Twenty year-old Josh Adams, defied all the odds when he completed a
hat-trick of major trophy wins, in three successive competitions, at
His latest victory, winning the Traders Cup, which 123 members
contested, means that Josh becomes a single-figure, 9 handicapper,
which is quite an achievement.
Another Club Trophy, the Collins Flag is the next trophy to be played
for, and who would back against him making it four in a row!
Josh was once again a model of consistency. He patiently put together
his gross 78 medal score, net 68, to earn him the Trophy outright
from runner-up Brian Macnamara, whose gross 75, net 70, round, the
lowest gross score in Handicap Division 1, was also a fine
performance. Brian, a 5 handicapper must have considered himself
unfortunate to have found Josh in such remarkable form.
Richard Brough also enjoyed a net 70 round, and Chris Harvey and Mark
Ford, with net 71s, will have been pleased with their scores, as will
another highly consistent performer, 19 year old Nick Ellis who had a
net 72.
In Handicap Division 2, Nigel Gibbs with a net 72 finished top of the
results table, just getting the better on count-back from Bob Cooper.
Bob's gross 91, net 72 score, which included a 9, made him the lowest
gross score performer in his division. Ross C Team Skipper Bob Timms,
with a net 76, claimed the third spot.
There was a runaway winner in the second round of the Ross Seniors'
Layton Cup, in which 78 Seniors took part. Mike Harris put together a
particularly impressive 42 points stableford score in difficult
scoring conditions, as evidenced by the fact that the runner-up, Roy
Crane, was 4 points adrift with 38 points. He was followed by Jeff
Oates with 37 points, and Bill Castle, Trevor Flowers, and Terry
Hopson, all with 36 points each.
In Handicap Division 1 Tim Rigden and Brian Ingram found themselves
sharing top spot with 37 points each, Tim just getting the edge on
count-back. Next came Brian Clouder and Nick Swan with 33 points each.
On the Seniors Open Front, Alan Bebb's 35 points total took the eye
and the top prize at Lydney Golf Club's Seniors Open event, Alan also
claimed a nearest the pin prize and his golfing pal, Brian MacNamara
brought home the prize for the longest drive of the day.
In the Club's latest friendly matches, the first win of the Season
for the Ross C team under the capable stewardship of skipper, Bob
Timms, was the main talking point. ?His squad entertained and
completed a 3.5 points to 2.5 victory to inflict a rare defeat upon
their counterparts from the Monmouth Golf Club. For Ross the point-
scorers were Bob Timms and Stewart Jones, Eric Stephens and Brian
Clouder, David Thrower and John Eyers, while Robin Henderson-Pugh and
Richard Kimp enjoyed a halved match result. Richard Escolme and Steve
Phillips, and Nick Swan and Nigel Gibbs had to settle for being
second best on the day.
Terry Jarrett's Ross B Team squad took part in an enjoyable afternoon
when they visited the Herefordshire Club, at Wormsley, and a 4.5
points to 1.5 points defeat was the final outcome. Terry and his
partner Geoff Thomas set a marvellous example in winning the opening
fourball 3/1 for Ross. Danny Gear and Dave Ruff achieved a half-
point, but those unable to contribute to the Ross scoresheet were,
Roger Kingabyn and Doug David 2/1, Richard Brough and Neil Rodger
5/3, Gary Moyle and Peter James 4/2, and Derek Hale and Andrew Owen-
Smith, 2 down.
Ross Seniors soon got back to winning ways, under the captaincy of
Tim Rigden, they achieved a highly impressive 5 points to 3 victory
at a very windy Stinchcombe Hill Golf Club. Those able to keep their
drives on the fairways to record Ross wins were Nick Swan and Geoff
Baker 7/6, Brian Clouder and Keith Ray, and Cec Wheatstone and David
Whitehead, who both won 3/2, and Frank Gallagher and Graham Chick, 2/1.
Tim Rigden and Gerald Turner, and David Thrower and Peter Landau
enjoyed halved matches, leaving just John Church-Jones and Terry
Watts, 3/2, and Peter Lowe and Peter Metcalfe, 4/3, to return to the
clubhouse both windswept and winless.=