Spurin steals the show with Tenby triple cup triumph

TENBY Golf Club held a very successful annual Finals Day on Sunday, 27 September.

In the morning, the competitors were greeted with very heavy rain and strong wind which made scoring extremely tough.

However, the rain eased for those who played in the afternoon.

Martin Spurin enjoyed a fantastic season. He reached three knock out cup finals and won them all.

Michael Disney also won two cups.

Despite being one down at lunch, Rhys Davies eventually overhauled young Joseph Nand-Lal by 4 & 3.

Rhys birdied two of the last three holes. Some fantastic golf was played by both finalists.

This was another tight game. The lead changing hands several times. Georgina Ormond was two up against Alison Daniels at the halfway stage. They were all square after 35 holes. Alison then slotted a wonderful 25 foot birdie putt on the last green for a one up victory.

Martin Spurin battled the elements to overcome Roy Edwards by 4 & 3.

This final was played on Saturday due to Martin Spurin’s Sunday commitments.

Despite being down early on, he fought back to beat Nick Garrod by 3 & 2.

Rob Hall eventually succumbed to Michael Disney losing two down.

Neil Kedward enjoyed the biggest win of the day. He was on fine form and beat the unfortunate Daniel Brace by 8 & 7.

David Rees came out on top defeating Phil Carpenter by 3 & 1.

Playing his second final of the day, Steve Allen was too good for Adrian Palmer and won 3 & 2.

on and Angela Large were well ahead at one stage but Gill John and David Blackmore came back only to lose 2 & 1.

Ian Thomas and Steve Williams were always ahead against Allan and Richard Morton. They won by 4 & 3.

Unfortunately, Steve Allen’s partner Ian Draisey was injured and unable to play. Consequently, Steve had to take on the strong pairing of Martin Spurin and Michael Disney on his own! He performed admirably but lost 3 & 2.

Carol Beecher proved too strong on the day for Ruth Goldwait. Carol won 6 & 5.

This final was also played prior. Angela Large enjoyed a good day beating Georgina Ormond.

New to golf Sarah Mansbridge reached two finals. She beat Veronica Davies.

Julie Tordoff overcame Sarah Mansbridge by 5 & 4.

Lynn Cambell and Nicola Anthony beat Diana Dredge and Veronica Davies in a very close encounter by one up.

Kazuki Tran had a day to remember. He beat Ethan Brace by 6 & 5.

At the post golf presentation evening, the clubhouse was packed. Mick Seal was an excellent MC. Prior to the knock out competition winners, various other trophies were presented including those for the Strokeplay Championship i.e. Cobb Cup (gross) – Roy Edwards and Regimental Bowl (net) – Adam Thorne.