AN Otley golfer won the lady's final of the Harrogate and District Union Match Play Championships at Ripon City Golf Club on Sunday.

In a finale to the union summer events, the lady’s final was contested by Tracey Batty (Otley) and Joanne McBratney (Knaresbrough).

This was a very close competition with Tracey one up after three holes.

Holes four, five and six were halved. Tracey won the seventh and holes eight and nine halved.

On the tenth, both drives went into a group of trees on the right of the fairway.

Joanne’s second shot hit a tree and rebounded backwards, her third shot went into the trees to the right of the green and her chip was short.

With Tracey on the green for three Joanne conceded the hole.

The match was dormie – four after the 14th.

Tracey won the 15th and the match 4 and 3 to become the union’s 2018 lady’s match play champion.

In the men’s final James Gaskell (Ripon), the defending champion, played Dan White (Pannal).

It was a closely fought match with Dan steadily winning holes; he was four up after 12. James won the 13th and the pair halved the 14th.

At the 15th Dan's approach shot was short, whilst Jason was on the green with a 15 foot putt putt for the hole.

It wasn’t to be; Dan holed the chip and won the match 4 and 3 to become the union’s 2018 match play champion.