{"id":40240,"date":"2025-10-22T12:45:53","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T01:45:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.springvalleygolf.com.au\/cms\/?p=40240"},"modified":"2025-10-22T12:45:53","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T01:45:53","slug":"portsea-challenge-jill-simpson-trophy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.springvalleygolf.com.au\/cms\/portsea-challenge-jill-simpson-trophy\/","title":{"rendered":"Portsea Challenge \u2013 Jill Simpson Trophy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p data-start=\"197\" data-end=\"379\">On Monday, 20th October, the Spring Valley Women headed to Portsea to contest the annual Portsea Challenge, a competition that has been played for many years between the two clubs.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"381\" data-end=\"678\">Following the passing of Jill Simpson, a cherished member of both Spring Valley and Portsea, Margaret Willcox, with the agreement of the Portsea Committee, established the <strong data-start=\"553\" data-end=\"576\">Jill Simpson Trophy<\/strong> in her honour. This was the trophy we were eager to retain after our 2024 victory at Spring Valley.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"680\" data-end=\"991\">However, home-ground advantage played its part, and Portsea claimed the trophy this year. All four of their pairs scored over 40 Stableford points, setting a high standard on a cool but dry day. Despite giving our best, we fell just short\u2014but our resolve is strong, and we vow to reclaim the trophy next year.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"993\" data-end=\"1169\">Sincere thanks to all Spring Valley players for their efforts, and our gratitude to Portsea for their warm hospitality. We eagerly look forward to the return match next year.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"993\" data-end=\"1169\">\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.springvalleygolf.com.au\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Jill-Simpson-both-teams3-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.springvalleygolf.com.au\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Jill-Simpson-both-teams3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.springvalleygolf.com.au\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Jill-Simpson-both-teams3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.springvalleygolf.com.au\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Jill-Simpson-both-teams3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.springvalleygolf.com.au\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Jill-Simpson-both-teams3-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.springvalleygolf.com.au\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Jill-Simpson-both-teams3-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Monday, 20th October, the Spring Valley Women headed to Portsea to contest the annual Portsea Challenge, a competition that has been played for many years between the two clubs. 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