Hampshire Salver success for Saunders
England’s Michael Saunders ticked off the first of his season’s goals with victory in the weekend’s Hampshire Salver.
The
trophy is awarded to the player with the best combined total from the
72 holes played during Saturday’s Selborne Salver at Blackmoor Golf Club
and Sunday’s Hampshire Hog at North Hants.
Saunders, from Dartford in Kent, was runner-up in the Selborne Salver (73 67) and tied fourth in the Hampshire Hog (71 70).
The
Selborne Salver was won by Spalding’s Simon Richardson with a one-under
par total (69, 68). The Hampshire Hog was captured by another
Lincolnshire player, Sam Whitaker (Blankney), who was two-under for 36
holes (71, 67).
Saunders
won the aggregate trophy by the narrowest of margins, denying James
Allan (Chelmsford) on the basis of a better final round.
Afterwards
he remarked: “I wanted to pick up a big win early in the year, then
compete in the international matches and European Team Championships and
then aim for the Walker Cup. After that, the goal is to get on The
European Tour.”
The
24-year-old went on: “These have been two tough days with the wind
swirling around the trees but I am delighted to win such a big title so
early in the year, especially as it is Walker Cup year. You need wins
like this.”
Saunders,
a member of the England Golf men’s squad, was in England’s winning team
at the 2013 Home Internationals and is a past winner of the Lagonda
Trophy.
Caption: Hampshire Hog winner Sam Whitaker (left) and Hampshire Salver winner Michael Saunders (right).
Leading scores
Hampshire Hog (North Hants GC) 138 S Whitaker (Blankney) 71, 67. 139 A Plant (Sundridge Park) 70, 69 140 J Mullen (Royal North Devon) 69, 71 141 O Farrell (Evesham) 72, 69; J Allan (Chelmsford) 70, 71; M Saunders (Dartford) 71, 70 142 J Singh-Brar (Remedy Oak) 68, 74; J Merry (Birstall) 69, 73; B Westgate (Trevose) 72,70 143 N Watson (Stoke Rochford) 74, 79 144 F Price (Royal Blackheath) 69, 75 145 B Wall (Hayling) 74, 71; J Bower (Meltham)
Selborne Salver (Blackmoor GC):
137 S Richardson (Spalding) 69 68. 140 M Saunders (Dartford) 73 67; J Bush (Morlais Castle) 69 71; J Allan (Chelmsford) 66 74 142 A Chesters (Hawkstone Park) 72 70; R Lumsden (Royal Wimbledon ) 71 71 143 J Dick (Forest Hill) 75 68; S Edwards (Bigbury) 71 72. Lyndsey Hewison Press Officer England Golf |
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posted by Colin | See story on its own page | Monday, April 20, 2015
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