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Corhampton Golf Club Senior's Section

Bates Cup

This is the winter singles match play knock out competition. Matches played off ¾ of handicap difference from the WHITE tees.
Top named player offers three dates to his opponent, excluding Saturday and Sunday. If they are unable to agree then the top named player goes though to the next round. The first round is played in November with the final by end of March

The competition was split into 2 divisions in 2017. The trophy donated by Bill Foulkes is used for Div 2 and a new trophy is used for Div 1.


The new Bates trophy was donated by Bill Foulkes in 2008.

The Bates Cup


Before 2008


The Bates Div 1 trophy from 2017


Year Winner of The Bates
1990T. R. Prentice
1991V. Light
1992V. Light
1993R. Lee
1994G. B. Piper
1995A. J. Browning
1996D. Constable
1997T. Dominy
1998J. Uwins
1999J. K. Foot
2000R. Curtis
2001D. Frost
2002D. Massey
2003D. Coleman
2004R. Tugwell
2005R. Tugwell
2006G. Staley
2007G. Staley
2008A. L. Thorpe
2009R.Crump
2010Dave White
2011Mike Bell
2012Brian Tipler
2013Mike Pack
2014Nic Holladay
2015Chris Richards
2016Terry Houghton
20172 Division Split
Year Winner of The Bates
Division 1
2017John Ellis
2018Brian Harvey
2019Bob Peacock
2020Bob Carnell
Year Winner of The Bates
Division 2
2017David Bevington
2018Dave Western
2019Rod Powell
2020Brian Harvey

Bill Bates was a member of the Senior section. He had been an organizer of youth boxing. When the local groups closed he donated The Bates boxing trophy to the senior section. A golfer replaced the figure of a boxer but the trophy lay unused until 1990. Bill Bates kept a fish and chip shop and that his wife was involved with the golf club catering.

Corbett Cup

This is the spring match play knock out competition for pairs. Four ball better ball matches played off ¾ of difference off the lowest handicap from the WHITE tees. The first round is played in February and the final by end of May.


The Corbett Cup


Year Winners of The Corbett
1992R. J. Alexander & W. L. Weaver
1993L. Skilton & M. Freeman
1994D. Mitchell & A. J. White
1995J. Wardle & D. Frost
1996D. Williams & D. Carmichael
1997A. Holland & R. Curtis
1998R. Alexander & A. Canessa
1999D. Mitchell & D. White
2000A. Canessa & R. Alexander
2001T. Dominy & D. Frost
2002M. Freeman & C. Foster
2003G. B. Piper & L. Harris
2004G. B. Piper & D. Meadus
2005M. Freeman & C. Foster
2006W. Foulkes & D. White
2007T. Honour & M. Hall
2008B. Fribbance & G. Jones
2009A.Harnden & T.Toy
2010John Beardall & Allan Deuchar
2011Chris Garrod & Mike Pack
2012Keith Waldron & Barry Rowe
2013Ken Gatrall & Barry Painter
2014Jim Yeates & Glynn Jones
2015Allan Deuchar & Chris Richards
2016Wayne Talkes & Bob Carnell
2017Bob Peacock & Peter Snow
2018Dean Leray & Peter Harsant
2019Tony Eley & Keith Norman
2020Tony Aldrich & Richard Nehrebecki

Graham Corbett was Senior captain in 1987. He was a Lt. Colonel in The Royal Signals and for many years local councilor for Meon Valley. He left Corhampton in 2002 to live in Antwerp Belgium.

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