IT was a great day for Andrew Robinson, the PGA golf trainee at Felixstowe Ferry, in the Suffolk Winter Alliance meeting held on his home course.He conquered the strong and very cold wind to produce a round of four under par to beat Danny Barton of Fynn Valley by one shot.

By Tony Garnett

IT was a great day for Andrew Robinson, the PGA trainee at Felixstowe Ferry, in the Suffolk Winter Alliance meeting held on his home course.

He conquered the strong and very cold wind to produce a round of four under par to beat Danny Barton of Fynn Valley by one shot.

Robinson, a former Suffolk county player, also brought in the winning team in a medal with the best two net scores to count on each hole. David Markham of Rushmere made a valuable contribution to this success with a three (net two) on the par five 10th hole. The other members of the winning team were Tony Dinwiddy and Guy Whiting.

A field of 99 players, including 14 professionals, enjoyed a course excellently prepared by head greenkeeper John Houston. Felixstowe Ferry vice-captain Trevor Mason presented the prizes.

The next Suffolk Winter Alliance meeting will be at Southwold on April 1.

Professionals

68: Andrew Robinson (Felixstowe Ferry).

69: Danny Barton (Fynn Valley).

74: Jon Markham (Stowmarket).

75: Tim Cooper (Newton Green).

76: Simon Dainty (Fynn Valley).

78: Alastair Spink (Hintlesham).

79: Simon Jay (Seckford).

80: Tony Dobson (Stonham Barns), Andrew Tokley (Stoke-by-Nayland), Robin Mann (Felixstowe Golf Range).

81: Nick Duc (Haverhill), Steven Moye (Haverhill).

83: Rob Pritchard (Stonham Barns).

Team positions

133: Andrew Robinson, Tony Dinwiddy (both Felixstowe Ferry), David Markham, Guy Whiting (both Rushmere).

134: Geoff Rich, Tim Lunness, Andrew Tokley, Tom Everett (Stoke-by- Nayland).

135: Paul Presland, Trevor Holley. Paul Davey (all Stowmarket), Alastair Spink (Hintlesham).

136: Paul Boswell, Sean Payne, Chris Leggett (all Waldringfield), Nick Denny (Fynn Valley).

137: W Penman, M Stanton, A Fish, E Kiddle.

138: J Rea, C White, S Woods, M Jackson.

139: D Barton, M Wilson, D Booth, H Hambling; G Carroll, R Baker, P Loomes, G Bush; A Richardson, B Smy, J Crockley, A Alden.

140: J Markham, C George, D Daniels, K McCreadie; R Toone, D Pearl, E Simpson, S Dainty.

142: T Cooper, N Smith, A Cornwall. T Hayward; N Duc, E Bareham, G Ashcroft, K Ward.

143: T Dobson, P Dobson, B Darling, L Emmerson.

144: P Webb, M Barlow, J Everitt, C Bloom; J Mackrell. K Halil, D Leeder, A Mitson.

147: R Mann, G Borthwick, S Murphy, B Thompson; R Pritchard, D Walker, K Jameson, J Whiting.

150: J Wilding, D Cohen, S Nichols, K Brown; J Williams, J Smith, K Smales, B Green; T Paine, P Walters, W Stark, J Earle.

151: D Gudka, T Thomas, V Barnham, C Clark; G Cook, S Jay, S Double.

154: S Hall, S Byford, M Davey, G Last.