Herefordshire enjoy success against Brecon & Radnor at Builth Wells (From Hereford Times)

Herefordshire enjoy success against Brecon & Radnor at Builth Wells

2:00pm Wednesday 1st August 2012 in Golf

HEREFORDSHIRE enjoyed a 10½-4½ win when they played Brecon & Radnor at Builth Wells GC.

The county side made a great start when they won all of the morning foursomes and followed up with a 5½-4½ success in the afternoon singles.

Foursomes: Alex Allan and Mark Lewis won 1 up, Ross Moore and James Morgan won 4 and 2, Jonathan Devereux and James Cooke won 7 and 6, Ben Fisher and Guy Haines won 2 up, Phil Harrison and Neil Crockett won 4 and 2.

Singles: Jonathan Devereux lost 6 and 5, Mark Lewis lost 6 and 5, Alex Allan won 6 and 5, James Cooke won 7 and 6, Ross Moore lost 5 and 4, James Morgan halved, Phil Harrison won 4 and 2, Ben Fisher won 5 and 4, Neil Crockett lost 2 and 1, Guy Haines won 5 and 4.

Ò Burghill Valley, ladies’ section club championship: 1 Vicky Howells 82+83=165, 2 Mandy Haines 93+96=189, 3 Rebecca Lloyd 105+90=195; best gross: Vicky Howells; Barnet Salver: Mandy Haines.

Ò Grove GC ladies all prize competition: 1 Jane Luffman 35 pts, 2 Pauline Foster 32, 3 Clare Hadley 32; Badger competition: 1 Christine Anning.

Medal, overall winner: Sue Price 64 nett; Bronze ‘A’: 1 Sue Price 92-28-64, 2 Brenda Bowen 98-26-72, 3 Pauline Foster 102-25-77; Bronze ‘B’: 1 Jane Luffman 94-29-65, 2 Cath Sellars 100-35-65, 3 Caroline Lewis 97-30-67; Badger competition: 1 Julia Higgs.

July Rose Spoon winner: Chris Hill.

Ò Kington GC, ladies’ results: Janet Pennell Grandmothers Trophy: 1 Sue Purslow 30 pts, 2 Jenny Kelly 30, 3 Betty Ashworth 28.

Ladies’ invitation day, four-ball betterball: 1 Kay Taylor and Fran Lewis 45 pts, 2 Jane Burgoyne and Jo Ellum 45, 3 Mary Hill and Hildegarde Cutler 44, 4 Claire Burton and Julie Grant 43; nearest the pin: Claire Burton (fifth), Fran Lewis (ninth), Jane Lisffman (12th); longest drive: Angela Wilkes.

Seniors Summer League, Division One: 1 Mike Richards 39 pts, Terry Inskip 37, 3 Ray Kellard 37; Division Two: 1 Joe James 41 pts, 2 Euan Anderson 39, 3 Rich Thwaites 39.

Men’s section, Peter Underhill Cup: 1 Nick Crum and Ross Moore gross 69 on back nine, 2 Alan Williams and Matt Weaver 69; nett winners: 1 Kevin Barnes and Tony House 65, 2 Phil Price and Gary Moore.

July Medal: 1 George Smith 76-8=68, 2 Moray Mackintosh 86-11=75.

Greensome foursome plate: 1 Kelvin Alexander and Mike Powell 77-11.5=65.5, 2 Robert Pritchard and Alan Crichton 75- 9=66, 3 Phil Price and Gary Moore 76- 9.5=66.5. Alexander and Powell will represent Kington in the 2013 Daily Mail Knockout competition.

Wednesday Night Texas Scramble: 1 Ross Moore, Harry Horlock, Alan Williams, Josh Davies 58-2.2=55.8, 2 Kelvin Alexander, Adrian Burton, Martin Powell, Mike Powell 61-5=56, 3 Phil Price, Brian Morgan, Nick Crum, Chris Crook 60- 3.6=56.4.

Ò Leominster GC: Ben Novus (0-14): 1 Kevin Green 72-7-65, 2 Julian Morris 76- 10-66, 3 Dave Stephens 79-11-68.

Clifford Williams (15-28): 1 Gary Stinton 91-26-65, 2 Alan Weaver 84-16- 68, 3 Martin Pugh 84-15-69 (on c/b).

Ladies’ club championship: 1 Wendy Lane nett 77+83=160, 2 Rebecca Murphy nett 87+100=187.

Ò Belmont GC, seniors’ section Ken Shurmer Rosebowl: 1 Elwyn Hamer and Bob Ing 42 pts, 2 Bill Clark and Pete Edwards 41, 3 Gordon Perkins and Alan Standring 40.

Eric Mayers Trophy: 1 Pete Edwards 71 nett, 2 John Alexander 74, 3 Percy Bristow 75.

Ò South Herefordshire GC, seniors’ open: winner: Henry Rivers 37 pts; leading visitor: B Edwards (Wernddu GC) 32 pts; Division One: 1 Vin Kilty, 2 Brian Bishop, 3 Hugh Elliott; Division Two: 1 Lewis Scott, 2 Eiffion Rees, 3 Bryan Davies.

Summer Cup: 1 Paul Clark 39 pts on cb, 2 Stephen Cook 39, 3 Carwyn Williams 37.

The senior section captain’s day was supported by 51 members with £280 raised for Macmillan Cancer Support.

Pauline Newton, Lynn Relph, Debbie Griffiths and Margaret Smale are the leading contenders for the ladies section’s club championship after the first round.

Ò Cradoc GC, Stableford: 1 Martyn Jones 36 pts, 2 Anthony Evans 35, 3 Nick Page 35.

Cradoc Seniors secured a half in a home match against a strong Brecon team.

The winning pairs were Graham Crawford and Bill Sisley (6 and 5), Roger Thornhill and David Holton (6 and 4), Dave Mathews and Ron Rowsell (1 up) with team captain Jack Massey and Noel Rees gaining the half.

Cradoc Hallets were beaten 2½-1½ at Radyr where the winning pair were Malcolm Prosser and Aled Jones (3 and 2) with Lyn Prichard and Bryan Jones securing the half.

The Hallets halved their match at St Marys 2-2 where the winning pairs were Bryan Jones and Lyn Prichard (4 and 3) and Mike Lynch and Anthony O’Connor (2 up).

Of three Cradoc teams in the quarterfinals of the South Wales Seniors Classic at Morriston GC, only the ‘A’ team captained by Anthony Payne managed a victory over St Athan ‘B’ with the victory secured by Adrian Pride and David James on a play-off at the 19th hole.