Cornwall won the Senior Men’s County Finals for the first time ever, as they pipped Lincolnshire in a tense final day at Torquay Golf Club in Devon.
Their dramatic victory meant they were the first side from the South West to win the trophy since its inception in 2005.
After a rain-shortened first day, Cornwall edged Lincolnshire 3.5-2.5, while Durham beat BB&O by the same scoreline, and on day two, BB&O beat Cornwall 5-4 and Lincolnshire thumped Durham 7-2.
It set up a frantic final day, with all teams level on match points.
Despite having lost their final-day morning foursomes to Durham, Cornwall bounced back to win their afternoon singles and 5-4 overall, meaning that if BB&O drew or only narrowly beat Lincolnshire, Cornwall would lift the trophy.
DRAMATIC FINISH
Lincolnshire were searching for their first-ever title too, and led 2-1 after the morning foursomes. But in a dramatic finish, BB&O’s Gary Mumford held on against Paul Wharton to win the final singles match on the final hole, which finished the overall match 4.5-4.5, and handed Cornwall the title.
Lincolnshire had picked up the most game points overall with 14, more than Cornwall’s 12.5, but Cornwall’s two match victories overall meant they took the trophy.
The eight-man winning team comprised Richard Jones, Mike Reynard (Trevose), Ian Ashenden (China Fleet), Ian Veale (Newquay), Simon Knowles (Perranporth), Mark Blaber (Carlyon Bay), Mark Johnson (Carlyon Bay) and Guy Norris (Trevose).
Lincolnshire’s Colin Trestrail was the player of the tournament, winning all five of his matches played.
