KENT SENIORS AIMING FOR FIRST COUNTY TITLE
 Kent
will hope to go one better than in the past two years when
their over 55 golfers tee up in the English Seniors County
Finals at Rotherham Golf Club on 9th - 11th October.
When the event was successfully launched two years ago at
Minchinhampton in Gloucestershire, Cheshire emerged triumphant.
They retained the title last year at Torksey in Lincoln, Kent
finishing runners-up on both occasions. However, with Cheshire
not defending after failing to win their regional championship,
finishing behind Lancashire, Kent will arguably start favourites.
The other regional winners competing are Devon and Shropshire
& Herefordshire, like Lancashire, making their debut in
the finals.
Kent, who have dominated seniors golf in the south east over
the past two years, will field three England internationals
in Howard Moxon, Chris Reynolds and Sam Smale (pictured -
photo courtesy of Tom Ward), the latter who is winning his
first cap in this week’s Seniors Home Internationals
at Caldy. In fact, the Kent team shows just one change from
last year’s squad, Smale coming in for Chris Buckley.
Lancashire also field a senior international in Stewart King
but they will be without their other cap and Seniors Champion,
Alan Squires who has business commitments.
Devon, who finished third last year, field four members of
that side including Jon Gynne, their county Seniors Champion,
Tony Stanton, a former champion, and Brian Winteridge, runner-up
in this year’s South West Seniors.
Shropshire & Herefordshire, winners of the Midland region,
also boast an international in Anthony Smith, while their
Seniors Champion Basil Griffiths is also in their line-up.
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 9th October, Devon meet Lancashire and
Kent will play Shropshire & Herefordshire.
Teams:
Devon
Jon Gynne (Yelverton)
John Hirst (Tavistock)
David Lloyd (Royal North Devon)
Jim Pettigrew (Churston)
Tony Stanton (Stover)
Paul Vicary (Royal North Devon)
Alex Waterson (Saunton)
Brian Winteridge (Churston)
Kent
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)
Sam Smale (Royal St George’s)
Lancashire
Terry Brown (Stand)
David Eccleston (Ormskirk)
Bob Edgar (Blackpool North Shore)
Keith Gardiner (Stand)
Michael Gray (Lancaster)
Stewart King (West Lancs)
Glyn Rees (Fleetwood)
Mike Turner (Swinton Park)
Shropshire & Herefordshire
Basil Griffiths (Llanymynech)
Steve Howell (Shrewsbury)
Gordon Reynolds (Ludlow)
Mike Rooke (Llanymynech)
Anthony Smith (Hill Valley)
Gerald Smith (Hawkstone Park)
Rod Wassell (Worfield)
Barry Wheatley (Oswestry)
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