Category: Individual Merit

Harry Church retained the Shropshire Verti-Drain & Turf Services Mid Shropshire Merit after edging out Sinclair team mate Ayden Smith 20 in a classic final. Harry led 10-2 early on as it looked like he would run away with it. However Ayden got back to 11-9 down before then leading 16-15. Harry went 17-16 up… Continue reading Shropshire Verti-Drain & Turf Services Mid Shropshire Merit Report

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

The draw for the finals of the 2026 Shropshire Verti-Drain & Turf Services Mid Shropshire Merit is below. The finals will start at Donnington Wood at 2 p.m. Dress code applies. There will be a raffle held so please bring some change. 1 Roy Bradburn Ellis Griffiths 2 Rob Clarke John Potter 3 Gareth Jones… Continue reading Shropshire Verti-Drain & Turf Services Mid Shropshire Merit Finals Day Draw

The finals of the 2026 Shropshire Verti-Drain & Turf Services Mid Shropshire Merit will take place on Saturday 27th June at 2 p.m. at Donnington Wood. The draw will take place later today at the Over 60s Merit. Dress code applies. Prize Money is below: Winner – £200Runner-up – £100Semi Finalist – £70Quarter Finalist –… Continue reading Shropshire Verti-Drain & Turf Services Mid Shropshire Merit Venue & Draw Details

We have our final 5 qualifiers for the finals of the Shropshire Verti-Drain & Turf Services on Saturday 27th June. Thank you to those who ran the qualifiers and those who hosted them. Allscott Heath John Potter qualified once again as he beat Phil Wain 12, Karen Smith 17 and Al Jarvis 16. Ellis Griffiths… Continue reading Shropshire Verti-Drain & Turf Services Mid Shropshire Merit Wednesday Qualifying Review

The final 5 spots will be decided tonight across three greens for the Shropshire Verti-Drain & Turf Services Mid Shropshire Merit. Former winner Paul Beer is at Allscott Heath, along with former Dixon & Driscoll winner John Potter. Youngsters Ellis Griffiths and Jack Peach will be on a high after helping Shropshire win on Sunday,… Continue reading Shropshire Verti-Drain & Turf Services Mid Shropshire Merit Wednesday Qualifying Preview

We have our 11 qualifiers for the 2026 Shropshire Verti-Drain & Turf Services Mid Shropshire Senior Merit Finals Day on Saturday 27th June at 2. Well done to our qualifiers. Thank you to all the clubs who hosted and to those who ran the qualifiers. Allscott Former Dixon & Driscoll Doubles winner Nick Mullinder qualified… Continue reading Shropshire Verti-Drain & Turf Services Mid Shropshire Senior Merit Friday Qualifying Report