On Wednesday 17th June the Men’s TSU Team travelled to Blackwell Grange golf club for our 7th game of the season which leads us to the halfway stage.

In the Scratch section Kevin Hamilton started us off with a great 7&6 victory, followed by Ben Mawson 5&3, John Howarth 2up, Mike Henson 1up and Wayne hewitt scraping a half which gave this section 9 points!

In the Handicap section the guys were giving away shots in every game! We had a dominant win from Richard Reed after returning to the starting line up 6&4, Craig Wren followed with a 3&2 win, Adam Peart won 1up, and Davey Elliot battled for a half which gave this section 7 points!

Final result :-

Blackwell Grange 8
Bishop Auckland 16

A fantastic away result in which always proves to be a difficult fixture.

The course was in great condition and I’d like to thank Blackwell for there amazing hospitality throughout the night and wish them all the best for the rest of the season.

Our next Fixture at home to Barnard Castle GC.

Team Manager
Derek Collinson

15/06/2026

On Sunday 14th June the gents team visited Seaham GC to continue their quest to reach the finals of the Academia Matchplay in Spain.

Each of our five players were giving shots to their opponents, so it was going to prove a tough ask.

Out first for BAGC was Chris Thompson, who found himself 3 down with 3 to play but staged a fightback to take his match the distance. His opponent managed a half on the 18th meaning he won 1 up.

Adam Peart was at number two and had to give his opponent 8 shots. The Seaham member played solid golf and managed to edge out Adam late on.

At three was David Elliott, who had a very tight match, where there was never more than one hole in it – sadly, David lost 1 down.

Richard Reed played really well and triumphed 3&2, despite conceding 6 shots to his opponent.

Our rear gunner on the day was ex-Seaham member, Paul King. Paul was involved in another close game and shook hands with his opponent on the 18th tee for a friendly half, when the news filtered through that we could no longer win the tie.

The final score of 3.5 – 1.5 to Seaham GC means that the dream of Spain is over for this year.

Joint team manager, Mark Walker, commented ‘a strong performance from our guys and with a little more luck, we could have won but credit to the guys from Seaham GC. Thanks to the captain, manager and players from Seaham who looked after us well on the day and played in a great spirit – good luck to them for the rest of their campaign. Finally, thanks to the players, caddies and supporters from BAGC – we’ll be back in 2027!’