Father and son combine to win annual Hodder Cup

THE annual running of the Hodder Cup saw 51 pairs take part. The qualifying round was won by father and son Phil & Matt Bendall with nett 61, on countback from Robert Ware & Tony Taylor, while John Hartley & Kevin Brimble were third on 62.

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The Avalon A team lost a close match against Vivary Park, 3-2, despite wins for Nick White & Kevin Keene and Rob Edney & Alex Gay who was making his debut for the team. They soon bounced back though with a 3-2 success at Oake, with wins this time coming from Edney & White, Tom Chapman & Spencer Pocock and Jack & Darrin Vowell.

A Qualifying Stableford saw 51 ladies competing. Wendy Collins was declared the overall winner with 42 points.

Division One went to Jan Light with 40, finishing two ahead of Anita Butcher with Carol King third on 36. Andrea Williams won Division Two with 37, three clear of Lillian Peel who beat Diane Stanton on count-back.

Division Three was won by Pat Roscow with 37, she was one in front of Julie Doyle who beat Sally Humphries on count-back. A further nine ladies played in the 9-hole event, which saw a win for junior Harper Howerd with 22 points, two ahead of Kay O’Connor.

The Alliance B Team visited Wedmore but were well beaten, with Jane Ball gaining the sole win.

The seniors’ Friendly Team are having a tough start to their season and endured two further defeats this week. Firstly, they visited Yeovil and lost 3.5-2.5 despite wins from Bryan Lewis & Selwyn Rees and debutant Colin Wiltshire & Mike Tout. The half was gained by Paul Wood & Simon Atkinson.