NORTHALLERTON College is celebrating after being crowned inter-school golf champions of 2014.

The tournament was held at Bedale Golf Club recently and featured representatives from Allertonshire School, Bedale High School and Mowbray School as well as a boys and a girls team from Northallerton College.

Professional golf Coach Steve Pearce has spent time in each school taking the students through some of the basic skills and then students were invited back to Bedale Golf Club where they received further instruction.

Students were asked to nominate six people to represent their school in the inter-school tournament and a total of 31 students took part.

Matthew Kettlewell, golf development committee chairman, said: “I would like to thank the schools for their support throughout this scheme we have been running since March.

“We hope that this event can be run annually, and we look forward to working with all of the schools again in the near future.”

Bedale Golf Club funded the work with assistance of a Sport England Grant which it received in March. The grant also went towards improving practice facilities.

Junior membership is available at Bedale Golf Club from £70 a year. Visit www.bedalegolfclub.com for further information, or call 01677 422451.