12 Championship winners

TOM HAWKINGS FROM SUNNINGDALE WINS THE SURREY SENIORS CHAMPIONSHIP

The 2023 Seniors Championship was held at the Richmond Golf Club over two days.

After the first round the leading scores were WHS Jackson (Woking) and Tom Hawkins (Sunningdale) both shooting an excellent 69, 1 under par, closely followed by Nigel Pimm (Surbiton) and Ian Attoe (Worplesdon) with solid 72’s, with several players a further one or two shots further back. Meaning there would be a good mix of players in contention for the Championship in the second round.

As it should be, on the second round the leading players would go out at the back of the field.

Adrian Mitchell (Royal Mid-Surrey) came in with a fine two over par 72 improving on his first round of 75 for a 147 total and the clubhouse lead, however this was pushed back when previous winner of the Championship Keith Waters (West Byfleet) matched his second round of 72 to go with a 74 for a combined 146.

Joint first round leader WHP Jackson could not match his previous days score coming in with a 76 for a 145 total which was only good enough for 4th place, losing out 3rd place on countback to Nigel Pimm who had a 73 to go with his 72 for to also finish on 145.

Ian Attoe had the best second round score with a level par 70 to put him in top spot with a combined 142, this overall total was matched by Tom Hawkins who putted out for a 73 to go with his 69. So, it would be a play of, this would be sudden death using the 1st & 18th holes.

And it was Tom Hawkins who prevailed with a superb birdie on the first play off hole, an excellent finish to what had been a quality event at a quality venue. Many of the players commented on the excellent condition of course, especially the greens.

PETER CROCOMBE FROM ROEHAMPTON WINS MID-AGE CHAMPIONSHIP

Thursday 16th June saw 39 players head out onto fairways at Malden GC in search of victory at the Surrey MidAge Championship 2022.

With the sun beaming down on players at over 30 degrees, it was clear that the day would be a real test of golf and character. Thick rough lined the fairways and offered nothing but trouble if a player were to miss a fairway. Prizes: 3rd Place – David Primrose (Sutton Green) 144 (+2). 2nd Place – Andrew Cooley (Chobham) 143 (+1) 1st Place – Peter Crocombe (Roehampton) 141 (-1)

CHARLIE CROCKETT WINS SURREY AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

The 2022 County Championships were held at West Byfleet Golf Club over the weekend of June 27th to 29th.

The 36 hole qualifying on day one produced some excellent golf. Charlie Crockett (Addington Palace) led the pack with a score of 137 (-3), just ahead of his Surrey team mate Aadam Syed (Foxhills) on 139, these being the only players to better par.

By the conclusion of the semi finals, Charlie Crockett would face David Primrose (Sutton Green) in the final.

The final set off in front of a large number of spectators and Charlie again got off to a fast start getting to 2up after 5 holes with excellent birdies on the 2nd and 5th, his lead could have been bigger had Will not holed several putts for halved holes.

Will pulled himself back level in the match with birdies on the 7th and 8th and hit the front for the first time with a par 4 on the 9th after an errant drive from Charlie. Will gave the lead on the 10th with a rare 3 putt, the next 2 holes being shared with regulation pars.

Charlie 3 putted the 13th hole with Will in close on the beautiful par 3 hole.

The match was level again after an excellent approach from Charlie for a birdie on the 14th.

A rare missed fairway from Will on the 15th allowed Charlie to 2 putt for a win as Will could only pitch out to the fairway narrowly missing the par putt after a nice wedge from 100yds.

Both missed the 16th fairway to the right and shared the hole in bogey.

Both players hit the 17th green from the tee, Will being slightly further away in regulation, although both players came up short with Will to putt first. In true match play style that could have gone either way, Will missed from around 6ft and Charlie holed from 5ft to take the title.

OSCAR LENT & OLLIE GEORGE WIN SURREY U15 & U16 CHAMPIONSHIPS AT PYRFORD LAKES

This was one of the most exciting championships in Surrey history with two hole-in-ones, a course record and a 3-man play-off for the U16 title.

The course was in fantastic condition, with Pyrford Lakes staff working tirelessly in the build up to ensure perfection was reached. And it was!

After round one, four players were under par with Ollie George leading the field with a 68 (-4), followed by Reggie Fear and Oscar Lent on 70 (-2) but hot on their heels was Peter Alliss Champion Monty Holcombe with a 71 (-1).

Round two would proved to be one of the most eventful rounds of any Surrey Championship. It all started when Thomas Dowling bagged himself a hole-in-one on the par 3 6th.

Daniel Prince made the turn at -4 and then proceeded to make the 2nd hole-in-one of the championships to go -6 through 10. The course record stood at 66 (-6) and Daniel found himself -8 stood on the 17th tee. An unfortunate bounce into the water led to a double bogey, but a great wedge into 18 left him a 3-footer for the new record! With nerves of steel, he rolled it in.

Oscar Lent was the lowest in the clubhouse, returning a final round of 69 (-3) to take him to a total of -5. Anticipation was growing as the final group made their way down the 18th. From the final group, Ollie George carded a 71 (-1) to take him to -5 total and Monty Holcombe carded a superb 68 (-4) to also take him -5 for the championship. The play-off was to be held over holes 10, 11 and 12 in a sudden death format.

Ollie George teed off first and handled the nerves well, hitting his ball 15 feet from the flag. Oscar was next up, pulling his shot slightly left, with a firm bounce, found himself in the knee high rough. Monty also stumbled and caught the bunker at the front of the green.

With the pressure on, Oscar hit a phenomenal wedge from the rough, finishing 4 feet from the hole. Unfortunately, Monty was unable to make an up and down from the bunker and his hopes of the trophy were fading.

With Oscar looking like a certain 3, the pressure was on Ollie once again. The spectators went silent as the ball made its way towards the hole, the ball dropped and with a simultaneous fist pump from Ollie, the trophy was his!

NATHAN WOODHAM WINS THE U18 CHAMPIONSHIP WITH LEO VOROBYEV WINNING THE U17’S

With the recent warm weather the ball was difficult to keep on the fairways and it is fair to say a few balls were lost, but this didn’t stop some excellent scores being submitted with Nathan Woodham leading the way with an excellent 2 under par, giving him a 3 shot lead heading into the 2nd round.

After an excellent lunch, which we’ve come to expect at Tandridge, the players went out hoping to better their scores from the morning round.

Leo Vorobyev would be leader in the clubhouse after round 2, posting solid back to back 72’s. Nathan would manage to hold his lead, posting a 2nd round 74 giving him a total of 143 (+1).

After a late surge, Freddie Surgey finished with a 2nd round 70 which landed him in 3rd place.

WILLIE WOODS CLAIMS CHRISTY TROPHY

Tuesday 21st June saw 66 players enjoy the fantastically presented course at West Byfleet Golf Club. Players took to the course in glorious sunshine battling it out for the Christy Trophy. The course was presented in immaculate condition, combined with the fantastic weather it made for an amazing day of golf. The format for the day was singles stableford played from the yellow tees, with nearest the pins on the 4th and 13th. Congratulations to Willie Woods on winning the Christy Trophy.

The U13 & U14 County Championships were held at Dulwich & Sydenham Hill Golf Club on Sunday 12th June.

The players arrived to glorious sunshine and spectacular views of London. There was a two tee start, and the players were started off by Club Captain George and committee member John and our thanks to both.

The course proved tricky for the boys, especially around the greens, and with the breeze coming into play, made it a true test for the players.

Congratulations to all the players especially Aaron for winning both championships.

AARON MOODY WINS U13 & U14 COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP

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