NOEL Preston-Jones was on top form to take this year’s Bryan Blaber trophy at Yelverton Golf Club. Competing against a strong field of 53 vet competitors Noel was level par after 16 holes on his way to scoring a scintillating total of 43 points in this Stableford event. A total of 15 competitors scored 36 points or more in this display of quality golf.

The weather was kind to the lady golfers at the club’s annual ‘silver salver’ meeting. All golfing handicaps were involved which were split into three categories with an overall winner being the person with the lowest net score.

With an impressive display of golfing consistency Kate Wright took the overall title by five strokes from runner up Teresa Holt and secured this years silver salver.

Results: Overall winner - 1, K Wright, 2 T Holt, A Sweeney. Division one, 1, K Wright; 2, T Holt, 3, Kikidas; division two, 1, A Sweeney, 2, C Crawford, 3, C Perkins; division three, 1, J Tindall Jones, 2, L Wayne

Kevin Vince from the Yelverton Golf Club Pounders won the monthly Stableford Trophy with an excellent score of 41 points. Second was A Hawking and third S A Legassick.

Matthew Cooper won the mid week Stableford with an impressive 41 points; second was R Ellis and third M Harrington.

The veterans three ball Stableford on June 13 was won by Mike Allan, John Friend and Peter O’Neil on 84pts; second were Peter Adams, John Pritchard and Paddy Westell on 83pts and third Ric Cheadle, David Terry and Ray Curran on 82pts. On the two shots on a hole were Mike Allan, Divaker Rai, Neil Sellick and Paddy Westell.

Rain and high winds caused a lot of hurt in the air for the 2018 ‘Grandmother Cup’ and ladies’ Stableford. With 34 lady competitors trying their best against the elements good scores were hard to come by. Sandy Hawkins proved up to the task though with 36 points and took this year’s trophy with A Pritchard in second place and R Kikidas. Results - division one, 1, R Kikidas 34pts, 2, M Preston-Jones 31pts, 3, D Friend 29pts; division two, 1, C Crawford 34pts, 2, M Flanagan 34pts, 3, S Lang, 34pts; division three 1, A Pritchard 35pts; 2, P Town 30 pts , 3, J Tindall Jones 25pts.

Yelverton Golf Club placed hosts Wrangaton on June 8 in a Plymouth Area League match between the respective second and top placed clubs.

Both sides fielded strong teams and the standard of golf was not disappointing. Five matches each played a four ball better ball match play format. The first Yelverton team M Cooper and P Miller contested a tight match against M Handley and P Blackler to win 3-2.

R Acres and C O’Sullivan beat C Harper and C Hill 2-1; M Harrington and D halved with M Skrivener and L Mundell, while D Mallafre and B. Richardson lost 2-3 to J Cowardine and J Axten.

So it was up to the last pairing to decide the match which went all the way to the 18th green. Dave Hyslop (Yelverton) played a fine shot to put pressure on the Wrangaton pairing to get up and down. Hyslop made a two putt, which sealed the game and subsequently the match for Yelverton by three and half points to one and a half.

It meant Yelverton leapfrogging Wrangaton in the PAL table placing.