Skipper Williams setting sights high

on 132.5 while Walmley’s Michael Calvert, originally from Aberystwyth currently makes up the top four on 115.

The next OOM event will get underway on Wednesday with 200 OOM points up for grabs for the winner of the Welsh Open Seniors Championship, at Pennard. All of Wales’ leading seniors will be taking part in the 54-hole stroke play event, which has a cut of top 60 and ties after round two.

The final two OOM events will be the South Wales Senior Open (July 8) and the Seniors Amateur Championship at Royal Porthcawl (August 1-3).

Meanwhile, Wales’ best amateurs failed to make the grade as all five couldn’t make progress through to the matchplay rounds of the 123rd Amateur Championship at Royal Aberdeen and Murcar Links this week.

Celtic Manor’s Lewys Sanges led the charge for the quintet with an eight-over 149 to finish tied for 96th, two shots off the cut.

Thomas Williams (Wrexham) was next with 151 with Jake Hapgood (Southerndown) a short further back.

Padeswood & Buckley’s Chamberlain finished with 15-over par, while Gaelen (Wentworth) totalled 158.

Newport’s Lauren Hillier and Bethan Morris (Tenby) will bid for glory at the Ladies’ British Open Ben 156, Trew Amateur when the tournament gets underway on Tuesday at Hillside on the Merseyside coast.

The 144-strong field will play 36 holes of stroke play qualifying over the first two days before entering the match play phase of the tournament, which will conclude with Saturday’s 18-hole finale.

Welsh Ladies’ Amateur champion Lea-Anne Bramwell (Abergele) and Jordan Ryan (Newport) are on the reserve list.

In the Welsh Team Championships, eight-time winners Newport are through to the main competition after beating Peterstone Lakes 3.51.5.

Radyr, who have picked up the trophy five times, beat 10-time winners Whitchurch 3-2.

Ashburnham, Pyle & Kenfig, Southerndown and Mountain Ash are also through.

In the Victory Shield Foursomes, St Pierre beat Pontnewydd to set-up a quarter-final clash with Celtic Manor.

In other news, it was a family affair at Maesteg as Ellis Williams beat his brother Thomas to top the leaderboard in a Club Championship qualifier.

Junior member Ellis led the way with 69 while Thomas, reigning club champion, was close behind on 70.

And the main tournament, which will take place in September, will host another member of the family after dad Neil shot 83 to clinch qualification.