Horsley Lodge Golf Club, Derby, hosted the Annual Inter-Counties competition in 2010.

Teams from the Captains Societies of Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Northamptonshire and Leicestershire & Rutland competed for the Alan Packer Trophy.

 

Despite a very heavy thunderstorm halfway through the afternoon all the competitors managed to complete their rounds without too much delay.

Derbyshire came out on top with an aggregate of 189 points from the best five scores to count with Northamptonshire coming second with 185 points on count back from Nottinghamshire. Only one point separated them from Leicestershire and Rutland.

The five Derbyshire winning players were Derek Northin, Peter Taylor, John Weselby, David Bull & Nigel Reeve. Mike Grieff won the Nottinghamshire individual prize with the Leicestershire winner being Malcolm Riddle and Brendan Sharkey the Northamptonshire victor. Tony Rogers as the best over 70.

At the prize presentation the Horsley Lodge Captain Nigel Reeve welcomed all the players of which there were some 140 from the above counties and the visiting Society Captains and Presidents made suitable responses.

The Derbyshire Captain Peter Brabbing received the Trophy on behalf of his players and afforded most grateful thanks to John Salt and Horsley Lodge for their hospitality.

In conclusion he presented cheques to the staff at Horsley in gratitude for the service all had received. Nottinghamshire are to host the 2011 competition.