Sussex pair win through to Australian Spoons final


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Sussex golfers Bev Currier and Lynne MacDonald have played their way into the national final of EWGA’s Australian Spoons competition.

The pair, from Copthorne, scored 35 points at Hendon to win the South regional final of the stableford foursomes competition for golfers with handicap 21-36.

They will compete against five other pairs of regional winners at the national final at Kedleston Park, Derbyshire, on September 17. Club winners from five counties were eligible for the regional final: Hampshire, Kent, Middlesex, Surrey and Sussex.

The competition has its roots in 1966 when they Australian Ladies' Golf Union presented a pair of spoons to each of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. They were awarded as trophies to the winners of annual competitions organised to raise money for the International Match Fund.

In England, the competition fell into abeyance in 1971 after the method of raising funds was reorganised. However it was revived in 1981 for Bronze Division players and the current format has been used since 1986. Players first take part in club qualifying rounds with the top scorers going forward to regional and national finals.

South regional results
35 pts Bev Currier and Lynne MacDonald (Copthorne, Sussex)
33 pts Sue Katz and Ann Gossington (Haste Hill, Middlesex)
32 pts Linda Dawson and Susan Major (Roehampton, Surrey) on countback from Marcia Walker and  Jennifer Lavers (Wildernesse, Kent), and Jill Barraclough and Barbara Booth (Reigate Heath, Surrey)

Lyndsey Hewison
Press and PR Officer
EWGA