Congratulations to all finals day players, it was another fantastic day for the club with some great golf on display. This really is the pinnacle day for any ROWGC member and to reach the finals is a huge achievement in itself.
The winners of the competitions were as follows ...
CompetitionWinner(s)
Mens Club Championship - Cameron Haines
Ladies Club Championship - Rhian McGinley
Ladies Bronze Scratch Cup - Pam Duke
Ladies 18 Hole Knockout - Ruth Kirchmeier
Huggett Putter - June Savidge
Yates Cup - David Warwick
Len Weston Trophy - Steve Woods
Trevor Lane Cup - David Warwick
Hospital Cup - Paul Warwick
Harold Bradley Cup - Andrew Reeves
Cinderford Cup - Richard Moore & Jason Gale
Congratulations to all the winners and obvious commiserations to all those who came so close but lost in their respective finals.
A number of competitions were unable to be decided on Saturday and the winners of these will be emailed out as soon as they have all been completed.
ROWGC Press Officer Keith Ray has already written the report on the mens final which i have included below. The ladies final report will feature in next weeks newsletter.
'Cam & Tim Make Worthy Finalists'
It reflected well on the Ross Club's Competitions Committee combined with the 'collective spirit' of members from all sections, that the pandemic did not prevent the traditional Annual Knock-Out Finals Day of matches from taking place. Social distancing regulations in place did mean however that the Trophy Presentation evening which in normal times completes a marvellous occasion had to wait for another day.
As customary there were some intriguing contests for members to savour with the 36 holes men's singles final to decide the 2020 Men Club Champion bringing together two in-form players in 20 years old reigning Champion Cam Haines, a scratch handicap player and 4 handicapper Tim Wyatt. However, Tim is no stranger to major honours board successes winning a hat-full in his 2012 season and he added to his collection only recently when he won the Winston Wildsmith Salver in which 136 members took part.
While most of their morning 18 holes session promised a close match, in his winning 3 of the last 6 holes, Cam was best placed to enjoy his lunch break being 4 holes up at the half-way stage. The afternoon round saw Cam make a blistering start with 2 birdies in the first 3 holes and after 27 holes he stood on the verge of victory. Cam and Tim ultimately exchanged acknowledgements on the 11th green enabling Cam to celebrate his 3rd Ross Club Men Champion status in the past 4 years. For Cam, a former Ross Juniors Captain, he is a real credit to the Gorsley based Club and to himself and can reflect upon an ongoing highly meaningful golfing career since he joined in 2014 as a 16 handicapper. In this respect Cam will point to being in the care of the Ross Club's Head Professional Tim Hall and his School of Golf Academy team and their 'continuous improvement' culture as having provided the key ingredients.
In the final of the Harold Bradley Cup, affectionately known as the Rabbits Cup being for players with handicaps 18+ Andrew Reeves found himself competing against a newcomer in Joe Hiram. Joe has enjoyed an impressive first season with the Ross Club including being runner-up with 40 points in his inaugural competitive seniors stableford event in June, shortly after 'Project restart' in which 137 players took part. With both Andrew and Joe sporting 20 handicaps the scene was set for a good tussle although on the day it was Andrew who enjoyed his first taste of silverware with a 4/3 victory. Like Club Champion Cam Haines, it was typical of Andrew to graciously dedicate his success to the short-game learning he has received from Tim Hall's School of Golf team and in particular Oli Leett, their specialized Aimpoint Level 3 Putting coach who is highly rated nationally within the industry.