INTERNATIONALS IN ACTION IN SENIORS COUNTY FINALS
At least six senior internationals will be in action when
the English Seniors County Championship Finals are played
at Lincoln Golf Club, Torksey, on 10th - 12th October.
Most will also be playing in this week's Seniors Home Internationals
at Dunbar in Scotland before switching their attention to
county duty and the second quest for the English Senior County
title.
The event was successfully launched a year ago at Minchinhampton
in Gloucestershire when Cheshire emerged triumphant in a nail-biting
finish with Kent that went to the final putt of the final
match on the final green.
Cheshire and Kent are competing again along with Devon and
Staffordshire and everything points to another close encounter
for the best over 55 amateur golfers in the country.
Cheshire, winners from the North Region qualifying, field
three senior caps in Philip Jones from Wales, Scotland's George
Payne, and England captain Roy Smethurst and will probably
start favourites.
Smethurst has an imperious record in seniors golf with one
European, one British and four English titles to his credit
not to mention a host of England caps and other domestic honours.
He is the current Cheshire seniors champion having won the
title in his first competition back after undergoing abdominal
surgery in last May.
Kent, the South East champions, will field two England internationals
in Howard Moxon and Chris Reynolds, the latter winning his
first cap at Dunbar. The Kent seniors champion, Dick Seamer,
is also in their team.
Devon also have a former England cap in Gordon Broster along
with Terry Heard, their champion for the past two years.
The Staffordshire side, which will be led by David Thomas,
a retired professor of dental surgery, includes Ben Rhodes,
the brother of Jim Rhodes, a professional on the European
Seniors Tour.
The Finals are contested on a round robin basis, each match
consisting of three foursomes and six singles. In the first
round of matches on 10th October, Devon meet Staffordshire
and Kent will play Cheshire.
Teams:
Cheshire
Colin Axon (Mellor & Townscliffe)
Rolfe Furmston (Delamere Forest)
Ron Harrison (Romiley)
Philip Jones (Bromborough)
George Payne (Prestbury)
Phil Slater (Sandiway)
Roy Smethurst (Crewe)
Bob Walker (Crewe)
Devon
Gordon Broster (Honiton)
Richard Brown (Okehampton)
Jon Gynne (Tavistock)
Terry Heard (East Devon)
David Huxtable (Ilfracombe)
Jim Pettigrew (Churston)
Alex Waterson (Saunton)
Brian Winteridge (Churston)
Kent
Chris Buckley (Woodlands Manor)
Peter Cowell (Rochester & Cobham)
Ian Mason (Royal Cinque Ports)
Rick Moore (Westerham)
Howard Moxon (Royal Cinque Ports)
Chris Reynolds (Littlestone)
Roger Salmon (Sundridge Park)
Dick Seamer (West Kent)
Staffordshire
Steven Baker (Little Aston)
Trevor Bennett (Great Barr)
Nick Copestick (Trentham)
Terry Henwood (Walsall)
John Loader (Beau Desert)
Glen McBryde (Newcastle under Lyme)
Ben Rhodes (Beau Desert)
David Thomas (Little Aston)
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