Tuesday, 17th May – Yelverton
The 2016 Open Championship was held at a new venue for most of the attendees this year.
Overall, the scoring was good with more than half the field scoring 30 points or more.
Out first, defending champion Robert Austen found the course to his liking setting a commendable target of 36 points . In his group Dave Scott came up one point short despite scoring 23 points on the back nine. Closely behind came Pete Cosford and Nigel Wain on 34 .
Notable outward scores came from Nigel with 22, Rob with 21, Sue Scott with 19 and Bruce Mercer with 18.
Coming back, Dave led the way with 23 with Richard 19 and Pete C 18.
Overall a victory for Rob retaining the trophy and being the first holder of the “Harris Hat of Glory”. This year, in a striking red colour.
Rob being congratulated by our host – Peter.
Results
Rob Austen 21 15 36
Dave Scott 12 23 35
Pete Cosford 16 18 34
Nigel Wain 22 12 34
Richard Edmonds 14 19 33
Christine Mitchell 15 17 32
Sue Scott 19 13 32
Bruce Mercer 18 13 31
David Wain 14 16 30
Sue Pritchard 14 16 30
Spot prizes
NTP x 2 3rd Rob Austen
NTP 6th Rob Austen
NTP 12th Paul Needle
NTP x 2 14 th Sue Pritchard
LD 18th Rob Austen & ?
2 s Dave Scott x 2 and Pete Cosford
In addition, a team event was won by Christine Nigel Martin and JP with a score of 81 points