Williams lands double at Carmarthen Finals weekend

AS many as 13 trophies were handed out at Carmarthen last weekend as the West Wales club held its two-day finals extravaganza.

With men’s, ladies’, mixed and junior competitions taking place no fewer than 18 members got their hands on some silverware with Tom Williams the only golfer to taste victory twice.

On his own, Williams won the McGarvie Cup with a one-hole victory over Chris Reynolds and teamed up with Ian Elias, who lost the Gog Cup to Meirion Griffiths by the same margin, to claim the T S Davies Cup.

Williams was denied a treble when Chris Reynolds and Alan Williams defeated him and Elias to take the Iori Jenkins Cup with a commanding 5&4 triumph.

In the Ladies’ section, Ann Morris had the better of namesake Cynthia to clinch the Bertram Rees Cup, also 5&4, while Jean Barratt edged out Anne Ashley-Jones in the Morfudd Lewis Cup.

There were three junior finals and the one singles encounter, the R&S Lindquist Cup, was secured by James Bryan with a 4&3 victory over Jac Price.

Full results of Carmarthen Finals weekend;

Men’s

McGarvie Cup – Tom Williams beat Chris Reynolds 1 up

Mond Cup – Ian Marks beat David Thomas 2&1

J B Arthur Cup – Jason Evans beat Peter Moroney 2&1

Gog Cup – Meirion Griffiths beat Dai Elias 1 up

Iori Jenkins Cup – Chris Reynolds & Alan Williams beat Tom Williams & Ian Elias 5&4

T S Davies Cup – Tom Williams & Ian Elias beat Berian Jones & Chris Jones 5&4

Ladies and Mixed

Bertram Rees Cup – Ann Morris beat Cynthia Morris 5&4

Morfudd Lewis Cup – Jean Barratt beat Anne Ashley-Jones 1up

Ashley-Jones Cup – Sheila Reed-Smith & Carole Fleetwood beat Rebecca Robinson & Jean Barratt 19th

Olgarv Cup – Gwenallt Jones & Anne Williams beat Alun Rees & Edna Morris 6&5

Juniors

R&S Lindquist Cup – James Bryan beat Jac Price 4&3

D Jack Jones Cup – Scott Jones & Jamie Dean beat Sam Harries & Sion Jenkins 5&4

Hill Challenge Cup – Sam Reynolds & Edward Rocke beat Lewis Sizer & Scott Jones 2&1

Three finals are still to be completed, namely the Brigstock Cup between Tony Jones and Matthew Williams, the Rose Bowl between Shan Lewis and Elin Jones and the Old Oak Challenge Cup between Sion Jenkins and Sam Reynolds.

At Ashburnham, Andrea Martin won the Welsh Dragon Brooch with a net round of 82 from Joyce Thomas, who also carded 82. Yvonne Williams shot the lowest gross round and was third two strokes behind.

Also in the Ladies’ section, 42 points gave Sophie Anderson the A & E Charles Cup by one ahead of Eleanor Roberts. Lynette Bassett was third with 39 points.

Stuart Goddard returned with a net 69 to take the Prince of Wales Cup while two-handicap Elliott Anderson, with a gross 72, was the runner-up with Huw Dixon a shot further back.

Two points separated the winner and runner-up in the John Pugh Cup as Roy Jenkins (36) took top honours in front of Alun Clement (34). Alan Webster (32) had to settle for third place. There was an almighty tussle in the Brian Rolfe Cup with the top three home all carding net rounds of 70.

In the end it was Rodney Capron who was awarded the win with Philip Nicholas second and William McAlpine third.

Thirty-two pairs battled it out in the Perry Shield 4BBB Stableford at Southerndown for a top eight finish and a share of the biggest cash prize fund of the year.

Gavin Thomas and Glenn Howells, with an outstanding score of 44 points, were the ones celebrating most at the end of the day as they took the win by two points from Paul Rees and Rhys Thomas.

The seniors at Derllys Court held a special challenge match between two teams led by captain Meirion Evans and vice-captain Chris Palmer.

Evans’s men won the foursomes 13-5 – two points were awarded for a win and one each for a half – and although Palmer’s troops closed the gap in the singles they couldn’t prevent a 32-22 defeat overall.

Results

Ashburnham

Welsh Dragon Brooch; 1. A. Martin net 82, 2. J. Thomas 82, 3. Y. Williams 84

Prince of Wales Cup; 1. S. Goddard net 69, 2. E. Anderson 70, 3. H. Dixon 71

A & E Charles Cup; 1. S. Anderson 42pts, 2. E. Roberts 41, 3. L. Bassett 39

John Pugh Cup; 1. R. Jenkins 36pts, 2. A. Clement 34, 3. A. Webster 32

Brian Rolfe Cup; 1. R. Capron net 70, 2. P. Nicholas 70, 3. W. McAlpine 70

Langland Bay

Charity Single Stableford; 1. N. Hogg 38pts, 2. P. R. Lewis 38, 3. D. Sparks 38

Southerndown

Perry Shield 4BBB Stableford; 1. G. Thomas & G. Howells 44pts, 2. P. Rees & R. Thomas 42, 3. S. Jenkins & A. Finucane 41

Derllys Court

Challenge Match; Captain’s Team 32 Vice-Captain’s Team 22