Fitzpatrick wins the Mercury Sports Cup
KILWORTH Spring GC hosted the one of the county’s longest running medal tournaments at the weekend.
Two trophies were at stake – the Leicester Mercury Sports Cup for the low handicap return launched back in 1923, and the Scratch trophy which was added to the prize list in the 1955 season.
Harvey Fitzpatrick (Northamptonshire County and Kibworth) won the Mercury Cup for the second time when he carded 69 net off his handicap of two. He previously won this coveted trophy two years ago.
Sam Mayfield, a host club member, won the Scratch award for the third time when he fired four-under-par 68.
He also won in 2007 and again four years later, so has enjoyed a hat-trick of success in this event.
Dean Hayden, also a Kilworth Springs GC member, on 92-22-70 was runner-up in the handicap section, with Alan Turton (Ullesthorpe Court) who plays off 6,
third, after a tie on 71 net with Lewis Ferrar (Kirby Muxloe), a 5 handicapper, fourth.
Jake Dandy (Charnwood Forest) was round in level par 72 to end runner-up in the gross awards to Sam Mayfield.
■■The county golf union’s annual tournament, the John Cheatle
Foursomes, launched in memory of the late John Cheatle, president of the then English Golf Union in the 1983 season, was played again at Rothley Park GC, his former home course.
Humberstone Park GC pair David Seal and Muktar Singh won the Salvers with their 67 net round, with a highlight being their gross eagle 3 at the long 15th hole. They finished four strokes ahead of the runners-up David Broadhurst and Charles Parker, members of the host club, with their 71 net card.
Home club golfers Mick Deevy and David Wardle on 73 net were third on countback.
Tom Roberts (Rothley Park) and Scott Wormleighton (Birstall) won the scratch award for their 71 gross score. They are both low handicapped county squad golfers and had a total of five birdies in their winning round.
County juniors Charlie Box and Frazer Jones (both Kirby Muxloe) on 75 gross were second in the scratch awards, with Jack Mayfield (Kilworth Springs) and Jake Stacey (Cosby) – also on 75 – third on local rule from county champion Coby Cartwright and Henry Walkinshaw (both Cosby) fourth.
Awards were presented by county president Phil Askew, a member of the Rothley Park club.