Rowndiau Terfynol Timau Cymru 2009, Clwb Golff Whitchurch, Caerdydd
Yn ddiweddar, am y tro cyntaf ers tro byd,
cynrhychiolwyd y Clwb yn rowndiau terfynol Pencampwriaeth Timau Cymru, sef y gystadleuaeth bwysicaf i dimau ‘scratch’ –
‘roedd llwyddo i gyrraedd lefel y 32 tim olaf yn ddipyn o gamp ynddo’i hyn.
Fodd bynag, ni fu i’r ‘draw’ ein ffafrio, gyda Pwllheli yn gwyneby y tim cartref yn y rownd gyntaf un. ‘Roedd tim Whitchurch, a fu’n lwyddianus yn y gystasleuaeth yma lawer gwaith, yn un o’r ffefrynau am y bencampwriaeth, ac, wrth gwrs, roeddynt yn manteisio o chwarae yn eu cwrs harferol.
‘Roedd ei tim yn cynnwys un o chwaraewyr gora di-broffesiynol Cymru, a cyn aelod o dim y Gwpan Walker, Nigel Edwards – sydd yn chwarae, gyda llaw, i safon o + 4.
Bu i dim Clwb Golff Pwllheli, sef Rhys Tecwyn, Chris Moore,
Bryn
Goodman, Mike Parry, a
Ben Cowper
oll chwarae’n arbennig o dda, ond ‘roedd mantais Whitchurch o chwarae gartref, cefnogaeth sylweddol gan y cefnogwyr lleol, a mwy o brofiad o chwarae golff ar y lefel yma, fod yn ormod i or estyn.
Fodd bynag, mi fydd y profiad o chwarae golff ar y lefel uchel yma yn siwr o fod yn ffafriol i lefel y chwarae yn ein Clwb, a gyda gobaith, mi fydd cyfle eto i Glwb Golff Pwllheli gael ei gynrhychioli ar y lefel yma yn y dyfodol agos.
Bu i tim Whitchurch
gyrraedd y rownd derfynol, ble y bu iddynt golli i dim o
St Pierre
.
Dynuna’r chwaraewy ddiolch o galon i’r Clwb am y gymorth ariannol tuag at drafeilio i Gaerdydd, yr aelodaeth am yr holl negeseuon o ewyllys da, Stuart Pilkington am gyflenwi’r crysau, ac yn enwedig i R Williams & Gwmni a fu mor garedig a noddi’r crysau.
Welsh Team Finals 2009 Whitchurch Golf Club Cardiff
The Club was recently represented in the final stages of the Welsh Team Championships, Wales' most prestigious scratch team event, for the first time for several years - qualifying for the last 32 stage was itself a feat.
However the draw was hardly favourable with Pwllheli facing the hosts in the first round, Whitchurch not only had home course advantage, but they have won the Championship on several occasions in recent years, and were one of the favourites to claim the title again in 2009.
Their side included one of the country's top amateur players and former Walker Cup star Nigel Edwards - who incidentally plays off a handicap of +4.
Pwllheli represented by Rhys Tecwyn, Chris Moore, Bryn Goodman, Mike Parry and Ben Cowper all gave a good account of themselves, however local knowledge, substantial home support and superior experience at that level was too much to overcome to create an upset.
However the experience of competing at such a level can only be good for the standard of golf at the club, and hopefully there will be an opportunity for the club to be represented at the same level again in the future.
Whitchurch meanwhile went on to compete in the final of the Championship where they lost to St Pierre.
The players would like to thank the club for the financial support in travelling to Cardiff, the members for their good luck messages, Stuart Pilkington for supplying the team shirts, and especially R Williams & Co who kindly sponsored the shirts.