Super Six Trefloyne Golf Club's Dyfed League team had a busy few days, with history being made with their first ever Super Six match against Haverfordwest on Friday, May 5.
This was always going to be a big match for Trefloyne, with a quality team of current and ex- county players turning out for Haverfordwest, while Trefloyne had most of their big players out through injury and work, giving captain Meurig Evans plenty to think about.
The first ever Super Six team for Trefloyne was Meurig Evans, Barry Harrison, Dylan Phillips, Scott Davies, James Maxwell and Ben Price.
First on the tee was Scott Davies, who was up against Richard Scott, ex Wales men's international player. This was always going to be an interesting match and there was solid play from both players, but R. Scott, with all his experience, had this game in the bag and won four and three.
Youngster James Maxwell took to the tee for the second match, against Andy, of Haverfordwest, who has won the Order of Merit two years in a row. This was good to see, as two young men stood on the first, ready to do their best for their clubs. Andy was in good form and was three up by the ninth, but solid play from both players made it a very good match, which the Haverfordwest player won three an two.
Next was Barry Harrison, who is playing well at the moment. Again Haverfordwest showed quality, with Mark Owen being two up on nine, but with true grit and determination, Barry slowly pulled it back to all-square and held on to win a very exciting 18th, to be the first player to win a Super Six match for Trefloyne.
Meurig Evans featured in the fourth match and was immediately put under pressure by another Andy (and another Haverfordwest ex county player), losing the first, only to hit back and win the second. Meurig knew he was in a match and had to use all his matchplay experience for this game and on nine was two up, only for his opponent to respond by winning 10, 13 and 14 to go one up with four to play. Meurig won 15 to see the match all-square again, but lost 16, and so it was back to one down with two to play.
Par on 17 took a win for Meurig, and so it was all to play for on the last. Both players were on 18 for three, but with Andy three putting, it let Meurig in for par to win one up.
Dylan Phillips was the fifth player for Trefloyne and with plenty of experience and playing solid golf, had Ian Sparks, of Haverfordwest, on the back foot.
Dylan took an early lead, but by nine was pulled back to one. With the next few holes halved, Dylan dug deep to eventually win three and two.
It was youngster Ben Price up next for Trefloyne and he was up against a very in-form Rickey, of Haverfordwest, who was on the back of winning two club tournaments and soon showed why. Rickey was six up after nine and many would have walked in, but Ben showed his character and put in a very strong performance on the back nine to go down three and two.
A result of three-all was very good for Trefloyne in their first Super Six match. Dyfed league Trefloyne played Cilgwyn on Saturday, and missing five of their players meant captain Meurig Evans had a difficult time trying to work out his team. But, after throwing six team sheets in the bin, he eventually came up with what proved to be a good side.
Scott Davies and Barry Harrison led from the front, but massive drives off the first from Cilgwyn had all the team looking. Trefloyne lost the first and had to work hard to hold onto the Cilgwyn pair.
On nine, Trefloyne were two down and with Scott having a day of missed putts, the home pair were putting unnecessary pressure on themselves.
On the back nine, Barry and Scott had to turn this game around and with both now playing well, they brought the match back all-square. This put the pressure on Cilgwyn and they found it too much to handle as Trefloyne eventually went on to win three and two.
James Maxwell and Bill Myers were next for Trefloyne. Again the drives from Cilgwyn flew off the first, and they soon had Trefloyne in trouble. This set the trend for the day, with Cilgwyn so long off the tee, leaving wedges into the greens and keeping the Trefloyne pair under pressure, so much so that they eventually succumbed by a margin of six and five.
Mel Neale and Tiger were the third pair and again they found Cilgwyn hard to contend with, having to play their hearts out to stay in the match.
On four, Mel Neale made a 10-foot putt for birdie to halve the hole and by nine Trefloyne were one up in a very tight match. On the back nine, Trefloyne played some hard golf and the Cilgwyn pair seemed to buckle, with the Trefloyne duo seizing their opportunity, to win three and two.
Meurig Evans and Brian Anderson were the fourth pairing for Trefloyne, who were up against a very in-form Cilgwyn captain, who had not lost a Dyfed League game for two years. The Trefloyne pair were about to witness why.
Losing the first, Trefloyne hit back with a win on the second and, with Meurig playing a solid game and Brian making his shots count, they were two up on the turn.
But with Cilgwyn playing outstanding golf, winning 10, Trefloyne had to play for halves. On 13, Trefloyne got back to two up, and with holes running out, safety was needed.
On 15, Brian hit his drive close to the trees and could only chip out. Meurig hit his drive way right, but with Cilgwyn sitting in a good position at the top of the bank, he decided to take a three-wood from the rough by 18 and let it fly around 220 yards to land 10-foot from the pin. This had his partner applauding, and after Trefloyne had gone three up, a half on 16 was enough to see them win the match three and two.
Dylan Phillips and Sam Anderson, who are a regular pairing, were next for Trefloyne. Again Sam was leading the way with great golf as they went three up early on, only to be pulled back to one up on nine. With Dylan's experience and Sam's golfing ability, however, they took the game to Cilgwyn, who found the Trefloyne pair too much to contend with, a four and three victory being the eventual outcome.
Ben Price and Simon Arthur formed the sixth pair. They complement each other well, as nothing will faze them, and this they needed against a pair who again got considerable distance off the tee. But there is no substitute for straightness and this is what Ben and Simon have, and after taking an early lead, they held on to take the match five and three. Last away were John James and newcomer Chris Davies, another useful pairing, who played good golf, keeping the Cilgwyn pair very quiet, to win five and three.
With so many players unavailable for selection, this was a good 6-1 win for Trefloyne.