First-4-Golf

The squad of James Moore, Nick Hodge, Jack Neal, Jordan Sweeney, Mike Flyn and Callum Jones combined to finish ninth in the team event.

James Moore particularly showed great promise with a gross 74, while the team score was an aggregated score made up of the best gross and four best nett scores from each team.

The group of Padeswood and Buckley members were among 60 aspiring under 18 golfers from across Wales pitched against each other in the hope of winning the Junior Challenge title and the opportunity to represent Wales in the UK Home Nations final.

After an exciting day of golf at Builth Wells, it was Morriston Golf Club’s under 18 team from Glamorgan West who finally clinched the title, becoming the second winners of the competition with a gross of 344.

Morriston will now be invited to join their English, Scottish and Irish equivalents at Five Star Polaris La Torre Golf Resort, near Murcia, Spain, in January, to represent Wales in the Home Nations UK golf finals.

The Vale of Glamorgan came second with a team total of 346, Dewstow from Gwent followed in third place on 349, while teams from Brecon and Radnor, Caernarvonshire, Anglesey, Dyfed and Denbighshire also took part.

A team from Clays, made up of Paul Williams, Josh Green, Jo Beddows, Kim Harcombe, Dave Riley and India Friswell, played at Nefyn in the semi-final of the Wales Mixed Ping Knockout Competition.

A third of all the clubs in Wales entered the competition and the four teams played the semi finals and finals at Nefyn.

Clays were the only team from North Wales to reach the semi finals but they lost 2-1 to Pennard who went on to beat Glamorgan by the same score in the final.

Meanwhile Ray Martin completed his season with a quartet of victories.

The Clays senior member holed out for wins in the Copperwheat Eclectic event, the Round Robin Competition, and he was crowned senior matchplay knockout champion.

Martin also partnered Nigel Moore to success in the Senior Betterball Competition.
Jeanette Williams and India Friswell concluded their season with double successes.

Williams clinched a win in the Lady Captain’s Day, and carded success in the Fan Jones 36 Trophy, while Friswell carded a victory in the Ladies Challenge best gross event, and partnered Ros Carman to a victory in the Ladies Betterball.

ROLL OF HONOUR – Captains Drive in (Men), Harold Hughes; Captains Drive in (Ladies), Hazel Bell; Presidents Day, Stuart Rogers; Ladies Eclectic, Maureen Elkin; Ladies Betterball, Ros Carman and India Friswell; A Hughes Salver, Anne Richards; Aber Rose Bowl, Kim Harcombe; Harcombe Trophy best nett, Sophie Roberts; Ladies Challenge best gross, India Friswell; Lady’s Captains Day, Jeanette Williams.

Captains Day, Michael Evans; Mixed Foursomes, Lee Darlington and Shirley Roberts; Mixed Foursome plate, Howard Lloyd and Ros Carman; Powells Jewellers Trophy, Janet Johnson; Fan Jones 36 Trophy, Jeanette Williams; Junior Matchplay H Lovall, Patrick McHugh; Senior Gemini, Larry Birch and Stewart Poole; Senior Betterball, Ray Martin and Nigel Moore; DJ Bogie, Irwin Elkin; Copperwheat Eclectic Award, Ray Martin; Senior Round Robin, Ray Martin.

Senior Trophy, Andrew Mitchell; Veterans Trophy, Jill Hughes; Senior Champion (Matchplay Knockout), Ray Martin; Flick Cup, Rob Brown and Mike Jones; Gem Trophy, Mick McHugh and Patrick McHugh; Scott Anderson, Stephen Hart/Andrew Hunt; Tom and Kathleen Jones Cup, Greg McAteer.

TM Davies Cup, Neil Gledhill; JCB Shield, Paul Fell; Neil Harden, Neil Owen; Karen Griffiths, Vic Mohun; Aber Shield, Mike Eaton; Clays Challenge Cup, Josh Green; Scratch Cup, Mike Evans; Rowland Cup best nett, Paul McCaffrey; Club Champion best gross, Michael Evans.

Clays, with a deficit of 26 points from their away match at Rhuddlan, won 424-393 at home giving them a winning score of 826-821.

Clays v Rhuddlan: Best scores from Clays, Graham Davidson-Clarke and Alan Garton 49 points; Ray Martin and Fred Court 42; Bill Kelleher and Ken Hutchinson 40.
Shop Saturday Strokeplay: 1 Steve Williams 65-2=63; 2 Paul Woolf 77-9=68; 3 Paul Wyn Jones 82-14=68.
Shop Sunday Stableford: 1 Stuart Rogers 43 points; 2 Paul Venn 37; 3 Timothy Lloyd 37.
Seniors Better Ball Stableford: 1 Dave Lambert/Mike Turner 45 points, 2 Bill Hughes/Noel Jones 45, 3 Nigel Moore/Frank Carrol 44.
Seniors Better Ball Stableford: 1 Mike Hollings/Roger Hudson 44; 2 George James/William Parry 43; 3 Dennis Murphy/Phil Hughes 42. Shop Saturday Stableford: 1 Michael McHugh 42 points; 2 David Riley 39; 3 Ian Connell 39. Shop Sunday Strokeplay: 1 Michael Platt 68-2=66; 2 Danny Williams 83-15=68; 3 Justin Bull 90-20=70.
Seniors Texas Scramble: 1 Ray Martin, Noel Jones, Graham Stokes & Peter Almond 56.5; 2 Don Wraight, Harold Hughes, Ray Jones, Tom Mara 59.7; 3 Roy Jones, Roger Hudson, Bob Brown, Brian Downes 59.8.
CARDEN PARK – Winter League Round Two Greensomes: 1 James Middleton and Duane Mayes 39; 2 Peter Roberts and Robin Macloskey 39; 3 James Dick and Richard Harper 37.
Winter League Number Four: 1 Helen Leek 26 points; 2 Helen Groves 26; 3 Julie Coppock 24.
CLAYS Kitty Individual Stableford: 1 Keith Jones 39 points; 2 Mike Griffiths 38; 3 Bill Parry 38.
MOLD – Ladies 12 hole Fourball Betterball Turkey Trot: 1 Angela Morris and Betty Baird; 2 Pat Jones and Helen Hughes; 3 Beryl Morris and Sheila Delahoy.
HOLYWELL – Fourball Betterball Stableford: 1 Ian Walker and Richard Salisbury 40 points; 2 Dave Lee and Terry Dempsey 37.
UPTON – Ladies Professionals Prize: 1 Rose Hughes and Pam Lucas 39 points; 2 Jenny Turner and Juliet Preston 36; 12 holes: Jean Smith and Pam O’Regan 23.
DENBIGH – Gents Winter League Bogey: 1 Mike E Roberts 8 up.
Gold Division: 1 Brian Peters 6 up; 2 John Kenny 3 up; 3 Arthur Jones 3 up.
Silver Division: 1 Peter A Pierce 5 up; 2 Liam Rowlands 4 up; 3 Alan Williams 4 up.
Bronze Division: 1 David T Jones 6 up; 2 Dilwyn Roberts 4 up; 3 Stuart Clarke 3 up.
Ladies Winter League – 9 Holes: 1 Lynne Monro 20 points; 2 Tracey Ellis 17.
Seniors Stableford Competition: 1 Trefor O Jones 39; 2 Ifor Jones 39; 3 Barrie Fishwick 36.
Ladies Winter League – 9 Holes: 1 Val Jinks 21 points; 2 Jean Batten Jones 20; 3 Sue Baggaley 19.
Seniors Bogey Competition: 1 Mike E Roberts 8 up; 2 Tony Claber 4 up; 3 Tony Austin 2 up.
CHESTER – Medal 6A: 1 J Bright 68; 2 B Worrall 68; 3 P Chapple 69; 4 A Davies 70. Medal 6B: 1 J Taylor-Pogue 62; 2 D Kevan 66; 3 G Dale 67; 4 I Bateman 68.