2026/27 October 16th Round 7:
The Upchurch River Valley Golf Course - The Captain's Trophy

Upchurch River Valley Golf Course Oak Lane, Upchurch Sittingbourne Kent ME9 7AY 01634 379592 www.rivervalletgolf.co.uk‎ Full english 09:00 18 holes of golf, first tee 09:56 Dinner and presentation 15:00 Chef's Choice Main. Chef's Choice Pudding. Price £55 (£45 non-dining)

Captain's Match Report

Match number Seven and winter has arrived. A bleak scene greeted us at Upchurch for the Autumn Shield. Heavy rain was forecast for the first hour of play. For the 1st time I’ve seen it, members were hoping to draw the higher numbers to get out later! A good full English breakfast to keep us warm and the troop of 8 teams donned their waterproofs and headed to the 1st tee. The course presented its usual challenges, combined with slow greens and heavy rain. However, after one hour the rain relented (much to the joy of the later groups) and conditions improved. Scoring remained difficult with an average score of 29 points.   Back in the clubhouse we enjoyed a very well-deserved beer and waited for the field to come in. Thanks to Paul Damper for helping me with the cards. An excellent lamb Roast and a chocolate tart was then served. Food has always been good at Upchurch. On to the results. Well done to me in winning Division One with 32 pts. Also well done to Christine Mears winning division Three with 35 points. There was a tie in Division Two with Barry Smith and Bill Bevon both getting 38 points, but Barry won on countback. Barry also won the overall and with that the Autumn Shield. Well done, Barry! Next month, it will be Redlibbets where we are set to do battle for the Armistice Cup. See you all in November. Also please remember will still have a few more places for the Christmas dinner at Frederick Restaurant on the 4th of December.   Andy Webb, Captain

Results

Division 1 Andy Webb 33 points Division 2 Barry Smith 38 points Division 3 Ian Brenchley 37 points Overall Barry Smith 38 points Best Guest Rob Goodhew 29 points Average Score 27 players 29 points

Nearest the pin (Hole 3) TBC Nearest the pin (Hole 7) Not hit Nearest the pin (Hole 11) Nick Allcott Nearest the pin (Hole 13) Barry Smith Nearest the pin (Hole 16) Not hit Nearest the pin in 3 (Hole 9) Paul Damper

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Pos.	Player	Starting H/C Index	Course H/C	Starting Div.	Front 9	Back 9	Total	Finishing H/C Index	Finishing Div.	Champions Points
1	Barry Smith	22.6	23	2	16	22	38	21.2	2	16
2	Bill Bevon	21.3	21	2	20	18	38	19.9	2	14
3	Ian Brenchley	29.6	30	3	18	19	37	27.8	3	14
4	Christine Mears	22.6	23	2	20	15	35	21.8	2	12
5	Kevin Jacobs	39.1	39	3	12	21	33	38.5	3	11
6	Andy Webb*	11.1	11	1	13	20	33	10.9	1	11
7	Tim Murphy	21.7	22	2	14	19	33	21.3	2	9
8	Candice Hanson	42.2	42	3	21	12	33	41.6	3	8
9	Sean Downs	12.8	13	1	14	18	32	12.7	1	7
10	Kevin Gladwell	17.4	17	1	15	17	32	17.3	1	6
11	Roy Goodhew	9.7	10	1	16	16	32	9.6	1	5
12	Dave Gentle	29.3	29	3	12	18	30	29.3	3	4
13	Adrian Harvanko	15.3	15	1	16	14	30	15.3	1	3
14	Ian Marshallsay	18.7	19	2	12	16	28	18.7	2	2
15	Stirling Campbell	25.1	25	3	13	15	28	25.1	3	1
16	Tim Grimes	21.8	22	2	11	16	27	21.8	2	0
17	Steve Duke	23.9	24	2	13	14	27	23.9	2	0
18	Mark Parsons	26.6	27	3	13	13	26	26.8	3	0
19	Mike Fairbrass	12.8	13	1	12	13	25	13.2	1	0
20	Geoff Mills	29.7	30	3	12	13	25	30.1	3	0
21	Katrina Howard	19.5	20	2	13	12	25	19.9	2	0
22	Richard McKinnon	33.8	34	3	13	12	25	34.2	3	0
23	Paul Damper	15.6	16	1	15	10	25	16.0	1	0
24	Peter Steer	24.4	24	2	14	10	24	25.0	3	0
25	Nick Allcott	21.7	22	2	7	16	23	22.5	2	0
26	Alan Smithers	31.1	31	3	10	11	21	32.1	3	0
27	Adrian Reeman*	26.6	27	3	12	9	21	27.6	3	0