A NEAR full-strength Trevose team will be hot favourites to progress through to the semi-finals of the Cornwall Team Championship at the expense of Looe when the two clubs come face to face in a quarter-final match at St Enodoc on Sunday.

Leading Trevose's bid for a place in the last four will be Welsh amateur champion Ben Westgate and two-times former county champion Mike Reynard, along with several other players with experience at county level.

The club's general manager David Cowan said: "Although we will be without Navy champion Guy Norris and Mark Oliver, we have a strong team and have high hopes of doing well in the competition this year."

In contrast Looe have a relatively inexperienced team, but as assistant club professional Edward Goodaire said: "You never know in foursomes, so if we can get points on the board in the morning we might have a chance. We like a challenge."

Teams. Trevose: Ben Westgate, Richard Ackland, Mark Blaber, Nick Gammon, Dave Marshall, Mark Pawley, Mike Reynard, Jonathan Tremain. Ninth man: David Cowan.

Looe: Andy Allen, Mike Morris, Matt Edwards, John Harris, Wayne Voden, Guy Jedwab, Andy Rowe, Dave Tout. Ninth man: Joe Trembath.

Elsewhere, holders Tehidy Park, who will be bidding to make it four wins in a row, are likely to face a tough test against Perranporth at Newquay.

Last year's beaten finalists Bude and North Cornwall take on St Mellion at Trevose, while West Cornwall will have current county champion Jon Coleman in their ranks when they face Newquay at Perranporth. Matches start at 8am.

● Also on Sunday the opening matches of the CTC Plate competition will take place, with Falmouth taking on St Enodoc at Carlyon Bay (9.05 start) and Truro facing Launceston at Bowood Park (9.30am).

St Austell and Carlyon Bay have been given byes into the semi-finals.

● The Rowing for Prostate Charity Golf Day at Trevose on Saturday raised around £2,500 towards the cost of shipping the boat that Billy Gammon, brother of the club's managing director Nick, will attempt to row across the Indian Ocean with three colleagues next April.

The boat, the Yorkshire Warrior, which will be renamed prior to the race from Geraldton in Western Australia to Mauritius, was on display at the club during the event.

"It's pretty small, so rather him than me," mused Nick Gammon. "But the day went really well, with 16 teams taking part. Callaway kindly sponsored the prizes and several local businesses donated items for the raffle which was very successful.

"Billy also raised another £1,700 last week at a comedy night during which an auction of items was held at a club in London."

Nick himself was one of the four-man team that won the golf event. Partnered by club pro Gary Leneghan, former Ireland football international Keith O'Neill and Angelo Kelly, his team carded 76 points in the betterball Stableford event (two scores to count) to win on countback from a team of Trevose amateurs Sam Ruby, Dave Foster, Roger Bennett and Mac McMahon. A team from Dainton Park in Dorset were third with 75 points.