The breezy conditions proved to be no handicap to the up-and-coming juniors.

Overall winner of the scratch prize was George Hannah with 73. Harry Richardson won the handicap prize with a nett 65.

n The Challen family proved to be the strongest in the challenge for the Stent and Edwards Cups. There were 29 players for the 36 holes played over Saturday and Sunday.

Sixteen-year-old Tom beat father Trevor for the Stent Cup but Trevor beat Shaun White for the Edwards Cup.

Cowdray’s seniors suffered a rare defeat on their home course, going down 4½-3½ to Corhampton.

Scores (Cowdray first): Wally Mitchell and Keith Chapman bt John Young and Pete Langrish 6&5;

John Smith and Tony Castley halved with Mike Bell and Norman Short; Alan Austin and Peter Burton bt Geoff Staley and Colin Thompson 2up; David Heard and Eric Hobbs lost to Jim Yeates and Jerry Brown 2&1; Allan F Robinson and Jim Green halved with David Western and Brian Tipler; George Crouch lost to George Angus and Dennis Carter 5&4; John Friend and David Laver lost to Keith Capel-Edwards and Ian Niven 4&2; Mike Burgess and Brian Taylor halved with David Bevington and Nick Wise.

n Cowdray’s seniors won 6-2 in their final match with Goodwood.

It was a somewhat sad occasion after so many years of friendly rivalry.

However Mike Pratt, Cowdray Park seniors captain and also the match manager for the past 14 years, signed off with the joke he told all those years ago and some say he has been telling ever since.

Scores (Cowdray first): Mike Pratt and John Start bt John Dalrymple and George Fridlington 7&6;

Richard Keep and Bruce Spooner bt Jess Grant and Richard Briance 3&2; Ray Tucker and Ken Marjoram bt Richard Fisk and Roy Kenzie 9&8;

Dave Hirons and Tony Castley bt Keith Trayner and Ray Clements 6&4; Richard Histed and John Sanderson lost to John Miller and Alan Bradford 3&2; Walter Acott and Geoff Partington lost to Christopher Samuels and Richard Blott 3&2;

John Stone and Robin Macmillan bt Robin West and Alan Scott 6&5; Mike Nobes and Dave Skinner bt Brian Coughlan and Keith Miller 2&1.

n The Littlehampton links course and windy weather off the sea proved too much for the visiting Cowdray Park Seniors this time as they lost 6½-1½.

Scores (Cowdray first): Richard Hodgson and David Tilley lost to J Brindley and G Freeman 3&1;

Mike Pratt and Tony Castley lost to T Falkingham and R James 4&2; Des White and Graham Evans halved with C Robinson and D Taylor; John Kitchener and Ken Miebes lost to K Ruffell and T Mattingley 1down; Richard Histed and Mike McKee lost to D Goodenough and H Slade 2down; Mike Hancock and Pip Calvert lost to P Morriss and R Humphrey 4&3; Jim Mines and Harvey Terry lost to R Humphrey and Macinnes 4&3; Roy Penrose and Terry Moran bt J Ward and I Burton 1up.