Ashby Bergh Trophy & McGuire Hendon Cup

The Ashby Bergh Trophy and McGuire Hendon Cup matches were played at Lincoln Golf Club recently in cool, wintery conditions with the course in great order.

The Ashby Bergh Trophy match was between Tai Tapu (Canterbury Central Patterson Cup Winner) and Rangiora Green (Canterbury North Templeton Cup Winner) with the Tai Tapu team of, from left Jason Blair, Scott Ward, Henry Siave, Sean Spencer, Derek Watson and Rod Frewen defeating Rangiora’s Ross Campbell, Eric Crawford, Karl Rollinson, Jim Dwyer, Tony Burgess and Rob Duncan 3.5-2.5 and making it back-to-back victories in the competition for the Canterbury Central club.

The McGuire Hendon Cup match was between Ellesmere (Canterbury Central Patterson Cup Runner-up) and Waimakariri Gorge Black (Canterbury North Templeton Cup Runner-up). Waimakiriri Gorge's, from left Neil Robertson, Dean Judson, Graeme Tallott, Dale Thompson, Lindsay Croy and Rodger Welsh defeated Ellesmere’s Russell Chapman, Aaron Chapman, James Brown, Jevin Nicholls, Geoff Wylie and Chris Bell 5-1, to also make it successive victories in the competition for the Canterbury North club.