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Poor reward for gallant Wiltshire
Wiltshire gained scant reward from a great team effort over the RGU county finals weekend at Notts Golf Club (Hollinwell), a course measuring 7,250 yards off the championship tees and the host to the Walker Cup in 2011.
Midlands trim South West in style
After four years of success by the South West, the Midlands finally returned to the winner’s rostrum in the annual end-of-season contest held this year over the Hotchkin Course at Woodhall Spa.
Thompson qualifies for Volvo Masters
Farrington club captain Phil Thompson, pictured, qualified to play in the Volvo Masters Amateur Series World Final at La Quinta Golf Resort in Marbella, Spain.
Ace fails to secure win
Despite making a hole in one Knowle captain Nick Durston only finished runner-up in the English Captains Tournament at Eastbourne Downs in Sussex.
Nine-year-old wonder
Make a note of the name of Matthew Hibbs, one of the brightest youngsters at Broome Manor. He is only nine, yet won Division Two (16-28) of the July medal. Playing off the men’s tees, the 24-handicapper shot a net 66.
Nick pulls off shock assistants win
Nick Korynevsky, who abandoned plans to make his fortune as a touring professional when he ran out of money, has landed his first big prize.
Lloyd in PGA frame again
Cumberwell Park’s Ben Lloyd has won a PGA Titleist Assistant of the Year award for the third year in succession. He was third nationally in the final year of his PGA Foundation Degree course after being top last year and third in his rookie year.
Ian Brown back on form
IAN Brown (Newent) whose 2007 season was shattered when he broke his arm in a skiing mishap, quickly returned to firm in his first playing appearance of the new season.
Trevose trainee scatters the field at China Fleet
GRANT Slater, the former Cornwall amateur and England boys player who has signed on with Gary Lenaghan as a trainee PGA professional at Trevose, picked up his first Cornwall Alliance success at China Fleet.
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West golfers face qualifying lottery
Eleven South West golfers are embarking on a potential career-making month by competing in the second stage of the European Tour Qualifying School at four venues in Spain.
Dartmouth win league
Dartmouth have won the Dartmoor League for the first time after beating defending champions Downes Crediton 3-2 on the their own course.
Champ Ruth
Thornbury Golf Club member Ruth Hughes, pictured, has become a national champion. She won the final of the Public Course Golf Championship over the Eden course at St Andrews on September 21.
Lockey wins Hiles
Matt Lockey (East Devon) won the 36-hole Frank Hiles Memorial Trophy at Teignmouth – but only on countback.
Day shares course record with colleague
Gloucestershire county player Nick Day has enjoyed another fine season at Henbury and now shares the course record with his county colleague Nick Scholey who carded seven-under-par 62 last summer.
Hutton best of early starters
Conditions favoured early starters at the re-arranged SAS and Trewarthas pro am at Trethorne and that meant a bonus for Cornish players.
Tie at the top at Woodbury
There was a three-way tie at the top in the rearranged Waverley TBS pro-am at Woodbury Park between David Haines (Brean), Andrew Sherborne (Kendleshire) and Stuart Little (Minchinhampton) who shot seven-under-par 66.
Lansdown’s juniors win club pro am
Lansdown’s talented junior section and the club’s golf-playing greenstaff took the top two places in the club’s annual pro-am, run by the PGA West Region.
Sutherland makes a winning return
Jon Sutherland shot the lowest round of his professional career to win the final Titleist-Footjoy West Region Assistants League of the season at Bath, thanks to a red-hot putter.
Tributes to ‘a true gent’
All six South West counties and his many friends from South West golfing circles attended the funeral of David King in great numbers at at St Luke’s Church, Brislington Village.
Defending champs win Bovey play-off
Defending champions Iain Parker (RND) and Ashley Moon (Okehampton) won the Devon PGA Fourball at Bovey Castle – but only after an exciting play-off.
Hind takes on chairman role
Roger Hind steps down as Thurlestone captain when he hands over to Nick Nicholson but now becomes chairman for three years.
Oh Dee-r
Former Dorset captain Dee Wood, from Crane Valley, encountered an unexpected problem while she was competing the Ping Fourball Betterball Champions of England final at Marriott Forest of Arden in Warwickshire.
Jeans welcome here – and why not?
After years as an assistant at Wells Golf Club, Terry Williams, pictured left, put a package together last year when he become the golf manager of the nine-hole Fosseway Golf Club at Midsomer Norton.
States success for Breen, 18
Swindon’s Emma Breen, pictured, has not taken long to become a success as a golfing student in the United States.
Dainton secure South Devon shield
Dainton Park clinched the South Devon League Shield for the first time since the club was born 15 years ago after a 4.5-all half in their home match with Churston.
Colonel charges round to win at Shirehampton
Mark Sanders requested an early start because of work commitments and then raced around the tricky Shirehampton course in just 65 strokes to take the top prize in the Gloucester and Somerset PGA medal.
Surry on top
Steve Surry (Cumberwell Park) was confirmed as the 2008 Jamega Tour Order of Merit winner after the final event of the two-day Tour Championship at Bowood.
Portia scores US win
Wiltshire’s Portia Abbott has become the third English player to win on the US women’s college circuit since the start of the autumn season.
Forest of Dean club up for sale
Forest Hills Golf Club, on the outskirts of the old market town of Coleford in the heart of the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, is on the market.
Eastwood a winner again
Devon’s Laura Eastwood finished the WPGA One-Day Series season as she had started it – with a victory – but it was Wales’ Jo Pritchard who was celebrating with the Order of Merit title.
Second for second time
Andrew Sherborne (The Kendleshire) and David Hutton (Hamptworth) were runners-up for the second successive year in the final of the SkyCaddie PGA Fourball Championship.
Drive of his life
Filton club professional Daryl Kelley won his first pro-am since moving West four years ago after achieving the longest drive of his life.
Bristol winners
Tim Baker and Jack Russell (Mendip Spring) won the Bristol and District Golf League finals day on countback from Adam Stephenson and Gareth Roberts (Mendip) after both carded 72 at Thornbury. Knowle’s Nick Glasspool and Nathan Wilkie finished third on 73.
Harry leads the way to trophy
Cumberwell Park juniors could well be enjoying a trip to La Manga in December after winning the South West Team Trophy at Farrington.
Inaugural county bowmaker
Devon county captain Sue Persey introduced the first county bowmaker at Thurlestone with 42 teams from around the county taking part – and it was a huge success.
Tributes to Bob
Honiton stalwart Bob Longstaff OBE has died at the age of 90.
Grey skies, happy golfers
The skies were grey, the wind was bitter... and early in the day it was wet. But none of this deterred the girls who attended the Jenny May Day, Gloucestershire girls’ golf end of season event, held at Thornbury Golf Centre.
148-yard ace for Roger
Roger Nation made his first hole in one but it was not enough to prevent the Taunton and Pickeridge seniors losing at home to Mendip. He made his ace on the par three, 148-yard 12th hole.
Salver for Kippen, 17
Enmore Parks’ Matt Kippen, 17, who has dominated the Somerset county golf scene this season, has won the Somerset county Sumara Salver, for which players earn points in all ranking events. His wins this year include the Somerset county championship, Somerset juniors and Somerset schools.
Glover win's Cornwall's Junior of Merit
Alex Glover (St Mellion) has won Cornwall’s Junior Order of Merit, played over seven rounds (best five to count). He gained eight points for winning the last round at St Enodoc to finish six clear of Tom Fox (China Fleet) with Conor Warne (Carlyon Bay) and Joe Cruse (St Enodoc) on 29.
Championship win for Holl
James Holl, aged 15, won the Burnham and Berrow club championship for the first time, defeating former Somerset county player Adrian Deakins 6 and 4 in the 36-hole final.
College course qualifiers
Great Torrington’s Peter Stevenson, who attends the Filton Academy in Bristol, and Conor Wilson (Truro) led the qualifiers for next year’s British Colleges’ National Championships at Bridgwater College’s Cannington course.
Matton is matchplay winner
SAM Matton, the South West matchplay champion in 2007, won the Wiltshire matchplay final at Broome Manor with a one hole success over county captain Ali James.
Cup win for impressive Tehidy
Tehidy Park added the Maxim Cup to their haul of trophies this year winning the foursomes stroke play championship at St Enodoc.
Barwood settles for second
Hannah Barwood came within one shot of adding the Duke of York Trophy to her impressive catalogue of honours this season over the Dundonald Links in Ayrshire.
Charlotte named as most improved junior
Burnham and Berrow member Charlotte Humphries, pictured, was awarded the title of most improved junior golfer in Somerset by the Somerset Junior Golf League.
Dainton pair fifth
Dainton Park pair Alison Davies and Jo Fisher were fifth out of an initial entry of 1,600 in the national finals of the Ping Ladies' Foursomes Club Championship at The Marriott Forest of Arden course in Warwickshire. After winning their club qualifier, they were equal third in the regional final at Bowood in Cornwall.
Gloucestershire finals
Lansdown beat Bristol and Clifton 2-1 in the final of the Gloucestershire seniors scratch foursomes matchplay final at Minchinhampton.
Stow shares ninth place
Wiltshire’s Ben Stow (Hamptworth) was the leading West player in the English Golf Union Champion of Champ-ions tournament at Woodhall Spa. He shared ninth place after rounds of 76 and 74 for a total of four-over-par 150. Devon’s Damion Gee (Sidmouth) was 14th on 151 (74 77) and Somerset’s Matt Kippen (Enmore Park) was 16th on 152 (79 73).
Knowle winner
Gloucestershire county player Jo Hodge has played very little golf in the area this summer as she is now attending Buckinghamshire University. But she returned to win the Knowle club championship once more with rounds of 78 and 74 to beat 14-year-old Shelby Smart, 83, 79, by ten shots.
West trio are Brazil-bound
Three West teenagers are off to Brazil this month after winning places in the grand final of the Nick Faldo Series.
Torrington are Great
Great Torrington made history by becoming the first nine-hole club to win the Palairet Memorial Trophy at Teignmouth, the Devon County Golf Union's flagship team competition that has been running for 78 years.
Stover pair win Ping regional final
Stover Golf Club players Margaret Jeffs and Val Nock won the regional final of the Ping Women’s Four Ball Better Ball Tournament of England at Bowood Park by one point.
Downing at Junior Masters
Billy Downing (Truro), aged 16, represented the EGU in the 54-hole Harder German Junior Masters at Heddesheim Gut Neuzenhof Golf Club in Heidelberg last month.
Sherborne makes it a double
Former European Tour player Andrew Sherborne enjoyed a rare dry day and fleeting Dorset sunshine by burning up the Weymouth course.
Top spot at Hamptworth
Paul Jones (Canford Magna), pictured, Andrew Sherborne (Kendleshire) and Adam Constable (Cardiff) shared top place on nine-under-par 63 in the Mitre Conservatories and Joinery pro am at Hamptworth.
Plummer’s record 60 at West Wilts
Mark Plummer, a touring pro at the Players Club, equalled the West Wilts course record with a ten-under-par round that included both an ace and a double bogey.
Austin takes Devon Pros title for third time
Barry Austin (Downes Crediton) won the Devon Professional Championship by four shots on a day of strong gusting winds, tight pin placements and fast firm greens at Dawlish Warren.
Ryall shares at Newport
George Ryall (The Players Club), who was a late starter, matched the six-under-par 66 posted by Richard Dinsdale to share top spot with his fellow PGA Cup player from Parc at Newport.
Gill and Norman power into finals
A six-way play-off finally ended on the sixth extra hole at the west region qualifier for the Sky Caddie PGA Fourball Championship at North Wilts.
Stow wins South of England Boys
Wiltshire county champion Ben Stow, aged 16, added the South of England Boys title to his mounting list of achievements as he won the Tony Jacklin Putter in stormy conditions at Yeovil and Sherborne.
Smith in charge
Wiltshire county boys and Bowood club champion Jordan Smith, above, is the other Wiltshire teenager on the way to Brazil for the Faldo Series grand final.
Rowe out of luck
Trevose touring professional Philip Rowe has suffered a play-off defeat for the second time in two months in France.
Wiltshire pair reach grand final at Desert Springs
Trisha Southard and Sarah Cushnahan will represent The Wiltshire at the grand final of the Desert Springs Golf 4 Women Salver in November. They have qualified for the American Greensomes event after coming through two tough rounds of qualifying. The pair won the club qualifier at The Wiltshire with a stableford score of 39 points before beating 30 other teams to the top prize at the Regional Final at Bransford Golf Club, near Worcester.
Wood fund at Long Ashton
A week after making a hugely successful debut as a professional golfer, Chris Wood helped set up a fund to help other promising players at Long Ashton Golf Club.
St Mellion’s old hotel is no more
Are the St Mellion press people mad? Holding a press day at the famous Cornish golf complex when the whole place looked like a building site? It didn’t seem a sensible decision to me and certainly didn’t show off the place.
Chris Wood seeks European Tour card
Perhaps Chris Wood’s aim of making £160,000 from only seven European Tour events to secure playing privileges for next season may prove to be a little ambitious.
Chris Lloyd goes Dutch
Chris Lloyd produced further evidence that he could become one of England’s outstanding players of the future with another superb performance in Holland.
Fingle Glen record
Paul Stevens shattered the Fingle Glen course record to win Division One of a stableford with a three-under 63 and compile 45 points. The previous mark of 67 was set by James Harris in July 2005 – there have been minor alterations to the course since then.
Mackman triumphs at Burnham once again
England A squad player Miles Mackman, pictured, (Broome Manor) won the West of England Open Amateur Championship for the third time in four years at Burnham and Berrow.
Battle of the Brands
Gordon Brand Jnr came so close to winning on his first appearance on the European Seniors Tour, but he had to concede to his namesake Gordon J Brand from Yorkshire.
Record breaker
Michaela Chivers, the 13-year-old England international from Paulton, broke Farrington’s women’s course record by one shot with a round of four-over-par 77 in club’s Junior Open.
More Joy for Luke
Luke Joy took advantage of playing on his home course to scoop up all the honours in the Dorset county strokeplay championship at Broadstone.
Grahame’s strokeplay win
Grahame Sanford, aged 60 from Staddon Heights, won the Devon Seniors strokeplay championship and the Beer Pitcher trophy in the 27-hole competition at Woodbury Park. He shot 76 and 35, his 111 total being matched by Paul Vicary (Royal North Devon, 72 and 39, who lost on countback. PHOTO: Jock Todd
New dates for fixtures
The West Region has probably suffered more than most at the hands of the weather this year so four re-arranged fixtures mean a busy end of season for the tournament staff.
Student helps out at Home Internationals
Truro’s Matt Floyd helped England win the British Universities Home Internationals at Five Lakes in Essex. The 20-year-old Bath University economics student won four, halved one and lost only one of his six foursomes and singles matches in the four-country tournament.
Inter-club win
East Devon’s Matt Lockey (left) and James Dimond, pictured with county president Alf Palmer, won the Devon county inter-club foursomes at Dainton Park with two rounds of 72. Libbaton’s Brian Stevens and Ron Screech won the handicap prize with net scores of 71 and 70.
Parman Cup win
Sam Matton, last year’s South West Counties champion, won the Parman Cup that was switched from St Mellion to Trethorne this year.
Wiltshire victory
Wiltshire under 18s have won the Junior Channel League for the first time in five years after a convincing 10.5-4.5 victory over Glamorgan at North Wilts.
Three chosen for South West team
WILTSHIRE trio Miles Mackman, Matt Swales and Jack Hiscock have been chosen to play in the South West team against the Midlands at Woodhall Spa on October 18.
Roger’s successful Pro Am
Exeter Golf and Country Club captain Roger Worthington had cause for celebration at his club’s annual charity-raising pro-am.
Gill wins Devon open
Exeter’s Chris Gill continued his outstanding season by winning the Devon Professional Golfers’ Alliance Devon Open over Saunton’s East course.
Short game golf comes to Exeter
Exeter’s first short game golf practice area has been opened to put Exeter Golf and Country Club firmly on the golfing map and bringing extra investment.
Exeter retain Still Cup
Exeter retained the Still Cup, the most prestigious ladies scratch competition played in Devon, over the Dainton Park course.
Rugby star at centenary dinner
After two years of preparation by Alan Webb in particular, Mendip’s three-way contest with Tidworth and Stoneham to celebrate the clubs’ centenary went off successfully.
Cup win for Cook
Parkstone’s David Cook, aged 34, this year’s South West Counties captain, won the Wimborne Cup for the fifth time in 11 years over his home course. He previously won the scratch stroke play trophy in 1997, 1999, 2004 and 2006.
Emma’s personal best
Former Wiltshire amateur champion and England squad player Emma Brown, pictured, is determined to make her move into professional golf a success.
Long Sutton success
Long Sutton won the coveted Roger’s Cup for the first time at Weston-super-Mare, beating Isle of Wedmore 4 games to 3.
Ollie glazed by Oscar
Oscar Sharpe returned to Gloucestershire for the first time this season to win the Failand Plate at Bristol and Clifton with two rounds of 69.
Clay secures South West Seniors title
Experienced English international Geoff Clay (Minchin-hampton) has added the South West Seniors title to the Gloucestershire championship he won two months earlier.
Nick takes the gold at Knowle
Gloucestershire county regular Nick Day (Henbury) shot five-under-par 66 in the second round to win the Gold Medal by two shots from fellow county player Ross Langdon (Gloucester) at Knowle.
An honorary life member at 97
ORCHARDLEIGH Golf Club's oldest member Godfrey Davies, was presented with a certificate of honorary life membership of the club on his 97th birthday.
Reg hits his first ace at 83
Reg Wheeler has spent a lifetime playing golf but has waited until he was 83 years old before celebrating his first hole in one.
Arnold marks 90th milestone
Lansdown member Arnold Hutchins celebrated his 90th birthday by playing nine holes of golf with 14 of his golfing buddies followed by lunch.
Charlotte’s win
Minchinhampton’s Charlotte Ellis, pictured, is on the verge of breaking through into golf’s big time after two of the most exciting weeks of her life.
Record round
Launceston’s Micah Carroll claimed the South West Girls’ Championship at North Wilts with a superb display. The three-handicapper shot a record first round of one under par 72 followed by 74 for a 36-hole total of 146 to finish eight strokes ahead of Dorset’s Hayley Davies (74-80).
No 12 for Pounder
Former Dorset champion John Pounder has again shown his consistency in winning the Yeovil club championship for the 12th time in 16 years.
Welsh title for Westgate
Ben Westgate has become the Welsh amateur champion as he continues his best-ever season in golf.
Hannah meets Padraig
Wiltshire teenager Hannah Turland was congratulated by Open champion Padraig Harrington after representing the English Women’s Golf Association in the R and A Junior Open at Hesketh in Southport.
Couple are winning pair
Tavistock’s George and Nicky Gawman, pictured, won the Palairet Cup awarded to the winning pair in the Devon county mixed foursomes stableford at Teignmouth. They scored 38 points in the first round and 16 pts on the second round played over nine holes.
Honours showered on David King
Leading administrator David King, the father figure of Knowle Golf Club, has been honoured twice this year for his services to golf.
Gold medal for Horsewell
Steve Horsewell, a seven handicapper at the Players Club, won the Gloucestershire county medal final for category one and two golfers at Minchinhampton’s Avening course with a net round of 69.
Tehidy Park win NSPCC final
Amanda East and Nikki Hodge from Tehidy Park, pictured, won the South West Regional Final of the NSPCC Ladies Golf Classic at Tiverton – the second year in a row that the representatives from Tehidy Park have qualified for the Grand Final at the Vale Hotel, Cardiff, on September 25-27. They carded 37 points in a fourball betterball format, two ahead of Lyn Chitty and Sue Smith from Cape Cornwall.
Weymouth pair triumph
Weymouth pair John Welch and Fern Grimshaw shot 75 to hold off the challenge from the Came Down pairing of Rowan Smith and Sue Cox and win Dorset county’s Inter-Club Mixed Foursomes at Bulbury Woods by one shot.
Jon Bevan vows to return
Dorset professional and PGA Cup player Jon Bevan, a teaching pro at Wessex Golf Centre in Weymouth, suffered a cruel exit after missing out by a single stroke in The Open at Royal Birkdale.
Winning green team
Chipping Sodbury won the British and International Golf Greenkeepers Association’s Golf Management competition for the Gloucester region on their home course.
Lansdown’s ace tales
Lansdown’s Matt Wilson has been striving for a hole in one for 35 years and when he finally holed his tee shot it did not count as it was with his provisional ball.
Cook in key role
Enmore Park’s Craig Cook helped a four-man Exeter University team to victory in the World Student Matchplay Golf Championship in Germany.
Charity day aces
ENMORE Park captain Adrian Downes raised £5,365 from his charity day for Plan International UK that helps families and communities in more than 40 countries.
Thompson joins West greats as regional champion
Dudsbury touring professional Lee Thompson won the Waverley TBS West Region Championship, supported by Johnnie Walker, at Woodbury Park in a play-off against fellow Dorset player Paul Jones (Canford Magna).
Cricket legends golf in the west
Cricketing legends Sir Garfield Sobers and Sir Ian Botham – like so many fellow cricketers – love playing golf and never turn down an invitation to pull out their clubs.
Charity begins on the golf course
There must be a record somewhere of how much money has been contributed to charity through golf – but worldwide the amount runs into many millions of pounds, euros, dollars and yen.
Ray’s in charge
Former European Tour player David Ray, pictured, spends most of his time teaching at Bristol but he proved that he has lost none of his ability on the course by sharing top spot in a Gloucestershire and Somerset PGA-sanctioned pro-am on his home track.
Peacock returns at Ashley Wood
Ollie Peacock, pictured, was probably the happiest golfer at the Ashley Wood pro-am despite shooting 81 and finishing last of the 29 professionals.
Watson a winner
Michael Watson (Wessex) shot four-under-par 67 to win by one shot at Cotswold Edge from Barry Austin (Downes Crediton) and Andrew Sherborne (Kendleshire).
Kory kicks it at Lyme Regis
Nick Korynevsky is fast becoming the West Region PGA assistant to watch after his latest win in the Titleist-Footjoy under 30s league.
Griffiths cracks Stinch record
Stinchcombe Hill’s annual pro-am may have been delayed for half-an-hour while early-morning fog and mist cleared, but that did not deter Matt Griffiths who smashed the course record.
Record for Ryall at Clevedon
Less than an hour after easing himself off the treatment table, George Ryall was compiling a course record seven-under-par 65 at Clevedon where he first started playing golf almost 40 years ago.
Langmead success
Exminster's Jon Langmead remains a formidable player in the West Region – despite restricted competitive action through work.
First for Dinsdale
Richard Dinsdale (Parc Golf Academy) defied the worst conditions experienced by West Region players this season to win the Maesteg pro-am with a two-under-par 68 for his first win of the season. The former PGA Cup player during his days at Newport achieved a one shot win over former Welsh Amateur international Paul Hendriksen, the 29-year-old Fingle Glen assistant.
Hutton swears by range finder
David Hutton swears by his new range finder and it helped him win his second pro-am in less than two weeks at Forest Hills in the Forest of Dean.
George just loves Broadstone
George Ryall loves Broadstone and won the club’s pro-am for the second year in succession, although this time he was involved in a three-way tie.
Little and Ritchie share at Taunton
Stuart Little won the Taunton and Pickeridge pro-am for a fourth successive time – although his previous triumphs came before the turn of the century.
Sherborne partners rugby star
Welsh rugby legends John Devereux and Huw Llewellyn-Davies – the ‘voice of Welsh rugby’ – showed their prowess on the golf course by featuring strongly in the winning pro-am team in the annual Gwalia Housing trust pro-am at Langland Bay, near Swansea.
Chris Gill turns on the magic
It was a tough day for both pros and amateurs alike at Bowood where the course has been turned around since March so the old back nine is played first.
Howell’s win keeps Squire happy
White Hart hotel owner Alan Squire was a particularly happy man at the outcome of the annual White Hart pro-am that attracted 45 teams to Launceston.
Trainees Dan and Mark shock the White Hart
Devon trainee professionals Daniel Wood (Royal North Devon) and Mark Taylor (Exeter) achieved their greatest golfing success in winning the White Hart Hotel betterball at Launceston.
Berry good at Taunton Vale
Russell Berry shared first place with first year trainee Mark Rae from The Grove, Porthcawl, with a round of four-under-par 66 in the Titleist-Footjoy League at Taunton Vale.
Qualifier ends in six-hole play-off
It took the best part of two hours to determine the outcome of the West Region qualifier for the SkyCaddie PGA Fourball Championship, supported by Sunderland, at North Wilts.
Hutton is Wilts champ again
Hamptworth touring professional David Hutton, 33, proved again he is the county’s leading player by winning the Hills Wiltshire Professional Championship for the third year in succession at Marlborough. He has now won five times since 2002 and banked a record cheque for £1,000 on a warm but windy day. He returned three-under-par 141 (67 74) to beat Hamptworth club pro and former European Tour player Andy Beal (71 72) by two shots with home professional Simon Amor (72 78) and Bowood assistant Nick Brennan sharing third on 150 (75 75).
Bethan wins by just one shot
Bethan Popel (Long Ashton), aged 12, shot 79 off a handicap of eight to win the Gloucestershire Girls' Championship by one shot from Jamie Lee Casling (Brickhampton Court) with Lizzie Stephens (The Kendleshire) a shot further back in third place at The Park.
Ed’s good win at Forest Classic
CIRENCESTER club professional Ed Goodwin won a five-man play-off at the Forest Classic at Forest Hills to secure his first West Region order of merit tournament after 15 years of trying.
Best result yet for Richard
Former PGA Midland region order of merit winner Richard O’Hanlon, pictured, achieved his best result since becoming professional at Lanhydrock Golf Club.
Wood target is £160,000
Chris Wood, the latest West Country golf star to break into Europe, has given himself the stiffest possible target before the end of the season.
Ryall on top at Lilley Brook
George Ryall won his first West Region PGA pro-am of the season and the biggest prize of the year at the annual Lilley Brook pro-am.
Steadman misses big chance at Vivary
Former Vivary Park pro Mike Steadman (Swingrite Golf Driving Range), pictured left, missed out on a share of first prize when he returned for the club’s annual pro-am.
Mason savours the Wentworth atmosphere
Sean Mason, the West Region order of merit winner and the representative in the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth enjoyed a fantastic experience at the leading course in England.
Ross rolls in
GLENN Ross, who took over as the new West Region PGA secretary last month, is still determined to maintain his links with grassroots golf.
Sanders moves closer after number five win
MARK Sanders (Knowle), pictured, kept the race for the Gloucester and Somerset PGA order of merit title alive after his second consecutive medal victory at Cirencester and his fifth success of the season.
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