Wreb takes flight to lift Chichester golfing trophy

Chichester veterans were pleased to play their Stableford for the John Venables Memorial Cup on a lovely day. The course played longer after recent rain and scoring was good.

A close contest ensued and once again a fighting finish proved crucial to the result. Standing on the 16th tee, Dave Wren was a couple of points behind but he proceeded to birdie that hole and par the 17th for a crucial seven points which took him to 39 – one ahead of his nearest rival.

Result: Winner Dave Wren 39pts; 2 Wyndham Halswell 38; 3 Don Hagell 37; 4 Norman Moore 37; 5 Graham Probert 36; 6 Tony Denton 36.

The veterans completed their schedule of inter-club fixtures with their final match of the season away to Goodwood.

This was a new fixture where the aggregate of scores from the home and away matches determines the winner of the Jim Robertson Cup.

Leading 4½-1½ from the home leg, Chichester required two points to win the trophy. It was a tough struggle on the Downs course and while some were losing heavily, two pairs enabled Chi to achieve the win.

Bruce Santer and Peter Green played brilliantly to win by 4&3 while Ken Jackson and Dieter Matthey held their nerve to win 2&1. In the last match, Ken Jackson scored a hole in one which helped achieve a great victory for the team.

Results: B Shrives-Wrist & P Compton lost to V D’Costa & I Senior; J Robertson & C Goldsmid lost to M Walsh & A Hughes; B Santer & P Green beat R Hoare & J Drury; N Moore & G Williams lost to P Hayden-Jones & R Hoad; K Jackson & D Matthey beat K Johnson & T Evan-Fisher; J Styles & C Penny lost to T Till & J Dixon.

Two previous home matches were won – against Cams Hall it finished 4-2 and versus East Horton it was 5-1 – which gave an overall season record of 31 matches played, 21 won, two halved and just eight lost.

COWDRAY PARK

Members at Cowdray Park were deeply saddened by the recent death of Keith Chapman, one of the club’s most popular members over the past 25 years. His popularity was no better exemplified than by the huge turnout at St Mary’s Church, Easebourne, for a thanksgiving service for Keith’s life and afterwards at the reception in his beloved golf club.