Paynter and Morris take the honours in first golfing event

10:50am Friday 5th March 2010

By Ian Morgan

RYAN Paynter and Beth Morris were winners of Minster Sports College Golf Society’s inaugural event at The Grove GC.

Shaun Hill, Sam Bowen, Graham Hill and Harry Bowen were other winners in the scratch competition, played in damp and cold conditions.

The society will run every Friday night during term time until the end of July and is open to anyone with a connection to Minster Sports College and feeder schools.

Overall winner: Ryan Paynter 41; Ladies’ section: 1 Beth Morris 51; Year 11: 1 Shaun Hill 42; Year 9: 1 Sam Bowen 43; Year 8: 1 Graham Hill 60; Year 7: 1 Harry Bowen 46.

n Mike Buffey, Bob Dixon and Peter Haddock carded 84 points to win a seniors’ Bowmaker Stableford Waltz competition at Burghill Valley GC. Gordon Johannson, Olaf Newcombe and Eddie Powell were second after a return of 81 points. Roger Cleves, Brian Hatfield and Clive Shepherd secured third spot after shooting 80 points.

n The final 12 players qualified for the Barnfield Trophy, which takes place at Ross-on-Wye GC on Saturday.

Andy Crispe and Richard Moore, both with 40 points, topped handicap Division 1 in the fifth Winter Stableford round, which attracted 111 competitors.

Robert Bodoano and Dave Ruff, with 39 points each, also shone and were followed by Malcolm Thorton (38 points), Danny Gear (37 points), Alex Bain (37 points) and John Allen (37 points).

Richard Kimp, with 43 points, topped handicap Division 2 and achieved the best score of the day. Neil Winter, with 41 points, was the runner-up. Stephen Bartholomew (40 points) and Chris Tweedale (39 points) also returned good scores.

Graham Jell (40 points), M Woodhouse and Michael Lawrence, who both scored 39 points, and Harold Beach and Chris Good, who each scored 38 points, have also booked their place in this weekend’s event.

n Luke Jones won the opening event of Kingstone High School Golf Society’s 2010 season.

Stewart Thomson, Dave Woodhouse, Rory James and Owen Jones were the divisional winners in February’s Mulligan Medal.

Overall winner: Luke Jones 39-37-13-24; Division 1: 1 Stewart Thomson 39-36-6-30; Division 2: 1 Dave Woodhouse 45-42-17-25; Division 3: 1 Rory James 69-60-25-35; Novice: Owen Jones 70-64-27-37.

n John Mann and Jim Harvey took first place on a countback in the Winter League at Belmont GC. Thomas Graham and Barry Parkin also shot 45 points but had to settle for second place.

Graham Hodgeson had another day to remember when he achieved his fifth hole-in-one, at the 10th.

Colin Rowan prevailed on a countback after there was a blanket finish in a seniors’ stableford. Rowan pipped second-placed Peter Rouse and third-placed Paul Gosling after all three players shot 31 points.

Phil Skyrme, with 38 points, was second, while Paul Gosling finished third after a 37-point return.

n Boys from Herefordshire are being urged to enter the Spring Cup at Hawkstone Park on March 27.

Boys with a handicap of 12 and under can enter the event, which is being organised by SHUGC. The event will give the selectors a chance to assess the county’s low handicap players.

Players will have the chance to impress selectors for the county’s under-18, under-16 and under-14 teams.

It will also help the selectors choose an eight-strong county team for the Junior Four Counties Tournament on April 7 and 8. Hawkstone Park is hosting this year’s annual competition, which will also involve teams from Lancashire, Nott-inghamshire and Cheshire.