FOREST Park GC proved the big movers in the rain-hit latest events in the York Union of Golf Clubs' Cross Trophy competition.

The No 6 event at Pike Hills was washed out by the torrential rain, but the No 5 contest beat the elements at Fulford, GC where last pair out Darren Meek (six handicap) and Russ Chilton (2) of Pike Hills returned a 62 in failing daylight only to find it had been bettered by one stroke by the Forest Park pairing of Bob Mason (5) and Steve Fowler (18).

Four groups behind were tied on 66, with the count-back giving Zig Curtis (6) and Walter Gomersall (12) of York third place. Once again, penalties were imposed for slow play, but most players are in favour of the steps that have been taken to try to improve the pace of play at these events.

In the race for the Cross Trophy, Forest Park swapped places with Fulford, moving from fourth to second behind Malton and Norton. The best aggregate three-score total of the day was 200 for Pike Hills to hoist them two places to sixth.

Latest placings (after five rounds): Malton and Norton 993; Forest Park 999; Heworth 1,000; Fulford 1,005; Kirkbymoorside 1,010; Pike Hills 1,016.

GOLF RESULTS

Forest Park GC

4 BBB Stableford: 1 R Mason & A Fawdington 45pts, 2 K Russell & A Tweddle 45, 3 K Drinkeld & W Greenhalgh 44, 4 C Sandford & P Whitelaw 44, 5 S Whiteley & A Hinchey 43, 6 M Taylor & G Bertram 43.

Fulford GC

Wines and spirits: 49pts A Glew and D Snaith, 47 G Richardson-A Pearcy, 43 J Bolam-D Parkinson, D Sharp-T Millward, S Brannan-S Dunn.

Heworth GC

Men's November Stableford, Div 1: 1 S Gledhill 39pts, 2 N Brady 39, 3 J Rogerson 38. Div 2: 1 P Long 44pts, 2 K Hall 42, 3 D Dunmore 39. Div 3: 1 J Page 43pts, 2 I Bruce 41, 3 L Waggett 41.

Kirkbymoorside GC

Junior skills pitching and putting challenge

5-8 years: 1 Will Jackson (age 7) score 14; 2 Ryan Taylor (6) 15 and Matthew Butler (7) 15; 4 Freddie Feather (7) 21; 5 Dan Berry (6) 22; 6 Macauley Gibson (6) 23; 7 Stephen Bone (7) 27.

9-12 years: 1 Tom Wood (9) 15; 2 Ryan Duiga (10) 16 and Josh Berry (9) 16; 4 Tom Tate (9) 18.

Nine-holes gross score for

13-16 years old

13-16 years: 1 Jack Hugill (10) 49; 2 Tom Fairweather (13) 50; 3 Neil Bowling (14) 62.

York Union of Golf Clubs

Cross Trophy No 5 (at Fulford GC): 61 P Mason S Fowler (FP); 62 D Meek R Chilton (PH); 66 Z Curtis W Gomersall (Y); D Duffill N Marchant (FoG); S Robinson C Atkinson (MN); S Burdett S Knowles (H); 67 M Ward B Eccles (FoG); 68 J Hogg R Midgley (KM); A Preece G Carbutt (E);P Renton P Reeve (FoG); N Smith J Smith (H); D Chapman E Ruddock (MN); 69 I Brown R White (KM); I Bainbridge M Chalmers (F); S Dalby A Wright (FP); S Parkinson M Stockell (PH); A Lount C Weir (PH); 70 M Rudd K Heaton (F); J Emmerson T Markham (Y); M Atkinson M Pickering (E); JRL Brown I Johnson (MN); I Ward S Cragg (KM); D L Kelly E Kendall (F); D Mills S Elliott (H); C Dent V Moorhouse (E); J Clark K Pearson (Y).

Key: FP Forest Park; PH Pike Hills; Y York; FoG Forest of Galtres; MN Malton and Norton; H Heworth; KM Kirkbymoorside; E Easingwold; F Fulford.

Cross Trophy No 6 (at Pike Hills) - water-logged.

Updated: 09:46 Saturday, November 12, 2005