Cornwall Golf Union
County U12s and Trevose in weekend action plus Junior Autumn Meeting
It was a busy September Sunday on the golfing front with the County U12s taking part on the Five Counties Championship, Trevose competing in the England Golf Champion Club Final and the Junior Autumn Meeting also being staged.
The U12s team under the guidance and safe hands of former County Champion Steve Chapman travelled to Wiltshire and had a practice round on Saturday afternoon at High Post GC just outside Salisbury.
After a good night’s rest and some more practice, the 6 man team took to the course with their counterparts from Wiltshire, Somerset, Dorset and Devon.
In what turned out to be a mildly disappointing finish the Duchy team were to finish just the one shot off the pace as they totalled a nett 375 behind the winners Somerset (374) who themselves pipped second placed Dorset on a countback involving the 6th card.
For Cornwall top nett performer was pocket dynamo Rory Hudson (West Cornwall) with a nett 71 which matched the best nett score of the day. Harrison Gurd (Perranporth) was one shot further back with a nett 72. Alfie Chapman (St Enodoc) returned a nett 76 whilst clubmate Bobby Godfrey and Harry Faull (St Mellion) both registered 78s. Ethan Kinski (St Mellion) returned a nett 83.
Steve Chapman was delighted with his charges saying ‘What a great couple of days away with these boys. They are a credit to the Cornwall Golf Union and were unlucky to lose by 1 shot. Cornwall golf is in safe hands’.
As Cornwall team Champions 2022 Trevose were the Duchy representatives at the England Golf Champion Club Final staged over two days at Lilly Brook GC in Gloucestershire. The team, made up of Steve Davies, Graham Webb and Guy Norris, finished in a very creditable 11th place amongst the 31 competing counties.
On day 1, Davies returned a 3 over par 72 with Webb (75) and Norris (76) for a team total of 223 which was 16 shots behind first round leaders Henbury (Glos) on 207. The Trevose trio rallied on day 2 with an improved performance totalling 214 made up of a 70 from Davies and a pair of 72s from Norris and Webb. The overall Trevose total (437) moved them up the leaderboard significantly. Day 1 leaders Henbury finished as runners up having been passed by winners Moor Hall (Warwickshire) who finished on 411 (-3).
The Junior Autumn Meeting, the last in this years CGU Junior Order of Merit, took place at a pristine Whitsand Bay GC in benign sunny and warm conditions. Archie Fox (Falmouth) was the Boys winner as he scored a 4 over 74 on a day when many struggled despite the good weather. His 74 was 10 shots better than second placed clubmate Harry Drewett with host club member Jack Welch third on 88.
Girls’ winner was Lizzy Nile (above, Carlyon Bay).
The Autumn Meeting prizes will be presented at the upcoming Junior Celebration taking place at St Austell GC next Saturday 24th September when there will be presentations to the CLCGA Girls Inter Counties Winning team, the Boys U16 Ben Enoch Trophy and U18 Roy Greenaway trophy winning teams, as well as the Order of Merit winners.
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