Copthorne have their eyes set on winning the Davies and Tate Trophy for a record sixth time.

They are two matches away from landing the Sussex Inter-Club Matchplay Championship after beating holders Worthing with something to spare.

In the semi-finals, Copthorne will take on Crowborough Beacon while Willingdon meet Haywards Heath.

Copthorne established themselves as favourites by removing Worthing 7.5-4.5.

Haywards Heath won 7-5 at Seaford and Willingdon eliminated Slinfold Park 10-2. In an equally one-sided encounter, Crowborough beat Pyecombe.

On their own course, Copthorne made amends for losing last year's final to Worthing.

Scott Williams, Worthing's team captain, said: "Copthorne played better than we did. We were 3-1 down after the foursomes and couldn't come back.

Home advantage was massive."

It was Worthing's fourth successive away tie this season.

Richard Hewitt, Copthorne's team manager, admitted that playing at home was a huge advantage as both sides are equally talented.

Worthing were first to register a win when Scott Nightingale and Joe Doherty beat Paul Oliver and Rob Granger 5 & 4.

The next two matches went Copthorne's way with Doug Arnold and Mark Logan easing home 4 & 3 against Keith Hale and Peter Tarver-Jones, followed by Paul Cleverley and Javier Liste with a 3 & 2 win over Nigel Harrington and Jack Bartlett.

Tom Eaton and Adam Patterson were one down standing on the 17th tee to Scott Williams and David Fluke.

A steady par for Copthorne beat Worthing's five and on the 18th Eaton and Williams hit enormous drives.

Fluke finished 20-feet short of the flag with his approach, only for Patterson to spin his 58-degree wedge pin high.

Williams' putt just failed to drop but Eaton, faced by a tricky side hill putt, calmly rolled it in sending Copthorne to lunch 3-1 up.

It proved the putt of the day.

In the singles, Tarver-Jones pipped Patterson by one hole in a high quality game to give Worthing renewed hope.

A superb seven iron to two feet at the 15th put team captain Cleverley one up against Nightingale and he kept up the pressure to win 3 & 1.

Old adversaries Granger and Doherty went at it toe to toe before Granger squeezed home by 2 & 1.

Paul Oliver, often saved by his fine short game, accounted for Harrington 4 & 3 leaving Copthorne wanting half a point.

The winning putt was holed by Eaton at Fluke's expense.