Ham Manor next for the National

RAIN and fog hit the first round of the Davies & Tate Trophy inter-club knockout competition on Saturday when local clubs East Sussex National, Seaford and Lewes were winners and Willingdon, Wellshurst, Piltdown and Mid Sussex were beaten.
By The Newsroom
Published 30th Mar 2006, 13:32 BST
Updated 7th Jun 2018, 22:53 BST

The National pulled off an 8-4 win at West Sussex, who started without many of their Davies & Tate regulars. East Sussex juniors Ben Newsome and Chris Cannon landed an 8 and 6 win as the visitors led 4-0 after the morning foursomes while in the afternoon teenager Daniel Casey defeated former Sussex captain Gary Scarfield 6 and 4.

The National entertain Ham Manor in the second round.

Mid Sussex threw away a 3-1 foursomes lead to go under 24-14 on countback at Cowdray Park while Lewes led Hassocks 4-0 at the break and the teams reached an agreement on the final scoreline after the afternoon foursomes were fogged off.

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Lewes now face a tricky tie at the Nevill, who defeated Highwoods by a point.

First-round results: Selsey beat Willingdon 8.5-3.5, Hollingbury Park beat Hill Barn 8-4, Singing Hills beat Wellshurst 8.5-3.5, Tilgate Forest beat Slinfold Park 8-4, Seaford beat Dale Hill 10-2, West Sussex lost to East Sussex National 8-4, Bognor Regis beat Waterhall 11-1, Eastbourne Downs v Copthorne (postponed, fog, playing tomorrow (April 1), Chartham Park beat West Chiltington 10-2, Ham Manor beat Goodwood Park 9-3, Avisford Park lost to Royal Ashdown Forest 12-0 (at Royal Ashdown), Cooden Beach lost to Haywards Heath 9-3, Ifield beat The Goodwood Club 9.5-2.5, Lewes beat Hassocks 8.5-3.5, The Nevill beat Highwoods 6.5-5.5, Mannings Heath beat Piltdown 11-1, Rustington lost to Chichester on countback 18-17, Cowdray Park beat Mid Sussex on countback 24-14, West Hove beat The Dyke 7-5, East Brighton beat Royal Eastbourne 7-5, Eastbourne Park lost to Pyecombe 10.5-1.5.

Second-round draw (to be played on Saturday, April 8): Seaford Head v Sweetwoods Park, Chichester v Crowborough Beacon, Seaford v Bognor, Littlehampton v Selsey, Haywards Heath v Hollingbury, Singing Hills v Tilgate, Foxbridge v Cottesmore, Boars Head v Holtye, Chartham Park v East Brighton, The Nevill v Lewes, West Hove v Sedlescombe, Cowdray Park v Royal Ashdown Forest, Worthing v Ifield, Mannings Heath v Brighton & Hove, Pyecombe v Eastbourne Downs or Copthorne, East Sussex National v Ham Manor.

l Shepherd Neame has signed a three-year deal to sponsor the Sussex County Golf Union. The sponsorship will help provide kit for the County Union's first, colts and seniors teams and also pay transport costs.

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