ELSHAM GOLFER BECOMES LINCOLNSHIRE CHAMPION - JUST LIKE TONY JACKLIN

Elsham golfer Adam Barnard has followed in the footsteps of world famous player Tony Jacklin - pictured above at Brigg Recreation Ground in the early 1970s - by becoming a Lincolnshire champion.
Elsham Golf Club spokesman Peter Thompson kindly informs us that Adam, also pictured, is the new Lincolnshire Amateur Golf Champion, having hit two fantastic rounds of 65 and 68 at Holme Hall to win the prestigious event by 3 shots. Adam plays off a handicap of +1 and is the first Elsham player to win the title for 30 years.
This rang a bell with Brigg Blog and a bit of checking confirmed that Tony - now an honorary member of the Elsham club - won the Lincolnshire Boys’ Championship and the Elsham Open in 1958, as a mere 13-year-old.
Scunthorpe-born Tony won the British and the United States Open titles around 50 years ago when he lived in Elsham, playing and practising on our local course between tournaments.
Tony attended Brigg Preparatory School's sports day at the Rec as a VIP guest circa 1970 and our Brigg Blog archive picture shows him arriving in his top-of-the-range car. The picture of Adam comes courtesy of Peter Thompson.