Wootton claims trophy success but misses record

DAVID Wootton had the course record at Swansea Bay in his sights during the Silver King Ball Trophy only to squander his chance near the end of his round.

With 41 points, Wootton did win the event from four-handicapper Richie Evans but he was left thinking what might have been having charged to -5 after 14 holes.

However, three dropped shots on the last few greens meant the three-handicapper just missed out on the record. Rikki Allen was third with 38 points.

Aled and Jane Thomas teamed up to win the D C Morgan Cup at Carmarthen, with a net score of 64.8. Ann and Ray Heath were second and Gwenallt Jones and Anne Williams were third.

Langland Bay is hosting its open week with a number of tournaments taking place. Jerry Steele and Dave Gibson of the home club showed the rest of the teams in the Seniors’ Fourball Betterball a clean pair of heels.

The duo registered 44 points to win by one from Tudor Weatherly & Alan Thomas. Meanwhile, Mary Hughes and Judith Roberts were just pushed into second place by Gill Lennox and Jo Bond in the Ladies’ Australian Spoons.

Fredrick Holland claimed the Junior Stableford Boys competition at Ashburnham with a three-point margin of victory over Tomos Davies and Elis Staines while Jean Peace took the Broomhill Cup with a net 71.

It was close in the Harry Cass Cup but in the end Lynette Bassett and Jordan Williams’s 48 points were one better than Huw Dixon and Fiona Halpin.

The fourth round of the Seniors’ Dawn Patrol at Derllys Court went the way of Frank Simons, but only by the finest of margins from three of the Joneses – Handel, Peter and Phillip.

Thirteen-handicap Simons edged it with 40 points to secure 10 league points while the other three all carded 39 to seal nine league points.

Results

Ashburnham

Broomhill Cup & GUW 6; 1. Jean Peace net 71, 2. Eleanor Roberts 75, 3. Sophie Anderson 76

Junior Stableford Boys; 1. Fredrick Holland 41pts, 2. Tomos Davies 38, 3. Elis Staines 38

Harry Cass Cup; 1. Lynette Bassett & Jordan Williams 48pts, 2. Huw Dixon & Fiona Halpin 47, 3. Sally Forrester & Timothy Forrester 44pts

Carmarthen

D C Morgan Cup; 1. Aled Thomas & Jane Thomas net 64.8, 2. Ann Heath & Ray Heath 65.8, 3. Gwenallt Jones & Anne Williams 66

Derllys Court

Dawn Patrol; 1. Frank Simons 40pts, 2. Handel Jones, Peter Jones, Phillip Jones 39pts

Langland Bay

Open Week Seniors’ Fourball Betterball; 1. Jerry Steele & Dave Gibson 44pts, 2. Tudor Weatherly & Alan Thomas 43, 3. K. Jones & M. Ellis. (Pontypridd) 41, 4. J. James & M. Davies (South Pembs) 41

Open Week Ladies’ Team Stableford; 1. L. Sparks, A. Jenkins & G. Higgins net 86, 2. C. Jones, S. Harris & H. Morse 83, 3. T. Crawshaw, J. Hamlyn Davies & C. Skubala 80, 4. G. Lennox, J. Bond & S. Mcfadzean 80

Men’s Singles Stableford; 1. M. Edwards 37pts, 2. M. Sullivan 37pts, 3. D. Johnson (Fairwood) 37, 4. S. Cordy (Radyr) 37

Mixed Foursomes Cup; 1. R. Lewis & P. Lewis 37pts, 2. P. Matthews & R. Matthews 37, 3. R. Bond & R. Carter 36

Ladies Australian Spoons; 1. Gill Lennox & Jo Bond 38pts, 2. Mary Hughes & Judith Roberts 37

Monday Stableford; 1. T. Padfield 40pts, 2. C. Edwards 40, 3. R. Halliday 37

June Monthly Medal; (div one) 1. S. Davies net 69, 2. K. Barry 70, 3. R. Halliday 70, (div two) 1. J. Francis 73, 2. P. Wade 73, 3. J. Lamb 76, (div three) 1. R. Crawshaw 74, 2. T. Greenslade 74, 3. A. Evans 75

Swansea Bay

Scratch Knockout Qualifier; 1. G. Mellor net 70, 2. T. Watkins 72, 3. T. Hubbard 73

Silver King Ball Trophy; 1. David Wootton 41pts, 2. Richie Evans 41, 3. Rikki Allen 38