Golf At Goodwood ‑ Chester Cup

After days of rain from light showers to long, heavy downpours the sun finally broke through the clouds over the Park Course at 7am, perfect timing for the beginning of the Chester Cup.

The day was delivered with a prestigious tournament atmosphere; the range was set up with pyramids of balls, registration was complete with format sheets and Order of Merit standings and the first tee was set up with complimentary fruit, tees and water for competitors. 

Numbers were down on previous three events due to two teams being involved in the Sussex knock-out competitions on the same morning. 62 golfers competed in the Stableford competition which included one junior, Ethan Stride and one lady, Lattanna Hextall.

The leader through nine holes was Jim Glover(23) on 21 points, followed by Nathan Stride(14), Clive Muller(12) and Jamie Brunton(15) all with 20 points. For Brunton, consistency was all it would take to to clinch the win; a return score of 20 points moved him into the lead ahead of Stephen Sutton(7) who also had equal front and back nine scores of 19, finishing on 38 points.

Brunton has made a fantastic start to the season now having won two of the first four moved him to the top of the order of merit events, this second win has standings, overtaking Sam Herlihy(22) who now sits in second place. Since the end of April, Brunton's handicap has reduced by three shots, congratulations Jamie on your winning form!

On the day, 28 competitors entered the 2’s sweep but none managed to walk away with the credit winnings. Therefore, these 28 credits will roll over to the Valdoe Trophy, a silver tee Stableford competition on the Downs – 2’s will be tough to make but will rightfully pay out well! 

Order of Merit Standings After Round 4.