Cornwall won the Senior Men’s County Finals for the first time ever, beating Lincolnshire in a tense final day at Torquay Golf Club, as all four teams – including Durham – had a chance to win the title.
Cornwall’s 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 (Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Oxfordshire) by the same scoreline. On day two, BB&O beat Cornwall 5-4 and Lincolnshire beat Durham 7-2. Those results set up a frantic final day, with all four teams level on match points and able to win the title.
Despite having lost their final-day morning foursomes to Durham, Cornwall bounced back to win their afternoon singles and complete a 5-4 overall win, meaning that if BB&O drew or only narrowly beat Lincolnshire, Cornwall would lift the trophy.
Lincolnshire were searching for their first-ever title too and led 2-1 after the morning foursomes. 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 saw the overall match finish 4.5-4.5 and handed Cornwall the title.
Lincolnshire’s Colin Trestrail was the player of the tournament, winning all five of his matches played.
For the full reports from each day click the links – day one, day two, day three.
For full scores, click here.
