In a break from the European Tour, Chris Hanson was joined by journalist Chris Stratford (20) to card a score of 44 points to win the Alliance pro-am.

They finished two points ahead of joint second-placed Nigel Hirst and Carl Smallpage (5) of Dewsbury and Adam Cryer and Andy Cryer (10) of West End.

Stratford used his shots well to contribute five net birdies to Hanson’s three.

Mark Campbell (8) and Nick Day (8) of Crow Nest Park edged the am-am with 42 points from seven pairs on 41 points.

In second place on a back six count-back were Gary Atkin (10) and Paul Reynolds (13) of Outlane, while in third were Jake Smith (14) and Michael Illingworth (13) of Outlane and Crosland Heath.

The recent dry spell had left Bradley Hall in good condition with just a few wet areas, and the greens were firm and quite true.

It was cold and overcast but with no rain and light winds.

The next Alliance is the Ron Parkinson Trophy at Todmorden on Tuesday, April 5.