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Champs clash in golf

18/ 7/2008

IT IS a clash of the past champions in the last 16 of the Observer Golf Shield.

Defending champion Dave Grimshaw has been drawn against 2005 winner Jason Ashworth and the in-form pair will face each other at Accrington Golf Club.

"It promises to be a cracking match," said Dave, 49, who saw off youngster Chris Nuttall in a tight final last year.

"I know Jason well and I know his game as he knows mine. I play off five and I think he is two so I will get two shots. It will be tough."

All but one of the last 16 are from Accrington Golf Club with only Paul Swan, a 2004 finalist, flying the flag for his club Green Haworth.

"It doesn’t surprise me as there are a lot of good players at Accrington," said Dave, who has had quite a smooth passage to the last 16.

"I played Graham Yates in the club knock-out recently and that was a close match. I had to give him 15 shots under the new rules and, although I won, that seemed a lot.

"Carl Taylor is doing well as is Shaun Taylor and Thomas Briggs is a young lad who is coming through.

"It looks like it could be an all Accrington final - although I know Swanny will have something to say about that!"

LAST 16

• W Rimmington (Acc) v J O'Boyle (Acc)
• D Grimshaw (Acc) v J Ashworth (Acc)
• A Smith (Acc) v J Eddleston (Acc)
• T Briggs (Acc) v G Yates (Acc)
• A Guest (Acc) v S Taylor (Acc)
• A Lewis (Acc) v S McIntyre Jnr (Acc)
• C Taylor (Acc) v R McWade (Acc)

All the above matches to be played at Accrington.

• T Gill (Acc) v P Swan (Gn Haworth) to be played at Rossendale

FOURTH ROUND RESULTS

• Terry Gill (Acc) beat Ken Claxon (Ross) retired
• G yates (Acc) beat K Fish (Acc) 3&1
• A Lewis (Acc) beat G Croston (Acc) 2up
• T Briggs (Acc) beat P Mara (Acc) 4&3
• J Eddleston (Acc) beat P Kirkland (Gt Har)
• S Taylor (Acc) beat Mark Aspin (Gt Har) 5&4
• D Grimshaw (Acc) beat D Fisher (Acc) 6&5
• R Mcwade (Acc) beat A Rothwell (Ross) 6&4
• A Guest (Acc) beat A Yeates (Acc) 4&2
• C Taylor (Acc) beat D Byrom (Acc) 3&2
• W Rimmington (Acc) beat P Mabbutt (Bax) 2&1
• S McIntyre jnr (Acc) beat E walton (Rish) w/o
• J O'Boyle (Acc) beat P Rothwell (Ross) 19th hole
• A Smith (Acc) beat M Rigg (aCC) 5&4
• J Ashworth (Acc) beat A Thompson (Gn Haw) 2&1
• P Swan (Gn Haw) beat N Grimshaw (RIs) 20th hole

All matches are to be played by Sunday 3 August with results into the Observer office by Monday 4 August before 10am. The next meeting is at 8pm on Monday 4 August at Whalley GC with the quarter-finallists expected to attend.