SONNING 2nd team earned a 14-6 victory against their clubmate 3rd team in the 32nd annual Power-Howes Trophy.

A total of 40 players were on both sides, led out by the respective captains, Gareth Edwards and Kevin James, who respectively played with Paul Power and President David Howes, representing his father Derek.

It was a sign of things to come when the 2nds’ pair of Edwards and Power went 3up by the turn, and although their opponents battled back to square things by the 16th, they eventually lost on the last.

Among the winning pairs for the 3rds were club captain Bill Branagh and John Butcher, John Barrett and Russ Gilbey, Craig Adams and George Jennings, Wayne Adamson and Alex Measures, and Alan Tubb and Steve Ashley.

Notable scores in favour of the 2nds included Andy Keer and John Platt 7up after seven, eventually running out winners 6&5. The biggest winners of the day included Pete Hodges and Ben Sheffield turning in a 7&5 victory against Pete Jones and Michael Harrison. Mark Thompson and Sean Hill overcame Steve Jennings and Andy Bebb 6&4.

More than £800 was raised for the captain’s charity.

l SONNING were crowned Hillman Trophy champions as the 84-team competition came to a close with a dramatic victory against Lambourne at Huntercombe.

The competition is played as teams of seven and in handicap order, but it was Sonning captain Mark Sawyer who began the scoring with a dominant 6&5 victory in match four.

However, Lambourne levelled in match three as Richard Shillito lost 3&2, while the top match was halved between Kelvin Hodges against Martin Hamilton.

Sonning moved 2½-1½ up when Rodney Barratt claimed his game one up when opponent Chris Hughan missed a three-foot putt to claim the 18th and halve the contest.

Lambourne levelled as John Butts survived a scare against Ian Gale – having been four up he eventually secured victory on the 18th.

Colin Hodges and Gary Timpson halved match six, and the final game was also level after 18 as Sonning’s Paul Siddell and Felix Quinn could not be split.

As their game was the last to finish, the trophy would be decided by the result of their sudden-death play-off.

Playing the 150-yard par three first, Quinn missed a three-footer to take victory on the 19th, the pair returning to the tee to battle again.

And this time a par was enough for Siddell to take the honours and seal the title.