This year the contest is being held in East Sussex on the West Course at Royal Ashdown Forest Golf Club, rated by Golf World magazine the best course under 6,000 yards in the UK. John Eakin an eight-handicapper and former club captain of Royal Ashdown will be leading the England & Wales Blind Golf side in an effort to not only retain the trophy but also bring the overall contest scores level.
The England & Wales Blind Golf team is also welcoming a veteran, Danny Daniels, making his international debut at over 80 years of age. ‘Imagine what his grandchildren will make of that,’ says Gilford, ‘with their hero of a granddad playing for his country.’
The standard of golf played by both sides is invariably inspirational to all of those with 20:20 vision and hugely enjoyable for the players and guides taking part. This September’s contest in leafy East Sussex promises to be no less so than all the others.
Day 1 Pairings Including Results
Time
Pair
Result
Pair
Result
10.00
Andy Gilford & Peter Hodgkinson
4 & 3
Gordon Dickson & Bennett Ward
10.15
Steve Beevers & Mike Tomlinson
4 & 2
Ally Reid & Colin Simpson
10.30
Andy Sellers & Danny Daniels
1 up
Brian McCluskey & Charlie Forbes
10.45
John Eakin & Ron Tomlinson
2 up
Sam Sloan & Willie Cheape
11.00
Jason Heathfield & Euin Hill
John Imrie & David Paterson
2 up
Day 2 Pairings Including Results
Time
Pair
Result
Pair
Result
10.00
Ally Reid & Gordon Dickson
Andy Gilford & Peter Hodgkinson
2 & 1
10.15
Sam Sloan & Barry McCluskey
2 & 1
Steve Beevers & Mike Tomlinson
10.30
Charlie Forbes & David Patterson
Andy Sellars & Danny Daniels
1 up
10.45
Willie Cheape & Colin Simpson
4 & 3
John Eakin & Barry Ritchie
11.00
John Imrie & Bennett Ward
1 up
Jason Heathfield & Ron Tomlinson
Day 3 Pairings Including Results
Time
Player
Result
Player
Result
10.00
Barry McCluskey
Halved
Andy Gilford
Halved
10.10
Ally Reid
1 up
Steve Beevers
10.20
Willie Cheape
6 & 4
Jason Heathfield
10.30
Sam Sloan
1 up
Peter Hodgkinson
10.40
Charlie Forbes
Danny Daniels
3 & 2
10.50
Colin Simpson
3 & 1
John Eakin
11.00
Gordon Dickson
Mike Tomlinson
6 & 4
11.00
Bennett Ward
Andy Sellars
6 & 4
11.10
David Patterson
8 & 7
Barry Ritchie
11.20
John Imrie
5 & 4
Ron Tomlinson
And the winners are….
The 2019 Winners of the Auld Enemies Cup are…
Scotland
Scotland won with a score of 10.5 to England Wales’ score of 9.5
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