Bonnyton clinch trophy
GOLF BONNYTON won the top prize at the Seniors Competition held under the auspices of the Association of Jewish Golf Clubs & Societies.
Moor Allerton provided a warm Yorkshire welcome to a field of nearly 90 mature golfers. Fifteen affiliated clubs and societies entered teams of six male players who have passed the age of 55.
Moor Allerton has historically proved a tough golf test and this proved to be case for the competitors again although the weather was kind, being cooler than in the previous few days. The course presented fairly and in good condition, notwithstanding the harsh summer heat.
Mike Simson of Coombe Hill returned the best gross score of 77, beating his club colleague Brad Allan to the Hartsbourne Trophy by one shot. Allan secured the Sussex Trophy. Perhaps the outstanding performance of the day was that of Moor Allerton’s Seymour Borlant. Aged 83, he produced a score of 78, only being denied the runner-up prize on a countback.
Myung Kim of Hartsbourne returned a praiseworthy nett 66 and took home the Dyrham Park Trophy for the best nett score. He edged out Howard Lockhart of Bonnyton who received the Whitefield Trophy.
The North East Trophy for the best nett team score – four best scores out of six counting – was won by the host club by a narrow margin from Hartsbourne who took collected the Abridge Trophy.
The contest for the main prize of the day, the Coombe Hill Trophy, presented to the team returning the best aggregate gross score was extremely close. Bonnyton prevailed but only after a tie and subsequently counting all six scores. As runners-up, Coombe Hill received the Potters Bar Trophy.
The Seniors is the final team event in the golfing calendar organised by the Association. The season’s finale is the individual National Scratch being held at The Oxfordshire next month.
A spokesman for the Association remarked: “Overall, we feel the season has been a success, with sustained entries to all competitions notwithstanding the acknowledged changing dynamics of golf-club membership coupled with increased costs of travel and accommodation for many affiliates.”