31st August at Chippenham
Team:
Mike Marshall (St Mellion), David O’Mahony (Tehidy), Colin Ross (Falmouth), Peter Marshall (St Mellion), Michael Walker (China Fleet)
Alan Poole (St Mellion), David Goodman (Bowood), Michael Eddy (Tehidy), Peter Verran (West Cornwall), Ian Brown (West Cornwall)
Peter Marshall from St Mellion has become the Cornwall Seniors Champion for the second time in four years.
His gross 74 over the Kernow Course at St Mellion gave him a 1 shot victory over West Cornwall's Ian Brown with Michael Walker China Fleet), Richard Cook (Newquay) and Keith Abbott (St Mellion) all a further shot back.
Prize Winners
| Cornwall Seniors Championship | Gross | |||
| 1st | Peter Marshall | St Mellion | 74 | |
| 2nd | Ian Brown | West Cornwall | 75 | |
| 3rd | Michael Walker | China Fleet | 76 | cb |
| 55 - 59 Age Cup | Stableford | |||
| 1st | David Hughes | Tehidy Park | 40 pts | |
| 2nd | Keith Abbott | St Mellion | 35 pts | |
| 3rd | Gary Marson | Perranporth | 33 pts | |
| 60 - 64 Age Cup | ||||
| 1st | Paul Clahane | Trevose | 37 pts | |
| 2nd | Richard Thompson | Falmouth | 36 pts | cb |
| 3rd | Lloyd Addison | Porthpean | 36 pts | cb |
| 65+ Age Cup | ||||
| 1st | Roy Davis | Launceston | 39 pts | |
| 2nd | Fred Roberts | Perranporth | 36 pts | |
| 3rd | Doug Colgan | Looe | 35 pts | |
Full List of Stableford Scores
The Cornwall Seniors team had a disappointing championship finishing in 6th place overall. Congratulations go to Dorset for the third year running with an aggregate team score of 782 who now progress to the national finals at Gog Magog Golf Club on 4th to 6th October. In the individual Championship Alan Poole was Cornwall's highest place finisher on a 36 hole total of 163, tied 21st.
1st Dorset 782
2nd Gloucestershire 798
3rd Wiltshire 800
4th Devon 802
5th Somerset 817
6th Cornwall 819
Team:Mike Marshall (Capt) (St Mellion), Michael Hayes (Falmouth), Colin Ross (Falmouth), Dave O'Mahony (Tehidy Park), Peter Verran (West Cornwall), Alan Poole (St Mellion), Dave Goodman (Bowood Park)
Leading Scores Full List of Scores
Cornwall Seniors gained their first SCL points with a hard eared victory over Gwent Seniors at Bude & North Cornwall.
A strong southerly wind ensured testing conditions for the match.
The keenly contested morning foursomes saw Cornwall take a 3 points to 2 lead into lunch.
For most of the afternoon singles the strengthening wind was accompanied by heavy rain, making playing conditions very difficult.
Following fine wins by Alan Poole (St Mellion), Colin Ross (Falmouth), David O’Mahony (Tehidy) and Peter Verran (West Cornwall) team captain Mike Marshall (St Mellion) birdied the last two holes to provide the deciding point that ensured victory for Cornwall by 8½ - 6½.
Cornwall Seniors next match in the SCL will be at Bowood Park Golf Club on Monday 1st August against Somerset.
The results of all our county matches can be found be going to the Results Menu off the Home page and clicking on County Team Results where you can view the match result and player stats.