Kentish Gazette Canterbury & District
Kingston lands trophy treble
Canterbury GC
Canterbury captain Alison Kingston put the seal on a successful season on Sunday when, in partnership with vice-captain Neil Parsonson, she earned her third trophy during the club’s Finals Day.
Kingston had already won the ladies’ Ickham Bowl by beating Christine Burley in the final and she and June Edney had also been successful in the ladies’ Hallet Cup, overcoming Beverley Mcneil and Peggy Ferrett.
On Sunday, Kingston completed a treble when she teamed up with Parsonson to defeat the husbandand-wife partnership of Bernard and Marianne Disneur 3&2 in the Ida Cook Foursomes.
Leading the roll of honour among the men was Kevin Elliott, who lifted the Scotland Hills Trophy with a 2&1 win against Ricky Balcombe in the final.
The Scotland Hills Trophy is a handicap knockout competition open to all full members.
Balcombe was soon back in the action when, after a short break, he went out with Brett Davies to take on George Whyte and Nigel Watts in the final of the Hanbury Cup, the club foursomes knockout.
But it was a disappointing second appearance for Balcombe as he again finished on the losing side, this time by a margin of 4&3.
David Simmons proved too strong for Anthony Grove in the final of the Founders’ Plate, winning 4&3 and David Williams was always in control against Neil Webber in the Hooker Cup final, winning 3&1.
The seniors’ Howe Salver final was only decided on the 18th green when Stewart White edged out Gerry Ferrett by one hole and the seniors’ pairs competition, for the Coaker Foursomes, was won in convincing style by John Gawler and Tony Wenham, who beat Granville Askham and Ray Marks 4&3.
In the ladies’ Thirties Cup, Diane Florence beat Sue Kerr 3&2.
The President’s Putter, the club’s scratch knockout competition, was played on an earlier date and was won by John Coupe, who defeated Andrew Wigg in the final.
Canterbury made it a record-breaking season at the weekend when they completed a clean sweep of the three men’s leagues in which they have been competing.
Earlier this month, the club’s premier team, made up of the lower handicap players, scored a 5-0 victory at Prince’s to secure the East Kent League title by an impressive 18 points from North Foreland.
Then on Friday, the club’s East Kent Evening League team added the league championship to the knockout cup they had won the previous week.
Needing three wins from their trip to Littlestone Warren to put the result beyond recall, Canterbury registered a 3½-½ triumph for their eighth win in nine matches.
The following day, in the Invicta League, the city club faced a tough encounter away to Prince’s but with only one win needed from the five games, they duly disposed of the opposition in the opening contest and the Division 2 title and promotion was theirs.
This is the first time any club have claimed all three titles in the same season and a gala evening is now being organised to celebrate the feat. handicap golfers.
The Ned Smith Trophy was contested on Sunday, with the overall winner Brian Mankelow with 44 points.
Winner in the low handicap section was Peter Mccaig (41 points) with Robert Thompson runner-up four points back while in the higher handicap section, second place, behind Mankelow, was Philip Davis, on 43 points.
In the Sweetwoods Seniors Mixed Open, Chestfield were strongly represented , with the winning pair on the fourball betterball being Patsy Haines and Gerry Davis with 45 points.
Also among the prizes were Chestfield members John and Sue Jones along with David and Yvonne Bridge.