Last Sunday, Tenby GC held its Finals Day. A total of 12 finals were contested throughout the day. The morning’s weather was awful - raining and windy. It did improve as the afternoon progressed, but by that time many of the competitors had already had a soaking.

Nevertheless, the Finals Day is always one of the highlights of the year at Tenby GC and 2017 was no exception.

Three men were in two finals - each winning one and losing one. The Watkins family won two trophies.

Of all the knock-out cups, the Allen Cup attracts the biggest entry. This year it was contested by two 18 handicappers, Chris Smith and Austin Davies. In a tight game, Austin prevailed by two and one.

The Davies Cup is for mid-handicappers. Dai Cope had the better of Jerry Whitehouse, winning four and two.

To qualify for the matchplay stages of the President’s Cup, players have to be in the top 16 of a medal round. This year’s final was a great game which saw the experienced Chris Thompson prevail by just one up against the up-and-coming Jack Harries.

The Sellar Cup is decided by a similar format. Despite a late comeback by Lee Lewis, Tenby GC’s captain, Neil Thomas, was the winner on the final green.

The Charles Mathias Cup, previously known as the Junior Cup, was won by Steve Watkins, who defeated Barrie Frayne by four and three.

David Blackmore won the Veterans Cup, beating Austin Davies by four and three.

There are three pairs knock-out competitions. In the Fourball Betterball, the Colwyn Williams Cup, brothers Grant and Tom Watkins defeated Tim Davies and Paul Davies by four and three.

In the Foursomes, the Reason-Jones Cup, father and son, Spencer and Jack Harries, hammered Martin Morris and Dai Cope by seven and six.

The Llewellyn Thomas Salver is for Mixed Pairs. The experienced Chris and Carol Beecher found Terry Davies and Nell Allen, who is just 11-years-old, too much to handle and went down by six and five.

All finalists wish to thank their caddies, their supporters and the referees. Everyone was very pleased with the excellent condition of Tenby’s famous links. The thick rough may be very punishing, but there is great definition between the fairways and the semi-rough and the greens are almost back to their very best.