The club can boast four players who have gained England Amateurs International Honours. These successes have spanned five decades from the fifties to the nineties.

England v France International at Royal St.Georges, Sandwich, May 1952

T.J.Shorrock, Sam Brough, Alan Turner, M.J.Pearson, P.R.Scrutton, E.B.Millward, Stanley Lunt (Captain), J.D.A.Langle, I.R.Patey.

Terry was in joint company with four Walker Cup players.

Terry Shorrock

A very stylish left hander, Terry played in the first post - war English Boys Championship in 1946 when he reached the semi final stage. He was first capped for England Boys in 1947 and earned his full England Cap in 1952 against France. In that same year he reached the final of the English Matchplay Championship at Burnham and Berrow Golf Club where he lost 2 down to Ernest Millward. Terry played for Lancashire many times.

In 1966-1967 he became Club Captain at NMGC. He is still an active golfer but has not been a member at North Manchester for some years.

The English Boys International team, August 1972, Steven Hadfield is second from the right on the back row with Sandy Lyle to his right

Steven Hadfield

A most talented player who played twice for England Boys in 1972 and 1973 and later for the British Youth Team alongside the likes of Sandy Lyle, Mark James and Peter McEvoy.

At the age of 16 in 1973 he became the youngest holder of the Carris Trophy and in 1973 won the Lancashire Boys title. Whilst only 18 he became the youngest scratch golfer in the country. He represented Lancashire on 25 occasions before turning professional in 1980. In 1981 he joined the European Circuit and had several years as a tournament professional, qualifying for the Open Championship at Birkdale in 1983 and St. Andrews in 1984. In more recent times he has lived and played in the U.S.A. but has now returned to the area where he is now a professional at Castle Hawke Golf Club, Rochdale.

The English Team 1986 at Troon, with Steve Hamer on the left in the back row.

Steven Hamer

A most accomplished golfer with a record unsurpassed in Northern Amateur golf. Steven first played for England in 1983 and in all had won a total of 22 caps by 1987. He registered 13 wins for his country and played in the company of several fine players, some of whom have since graced the professional ranks, Paul Broadhurst, David Gilford, Russell Claydon, Steven Richardson and Peter McEvoy. As an amateur he qualified for the Open Championship at Royal Birkdale in 1983 and at Muirfield in 1987. In those same two years he won the Lancashire Open. In 1983 he won the Berkshire Trophy, in 1986 he was runner up in the Brabazon at Sunningdale, and in 1987 was runner up in the English Strokeplay Championship. Since 1976 he has represented Lancashire well over one hundred times and has won more than 30 scratch titles. He is a Life member of the club and although now finished with representative golf, continues to be an active player.

European Schools Team Championship. Scotland, England, Wales and Sweden. Dunbar, East Lothian, June 1993. Chris Shaugnessy is middle row far right.

Chris Shaugnesy

The future of the Club is in good hands with a number of promising young players on the horizon. Chris Shaugnessy is the latest of our international quartet. Chris, with a handicap of 2, was selected twice in 1993 to represent England Schools. He played in a mixed 12 - man England v Scotland team at Longniddry, won his match 4 and 3 and then was selected for a 4 - man England team in the European Schools Championship at Dunbar against Scotland, Wales and Sweden where he won two of his matches, only losing to the Swedish player who reached the final of the English Boys Matchplay Championship.

At 16 years of age Chris still has a long way to go to achieve his professional ambitions and if he is as succesful as his international predecessors at the Club, he will have done very well indeed.