COUNTY
MATCHPLAY TROPHY - 2010 Erskine
Golf Club
| KILMACOLM HAVE ANOTHER
CHAMPION | | The
season started well for Matthew Clark of Kilmacolm when, in April, he won the
Craigmillar Open with an amazing four round aggregate score of 260 which included
a third round 62. This propelled him into the leading area of the Scottish Order
of Merit and the prospect of a place in the Scottish team. However, an early exit
in the Scottish Match Play Championship meant that he missed out on his cap and
further disappointment was to come as his club mate Andrew Farmer won the County
Stroke Play Championship. Having made
his way to the semi finals of the County Match Play Championship at Erskine Golf
Club, Matthew was keen to finish the season with a flourish but, first, his old
adversary and local member Ronnie Clark stood in his way. In a high standard match,
he took control of the match by the seventeenth tee where he was two up with two
to play. A drive sent right into shoulder high rough and obscurity took the game
to the last where Ronnie drove to green side followed by Matthew's effort which
caught the greenside bunker. Extra holes looked on the cards until he splashed
out to two feet to win by one hole - a great contest. |
Picture
shows Erskine Club Captain Finlay MacLennan, Matthew Clark and RGU President Don
Bremner | In
the other semi final, Renfrew's Jordan Grant met Ken Fairbrother from Cochrane
Castle. By the turn, by virtue of two birdies, Ken was one up. Jordan quickly
clawed this back to square the match at the tenth then birdies from him at the
13th and 14th saw him take control for an eventual 3 and 2 win. The
quality of the final was quickly established when Jordan and Matthew traded birdies
in the first two holes. The turning point came at the fifth hole where Mattthew
decided to cut the corner in a bid to catch the green - some 323 yards away! His
bravery paid dividends with the ball finishing at the back of the green and he
went on to build a three hole lead by the turn. Jordan staged a comeback with
a win at the tenth but his putting touch, which had been superb in the morning
battle, abandoned him and Matthew played some great golf to win 4 and 3 to win
the championship that he wanted. | Results
| Tuesday
10th Aug | Thursday
12th Aug | Sunday
15th August |
Winner |
| 16:45pm |
16:45pm |
8:30am |
1:30pm |
| J
Alexander - Whinhill | R
Dziennik | J
Grant 3&2 | J
Grant | M
Clark | | R
Dziennik - Erskine 3&2 | | J
Grant - Renfrew 2&1 | J
Grant 3&1 | | S
Robertson - Cochrane Castle | | K
Fairbrother - Cochrane Castle 3&2 | K
Fairbrother 2&1 | K
Fairbrother | | D
Grant - Renfrew | | D
Macfarlane - Greenock 4&3 | D
Macfarlane | | G
Sheppard - Erskine | | R
Clark - Erskine 2&1 | R
Clark 4&3 | R
Clark | M
Clark 4&3 | | A
Kelly - Cochrane Castle | | P
Alexander - Caldwell | S
Geddes | | S
Geddes - Erskine 2&1 | | M
Clark - Kilmacolm 2up | M
Clark 1up | M
Clark 1up | | S
Higgens - Gourock | | M
Campbell - Renfrew 19th | M
Campbell | | M
Rutherford - Erskine |
| The County Matchplay Trophy is a scratch competition
for members of Renfrewshire clubs. Entrants will consist of the first 16 placed
players in the County Strokeplay Competition who are available to take part in
this competition. The competition will be played at Erskine Golf Club during the
two weeks immediately following the strokeplay competition. See below for further
conditions of play. |
| Current Matchplay
Champion 2010 - Matt Clark - Kilmacolm | |
Picture
shows Erskine Club Captain Finlay MacLennan, Matthew Clark and RGU President Don
Bremner |
CONDITIONS
OF PLAY - The
Championship shall be match play in accordance with the Rules of Golf as approved
by R & A Rules Limited and the Local Rules as approved by the Championship
Committee.
- The Championship will be
under the charge of the Championship Committee of Renfrewshire Golf Union to whom
all disputes will be referred and whose decision shall be final. The Committee
reserve the right to amend the Conditions of the Championship.
- Each
match shall comprise of 18 holes, played off scratch. In the event of a halved
match in any round, players shall continue to play until one player wins a hole.
- The trophy shall be held by the winner,
whose responsibility it is to ensure that the trophy is returned to the Renfrewshire
Golf Union when requested.
- There is
no entry fee.
- Failure to notify the
Championship Committee of withdrawal shall result in a ban from playing in the
same competition the following year. Only in exceptional circumstances and on
formal appeal to the Championship Committee will the ban be lifted.
- The
ball the player plays must be named on the current List of Conforming Golf Balls
issued by the R & A.
- The driver
the competitor carries must have a club head identified by model and loft, that
is named on the current List of Conforming Driver Heads issued by R & A Rules
Limited. Note: Any individual driver on the List, if tested on pendulum testing
apparatus approved by R & A Rules Limited must not have a characteristic time
greater than 257 microseconds. Penalty for Breach of Condition : Disqualification.
- The
use of Distance Measuring Devices are NOT permitted in this Competition
- During
the stipulated round, a competitor may not use a motorised vehicle unless specifically
authorised by the Committee.
- Pace
of Play (Note 2 to Rule 6-7) In the absence of mitigating circumstances, a group
is liable to be timed if it is in excess of the time allowed and, in the case
of 2nd or subsequent groups out of position. The time allowed will be determined
by the Championship Committee and will be notified to all competitors.
- A
competitor is not permitted to withdraw at any stage of the Championship except
for emergency reasons or medical circumstances explained and deemed acceptable
by the Championship Committee. A competitor failing to notify the Championship
Committee in person of his withdrawal before departing the Championship venue
will be the subject to an automatic ban from the same competition the following
year. Only in exceptional circumstances and on formal appeal will the ban be lifted.
QUALIFICATION
- Be
male at birth and of Amateur Status as defined by R & A Rules Limited.
- Be
in possession of a handicap under the current Congu Unified Handicapping System.
ENTRIES
- Entrants
must be a member of a golf club affiliated to the Renfrewshire Golf Union .
- The
starting field shall be 16.
- Entrants
will consist of the first 16 placed players in the County Stroke Play Championship
who are available to take part in this competition.
- All
entries are the subject of the approval of the Championship Committee, who reserve
the right to refuse or accept or, having accepted, subsequently reject any entry
and shall not be called upon to give any reason for their action.
REGISTRATION
Competitors
are required to register at the Renfrewshire Golf Union registration desk prior
to their tee off time.
By
order of the Renfrewshire Golf Union Championship Committee
Renfrewshire
Golf Union
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