Cirencester Golf Club
Tovey Cup
IT’S the time of year when the individual knockout competitions are concluded at Cirencester Golf Club.

The 2017 Tovey Cup has been won by next year’s club vice captain Adam Collins after a 3&1 victory in the final against Stuart Park.

“I won the Tovey Cup about 25 years ago when I was junior,” recalled a delighted Collins.

“It was a nervy final and neither Stuart nor myself were at our best at the start. Stuart led at the turn but I started to play well on the back nine and was 3 up with three to play.

“Stuart then won the 16th but I closed it out with a birdie four on 17 after I hit two drivers and then a gap wedge to a foot.”

Douggie Rolles Cup

DAN SKINLEY saved his best golf of the year for the final of the Douggie Rolles Cup when beating his friend Tom Waller 4&3.

“It was difficult match to play as Tom is a mate and we play together regularly,” said five-handicapper Dan.

“But having had my worst season for four or five years I played my best round of the year and was only one over par when I closed it out on the 15th green.”

Skinley had been given a much tougher task getting past Tovey Cup runner-up Stuart Park in an earlier round which went to the fourth extra hole.

CLUB FINALS:

Stradling Cup: Jeff & Jane Salter bt Paul & Jan Stephens.

Summer Four Ball: Toby Harris & Steve Page.

Douggie Rolles Matchplay: Dan Skinley bt Tom Waller.

Tovey Cup: Adam Collins bt Stuart Park.

Rabbits Cup: Marc Berry bt Damien McConnell.

Busby Cup (B team): Andrew Bradley (39pts).

September Medal

THE wisdom of entering the ‘twos sweep’ in club competitions was never better exemplified than in the medal played at the end of September.

Just two birdie twos were recorded with both Paul Jenkins (2nd) and Gerry Bruton (18th) pocketing £71 apiece.

Sam Emery who topped the Division Three leaderboard with his net 62 off a handicap of 23 was the overall winner; Division One winner Tom Waller had the best gross score with his 74.

Division One: 1 Tom Waller (74 - 05 = 69); 2 Mark Bisset (78 - 08 = 70); 3 Chris Nevin (77 - 06 = 71); 4 Johnathan Cowley (78 - 07 = 71).

Division Two: 1 Chris Allen (84 - 12 = 72); 2 David Murray (87 - 15 = 72); 3 Pete Shepherd (84 - 11 = 73); 4 Andy Buchan (84 - 11 = 73).

Division Three: 1 Sam Emery (85 - 23 = 62); 2 Andrew Bradley (83 - 16 = 67); 3 Tom Montgomery (86 - 18 = 68); 4 Haimish Mead (95 - 26 = 69).

Birdie twos: Paul Jenkins (2nd); Gerry Bruton (18th).

October Medal

FRESH from his victory in the General Committee Cup, in-form B team player Jonathan Wells snaffled the top prize in the October Medal with a net 67 off his handicap of 11.

Division One: 1 Gareth Jones (77 - 09 = 68); Lee Johnson (76 - 08 = 68); 3 Nick J Brown (77 - 06 = 71); 4 James Harding (79 - 08 = 71).

Division Two: 1 Jonathan Wells (78 - 11 = 67); 2 Terry Hambling (83 - 14 = 69); 3 Mike Burgess (85 - 15 = 70); 4 Wayne Collingwood (87 - 15 = 72).

Division Three: Gareth Noyes (86 - 17 = 69); 2 Ken Haines (88 - 17 = 71); 3 Chris Pollard (87 - 16 = 71); 4 Mark Pope (96 - 23 = 73).