A popular trophy established at Sudbrook Moor Golf Club nearly 40 years ago has always done what it was intended for.
The Gordon Trophy encourages the higher handicap golfers participating in senior competitions.
It continues to do so and is awarded annually, based on a special autumn date and its stableford result. The focus is on handicap indexes of 24 and upwards.
Chris Pettit.
This year’s very happy winner was Chris Pettit, who returned a splendid 39 points, and celebrated his first Sudbrook Moor trophy success.
A previous trophy winner, Geoff Wilkins, was second on 37.
Other fine scorecards in Division Two were returned by Bryan Heydinger and John Came 35, Walter Hrubesch and Paul Izod 34.
Division One’s leading scorers, not eligible for this trophy, were Mike Carelton 41, Mark Murphy 39, Yvonne Geach 37, Steve Davis and Richard Cocks 36.
The optional twos sweep was shared by Nigel Corby, Phil Hilton (two), Gordon Hotson, Steve Davis, Mark Murphy and Paul Izod (two).
Those who were not rewarded in the main prize breakdown were eligible for the weekly front nine and back nine prizes,.
Richard Cocks won the front nine on countback with Paul Johnson leading the back nine.
