RISING star Beth Davies went the right way towards making a big impression when she attended her first warm weather training session. Beth, 16, from Gwernaffield, travelled to Spain with five other members of the Wales Girls B squad for a fine tuning weekend. While the four-day trip starting last Thursday was a success, the real highlight came when Beth struck a hole-in-one. 'It was on a par three on Friday and it was the first one I've had,' explained Davies, who swept the board at Mold Golf Club last season in the women's events. It was certainly bound to catch the eye of coach Christine Lang-ford. The coaching session was held at the Desert Springs golf resort in Almeria and was a welcome break from the freezing temperatures that have struck Britain recently. 'There's normally 12 of us who have coaching at Celtic Manor, but this is the first time I've been away for warm weather training,' added Davies. 'It was better conditions for us and it gave me a chance to get to know the coach and for her to get to know how I was hitting the ball and what I need to improve on.' Beth currently plays off a five handicap but might one day join the ranks of professional women's golf. 'It is something I've thought about, but we'll just have to see if it happens,' said Davies. nThe March Medal opened the season at Flint Golf Club, and there was a great competitive debut for Gordon Burrows. Taking part in Division Three he finished in first place with 96-25-71, beating Derek Oldfield into second on 91-19-72 and Doug Ellis third with 95-21-74. In Division One it was Steven Cooper who came out on top with his 76-8-68 pipping Steven Roberts with 73-5-68 on the back nine. Geoff Hughes was third on 79-9-70. Division Two saw Derek Bird in first place on 85-17-68, Philip Evans in second with 83-14-69 and Dave Beales in third with 86-16-70. nMold Golf Club Ladies' Section held its Spring Meeting on Sunday. In the Silver Division, the results were: 1st, Debbie Barton, 82-11-72; 2nd Pat Jones, 92-18-74; 3rd, Judith Brown, 88-12-76. Bronze Division: 1st, Megan Parry, 93-21-72; 2nd, Irene Leech, 111-36-75; 3rd, Audrey Howarth, 100-22-78. The overall medal winner was Debbie Barton. On Tuesday it was the Ladies' Individual Stableford. First was Pat Jones on 33pts, second Marie Moore, 32pts, on back nine from 3rd: Val Hedgeland in third also with 32pts. nHolywell Golf Club Winter 4BBB Stableford 13 holes (Saturday): 1st Eddie Chesters and Allan Evans 33pts; 2nd Paul Roberts and Bill Roberts 32pts; 3rd Keith Jones and Dave Littler 31pts (back nine from); Ray Lewis and Scott Garner 31pts. | 
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