Wilde holds off teenager’s challenge to take Ross title

He won a nerve-jangling 36-hole men’s final from teenager Nick Ellis by just one hole.

Wilde, who is 37 years old, enjoyed a two-hole lead after the first 18 holes but Ellis’ exceptional short game kept him in contention.

Wilde will probably consider that his overall consistency gave him the half on the final green to clinch the title by one hole.

Ellis had to settle for the runners-up prize but will be hoping to put his name on the club’s honours board in the near future.

q Paul Moses ended Matt Harrison’s run as club champion at Burghill Valley GC with two solid rounds of golf.

Moses followed a superb gross 69 in the morning round with a good 78 in tense circumstances.

This win follows 10 years as a runner-up and Moses’ win was well received by all of the competitors.

Brian Lewis continued his good form as winner of the Rabbits Cup with a combined nett score of 140.

Steve Lloyd also showed good form and won the Nett Shield with a combined score of 141.

Full results : Joe Cooke Cup and Club Championship, Overall result: 1 Paul Moses 69 & 78, 2 Ed Morley 73 & 76, 3 Matt Harrison 76 & 75; Morning round: 1 Jim Payne 73, 2 Carl Rose 79; Afternoon round: 1 Guy Haines 74, 2 Phil Harrison 76; Nett Shield, overall result: 1 Steve Lloyd 70 & 71, 2 Leigh Harris 62 & 80, 3 Mark Lewis 67 & 76; Morning round: 1 Mark Wells 67, 2 Paul Jones 7; Afternoon round: 1 Andy Brace 68, 2 Paul Merriman 70; Rabbits Cup, Overall result: 1 Brian Lewis 83 & 57, 2 Derek Laing 72 & 72, 3 Bill Harris 72 & 73.

Other results: September Medal: Division 1: 1 Paul Moses 70-5-65, 2 Ed Morley 70-3-67, 3 Gareth Davies 82-12-70; Division 2: 1 M Hole 86-17-69, 2 Steve Bloise 98-28-70, 3 D Laing 94-23-71.

q Fancy dress was the order of the day when Hereford Municipal GC held their annual Combined Captain’s Day competition.

An Elvis theme was adopted by the captains, who played 18 holes in full Presley attire, on a sunny day.

Steve Miles was the men’s winner after firing 38 points, a shot ahead of second-placed Rob Pugh.

Neville Bridges was the Senior section winner, pipping vice-captain Mike Steele by a point, after returning 34 points for victory.

Jack Larkin lifted the Junior Cup and shot the best overall score of the day to finish with 39 points.

Clive Terry clinched first-place in the nine-hole senior competition.

Charlotte Green won the four-hole Pee Wee event and also the Target Golf competition.

Harry Magee was the nearest to the pin on the fourth hole, with Steve Miles taking the prize on the 17th and Shaun Chambers hitting the longest drive.

q Maurice Embrey secured first place in the John Bishop Cup for the seniors’ section at Belmont GC.

Embrey was first with 31 points, while Angus Maclean was second (38 points) and Ian Caves finished third after carding 37 points.

q A team of Keith Douglas, Dave Rogers and Mike Richards won Kington GC’s Seniors’ three-man Texas Scramble on a countback on the last six holes.

Ron Davies Jones, Richard Williams and Roy Taylor had to settle for second place after the top two teams scored 53 points.

Ken Canton, Dave Mains and Euan Anderson were third with 49 points.

Kevin Barnes produced an excellent score of 79-16-63 to win the RAF Trophy.

Matt Weaver (69-5-64) truimphed in Division 1 from runner-up Nigel Scott (76-6-70).

Ray Evans clinched the top spot in Division 2 with 74-10-64, while George Smith (78-10-68) was the runner-up.

Marcel Veillett won the Division 3 title after carding 87-18-69, with Kevin Williams (91-20-71) finishing in second place.

Kington Seniors drew four games each against their counterparts at Burghill Valley.

q Charlie Towers won the first autumn event of the Kingstone High School Golf Society at Brampton GC.

Moray Mackintosh, Andy Thomson and Luke Jones won the divisional awards.

New member Rory James made an impressive start to triumph in the novice section.

Results: Overall winner: Charlie Towers 51-23-28; Division 1: 1 Moray Mackintosh 36-5-31; Division 2: 1 Andy Thomson 47-16-31, 2 Dave Worthing 48-16-32; Division 3: 1 Luke Jones 53-22-31; Novice: 1 Rory James 64-27-37.

q Shropshire & Herefordshire Seniors rounded off their season with a 9-9 draw against Cheshire Seniors at Hawkstone Park GC.

The county were pleased with their best result against Cheshire since 2004.

The team’s final record was eight wins, two ties and one defeat from 11 matches.

q Rod Davies was the Division 1 winner of Sapey GC’s August Monthly Medal after firing 79-14-65.

Miles Baylay finished in second place with 79-12-67, while Ryan Smith was third, on a countback, after carding 81-14-67.

Stephen Childs took top spot in Division 2 with 81-17-64, while Alan Brooks was the runner-up on a countback from third-placed Malcolm Turner.

Brooks carded 87-20-67 and Turner finished with 95-28-67.

q Rob Arrowsmith triumphed in the Derrick Jones Trophy, a senior section event, at Leominster GC.

Arrowsmith took first place with 40 points.

John Hinchliffe was second on a countback from third-placed Edward Jones after both players carded 39 points.

q John Clarke, from Worfield, carried off the first prize and the EL Evans Cup in the autumn meeting and agm of the Society of Shropshire and Herefordshire Golf Club captains. Leominster’s Pete Morris clinched the Captains’ Prize, while Worfield won the Herefordshire Golf Club Centenary Cup. A total of 66 members took part.

Prize winners: 1st prize: John Clarke (Worfield) 40 points; 2nd prize: Pete Morris (Leominster) 39 points; Gross prize: Barrie Wheatley (Oswestry) 34 points; 3rd prize: Bill Farnell (Patshall Park) 38 points; Seniors’ prize: Arthur Cook (Oswestry) 38 points; Veterans’ prize: Peter Phelps (Ludlow) 34 points; Herefordshire GC Centenary Cup: 1 John Clarke, Tony Clements and Mike Walker (Worfield) 110 points, 2 Barrie Wheatley, Arthur Cook and Bob Goff (Oswestry) 109 points.