TIVERTON

DOMINIC Bristow shot a bogey score of +4 to lift the men's Jack Strong Cup.

The five-handicapper beat Keith Williams on a countback in Division One, with Andy Brown, Kelvin Woodgate, Alan Snow and Chem Austin all on +3.

Mike Cottrell also scored +3 to claim the Division Two prize, pipping Ian Gunn on a countback.

The competition was the final qualifier for the order of merit and Jim Bray clinched the title for the third time with a total of 146 points.

Kevin Harper was the only player who could have overtaken him, but he didn't record the top-15 finish he needed and stayed on 132 points. Harper eventually came third as Brown's high finish pushed him up to 141 points.

Results, Division One: 1 Dominic Bristow +4, 2 Keith Williams +4, 3 Andy Brown +3, 4 Kelvin Woodgate +3, 5 Alan Snow +3, 6 Chem Austin +3. Division Two: 1 Mike Cottrell +3, 2 Ian Gunn +3, 3 Neil Forward +2, 4 Dave Horn +2, 5 Nigel Horobin +2, 6 Steve Cox +1

Order of Merit final standings: 1 Jim Bray 146, 2 Andy Brown 141, 3 Kevin Harper 132, 4 James Lambden 114, 5 Lloyd Sampson 113

James Lambden is in contention to win two of the men's summer knockout competitions after reaching two finals.

He edged out Ian Brierley on the third play-off hole in the semi-finals of the Tommy Tucker Scratch Cup and will now meet Jim Bray, who beat Simon Waddington 3&2.

Lambden and his partner Richard Wallace are in the final of the Summer Foursomes after beating Chem Austin and Mike Collins.

They will face Lee Davey and Ian Gunn, who eased past John Webber-Rookes and Ced Gibbons.

In the Captain's Prize, Matt Woodgate will take on Ken Kidd in the semi-finals, while Brierley is up against Neil Forward.

The Brock-Mills-Perkins event for higher-handicappers will see Derek Garnsworthy and junior Tom Hanson do battle in the final. Garnsworthy beat Richard Hill in the last four, while Hanson took out Mark Randell.

exeter

Exeter G&CC is celebrating after the ladies team added the Still Cup — Devon's inter-club scratch competition — to the Palairet Memorail Trophy the men won last month.

The ladies, led by captain Dot Butler, made light work of Churston in the semi-finals and Saunton in the final to lift the trophy for the fourth successive year.

Chris Snow and John Burrows may have an age difference of some 70 years, but they combined well to win the men's fourball betterball competition last Saturday.

They won by two points after scoring a magnificent 46.

Results: 1 C Snow & J Burrow 46pts, 2 D Jarrett & R Fairclough 44, 3 D Grant & D Hough 44, 4 R Mayne & J Fairman 44

Ladies' Texas scramble competition: 1 A Hart, M Jones, M Strachan & C Bailey 61.25, 2 S Selway, M Fox, J Paddon & E Turner 61.375, 3 J Wayman 61.5

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The club's pros put their reputations on the line at their eagerly-awaited Professional's Day.

Club pro Barry Austin, his assistant James Martin and golf administrator Robin Goodey faced off against 29 teams in a Texas scramble.

After a thrilling finish, the pros' repuatations remained intact as two eagles in the last seven holes ensured they scored 61 points, just 0.4 ahead of the top amateur team of Neil Ford, Simon Cartlidge and Peter Denford.

Goodey and Austin then tied for third place in the Devon Open at Honiton. Former Crediton assistant Chris Gill won the title for the third year in a row.

Joe Liversage won the seniors' Grandad's Trophy after scoring 38 points in Division One.

The best score of the day came in Division Two, with Graham Hampson firing a score of 39.

The following day saw seniors from all over the county out in force for the Stan Setter Trophy. Open to the seniors captain, vice-captain and secretary from each club, Okehampton went home with the trophy after holding off Teignmouth.

Results, Seniors' Grandad's Trophy, Division One: 1 J Liversage 38, 2 P Ollis 36, 3 M Charnock 69. Division Two: 1 G Hampson 39, 2 V Palmer 37, 3 D De'Beaujeu 36

Ladies' Medal, Silver Division: 1 S Moffat, 2 J Coe. Bronze Division One: 1 S Leach, 2 S Marklew. Bronze Division Two: 1 A Jones, 2 L Parry

Professionals' Day, pros: B Austin, J Martin & R Goodey 61.0. Amateurs: 1 N Ford, S Cartlidge & P Denford 61.4, 2 D Greenslade, D Slee & T Cockayne 62.6, 3 S Lay, S Gresham & B Pym 62.9

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Phil Reed timed his run to the line perfectly as he won the season-long John Emerton Trophy after coming second in the final qualifying Midweek Stableford event.

Reed needed to finish three places above Martin Cherry to overhaul the long-time leader. And his 17-point haul was enough for second place on the night as he was pipped on countback by Chris Manley. The five points he earned ensured overall victory.

Midweek Stableford: 1 C Manley 17pts, 2 P Reed 17, 3 R Cavill 17, 4 T Sampson 17, 5 D Hepburn 16, 6 P Jones 16

John Emerton Cup final standings: 1 P Reed 25pts, 2 M Cherry 22 3 R Cavill18, 4 D Stamp 15, 5> M Partridge, A Rooker 14, 7> P Jones, D Hepburn, C Manley 13

Mike Partridge came perilously close to pulling off a major shock before he lost to Will Blundell in the Golden Eagle Scratch Cup at the fifth extra hole.

Blundell, who has previously won the trophy, holed eight-foot putts on the 18th, 19th, 21st and 22nd holes to keep the match alive before wining at the 23rd.

Defending champion Cary Rawlings was also pushed hard. He had to dig deep to beat Pete Jones 2&1.

Golden Eagle Scratch Cup second round results: P Jones lost to C Rawlings, T Evans bt G Campbell, C Fisher bt D Hepburn, M Partridge lost to W Blundell, C Bundy bt M Thomas, H Chau bt A Rooker, D Payne bt M Want, H Marshall bt T Chan. Quarter-final draw: C Rawlings v T Evans, C Fisher v W Blundell, C Bundy v H Chau, D Payne v H Marshall

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Okehampton missed out on retaining the Western Morning News Cup by just one point, with Woodbury Park and East Devon sharing the top prize.

Nine Okehampton pairs took part, with Marcia Jones and Marcia Guy playing exceptionally well to score 36 points — they won the overall pairs' prize.

Pam Jarman and Cherry James played the final of the knockout Rose Bowl Trophy, which has been running all summer. The match was a close-fought battle, with James winning the match on the 17th hole.

Fourball betterball medal for the Charles Pedrick Shield, Division One: 1 Gareth Holt & Lee Pengelly net 59, 2 Dave Harwood & Matt Soby 60, 3 Nick Godfrey & Fred Cooke 61, 4 Jules Bennett & Martin Aggett. Division Two: 1 Vince Floyd & Chris Ball 60, 2 Graham Pengelly & Nick Atkinson, 3 Steve Browne & Adrian Rice 62, 4 Ron Copeland & Chris Goodman 63

honiton

Two matches were played this week, the first resulting in a 3-3 home draw with Tiverton but an overall win for Honiton over the two legs.

The match away to Torquay was less successful, producing a 5-1 win for the home team.

Sunday threeball betterball: 1 G Richards, R Beard & M Fowler 74pts, 2 S Branch, M Blackmore & J Barker 69 (bb9), 3 F Thomas, J Fleetwood & S Squire 69

Tuesday mixed competition: 1 Penny Blackburn 37pts, 2 Jan Dickinson 36 (bb9), 3 Cyril Dann 36

Ladies' monthly stableford incorporating round two of the Del Cup, Silver Division: 1 Henrietta Bradshaw 38pts, 2 Chris Pearce 35. Bronze Division One: 1 Catherine Doherty 38, 2 Rosemary Greenhorn 36, 3 Elizabeth Davies 35. Bronze Division Two: 1 Di Wall 41, 2 Rosemary Whiteley 32, 3 Betty Weedon 31

Seniors' bowmaker competition, first tee starters: 1 John Fleetwood, Fred Utting & Brian Morrison 63, 2 Harold Cook, Tony Proudfoot & Trevor Bradley 61, 3 Adrian Williams, Jack Phillips & Ron Jones 61. 11th tee starters: 1 John Bevan, John Hill & Chris Street 67, 2 Vic Wood, Mike Kent & David Beer 66, 3 Bob Bilyard, Brian Elkington & Alan Lane 65

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The ever popular junior section Chris Cole Cup produced a crop of excellent scores.

Ben Andrews cut his handicap from six to five as he carded 43 points to claim the trophy. Guy Hoskins was second with 39, one clear of third-placed Joe Baker.

A hole-in-one at the 214-yard fourth by Nick Staddon was the highlight of the Greensomes Trophy.

This was a first ace for 17-handicapper Staddon, who has been playing golf for four years.

The popular event culminated in a sudden-death play-off between senior members Roy Cox and Terry Harrison and juniors Ben Andrews and Guy Hoskins after each had returned 44 points.

Cox and Harrison sealed things with a net eagle two at the first extra hole.

Midweek monthly medal, Division One: 1 Ben Andrews net 70 (bb9), 2> Bob Feather & Mike Glenny 70. Division Two: 1 Terry Harrison 68, 2> Joe Winsor & John Cordery 70

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Twelve-year-old Emily Morey made a valuable contribution as her team won the threeball betterball stableford.

She teamed up with Sally Underwood and Margaret Whitehead to score 98 points. Second on 87 were Hilary Shiels, Tessa Beer and Linda Knapton, who beat Nina Hawkins, Sally Shackleton and Mo Watson on countback.

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Results, Mid Week 18 Medal: 1 Keith Thomas net 74, 2 Matthew Sail 78, 3 Paul Morris 79

Pagliero mixed foursomes: 1 David & Helen Huxham 36pts, 2 Matthew Sail & Sue Jackson 33, 3 Keith Thomas & Jane Parkhouse 32