BEN Hearn will become one of the youngest players ever to represent Tiverton in the Palairet Trophy after he was named in the team to face Budleigh Town at Teign Valley on Sunday, June 6.
The pint-sized 13-year-old has enjoyed a sensational start to the season, reducing his handicap from 15 to eight in less than a month by winning the juniors' Green Headland Trophy and coming second in the men's April Midweek Stableford, Hermes Shield and Amory Cup.
His reward is a Palairet debut against the artisans of East Devon in the second round.
The Tiverton High School student will play in the fifth and final match alongside Peter Boax (9), who returns after a number of years out of the fold.
Club vice-captain Tony Allsopp, who is in charge of selection this year, has taken a gamble on Simon Waddington's fitness by naming him in the first pair with Jim Bray (4).
Waddington (3) has been troubled by a back injury and had to retire early in the Martell Bowl a fortnight ago.
Chris Audin (3) and teenager Rhys Cruse (5) make up the second pair having missed out on the chance to play together last year.
Bob Tye (5) and Martin Selby (6) go off third, resuming their partnership from 2009, while big-hitting youngsters Matt Woodgate (6) and Ollie Taylor (6) are paired up for the first time off fourth.
Allsopp (7) has named himself as a reserve along with junior captain Harry Callahan (6).
Tiverton team: 1 Simon Waddington (3) and Jim Bray (4); 2 Chris Audin (3) and Rhys Cruse (5); 3 Bob Tye (5) and Martin Selby (6); 4 Matt Woodgate (6) and Ollie Taylor (6); 5 Ben Hearn (8) and Peter Boax (9).
Reserves: Harry Callahan (6) and Tony Allsopp (7).

SHAUN White posted an excellent bogey score of +7 to win the men's Tope Trophy on a breezy, showery day at Tiverton on Saturday, May 29.
White finished with a birdie on the 18th to top Division Two and had his handicap cut from 17 to 15.
Pete Guest and left-hander Nigel Horobin both scored +6, which would often be enough for victory, while Division One winner Nick Conabeare and Jim Leary finished on +5.
Mike Collins, Andy Brice and Jim Bray, who shot a one-under gross 70, all came in with +4.
Heath Ellis was nearest the pin on the 9th while Conabeare claimed the prize on the 18th.
Results: Division One – 1 Nick Conabeare (+5); 2 Andy Brice (+4); 3 Jim Bray (+4); 4 Heath Ellis (+3).
Division Two – 1 Shaun White (+7); 2 Pete Guest (+6); 3 Nigel Horobin (+6); 4 Jim Leary (+5).

Maureen Postles won the ladies' May Medal (number four) on Wednesday, May 26 with a fantastic nett 65.
Birdies on the 6th and 9th helped Postles record her nine-under score, which cut her handicap from 22 to 19 and qualified her for the Hamilton Cup.
Three other players also broke 70 on a day of low scoring, with Gail Stuckey second on 68 and Val Walker and Rosemary Venner both on 69.
Less than two weeks after breaking the course record at Teignmouth, Jess Bradley shot another under-par score with a gross 73.
The 17-year-old racked up five birdies – on the 2nd, 6th, 10th, 15th and 16th.
A total of 45 players took part and the standard scratch was 73.
Results: Silver Division – 1 Val Walker (82-13=69); 2 Jess Bradley (73-2=71); 3 Marian Stevens (92-20=72).
Bronze Division One – 1 Maureen Postles (87-22=65); 2 Gail Stuckey (92-24=68); 3 Rosemary Venner (96-27=69).
Bronze Division Two – 1 Sue Buchanan (108-34=74); 2 Julia Cole (108-33=75); 3 Jean Granger (110-32=78).

Chris Williams and Shirley Paxton won Tiverton's qualifier for the regional finals of the Australian Spoons competition on Wednesday, May 26.
They scored 42 stableford points in the foursomes event, for Bronze Division players with handicaps from 21 to 36.
The regional finals will be played at Brickhampton Court, near Gloucester, on Tuesday, July 27.

Tiverton's ladies lost 4½-2½ at Great Torrington in the Sheelah Creasy Bowl on a hot day on Monday, May 24 but followed it up with a 6½-½ home win against Torquay on Friday, May 28.
Linda Knowles, Ivy Radford, Shirley Ward, Trish Bending, Joan Reed, Gail Stuckey and Sue Probetts played at Torrington.
Knowles, Ward, Bending, Reed, Kathryn Hall, Anto Hajduk and Kay Leach took on Torquay.

KEVIN Harper claimed the men's Johnstone Cup on a glorious day at Tiverton on Sunday, May 23 after his four-under nett 67 pipped Fred Smith and Mike Cottrell on a countback.
In a closely-fought contest, Nigel Gully, Mike Jewell, Robert Mugford, Jim Bray and Ced Gibbons all finished one behind on 68.
Harper, a five-handicapper, birdied the 3rd, 10th and 14th on his way to topping Division One.
Smith took the Division Two prize, had his handicap cut from 20 to 19 and also booked a place in the Old Tiverton Cup at the end of the season as Harper had already qualified by winning the Amory Scratch Cup.
Results: Division One – 1 Kevin Harper (72-5=67); 2 Nigel Gully (81-13=68); 3 Mike Jewell (78-10=68); 4 Rob Mugford (81-13=68).
Division Two – 1 Fred Smith (87-20=67); 2 Mike Cottrell (83-16=67); 3 Ced Gibbons (91-23=68); 4 Mark Woodman (93-24=69).

Tiverton's ladies were beaten 4-3 at Torquay in the Still Cup on a hot day in South Devon on Friday, May 21.
Jess Bradley, Sue Persey and Jo Lloyd-Davies won for the visitors while Teresa Birchmore and Val Walker both lost on the 18th.

TIVERTON chairman Roger Tucker (left) and general manager Richard Jessop (right) collect the Gus Payne Trophy from former Ryder Cup captain Bernard Gallacher, the vice-president of the Golf Foundation.	ROGER Tucker and Richard Jessop are pictured with Bernard Gallacher and the other prizewinners at the Golf Foundation's annual awards ceremony at Wentworth.

TIVERTON Golf Club has won a prestigious national award for its dedication to fundraising.
Tiverton raised more money for the Golf Foundation in 2009 than any other club in Britain and Ireland.
Members were asked to donate £2 each to the charity on top of their annual subscription, raising £1,540 in the process.
Only 10 clubs topped the £1,000 mark and Tiverton won the Gus Payne Trophy for being the leading donor.
Club chairman Roger Tucker and general manager Richard Jessop collected the trophy at the Golf Foundation's annual awards ceremony at Wentworth, Surrey, on Wednesday, May 19.
Both men said it was “an honour” to represent the club at the event and paid tribute to its members.
Mr Tucker said: “We followed in the footsteps of many great clubs – last year's winners of the award were the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews.
“The trophy is now on display in the clubhouse and I hope all our members feel a sense of pride when they see it in the realisation we won it through their generosity.
“Let's see if we can retain it next year!”
Tiverton could be in line to keep the award after Mr Jessop handed over a further cheque for £2,000 at the ceremony – the sum of the club's fundraising efforts for the Golf Foundation in 2010.
The event took place the day before Wentworth staged the European Tour's flagship tournament – the BMW PGA Championship.
The awards were presented by Bernard Gallacher, the 1995 Ryder Cup-winning captain and vice-president of the Golf Foundation, in front of a packed audience in the club's ballroom.
Volunteers, professionals, junior organisers, school teachers and local authority officers were honoured for their work to support and develop grassroots junior golf.
Mike Round, chief executive of the Golf Foundation, said: “All our award winners are hugely deserving of the accolade as they have given so much of their time, enthusiasm and expertise to help young golfers from all backgrounds.
“Their dedication to supporting the future of the game has been of the highest order.”
Tiverton's fundraising efforts have boosted Golf Roots, which provides opportunities for children and young people in areas where the sport had not previously been considered an option.
The project was launched in 2003 and is now the largest and most successful junior golf development scheme in the British Isles.

JO Lloyd-Davies claimed the ladies' Silver Cup over 36 holes at Tiverton after a nett 75 on Monday, May 17 and a 68 on Wednesday, May 19 gave her an aggregate of 143.
Her six-under 68 in the second round reduced her handicap from 15 to 13.
The runner-up was Sue Norris, who compiled scores of 68 and 78 for a total of 146.
Her 68 in the first round cut her handicap from 17 to 15.
Linda Knowles picked up the Bronze Cup thanks to two rounds of 72 and an aggregate of 144.
Gail Stuckey finished two behind after scores of 74 and 72.
Lloyd-Davies, Norris and Nicola Chilcott qualified for the Hamilton Cup.
There were also handicap reductions for teenagers Chilcott and Jess Bradley.
Bradley was cut from three to two after a one-over gross 75 on Monday while Chilcott went from 15 to 13 after a nett 68 on Wednesday.
First-round results: Silver Division – 1 Sue Norris (85-17=68); 2 Liz Hall (92-20=72); 3 Jess Bradley (75-2=73).
Bronze Division One – 1 Joan Reed (95-25=70); 2 Linda Knowles (94-22=72); 3 Kathryn Hall (95-23=72).
Bronze Division Two – 1 Sue Probetts (107-32=75); 2 Chris Young (107-30=77); 3 Ros Williams (110-33=77).

Second-round results: Silver Division – 1 Nicola Chilcott (83-15=68); 2 Jo Lloyd-Davies (83-15=68); 3 Sue Persey (85-13=72).
Bronze Division One – 1 Anne Franklin (100-28=72); 2 Gail Stuckey (97-25=72); 3 Linda Knowles (93-21=72).
Bronze Division Two – 1 Sue Probetts (104-32=72); 2 Rosalind Williams (106-33=73); 3 Enid Harding (109-35=74).

Annette Cardwell and Sue Norris moved into the next round of the national Daily Mail Foursomes thanks to a 2 and 1 away win against a pair from Downes Crediton on Sunday, May 16, despite having to give eight shots.

John Woods notched 40 points to win the veterans' May Stableford on Tuesday, May 18, edging out Ron Derrett by one.
Results: 1 John Woods (40); 2 Ron Derrett (39); 3 David Grieve (38); 4 Trevor Milner (38); 5 Allan Probetts (37); 6 Tony Harrowell (37).

Tiverton's veterans enjoyed a 4-2 win at home to Churston in a friendly but lost 3½-2½ at Exeter on Monday, May 17 and 4-2 at Downes Crediton on Tuesday, May 18.

JESS Bradley parades the Gold Medal and the scorecard showing her course record during the Devon Ladies' Championship at Teignmouth. The teenager's one-under gross 72 in the second round helped her win the Gold Medal, for qualifying for the knock-out stages in first place.

TIVERTON'S Jess Bradley broke the course record and collected a host of prizes during the qualifying stages of the Devon Ladies' Championship at Teignmouth.
The 17-year-old shot a one-under gross 72 in the second qualifying round on Friday, May 14 to break the ladies' record.
A birdie on the 17th and an eagle on the 220-yard par-4 18th saw her qualify in first place with a total of 150.
Bradley, the Devon girls' captain, claimed the Gold Medal after finishing three shots clear of Stover's Jo Hicks-Beach.
She also won the under-18 scratch trophy for the two rounds, which was originally donated by Tiverton member Sue Persey, and came second in the handicap competition.
Bradley started the matchplay stages on the Saturday by thrashing Exeter's Ann Norman 8 and 7.
She then beat Stover's Nikki Kedge 4 and 2 but went out in the semi-finals after a 2 and 1 defeat to Leah Roelich, of Teignmouth.
Bradley, a student at Petroc in Tiverton, is the reigning South West girls' champion and also holds the South West ladies' foursomes title.

KELVIN Woodgate hit a hole-in-one during the men's Martell Bowl at Tiverton on Saturday, May 15 – but admitted he benefited from a huge slice of luck.
Woodgate's ace came with a sand wedge on the 118-yard 4th hole, which was playing shorter off a temporary tee.
The long-serving member pushed his shot to the right but the ball bounced in off the bank and found the hole near the front left of the green.
The nine-handicapper finished with 33 stableford points – seven behind winner Andy Brown.
Birdies on the 2nd and 4th helped left-hander Brown claim a one-point victory over Ricky Hall, Keith Williams and in-form teenager Harry Callahan.
While Brown headed Division One, Dave Buxton took the Division Two prize with 37 on a countback from Stephen Bazley.
Heath Ellis finished nearest the pin on the 9th while Phil Moulding took the prize on the 18th.
Results: Division One – 1 Andy Brown (40); 2 Ricky Hall (39); 3 Keith Williams (39); 4 Harry Callahan (39); 5 Peter Boax (38).
Division Two – 1 Dave Buxton (37); 2 Stephen Bazley (37); 3 Neil Carthew (36); 4 Terry Stone (36); 5 John Sampson (35).

The ladies' President's Trophy II team suffered their second successive defeat when they lost 5-2 at Dainton Park on a cold day on Friday, May 14.
Tiverton's points came from Marian Stevens, who won 1 up, and Carol Scott and Annette Cardwell, who both halved.
There were defeats for Alison Kelland (4 and 3), Jill Ford (6 and 5), Maureen Postles (3 and 2) and Bridget Holland (6 and 5).

Tiverton's ladies pulled off a 4-2 away victory at Thurlestone in the Devon League on Friday, May 14.
Anne Franklin (4 and 3), Chris Young (1 up), Sally Fetherston (2 up) and Ros Williams (5 and 3) won for the visitors while Elaine Cullen (5 and 4) and Chris Williams (3 and 2) were defeated.

Tiverton recorded another victory in the East Devon Junior League when they won 5-1 at Woodbury Park on Sunday, May 16.
Results (Tiverton names first): Rhys Cruse (5) halved with Marc Williamson (4); Harry Callahan (6) halved with Ryan Williamson (14); Abbie Moyes (7+4) beat Adam Wooley (15), 1 up; Ben Hearn (8) beat Eddie Kerr (21), 3 and 2; Danny Perry (11) – walkover; Harry Konig (14) beat Will Kerr (28), 3 and 2.

SHIRLEY Paxton and Chris Williams carded 41 stableford points to win the ladies' Coronation Foursomes qualifying competition at Tiverton on Wednesday, May 12.
Paxton and Williams, who finished seven ahead of runners-up Sue Probetts and Joan Reed, will now be entered for the area final at Minchinhampton (New), Gloucestershire.

Nicola Chilcott scored an excellent 42 points to win the ladies' May Stableford, which also took place on Wednesday, May 12.
The teenager qualified for the Goodwin Trophy and cut her handicap from 17 to 15 after finishing four clear of Rachel Bray, Sue Norris and Chris Young.
Results: Silver Division – 1 Nicola Chilcott (42); 2 Rachel Bray (38); 3 Sue Norris (38).
Bronze Division One – 1 Kathryn Hall (36); 2 Rosemary Venner (35); 3 Janet Simpson (35).
Bronze Division Two – 1 Chris Young (38); 2 Ros Williams (34); 3 Marjorie Southall (33).

David Holland carded 41 stableford points to clinch victory in the veterans' Frank Edwards Cup on Tuesday, May 11, pipping Colin Anderson and Paul Sellers by one.
Results: 1 David Holland (41); 2 Colin Anderson (40); 3 Paul Sellers (40); 4 Bob Clayden (39); 5 Dave York (39); 6 Dave Jack (39); 7 Gerry Franklin (38); 8 David Wright (37); 9 Ken Nicholas (37); 10 Jim Homden (36).

COLIN Baker plundered 43 points to win the men's May Midweek Stableford at Tiverton.
Baker finished top of Division One by a whopping six points from Lee Davey and Mike Eastmond on Monday, May 10, while Ken Kidd took fourth place with 36.
Baker, who reached the Winter Foursomes final, saw his handicap cut to 11 on general play.
Richard Hill (42) won the Division Two prize ahead of Stephen Bazley (40), Jack Gray (40) and Ian Wilson (38).

The ladies' President's Trophy I team went down 4-3 in a closely-fought match at RND on Monday, May 10.
Tiverton's winners were Judy Phripp, Rosemary Perry and Carolyn Maynard, with two of the other games going to the 18th.
Earlier, the team thrashed Tavistock 7-0 at home after wins by Phripp, Maynard, Jackie Leonard, Lesley Crossley, Jane Gould, Nicola Chilcott and Rachel Bray.

The ladies' President's Trophy II team suffered a disappointing 4-3 defeat at home to Woodbury Park‏ on a cold, windy day on Friday, May 7.
Sue Norris (2 and 1), Annette Cardwell (6 and 4) and Liz Hall (3 and 1) won for the home side but there were defeats for Alison Kelland (3 and 2), Carol Scott (1 down), Anne Warne (5 and 4) and Maureen Postles (4 and 2).

The ladies' Still Cup side lost 5-2 at Tavistock in their first match of the campaign in cold, windy conditions on Friday, May 7.

Two of Tiverton's up-and-coming juniors have had their handicaps reduced on general play.
Junior captain Harry Callahan has been cut from eight to seven while Ben Hearn has come from nine to eight.

Teign Valley has been announced as the venue for Tiverton's match against Budleigh Town in the second round of the Palairet Trophy on Sunday, June 6.

IVY Radford won the ladies' May Medal and Jubilee Cup at Tiverton on Wednesday, May 5 after shooting a six-under nett 68.
Radford finished three clear of Jess Bradley, Linda Knowles and Ros Williams and saw her handicap drop from 23 to 21.
Three-handicapper Bradley fired an excellent level-par gross 74, inspired by birdies on the 3rd and 6th.
Results: Silver Division – 1 Jess Bradley (74-3=71); 2 Alison Kelland (91-19=72); 3 Marian Stevens (92-20=72).
Bronze Division One – 1 Ivy Radford (91-23=68); 2 Linda Knowles (94-23=71); 3 Tracy Banbury (94-22=72).
Bronze Division Two – 1 Ros Williams (105-34=71); 2 Enid Harding (108-34=74); 3 Sue Buchanan (108-34=74).

Tiverton's Palairet Trophy squad played their one and only warm-up for this year's campaign amid wet and windy conditions on Sunday, May 2.
Simon Waddington and Jim Bray beat Chris Audin and Martin Selby 3 and 2, Matt Woodgate and Ollie Taylor defeated Tony Allsopp and Colin Taylor by the same scoreline while James Lambden and Andy Pryce edged out Bob Tye and Lee Scott 1 up.
Allsopp, who has been asked to select the side by club captain Colin Carey, had hoped to involve some of Tiverton's leading juniors but they were in league action against Exeter.
Tiverton were handed a bye in the first round of the Palairet, which took place on Sunday.
They will take on Budleigh Town, the artisans from East Devon, in the second round on Sunday, June 6 at a venue to be decided this week.

Tiverton made it two wins out of two in the East Devon Junior League after they thrashed visitors Exeter 6-0 on Sunday, May 2.
Rhys Cruse (2 up), Abbie Moyes (2 and 1), Harry Callahan (1 up), Ben Hearn (5 and 4), Daniel Perry (5 and 4) and Harry Konig (2 and 1) were Tiverton's heroes.

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TEENAGER Harry Callahan shot an excellent nett 64 in blustery conditions to win the men's Amory Cup at Tiverton on Saturday, May 1 – on a day when the juniors continued to show their promise.
Callahan, the junior captain, had his handicap cut from nine to eight after finishing three strokes clear of Ben Hearn and Kevin Harper.
Left-hander Callahan birdied the 1st, 15th and 17th in his gross 73.
He could even afford double bogeys on the 7th and 16th and missed a five-footer for a birdie on the 18th.
In winning, the 17-year-old qualified for the regional final of the County Golfer Challenge, sponsored by Brittany Ferries, which takes place at Honiton in August.
Hearn's remarkable progress has been the story of the year so far at the club and the pint-sized 13-year-old is now off single figures, having been cut from 10 to nine just a month after being off 15.
Another junior, Tom Hanson, took the Division Two prize with a 71 off his reduced handicap of 18.
Five-handicapper Harper claimed the Amory Scratch Cup with his gross 72, which featured birdies on the 1st and 5th in a front nine of 34.
His closest challengers were Callahan (73), James Lambden (74) and Rhys Cruse (75).
Les Christiansen finished nearest the pin on the 9th while Tony Churchill claimed that honour on the 14th.
Results: Division One – 1 Harry Callahan (73-9=64); 2 Ben Hearn (77-10=67); 3 Kevin Harper (72-5=67); 4 Dave Milton (86-18=68); 5 James Lambden (74-6=68); 6 Lloyd Sampson (80-12=68).
Division Two – 1 Tom Hanson (89-18=71); 2 Adrian Crook (90-18=72).

Oki Northwood won for the second week in a row as a five-under nett 69 saw her claim victory in the ladies' medal on Wednesday, April 28.
Northwood, who had her handicap cut from 35 to 32 after winning the Spring Meeting, now finds herself off 30.
Clare Fayers finished two behind her in Bronze Division Two and had her handicap reduced from 36 to 33.
Jess Bradley took the Silver Division honours with a 75 while Marian Stevens was cut from 21 to 20 after her 72 pipped Jill Ford on a countback in Bronze Division One.
Results: Silver Division – 1 Jess Bradley (78-3=75); 2 Rachel Bray (94-18=76); 3 Jane Walton (94-17=77).
Bronze Division One – 1 Marian Stevens (93-21=72); 2 Jill Ford (93-21=72); 3 Trish Bending (96-23=73).
Bronze Division Two – 1 Oki Northwood (101-32=69); 2 Clare Fayers (107-36=71); 3 Kathleen White (106-30=76).

Tiverton's veterans played three friendly matches last week, winning 4-2 at Torquay but losing 4½-1½ at Burnham and Berrow and 4-2 at home to Taunton and Pickeridge.