2009 Championship

Wenvoe 11/09: Dave Clifford (Vale of Glamorgan), the former Bargoed player won the Championship with a fine round of 70. Unlike last year's close result Dave, who went out early, set the pace and no-one got within three shots of his total. With 2 under going out built up by two birdies and no bogies coming back in level Par Dave's round was consistentency itself. Runner-up Ian Booth the P&K team captain for many years was a shot lower out in 33 couldn't quite build on the momentum coming back in 41 finish 4 shots back on 74. Third place went to Kerry Morgan (Cardiff).

Best nett prize went to Simon Morgan Morlais, nett 71 with Kerry Jones (Cardiff) claiming second prize, rather than 3rd Gross Duncan Samuel was third with a Nett 72.

Overall the field of nearly 60 thoroughly enjoyed the ethnic minority (can't say Indian anymore) summer. As always Wenvoe, with its greens now recovering well, provided a stern test as the CSS of 74 (+2) showed.

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2008 Championship

Radyr 12/09. Richard Williams (Neath) with a fine 71 became the County Mid-Amateur Champion. Ian's win means Neath players hold two of the three men's Championships and the Team Championship. As a Neath player also won the Individual Trophy at the Team Handicap Championship this is fine achievement by the Club.

Ian's win, by 1 shot from Peter Fortt (Cardiff) was achived in difficult conditions with Radyr, like many local courses suffering from the recent rains. They had left the course so wet that one player complained of Trench Foot at the end of his round! Many other courses being closed it was fortunate that the efforts of the green staff had produced a course that played as well as it did. Past County player Phil Derham (Pyle & Kenfig) was third, also on 72, with local Radyr player Meurig Phillips fourth with a 72. Phil was left ruing what might have been after a wayward drive on the 17th lead to a 7 and costing him the title.

Paul Hillman (Llantrisant & Pontyclun), one of the early starters was leader in the clubhouse for a long time and eventually took best nett with a 73 nett 67. Paul pipped Radyr's Ron James (also 73 / 67) with a back 9 of 31 against Ron's 34.

The CSS was 71

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