SOUTH Bradford Golf Club will be looking for a sensational treble this Sunday.

They have already won the two of the most prestigious events of the season so far by a single stroke, the Inter Club Fourball Championship on April 30, which was followed by the Nine-Hole Clubs Team Championship.

Andrew Busfield and Oliver Tasker were part of both of those triumphs, being joined by Scot Minto and Archie Rowntree for the latter.

Busfield, who is also the Bradford Golf Union captain, will be looking to secure another title for the club this weekend as he competes at the prestigious Bradford Open on Sunday, which is being hosted by Skipton Golf Club.

Discussing a potential victory at the Open, Busfield admitted that it would be a fitting end to a brilliant 2023.

He said: “It has already been a year to remember, for sure, but winning the Bradford Open would top it off brilliantly.

“Our captain at South Bradford, Andrew Crowe is on cloud nine at the moment and he’s not stopped smiling since being appointed as captain because of the recent success we’ve had. We always want to go that little bit further for him and this weekend will be no different.

“I’ll be playing for myself, the club and our captain on Sunday.”

Busfield, who achieved a remarkable hole in one in the Bradford Union President’s Day at Northcliffe back in 2021, admitted that he can’t wait to be back playing in the Bradford Open this weekend.

He said: “I always like to play in these events because there are so many young men now with such great ability, so it’s nice to see if I, at nearly 50 years old, can still compete with them.

“This competition is right up there in terms of the size of it, the talent that is involved and the history of the competition. Along with the Bradford Amateurs, traditionally both competitions have been the two biggest in terms of claiming bragging rights in the district.

“The only negative to it is that in recent years the numbers have dwindled a little bit, and you don’t seem to get as many people playing in these competitions anymore.

“20 to 30 years ago, we’d have had around 70 people playing in the Bradford Open but this year we’ve got around 30 players playing and none of the officials, including myself, at the Bradford Union can put a finger on why this is the case.

“It can’t be to do with the location of it because we vary that. It could be to do with the fact that it’s a 36-hole competition, but we’ve had mixed reactions when discussing this with the players.

“With the amount of talent we have in the Bradford Union, it’s disappointing really.”

Busfield added: “That being said, the players who are playing are of real quality. Jack Lampkin is competing and, of course, he’ll be going for victory after winning the other major.”

“We’ve got a great mix of young, middle aged and slightly older men playing in the tournament this weekend. Thankfully for me, I’ve hit a purple patch just at the right time, along with my teammates at South Bradford.

“If I can play to my handicap, which is 1 at the moment, then I’ll be happy. If anybody beats it, then they’ll be deserved winners because they’ll have been better on the day.”