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GOLF: Double top for young Jordan
promising Bowood golfer Jordan Smith completed an outstanding double at Broome Manor when he added the Wiltshire Boys' Championship to the Wiltshire Colts' Matchplay title he won last summer, writes Ernie Newell.
The 15-year-old clinched the title and the David Howell Trophy with an impressive two-round score for the 6,300-yard Swindon course of one under par 141.
Smith shot a splendid three under par first round of 68 and posted a second round of 73, which included a blistering birdie, par, eagle, par finish for a four-stroke victory over another 15-year-old, Broome Manor's Yoshio Takeuchi, who followed a 70 with a 75.
Ben Stow, 16, from Hamptworth, was third, a further two strokes back on 147 (71-76).
Chris Stewart (The Wiltshire) was fourth on 148 (78-70) and Josh Loughrey, the Wiltshire junior champion from Wrag Barn, shared fifth place on 149 with Broome Manor junior captain Neil Puffett, Loughrey carding 75-74 and Puffett 73-76.
Leading scores: 141 - Jordan Smith (Bowood) 68-73; 145 - Yoshio Takeuchi (Broome Manor) 70-75; 147 - Ben Stow (Hamptworth) 71-76; 148 - Chris Stewart (The Wiltshire) 78-70; 149 - Josh Loughrey (Wrag Barn) 75-74, Neil Puffett (Broome Manor) 73-76; 151 - Daniel Kostyszyn (North Wilts) 78-73, Finlay Charles (Hamptworth) 77-74; Daniel Lee (Wrag Barn) 74-77, Harry Bird (Cumberwell Park) 74-77; 152 - Alex Pike (Cumberwell Park) 79-73, Daniel Phillimore (Manor House, Castle Combe) 77-75. 153 - Rob Leighfield (Ogbourne Downs) 76-77; 154 - Edward Howell (North Wilts) 77-77. Garry Slade (North Wilts) 76-78; 155 - Callum Brown (Upavon) 77-78; 157 - Ben Hayward (Cumberwell Park) 79-78, Charlie Grabe (Marlborough 79-78, Josh Plaister (Wrag Barn) 74-83; 158 - Danny Vallis (North Wilts) 81 -77, Matthew Mumford (Wrag Barn) 81-77; 159 - Daniel Blewitt (Cumberwell Park) 84-75, Rory Quigley (Bowood) 79-80.
Wiltshire boys had mixed fortune in their annual triangular match with Hampshire and Berks, Bucks and Oxon at South Wilts.
They beat the Three Counties 8-7 but went down 91/2-51/2 to Hampshire.
Garry Slade (North Wilts) played a real captain's innings for Wiltshire with an undefeated 31/2 point performance.
Alex Pike (Cumberwell Park) was also unbeaten with two wins and two halves.
Smith makes his Daily Telegraph Channel League debut for Wiltshire tomorrow when the county begin their challenge for the title against Glamorgan over new skipper Alistair James's own Cumberwell Park course.
The 15-year-old Bowood player is the only fresh face in James's 10-strong team.
James is the first Cumberwell Park player to lead Wiltshire and, at 24, the county's youngest-ever captain.
He is one of three Cumberwell players in the side, the others being his elder brother Charlie and Matt Swales.
Marlborough provide two players in former captain Jeremy Tomlinson and teenager Jack Hiscock.
The other four members of the side are in-form Broome Manor captain Kevin Phillips, Richard Scarrott (Wrag Barn), Sam Elkins (South Wilts) and ex-skipper Mike White (West Wilts).
Miles Mackman, the England A squad player from Broome Manor, Under 21 squad player Sam Matton (Bowood) and Wrag Barn's Ben Loughrey were unavailable for selection.
9:47am Saturday 19th April 2008
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