The last time James Robinson captained a Tanglwyst side they romped to a famous victory in the inaugural event in Wales. On foreign soil in the Algarve he fared less convincingly, maybe putting too much emphasis on finding his legendary intangibles, while reality took hold on the golf course where he produced a crushing bagel for his own team.

Nick Cooke � a first-time captain � showed his trademark calm and steel, grinding out three crucial points for his side and taking home the POTY award alongside the Tanglwyst Cup trophy itself.

He set the tempo from day one in the fourballs and � partnering James Reeve � delivered a ruthless 2&1 win over Robinson and Chris White. Meanwhile David Hoare and Andrew Mullin did just enough to edge out Ben King and Geraint Edwards on the final hole of their match, thereby extending Edwards' miserable run in the Tanglwyst, stretching to four years without a win.

In the final game, Lloyd Godwin and Alex Laffan could have tightened the scoreline by beating debutant Nick McDonald and veteran bandit Sam Shirley. A gutsy birdie putt from McDonald on the 17th squared the match though, and, just when Godwin and Laffan thought they had won it at the last, Shirley miraculously found his ball in the shrubbery and produced a remarkable up-and-down to secure a half.

Tanglwyst history will tell you that few sides recover from a two-point deficit after two days so it was imperative that Dinamo got back on the front foot in the greensomes on day two. King and Laffan did just that with a 4&2 win over Hoare and Shirley that gave Robinson's side some hope. But a calamity back nine from Edwards and the captain himself allowed McDonald and Reeve to pinch a 2up victory in their match, while Cooke and Mullin rubbed salt in the wounds with a 2&1 win over Godwin and White. That left the scoreline at 4.5-1.5 to the Galos, who already had the trophy in their sights.

There were hopes that a big TC night out in Albufeira might galvanise Dinamo Sagres for a final day turnaround. And so it seemed as both King and White surged into commanding leads in their singles matches against Hoare and Reeve respectively. With Laffan, Edwards and Godwin also leading in close-fought contests it looked for a time as though it could be a magical Tanglwyst Super Saturday comeback. But as so often before, the finish line proved elusive and Dinamo Sagres' challenge fell away � nowhere more so than when White blew a four-up lead with five to play, allowing Reeve to collect his first ever singles victory. Laffan let his dormy-two lead against McDonald slip away to finish all-square in the fading light, and Edwards and Mullin also halved. Godwin and King did seal comfortable victories against Shirley and Hoare to keep the scores close, but it was too late. Fittingly, Cooke delivered one final blow to his counterpart Robinson's disastrous week by clinching a final hole victory in their match, and with it he secured a successful first tilt at the Tanglwyst trophy.