St Mellion were beaten seven and a half to four and a half by Newquay at Perranporth in the Cornwall team championship final.

In the morning foursomes the only winners for St Mellion were Adam Frayne and Andy Nicholson who defeated Peter East and Rob Randall by 2-1. The final St Mellion pairing of Simon Bertenshaw and Richard Ackland halved their match but the pairings of Brian Rickard with Alan Poole and Peter Southcott with Darren Desmond both lost. Ninth man for St Mellion Stuart Walsh won his match 3-2.

Going into the eight afternoon singles, the score was 2 1/2 - 1 1/2.

Richard Ackland was soundly beaten 6-5 by Ian Veale; Peter Southcott bt Rob Tredinnick 2-1; Adam Frayne bt Charlie Phillips 2-1; Alan Poole lost to Peter Rogers 1 down; Darren Desmond bt Pete East 3-2; Brian Rickard lost to Rob Randall 3-2; Simon Bertenshaw lost to Kevin Mula 3-1; Andy Nicholson lost to Phil Clayton 4-3.

This left Newquay clear and deserving winners.

The trophy was presented to the Newquay Club Captain Paul Hoyt by Cornwall Golf Union President David Cann.

March Medal, Division One - Eddie Gard 74-8 = 66; Nigel Smith 77-10 = 67; Alan Shannon 82-12 = 70; Brian Manhire 82-12 = 70; Tony Hosking 77-6 = 71; G Radliffe 80-9 = 71; John Lock 83-12 = 71; Jay Spicer 82-11 = 71.

Division Two - Peter Francis 82-18 = 64; Bob Malia 80-14 = 66; David Scantlebury 81-14 = 67; Steve Kent 87-20 = 67; Niven Penprase 82-14 = 68; Scott Wright 88-19 = 69.

Division Three - Steven Gordon 89-21 = 68; Peter Rawlinson 95-25 = 70; Brian Garnett 96-23 = 73; Philip Cuming 97-24 = 73; Mike Tamblin 100-25 = 75; John Marquand 97-22 = 75.

March Stableford, Division One - Keith Abbott, 39 pts; E Gard, 35 (best back 9); N J Smith, 35 (best back 6); Steve Vickers, 35; G Barnicoat, 34; Peter Burdon, 34.

Division Two - Tony Hurley, 36; Peter Lee, 35 (best back 9); Fernley Williams, 35; A Wilson, 34.

Division Three - Brian Garnett, 34; Ken Wilcox , 33 (best back 9), J Hopkins, 33; P Rawlinson, 32.

On Tuesday last 18 Whitsand Bay Veterans played a three ball two scores to count Stableford. Winners were - J Hoare, H Pryn, P Moore, 82 pts; J Trevail, L Gill, G Turner, 79; R Bennett, F Glanville, K Pomeroy, 77.

On the Friday 20 played the same sort of competition. Winners were - T Doyle, H Dyer, D Rawlings, 84 pts; J Trevail, T Dart, H Pryn, 82; J Maddever, L Gill, B Polkinghorne, 77.

On Monday the LOOE Vets played a mafia with doubles scores on odd holes. The winners were Norman Hill-Male, Jim Cook, Harry Foster with 105 pts. Richard Essam, John Richards w/c Dave Turner came second with 99 pts followed by Harold Ferris, Brian Taylor, Jack Hawkens with 95. Other scores were Dave Turner, Des Adams, Bob Kinch (92), Richard Fletcher, John Rowbotham, Norman Taylor (88), Jeff Buckland, John Jones, Norman Jenkins (86), Chris Fore, D Potts, William Aust (86), Jack Baxendale, Frank Carpenter, Max Higson (84), Arthur Hallam, Mike Phillips, John Hicks (84).

Thursday the vets entertained the ladies for our friendly match which was won by the vets 5 1/2 - 2 1/2 although the scores did not reflect the closeness of many of the games.

The vets not taking part in this match played a single stableford with Arthur Northfield taking the honours on count back from Bob Newman with 36 pts, third place went to Brian Duck (33). Other scores were George Robson, Norman Jenkins, John Jones (31), Alan Reed (30), William Aust (29), Des Adams (28), Bob Kinch, Frank Parkes (26), Mike Phillips (26), Ray Taylor (21), Dave Bloye (19), Noel Aitken (16).

Now the excitement of the Winter League is over, LOOE BINDOWN now embark on it's summer programme of competition. In very summer-like conditions the first of these was held last Sunday, the Fisleigh Trophy, which is a large ship's wheel. Of course, it was appropriate that it was won by two of the Club's Navy lads.

The competition is a foursomes (alternate shots) Stableford competition. Home golfers often experience difficulty in this type of format, although not so for Jules Hignett and Terry Gibson who destroyed the field, winning by a clear four points with 41 points. There were no less than five pairs on 37 points and the best of these were Ian Hawke and Paul Shiel who just edged out Danny Lewis and Norman Hill-Male on the back six, who in turn kept Richard Keith and Eddie Shapland on the back nine.

Results - Winners - J Hignett and T Gibson, 41 pts; Second - I Hawke and P Shiel, 37 (BB 15); Third - D Lewis and N Hill-Male, 37 (BB 14, BB 21); Fourth - R Keith and E Shapland, 37 (BB 18).

Other scores: 37 - W Voden and T Hunn; M and M Jackman.

34 - D Edwards and D Elliott; J Mudd and I Lindsay.

32 - B Shiel and PJ Mannell.

31 - M MacDonald and S Unin; T Swabey and B Evans; T Sweet and G Lambert; J and S Nicholls.

30 - S Hobbs and P Kinver; D and V Bennett; N Haimes and M Mountford; B Horton and S Horton.

29 - J Todd and S Hamon; A Goodaire and M Tilbrook; B and P Hodge.

28 - C Hough and C Nicholls; E Bray and P Pound; A Winterson and M Mann; J Stein and S Giles.

27 - C McAulliffe and P Bennett; R Slattery and C Stevens; E Goodaire and K Small.

26 - R Fletcher and A Davis; P Sleep and T Pratt; T Horner and B Skelton.

25 - P Densham and J Bannister.

24 - P Tyler and Mrs P Warring; C Scott and G Thompson.

23 - A Lindsay and D Nicholls; C Redrick and M Croft.

21 - L Clarke and M Hollingdale.

18 - M Allen and S Horner.

15 - D Last and N Taylor.

On Tuesday Whitsand Bay Veterans played their first match in 2000, versus Staddon Heights GC and lost 4 1/2 - 3 1/2.

G Barrell and D Foster lost to G Moore and R Bloomfield by 2-1; R Jenkins and P West halves D Johns and J Monks; R Bennett and L Gill beat P Jood and D Jackson by 2-1; A Sykes and J Maddever beat S Pike and M Parkinson by 3-2; F Glanville and C Hancock lost to D Viviana and D Brokenshire by 3-1; K Pomeroy and D Nicholson lost to R Hardwell and J Robinson by 3-2; P Moore and H Pryn lost to D Baker and K Trace by 3-2; T Dart and D Rawlings beat A Royal and J Stirling by 2-1.

On Friday, 22 played a 4 BBB. Winners were - J Fisher and C Hancock, 48 pts; R Cook and K Pomeroy, 47; R Jenkins and D Rawlings, 45.

St Mellion International Ladies Section March Medal was not able to be played as the 10th hole was still out of action so a 17 hole Stableford was played instead, the results as follows:

Silver Division - Marjorie Greening 29pts, Rose Ring 28pts, Hilda McKinley 27pts, Sally Harris 26pts, Sheila Marquand 26pts.

Bronze Division 1 - Norma Boath 25pts, Marylyn Cindy 25pts, Carol Lovick 25pts, Sue Poole 22pts, Norma Mason 22pts, Julie Edwards 22pts.

Bronze Division 2 - Francis Ryan 31pts, Rina Stoner 23pts, Linda Mills 22pts, Ann Davie 21pts, Lyn Johnstone 18pts.

March Stableford

Silver Division - Lyn Ruberry 35pts, Rose Ring 31pts, Pauline Windscheffel 29pts, Stella Hancock 27pts, Gela Inman 27pts.

Bronze Division 1

- Maggie Bassett 44pts, Margaret Shepherd 38pts, Hillary Wratten 35pts, Ruth Burdon 35pts, Carol Lovick 32pts, Julie Edwards 32pts.

Bronze Division 2 - Jan Barnes 39pts, Linda Mills 37pts, Tracey Sutcliffe 33pts, Joyce Lee 30pts, Jackie Nicholson 29pts, Ray Bovingdon 28pts, Heather Gard 27pts, Jane Tall 26pts.

The First League match of the season was played against Carlyon Bay at Carlyon Bay which resulted in the match halved.

Dee Peeke lost to Pearl Carne 4 and 2. Wendy Phillips beat Sheila Waggot 2 and 1. Thelma McEvoy beat Jackie Knight 1 up. Rose Ring beat Meryl Tellam 3 and 1. Maggie Bassett lost to Sue Green 3 and 2. Norma Mason lost to Daphne Altew 5 and 2. Gill Boyes halved with Georgina Iones.

ON Sat March 18 the Annual Presentation Evening was held, the following ladies winning: Challenge Bowl: Sheila Marquand - runner up Lyn Ruberry.

Goblets: Stella Hancock & Joyce Lee - runners up Norma Mason & Norma Boath.

Founder Cup: Kirsty Gray - runner up Norma Boath.

Jubilee Cup: Pauline Windscheffle - runner up Kirsty Gray.

Duke Salver: Ray Bovingdon - runner up Julie Booty.

Scratch Cup Silver Division: Gela Inman - runner up Jenny Rounsevell.

Proprietors Cup: Rose Ring - runner up Ruth Burdon. Medal & Stableford Winners: Meg Norris.

Birdie Tree: Sue Wenmoth.

Past Captains Salver: Gela Inman.

Captains Rose Bowl: Kirsty Gray.

Granny Cup: Pat Lock.

Kevern Slice: Kirsty Gray.

The winning Gammon Team were each presented with a salver as a memento in winning the Countys' 1999 Gammon Trophy, the first time in the Clubs History.