Thurlestone Golf Club

Plenty of news this week from the club writes Liz Line.

The ladies held a stableford competition this week with 48 entries, and the overall winner came from division two. Diane Baker (31) scored 42 points and earned a handicap reduction to 29.

In second place was Liz Coates (27) with 37 and third Caroline Newton (22) with 36. In division one the winner was Jan Brooking (17) with 39 on countback from Liz Sharman (18) also 39; third was Shona Wilson (15) 38.

There were four twos, by Liz Sharman, Heather Spencer, Julia Dorey and Shona Wil­son.

Fifteen past lady captains met for lunch at the golf club last Fri­day. Some played an 18-hole stableford competition for the Hills Trophy, which has been running for the past 33 years and was donated by Rosemary Hills when she was lady captain in 1983.

The winner was Lindsey Fletcher with 33 points, from Lesley Saffin (32), who won victory in the Macken­zie Coaster.

The mixed invitation day saw 22 pairs in a delaney Texas scramble competition, with an excellent meal afterwards.

The winners were Charlie and Liz Barker with Hugh and Mary Wolley 56.3, from Mal­colm and Annie Glos­ter, Andrew and Linda Clarke 58.2. In third place were Philip and Wendy Laud, with Des Bickle and Faye Pannell 59.65.

In the men’s stableford competition there were 49 entries and very strong wind conditions.

The winner in division one was Dan Knight (3) with 37 points, from Darrell Day (4) with 36.

In division two the winner was Matthew Vaughan (19) with 38 on countback from Norman Bar­rett (23) with the same score.

There was only one two, worth £112, scored by Jonathan Ingham.

The club champions final was played on Sunday at Woodbury Golf Club.

Representing Thurle­stone was ladies’ champion Jenny Roberts (2) with 33 points who came fourth out of 28 club champions.

In the men’s section, Dave Eva (1) came 11th with 30 points. Torquay won both the men’s and ladies’ championship.

The juniors were in action again last weekend as they claimed a win in the Tamar Cup semi-finals, 3-0 against Yelverton.

The format for this match was four ball better ball consisting of three teams of two from each club.

First match out was led by Thurlestone junior captain George Holland with his playing partner Charlie Evans, who were up against a seasoned Devon county player and his partner, who got 14 shots.

With a slightly nervous start and some great iron play by their opponents, they found themselves two down after 10 holes, only to then win the next two to bring the match back to all square.

This is how it remained until the 16th when they went one up.

A half on the 17th and a win on 18 meant their match was closed out with a two up victory.

George Messias and Finn Whelan were up next against more Devon county opposition, but managed to combine well as a pair and never go behind, to finally close their match out four and three on the 15th.

The final match was played by the pairing of Ethan Bellamy and Sammy Ingham, who played a really tight match against their opponents to finally win on the 17th two and one.

The final result, therefore, was 3-0 to Thurlestone which allowed them to pro­gress to the final in October.