Former champion a substitute this year
Aug 14 2010 by Tim Taylor, The Journal
ENGLAND international Simon Lee, the 2008 Journal Champion of Champions, is teeing off in this season’s tournament as a substitute.
Lee plays for the same club, City of Newcastle, as the reigning Champion of Champions, Phil Ridden.
When this season’s club championship was played, winner Ridden finished ten shots ahead of runner-up Lee.
But Ridden was already guaranteed a spot in the Champions field as defending champion, so that left the City spot at Rockliffe Hall on September 5 open for Lee.
Ridden broke his own record total for the 36-hole City championship by four shots, his 132 leaving him 12 under par after rounds of 67 and 65.
ENTRIES TO DATE
PLUS THREE: Phil Ridden (City of Newcastle).
PLUS TWO: Ross Crowe (Westerhope), Simon Lee (City of Newcastle), Mark Penny (Morpeth).
PLUS ONE: Richard Aisbitt (Brancepeth Castle), Dan Beeson (Tyneside), Steven Dance (Ramside), Lewis Fairbairn (Goswick), Chris Hewitt (Beamish Park), Sean Jackson (Magdalene Fields), Graeme Marchbank (Durham City), Craig Penny (Newbiggin), Scott Phillips (Seaton Carew), Andy Scrimshaw (Prudhoe).
SCRATCH: Lloyd Bond (Hartlepool), Stuart Brown (Castle Eden), Martin Coup (Hexham), Ian Donaldson (Northumberland), Duncan Douglas (Slaley Hall), Neil Graham (Newcastle United), Martyn Jobling (Alnmouth Village), Lee McCavanagh (Woodham), Jason McGuire (Heworth), Gavin Nesbit (Boldon), Adam Rochester (Blackwell Grange), Mark Wharton (Matfen Hall).
ONE: Kristian Goldie (Gosforth), Dean Harmer (Burgham Park), John Hutton (Whickham), Greg Johnson (Wynyard), Jonny Lynn (Arcot Hall), Ian McEntee (South Moor), George Winter (Bedlingtonshire).
TWO: Mark Dawson (Bamburgh Castle), Paul Ward (Chester-le-Street).
THREE: Stephen Fairhurst (Crook), Tony Galloway (South Shields), John Hann (Mount Oswald Manor), Wayne Hewitt (Bishop Auckland), Jackson Kneeshaw (Oakleaf), Chris Parker (Birtley), John Parker (Ravensworth), Mark Sanderson (Longhirst Hall), Greg Southwick (Houghton-le-Spring), Euan Waller (Eaglescliffe).
FOUR: David Charlton (Ryton), Alex Christensen (Whitley Bay), Eddie Cuthbert (Whitburn), Phil Dalton (Haltwhistle), Derek Goldsmith (Wearside), Stuart Goodwin (Stressholme), Bradley Hildreth (Billingham), Richie Rutherford (Allendale).
FIVE: Phil Ansell (Close House), Neil Appleby (Ineos), Darren Arkle (Rothbury), Ronnie Dixon (Parklands), Paul Oliver (Wallsend), Richie Parsons (Dinsdale Spa).
SIX: Martin Lamb (Tynedale), Stuart Lowrey (Wooler), John Mcintyre (Garesfield), Jason Nicholls (Percy Wood).
SEVEN: Michael Cook (Knotty Hill), Kevin Honeybell (Stocksfield), Keith Lackenby (High Throston), Phil Stores (Headlam Hall).
