GWGS OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
YEAR WINNER
2009
Gary Purchase
2008
Glen Cooper
 2007
 Rob Orrock
 2006 Bob Taylor
 2005 Rob Orrock
 2004 Keith Watson
 2003 Keith Watson
 2002 Andy Cousins
 2001 Nigel Cousins
 2000 Keith Watson
 1999 Martin Rainer
 1998 Ian Smith
 1997 Mark Hill
 1996 Mark Hill
 1995 Ian Smith
 1994 John Kelsall
  • Played as strokeplay full handicap allowance 1994-1997                                      
  • Played as stableford full handicap 1998-2005
                                                
  • Played as modified 4-3-2-1 stableford full handicap from 2006

2009 - Patshull Park GC
 1stGary Purchase
15pts
 2ndRob Orrock
12pts
 3rdAndy Paddock
11pts
 4thMartin Rainer
10pts
 5thKevin Oldfield
9pts
 6th
Dave Williams
7pts
 7thKeith Watson
2pts
 t-8th
Gary Growcott
0pts
 t-8th
Dave Turner
0pts
 10th
Jamie Purchase
-1pt
 t-11th
Glen Cooper
-3pts
 t-11th
Terry Janes
-3pts
 13th
Andy McLeod
-6pts
 14th
Ian Smith
-8pts

2008 - Llanymynech GC
1st Glen Cooper 20pts 
2nd Gary Purchase 7pts 
3rd Dave Williams 5pts 
4th Andy Paddock 4pts 
t-5th Steve Knight 2pts 
t-5th Kevin Oldfield 2pts 
t-5th Rob Orrock 2pts 
t-8th Andy McLeod -2pts 
t-8th Bob Taylor -2pts 
t-10th Ian Smith -3pts 
t-10th Dave Turner -3pts 
12th Martin Rainer -6pts 

2007 - Kington GC
1st Rob Orrock 14pts 
2nd Dave Turner 8pts 
3rd Dave Williams 7pts 
4th Steve Knight 5pts 
5th Ian Smith 3pts 
t-6th Andy McLeod -3pts 
t-6th Andy Paddock -3pts 
8th Terry Janes -4pts 
9th Kevin Oldfield -5pts 
10th Bob Taylor -7pts 

2006 - Ombersley
 1st Bob Taylor
 24pts
 2nd Dave Turner
 17pts
 3rd Terry Janes
 14pts
 t-4th Rob Orrock
 11pts
 t-4th Dave Williams
 11pts
 t-4th Andy Paddock
 11pts
 t-7th John Kelsall
 8pts
 t-7th Martin Rainer
 8pts
 9th Keith Watson
 7pts
 10th Ray Dawson
 5pts
 11th Kevin Oldfield
 4pts
 12th Richard Gorton
 -1pt
 13th Gary Purchase
 -2pts
 14th Ian Smith
 -3pts

2005 - Bewdley Pines
 1st
 Rob Orrock
 41pts
 2nd Dave Turner
 39pts
 3rd Keith Watson
 38pts
 4th Andy Paddock
 35pts
 5th Martin Rainer
 33pts
 6th Gary Purchase
 32pts
 t-7th Terry Janes
 27pts
 t-7th Bob Taylor
 27pts
 9th Ian Smith
 24pts
 10th John Kelsall
 22pts
 11th Steve Knight
 20pts
 12th Gary Burton
 16pts

2004 - Worfield
 1st Keith Watson
 42pts 
 2nd Andy Paddock
 37pts
 t-3rd Ian Smith
 36pts
 t-3rd Gary Burton
 36pts
 t-5th Martin Rainer
 35pts
 t-5th Dave Turner
 35pts
 t-5th Terry Janes
 35pts
 t-5th Andy Cousins
 35pts
 9th John Kelsall
 33pts
 t-10th Kevin Oldfield
 23pts
 t-10th Richard Gorton
 23pts
 
2003 - Arscott
 1st Keith Watson
 33pts 
 2nd Simon Hughes
 31pts
 3rd John Kelsall
 30pts
 t-4th Gary Purchase
 29pts
 t-4th Ian Smith
 29pts
 t-4th Kevin Oldfield
 29pts
 t-7th Martin Rainer
 26pts
 t-7th Bob Taylor
 26pts
 9th Richard Hudson
 23pts

2002 - The Abbey
 1st Andy Cousins
 37pts
 2nd Martin Rainer
 34pts
 3rd John Kelsall
 30pts
 4th Bob Taylor
 28pts
 5th Terry Pinner
 26pts
 6th Steve Knight
 21pts
 t-7th Keith Watson
 20pts
 t-7th Gary Purchase
 20pts
 9th Richard Gorton
 11pts

2001 - Ombersley
1st
Nigel Cousins
42pts
2nd
John Kelsall
41pts
3rd
Gary Purchase 39pts 
t-4th Keith Watson 37pts 
t-4th Andy Cousins 37pts
t-4th Ian Smith 37pts 
7thBob Taylor 36pts 
8th Martin Rainer 33pts 
t-9th Richard Gorton 30pts 
t-9th Richard Hudson 30pts 

2000 - Cleobury Mortimer
 1stKeith Watson  39pts
 2nd Andy Cousins
 37pts
 3rd Martin Rainer
 33pts
 4th Bob Taylor
 31pts
 t-5th John Kelsall
 30pts
 t-5th Ian Smith
 30pts
 7th Mark Hill
 29pts
 8th Richard Hudson
 28pts
 9th Nigel Cousins
 24pts
 10th Richard Gorton
 23pts
 11th Mike Poole
 22pts

1999 - Perton Park
 1st Martin Rainer
 43pts
 2nd Andy Cousins
 39pts
 3rd Steve Bradburn
 38pts
 4th Mike Poole
 31pts
 5th Mark Hill
 30pts
 6th Ted Pearson
 28pts
 t-7th John Kelsall
 27pts
 t-7th Richard Gorton
 27pts
 9th Ian Smith
 24pts
10th Bob Taylor
 22pts

1998 - Perton Park
 1st Ian Smith
 39pts*
 2nd Mark Hill
 39pts
 t-3rd Mike Poole
 36pts
 t-3rd Bob Taylor
 36pts
 5th Martin Rainer
 34pts
 6th Nigel Cousins
 33pts
 t-7th Richard Hudson
 32pts
 t-7th Ted Pearson
 32pts
 9th Mark Warner
 30pts
 10th Keith Watson
 22pts
* denotes on countback

1997 - Perton Park
 1st  Mark Hill
 -1
 2nd Richard Gorton
 -1
 3rd Steve Bradburn
 even
 4th Andy Cousins
 +1
 5th Ian Smith
 +2
 6th Nigel Cousins
 +4
 7th Keith Watson
 +8
 8th Bob Taylor
 +10
*denotes on countback

1996 - Perton Park
1st Mark Hill
 -5
t-2nd Ian Smith
 +1*
t-2nd Ted Pearson
 +1
t-2nd Dave Ruck
 +1
5th Martin Rainer
 +2
6th Bob Taylor
 +17
*denotes on countback

1995 - Perton Park
 1st Ian Smith
 -11
 2nd Keith Watson
 -6
 3rd John Kelsall
 -3
 t-4th Ted Pearson
 -2
 t-4th Mark Hill
 -2
 t-6th Gary Eggington
 -1
 t-6th Dave Ruck
 -1
 8th Bob Taylor
 +2
 9th Steve Humphries
 +3
 10th Richard Gorton
 +10

1994 - Perton Park
 1st  John Kelsall
 -8
 2nd Richard Gorton
 -7
 3rd Bob Taylor
 -6
 4th Steve Humphries
 -5
 5th Dave Ruck
 -3
 6th Gary Eggington
 -2
 7th Ian Smith
 even

OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS
  • Most competition wins    :  3  - Keith Watson (2000, 2003 & 2004)
  • Highest winning points    : 24 - Bob Taylor (2006)
  • Lowest winning points     : 14 - Rob Orrock (2007)
  • Largest winning margin  : 13pts - Glen Cooper (2008)                      
(nb: records are for current format of modified 3-2-1 stableford format)


CURRENT MEMBERS OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP PERFORMANCE

 P W RU Top 5 Best Finish 
Keith Watson 10 3 1 6 Win 
Ian Smith 14 2 1 9 Win 
Rob Orrock
4 2 0 4 Win 
Martin Rainer
11 1 1 7 Win 
John Kelsall 10 1 1 6 Win 
Bob Taylor
14
1
0
5
Win
Glen Cooper
1
1
0
1
Win
Dave Turner  5 0 3 4 2nd 
Richard Gorton 10 0 2 2 2nd 
Andy Paddock  5 0 1 4 2nd 
Gary Purchase  6 0 1 3 2nd 
Terry Janes 4 0 0 2 3rd 
Dave Williams 3 0 0 3 3rd 
Steve Knight 4 0 0 2 4th 
Kevin Oldfield 5 0 0 2 t-4th 
Andy McLeod 2 0 0 0 t-6th