Warren Pennant – 16th August 2026

Cumberland’s Warren squad returned home to play host to Castle Cove for the last 2 weeks of the home & away season.

The team were determined to finish off the season with a couple of wins and depending on the other results from the division were a mathematically chance of winning the division……..

You telling me there’s a chance……

Our 1st pairing out at 3 was David Harvey & Michael Randall who got off to a flying start as the opposition struggled with the length of our course and the size of the greens, the boys were 3 up early and consolidated to be 6up at the turn.

Moving into the back 9 and looking for an early meal our boys got the wobbles through 10,11 & 12 with Castle Cove reducing the deficit, Cumberland were now 4up through 12 before putting Castle Cove away on the 14th with a 6/4 win.

Our 2nd pairing of Michael Holvinsky & Glenn Gibson had an equally impressive start with par golf through the first few holes to find themselves 3up after 5 and maintaining the good golf to turn 5up with Castle Cove under the pump and struggling with our course also.

Just like the earlier pairing, Castle Cove initiated a fight back with our boys taking the foot of the gas to give them some hope before a beautiful 3rd shot from Michael to about 4ft on the 12th resulted in birdie and took us back to 5up and killed off any chance of a miraculous comeback, a solid par on the 14th from Glenn resulting in a 5/4 win for Cumberland.

Our 1st pairing of Keith Barton & Aaron Lewis kept the trend going early with another solid start to find themselves 2up through 3, Castle Cove pairing found their feet and were holding the boys at bay with some excellent golf from 100m with Cumberland making the turn 2up.

With what now seemed to be standard for all matches we found ourselves giving away holes early through the back 9 with Aaron & Keith deciding to show some hospitality to the visitors allowing them to see more of the course then their other team members had the opportunity to see.

With the seasoned Castle Cove pairing refusing to go away the boys had to find something if we wanted the 3 nil clean sweep we needed as the match was now square after 15.

A nice par on 16 from Keith after taking advantage of a great drive took us back to 1up & a nervous 3ft par putt from Aaron on 17 took us to the 18th with the 1up lead intact.

With all players missing the green it became a chip off with Aaron holding his nerve to get up and down for par and taking the win 2up for the 3 nil clean sweep we were after, great team result.

Thanks to all the caddies & supporters that came out to encourage the guys, this is always appreciated, anyone wanting to follow this week, we are away to Castle Cove teeing off at 8am.

The boys would also like to pass on their condolences, thoughts & wishes to our team captain Davin Peters & his family on the passing of his mother Elizabeth (Betty) Peters on Thursday.

Gary Stephens

Manager

🏆⛳ CUMBERLAND CUP – VARDON EVENT CHAMPION ⛳🏆

A huge congratulations to Oliver Birkin, our Cumberland Cup Overall Scratch Winner, who produced an outstanding round to claim the title! 👏

🔥 NEW COURSE RECORD – 69! 🔥

Oliver fired an incredible 69, setting a new course record at Cumberland and making his victory even more special. What a fantastic achievement and a round to remember! 🏌️‍♂️🏆

👏 Congratulations, Oliver, on an exceptional performance and a very well-deserved win!

A big thank you and well done to everyone who competed in the Vardon Event. It was fantastic to see such a strong field out on the course and some great golf played throughout the day.

🏆 Oliver Birkin – Cumberland Cup Overall Scratch Winner
⛳ Score: 69 – NEW COURSE RECORD!

Congratulations again, Oliver! 👏🔥⛳

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