AFTER a lengthy period of inactivity the sun shone for the Daily Mail foursomes qualifier - a foursomes medal competition with the winners going on to knock-out stages - leading to a national final.
Steve Drake and Carl Channon headed strong field with a score of 67.5 (last year Steve's wife Penny went all the way to the National Ladies finals - so Steve is hoping to balance the books!)
Only a half point behind were Keith Warren and Dave Bennett on 68. Captain Wayne Voden and partner Phil Green just got third spot on countback from John Todd and Stuart Hamon (incidentally Phil's wife Min - was Penny's partner in the ladies event last year!)
There was however, some consolation for John and Stuart - having had the only "two" in the two's competition.
Result - winner S Drake and C Channon with 67.5; second, K Warren and D Bennett 68; third, W Voden and P Green 69 (B9), J Todd and S Hamon (69).
Other scores - 70.5 R Keith and E Shapland; 71, D Edwards and D Elliott; 71.5, S Linin and M MacDonald; 72, J Nicholls and B Hodge, C Nicholls and C Hough; 72.5, E Bray and P Pond; 73, M Edwards and B Evans; 74, J Kinver and B Turner, D Lewis, N Hill-Male; 74.5, C Payne and P Pascoe; 75, L Clark and P Sullivan; 75.5, P Higham and B Horton; 76, S Hobbs and P Kinver; 77, P Densham and T Lynch, M Mountford and N Haimes, M Morris and M Mann; 77.5, J Taroni and I Hawke; 78.5, D Adms and J Mudd, C Fedrick and M Crofts, M Turner and M Tate; 79, E Goodaire and A Goodaire; 79.5, B Shiel and J Duncan; 81.5, A Davis and D Barton; 82, D Allan and A Allen; 82.5, N Davis and I Puckey; 83, M Hollingdale and M Tilbrook; 84, P Sleep and A Winteron; 84.5, D Last nd P Debono; 85.5, S Horton and K Eddy.
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ST MELLION international Ladies section braved the bad weather to play the competitions the results of which are as follows -
January stableford - silver division - Sue Wenmoth 26 pts; Rosie Ring 24; Veronica Bennett 24; Stella Hancock 23.
Bronze division one - Tracey Sutcliffe 31 pts; Joanne Bickle 29; Sue Davies 27; Julie Edwards 27.
Bronze division two - Christine Sponziello 32 pts; Fiona Northcott 29; Carol Lovick 23; Andrea Parker 22.
January medal - Silver division - Kirsty Gray 89-14=75; Thelma McEvoy 96-12=84; Marjorie Greening 97-11=86; Gela Inman 97-120=87; Stella Hancock 106-119=87.
Bronze division one - Joyce Wilcox 108-22=86; Tracey Sutcliffe 109-23=86; Norma Mason 122-28=94.
Bronze division two - Carol Lovick 113-30=83; Fiona Northcott 119-35=84.
The December medal was postponed in December because of the weather and was played in January. Results - Silver division - Dee Peake 78-9=69; Margaret Walker 94-15=81; Gela Inman 95-10=85.
Bronze division one - Joyce Wilcox 102-22-80; Caroline Shannon 106-24=82; Angela Trembeath 104-21=83.
Bronze division two - Linda Greaves 103-30=73; Christine Sponziello 108-32=76; Fiona Northcott 118-35=83.
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monday being a fine day saw a good turn of LOOE Vets when they played a four-ball-better-ball. Winners on count back were Frank Carpenter/Norman Taylor 43, Norman Allen/Norman Jenkins 43, Chris Ford/Jack Hawkens 42, Arthur Northfield\Ray Petipher 40, Tony Collis/Cecil Bourchier 39, Jim Cook/ Joce, Brian Taylor/Irvine Edmondson, Richard Essam/Alan Reed, John Richards/Rob Ingold 39, Harry Foster/Alan Newman, and Radondy/Brian Duck 38, Ray Taylor/Bob Acarnley 37, Max Higson/John Rowbotham 32, Ed Mallis/ Albert Quinlan 31.
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ON Tuesday 15 WHITSAND BAY Veterans played a two from three Stableford when winners were - B Slee, F Glanville, T Dart 81 pts; J Fisher, H Pryn, G Turner 79; R Bennett, L Wilton, T Doyle 78.
On Wednesday Whitsand played a match at Carlyon Bay and in a close game lost 4 1/2 to 3 1/2. Scores - A Sykes and R Hughes lost to J Greener and K Hill 4&3; D Foster and H Pryn lost G Simpson and J Goddard; B Slee and A Wells beat B Ofield and R Pipe 2&1; F Glanville and G Turner lost to R Taylor and T Barker 2&1; J King and L Berlin lost to K Bartlett and L Cornish 6&4; F Carpenter and D Rawlings bt C Roose and L Smith one-up; J Maddever and P Moore halved with C Wright and G Bartlett; R Bennett and D Nicholson bt B Jarvis and J Bremner 4&2.
On Friday 17 played a two from three stableford when winners were - A Sykes, J Trevail and J Fisher 83 pts; D Foster, T Dart, P Moore 73; T Doyle, L Wilton, L Gill 71.