About the Competition
The overall aim of the competition is to 'Support Junior Golf in your County' by donating as much of your entry fee as possible back to junior golf in your County. The Taskers Trophy Inter-Club Competitions are a team knockout golf competitions, for Men & Women aged 50 and over.
Taskers Trophy Inter-Club Knockout Golf Competitions are open to all clubs in
South Lancashire
Supporting Junior Golf through Lancashire Junior Golf Organisations
Derbyshire
Supporting Derbyshire County Golf Juniors
Staffordshire
Supporting Junior Golf via Staffordshire Union of Golf Clubs & Staffordshire Ladies County Golf Association
Sheffield & South Yorkshire
Supporting Junior Golf via Sheffield Union of Golf Clubs & Yorkshire Ladies County Golf Association
Warwickshire
Teams entering will support junior golf through Warwickshire County Golf Organisations
Nottinghamshire
Supporting Juniors through Nottinghamshire County Ladies Golf Association & Nottinghamshire Union of Golf Clubs
Lincolnshire
Supporting Lincolnshire Women's Golf Association & Lincolnshire Union of Golf Clubs Juniors
Leicestershire & Rutland
Supporting Junior Golf through Leicestershire and Rutland Ladies County Golf Association & Leicestershire & Rutland Golf Union
Men's Inter-Club Competition
Inter-Club knockout format, with teams of 7 male players aged 50 or over competing. Initial rounds are drawn on a zoned basis with winners from the first round going on to compete for ‘The Taskers Trophy’ and the losers from the first round going on to compete for ‘The Taskers Plate’ this ensures most teams are drawn into 2 rounds for their entry fee - subject to number of entries.
Women's Inter-Club Competition
Inter-Club knockout format, with teams of 7 female players aged 50 or over competing. Initial rounds are drawn into zones with the first round being played on a 2 legged basis both Home and Away. Entry is open to teams of 7 female players aged 50 and over from clubs in the participating regions.
3 Trophies 2 Competitions
The Taskers Trophy
Established in 2000 by Bobby Caple after the former Marstons competition closed, to form the current Men’s Inter-Club, supporting junior golf in your county
The Ian Burtoft Trophy
Introduced in 2011 The Ian Burtoft Trophy is presented to the winning Women's team. Ian Burtoft was Secretary to the Inter-club competition for many years and his invaluable contribution and dedication to this event helped develop it to where it is today. The annual awarding of this trophy, in Ian’s memory, will ensure that his legacy remains an integral part of the Inter-Club competitions
The Taskers Plate
Introduced in 2007, following sponsorship of the competition by Taskers UK, providing a parallel competition for Men knocked out in the first round
Should you require any further information, or any support in promoting the competition to clubs in your county, please do not hesitate to contact us, and we will be happy to assist.
Apart from the obvious financial reward to Junior Golf itself, the annual event gives an opportunity to all competitors to play new courses, meet more people and enjoy the superb ‘camaraderie’ that is the hallmark of this well-established tournament. It is not expensive… and it is great fun. We hope your club will become involved!
Our History
The current Taskers Trophy Inter-Club Golf Competition for the Over Fifties, was re-established in 2000 as the The Spondon Trophies, which was formed following the ‘Marstons’ competition having become defunct with the takeover of Marstons brewery in Burton upon Trent in 1999.
In 2000 it was re-sponsored by founding committee member 2000 Bobby Caple, and his then trophy business.
In 2007 Taskers UK joined in co-sponsorship of the competition and it became the Spondon Trophies Taskers UK Inter-Club, with their sponsorship they introduced the Taskers Plate, for Men’s teams knocked out in the first round.
In 2011 we introduced the Women’s Inter-Club competition competing for the Burtoft Trophy, with the first round match being played both home and away.
In 2013 Taskers UK agreed to become the sole title sponsor of the competition we know today the Taskers Trophy Inter-Club
Our Inter-Club journey began in 2000 when Bob Caple, former proprietor of a Derby trophy business and then Captain of Breadsall Priory at the time acknowledged the sad loss of an enormously popular annual event, ‘The Marstons Trophy’ and brought about its resurrection, in the form of ‘Spondon Trophies’ Interclub Knockout Competition for the over 50s, with the extension of the competition in 2007 with the addition of the Taskers Plate Competition.
Our Organising Committee
Blair Crawford
Secretary
Michael Crawford
Sponsor Taskers UK & Committee Memeber
Thanks also go to Mike Crawford of Taskers UK Ltd, and Past Captain of Breadsall Priory, for the introduction in 2006, of the ‘Taskers Plate’ competition, and becoming the sole sponsor in 2013 bringing the Inter-Club under the Taskers Trophy banner. Along with additional financial support and a prestigious trophy from Taskers, competing teams defeated in round one can continue through to the grand final in the ‘Plate’ competition, alongside the ‘Trophy’ competition.
In 2010 we announced the introduction, the Women’s Inter-Club, as we saw an opportunity to support junior golf further by opening up our tried and tested Inter-Club format to females in 2011, and introduced The Ian Burtoft Trophy, in memory of past competition secretary.
With the support over the years from Stuart Ross, Colin Annison, Mike Crawford and Ian Burtoft – all past Captains of Breadsall Priory, the event has raised the profile and provided funding for Junior Golf in your County – all of which was donated to promote junior golf in the counties of all participating clubs, via their associated County Unions.
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Our Past Winners
2021 Winners
2013 Winners
Spondon Trophy - Kedleston Park
Burtoft Trophy - Bondhay
Taskers Plate - Matlock
Final Hosts: Wollaton Park Golf Club
2012 Winners
Spondon Trophy - Chevin
Burtoft Trophy - Whittington
Taskers Plate - Cosby
Final Hosts: Wollaton Park Golf Club
2011 Winners
Spondon Trophy - Rotherham
Burtoft Trophy - Matlock
Taskers Plate - Burton on Trent
Final Hosts: Wollaton Park Golf Club
2010 Winners
Spondon Trophy - Burton on Trent
Taskers Plate - Whittington Heath
Final Hosts: Wollaton Park Golf Club
2009 Winners
Spondon Trophy - Matlock
Taskers Plate - Renishaw Park
Final Hosts: Erewash Valley Golf Club
2008 Winners
Spondon Trophy - Burton on Trent
Taskers Plate - Chapel en le Frith
2007 Winners
Spondon Trophy - Mapperley
Taskers Plate - Breadsall Priory
2006 Winners
Spondon Trophy - Kedleston Park
Taskers Plate - Willesley Park
2005 Winners
Spondon Trophy - Kedleston Park
2004 Winners
Spondon Trophy - Kedleston Park
Final Hosts - Breadsall Priory Golf Club
2003 Winners
Spondon Trophy - Matlock
Final Hosts - Breadsall Priory Golf Club
2002 Winners
Spondon Trophy - Radcliffe-on-Trent
Final Hosts - Breadsall Priory Golf Club
2001 Winners
Spondon Trophy - Shirland
Final Hosts - Breadsall Priory Golf Club
2000 Winners
Spondon Trophy - Burton on Trent
Final Hosts - Breadsall Priory Golf Club
(Re-)Established
Following the ‘Marstons’ competition having become defunct with the takeover of Marstons brewery in Burton upon Trent in 1999. In 2000 Bob Caple (then proprietor of Spondon Trophies) and Club Captain of Breadsall Priory Golf Club at the time acknowledged the sad loss of an enormously popular annual event and brought about its resurrection, in the form of the Spondon Trophy, with the aim of supporting junior golf in your county with the distribution of funds from the entry fee.
