THE race to make the Cock of the North final at Tredegar & Rhymney is set for an exciting finish with both leading pairs feeling the pressure in the latest round of league matches.
In division one, John Davies and Leon Hillman were beaten for only the second time this season, while in division two Mike Shepherd and Glenn Trigg had to settle for a draw with just two points separating the top three teams.
Davies and Hillman lost to Darren Sullivan and Mike Sutton, who are tied for third themselves, and now sit level on 22 points overall alongside Mark Davies and Gwyn Board.
They actually missed out on the chance to take over the lead from Davies and Hillman after being held to a draw by Neil Davies and Glyn Jones.
With two rounds left before the top pair in each division playoff for the Cock of the North title, that failure to take advantage of Davies and Hillman’s setback could yet come back to haunt Davies and Board.
It’s still likely to be a two-horse race in division one, though Gareth Owen and Sean Scannell, who share third with Sullivan and Sutton on 19 points, will be left wondering what might have been after they were humbled by Mike Russell and Sean Thomas.
Three pairs have a mathematical chance of claiming top spot in division two with Nick Watkins and Alan Borja cutting Shepherd and Trigg’s lead to one point with victory over John and Roy Jones. David Dennehy and Will Price are a further point behind Watkins and Borja on 22.
However, unlike division one, there is only one round of fixtures left in the second division, so Shepherd and Trigg are in pole position though they could still be caught. Trigg was indebted to his teammate last time out as Shepherd had to play without his partner who was unavailable.
There was no Winter League action at Wernddu this week, instead the club held a stableford competition which was won by Steve Johnson with 44 points. Alan Howells was second on 41 and Mike Colling was third with 40 points.
Llanwern overcame stiff opposition from a strong Newport team to win their Daily Mail Foursomes clash by three matches to two.
The hosts’ Tony Lewis defeated Newport’s Julian Sansom by one hole before Declan Ryan levelled the tie with a 2&1 victory over Jonathan Davidson.
Llanwern’s Jack Davidson defeated Stuart Westly, a former champion at both clubs, 3&2 but back came Newport again and Daniel King beat Richard Taylor by the same score. However, the home club’s Gareth Ottewell got the better of Andrew Williams 3&2 to seal the win.
Results
Monmouth
Sunday Stableford; (div one) 1. S. Williams 42pts, 2. B. Hapgood 41pts, 3. S. Spary 37pts, (div two) 1. N. Hollingsbess 38pts, 2. R. Whitehouse 38pts, 3. S. Meredith 37pts
Pontypool
18-hole Stableford; (0-14 Hcp) 1. A. Manley 40pts, 2. M. Roden 39pts, 3. J. Lewis 37pts, (15-28 Hcp) 1. J. Rogers 43pts, 2. P. Richards 42pts, 3. S. Johnson 41pts
Wernddu
Club Stableford; 1. S. Johnson 44pts, 2. A. Howells 41pts, 3. M. Colling 40pts
Friday 16 March 2012
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