The 2014 Challenge Cup Match
Barton under Needwood Golf Society versus Friends Golf Society
Wednesday 18th June 2014
Sutton Coldfield Golf Club
The fifth annual fixture with the Friends Society took place at Sutton Coldfield Golf Club on Wednesday 18th June 2014.
The team for this year's match
Alan Heard (qualified from finishing 2nd in 2013 League Cup)
Steve Lloyd (qualified from finishing 3rd in 2013 League
Cup)
Gary Tyler (qualified from finishing 5th in 2013
League Cup)
Tim Thacker (qualified from finishing 8th in
2013 League Cup)
Peter Meaney (qualified from finishing
10th in 2013 League Cup)
Phil Latham (qualified from
finishing 16th in 2013 League Cup)
Neil White (qualified
from finishing 21st in 2013 League Cup)
Graham Thorpe
(qualified from finishing 33rd in 2013 League Cup)
Mark
Johnson (qualified from finishing 54th in 2013 League Cup)
Adrian Marchant (qualified from finishing 59th in 2013
League Cup)
Paul Weston (wildcard pick)
Hilary
Stevenson (wildcard pick)
As the 'home' team for 2014, BUNGS had chosen Sutton Coldfield as the venue for the match but like the four matches before, home field proved to be a disadvantage rather than an advantage as Friends dominated the match and ran-out easy winners. The results on the day were as follows:
ince 2010, the society has played an annual Challenge Cup match again the Friends Golf Society, which is played over 36 holes, fourball-betterball in the morning and singles in the afternoon.
Morning fourball-betterballs
| Andy Kavalieros (12) and Stathi Efstathiou (17) | beat | Hilary Stevenson (19) and Mark Johnson (12) | 4/2 |
| Socrates Efstathiou (2) and Jason Nicolaou (4) | beat | Graham Thorpe (20) and Phil Latham (17) | 3/1 |
| Gary Tyler (17) and Alan Heard (7) | beat | George Markou (9) and Nick Gavriel (16) | 3/1 |
| Neil White (9) and Peter Meaney (13) | beat | Costa Mairoudes (17) and Peter Christoforou (19) | 3/2 |
| Andy Wassell (14) and Bob Din (11) | beat | Steve Lloyd (7) and Tim Thacker (10) | 3/2 |
| Barry Alambritis (9) and Zahid Din (19) | beat | Paul Weston (13 and Adrian Marchant (14) | 4/2 |
Morning Score - Friends - 4 / BUNGS - 2
Afternoon singles
| Stathi Efstathiou (17) | beat | Graham Thorpe (20) | 2/1 |
| Andy Kavalieros (12) | beat | Hilary Stevenson (19) | 3/1 |
| Socrates Efstathiou (2) | beat | Alan Heard (7) | 2/1 |
| Jason Nicolaou (4) | beat | Mark Johnson (12) | 4/3 |
| Neil White (9) | beat | George Markou (9) | 3/2 |
| Phil Latham (17) | beat | Peter Christoforou (19) | 3/2 |
| Nick Gavriel (16) | beat | Peter Meaney (13) | 1up |
| Andy Wassell (14) | beat | Gary Tyler (17) | 1up |
| Costa Mairoudes (17) | beat | Tim Thacker (10) | 5/4 |
| Bob Din (11) | beat | Adrian Marchant (14) | 7/5 |
| Steve Lloyd (7) | beat | Barry Alambritis (9) | 6/5 |
| Zahid Din (19) | beat | Paul Weston (13) | 3/2 |
