Author: Rob Burroughs

The finals of the 2026 Shropshire Verti-Drain & Turf Services takes place later today at Donnington Wood starting at 2 p.m.  There are only three former winners in the field. Harry Church, the defending Champion, has Rob Stevenson first up which will be a tough start to his defence. Roy Bradburn won this in 2007,… Continue reading Shropshire Verti-Drain & Turf Services Mid Shropshire Merit Preview

Please find below player profiles of our 16 qualifiers in the Shropshire Verti-Drain & Turf Services. 1. Roy Bradburn (Bowring)Roy is a former winner of this event back in 2007, and also won the Over 60s Merit just last year. A former Donnington player but mainly on the other green, he moved to the Bowring… Continue reading 2026 Merit Countdown: Player Profiles

A look back at the Qualifying for this year’s Shropshire Verti-Drain & Turf Services Mid Shropshire Merit. Qualifying: Allscott Heath Former Dixon & Driscoll Doubles winner Nick Mullinder qualified at Allscott, beating Phil Griffiths 15 and Jamie Pritchard 4. Gareth Jones got through by defeating Rowan Fuller 4, Owen Cherrington 2 and Pete Burd 15. Steve… Continue reading 2026 Merit Countdown: The Qualifying

We look back at last year’s Shropshire Verti-Drain & Turf Services Mid Shropshire Senior Merit. Harry Church followed in his dad’s footsteps and won the 2025 Shropshire Verti-Drain & Turf Services Mid Shropshire Merit. He beat Kate Wainwright 8 in the final after going 13-3 up. In the Semi Finals, Kate raced 12-1 up on… Continue reading 2026 Merit Countdown: Look at 2025